Swappers advice needed?? on 49mm showa's

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Swappers advice needed?? on 49mm showa's

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I found some 49mm usd showa's off a 99 rm250 that was ridden in hare scrambles with everyting except the upper triple. 275. Should I pull the trigger and just figure it all out?

By everything I mean brake, wheel, axle, rotor, forks, and lower clamp
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Absolutely, if you're looking for something that stout. 49mm is a bit overkill for a trail bike, imo, but I'm sure they're awesome forks. I've come to the conclusion that pretty much any fork swap is possible. Just have to get the front end and then figure out how to bolt it up.
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Ok I'll get some pics from the guy to make sure it's all there as he says.

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looks like I got a winter project......... Ah well it'll fix my crap front wheel and help with the bar ergos.
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Pretty much on hold. I'm going to try to source an h series donor bike, so waiting for the right dirt cheap roller to come along. I'm doing minor stuff on the KX in the meantime. Fork seals, shock rebuild, etc. Also completely broke, so that doens't help, lol...
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Oh I see, you're keeping the e series the way it is... Good Idea, It would be a shame to waste the work you've put in so far...

Money's tight here too, but I'm a sucker for a good deal. I also found a conventional rm setup from 98 but it's more expensive.
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I an gathering parts for the same swap from a DRZ400. So I would think it is a good idea. Let us know what you have to do to the triple clamp.
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Will do
I'll know tomorrow if the guy can deliver in person. It comes to 300 with a manual for the bike with fork info for rebuilding it. I'll need to get a top clamp. Does anyone know if I should look for a rubber mounted one or solid??

Between this and the other work I'll have on my kdx and my wife's new ride (kx85) i'll have a lot of work for the winter!!
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I have always liked the rubber mounted bars on any bike and also have always been very disappointed with solid mount bars on any bike. Some say you get better feed back but I personally do not like that kind of feed back.
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Thanks rbates9
I think I'll go for this based on what you said
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I see it sold, hope you got it!
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I did yeah, got a flywheel puller too.
I had to wait another day for the assembly but I'll post picks as soon as i can.
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Good deal!
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Picked up the gear today!
Wrong axle. I gotta figure that out and I scored a set of pastrana fmx bars for 45.

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Ok, I misunderstood what you were doing. I am putting the DRZ RSU forks on mine, which is the same externally as the 96-98 RM250. It is not the same as the 99 with the USDs. So I hope you got the right top triple clamp. I saw that error lots of times while I was shopping for my triples.
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Yeah no kidding I saw that too. Hopefully, they're off a 99 rm125 emig aftermarket so I hope so....... If not I'll have a nice triple for ya!
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Ok a little update.
I ended up getting a friend to build me a new stem after the kdx one was squished by the press.
It pressed in nicely to the rm lower.
Everything is mocked up right now and is looking good.
I'm hoping my rake/trail/offset is close. I don't want it to turn like crap now.
It looks awesome, the ergo's for me are sooooo much better (6'4") I feel much more comfortable, less cramped and in a way better position for more solid control.
The top clamp came 1 1/8 and I got my Pastrana FMX bars mounted up.
New steering bearings and seals too.
Pics tomorrow of the mockup.
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Post by gsa102 »

You have to heat the lower to get the stem out. It is pressed in and has a retaining compound on it.

I found the OEM stem to be just a little short anyway in the suzuki triple, so your custom one should work better.
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