A good buy?? (98-99 KX forks)
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A good buy?? (98-99 KX forks)
Hi all
Just won these on ebay.. KX 98/99 USD forks. Brand new still in the wrappers for $200 AUD obviously perfect for my kx conversion.. any thoughts ??
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... &rd=1&rd=1
Just won these on ebay.. KX 98/99 USD forks. Brand new still in the wrappers for $200 AUD obviously perfect for my kx conversion.. any thoughts ??
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... &rd=1&rd=1
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Re: A good buy?? (98-99 KX forks)
Yep.... YOU STOLE THEM !!! Awesome score...cfspawn wrote:any thoughts ??
Some generous, good looking bloke musta put ya onto them.
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98/99 does not sound right. 99-01 sounds right. 96/97-98 sounds right. Figure what it is BECUASE a 98 Fork will not fit into a 99-01 TT & Visa-Versa
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Well I finished reading and they are 99 Forks. Thats a great deal for you since they DO NOT have to be shipped from some other continent
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just remember you can use a pre 99 wheel but you have to have 99-02 axel and spacers.
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Glad to have been able to help!Some generous, good looking bloke musta put ya onto them..
A 2:30:35 bid on a 2:30:57 end...did you snipe that, or just stay up late waiting??
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Good buy for $200. A friend e-mailed me regarding those forks, but I did not check my e-mails until the auction had expired. Good for you as I probably would have bid a lot higher.
Who were you going to use to press the stem out/in of the respective lower triple clamps? I have inquired with two bike shops in Melbourne and neither wanted anything to do with it. Both said that the stem was not designed to be pressed out. I was going to give Ballards a call to see if they could recommend someone, otherwise check with a engineering company.
I know you are located in Tasmania, but thought I would ask anyway!
Who were you going to use to press the stem out/in of the respective lower triple clamps? I have inquired with two bike shops in Melbourne and neither wanted anything to do with it. Both said that the stem was not designed to be pressed out. I was going to give Ballards a call to see if they could recommend someone, otherwise check with a engineering company.
I know you are located in Tasmania, but thought I would ask anyway!
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HAHAHAHA @ "Both said that the stem was not designed to be pressed out."
Thats how alot change the bottom steering bearing.
Any good machine/metal shop should be able to do it. I got mine done on the spot basically so let me know if you need help finding someone to do it. I'm in Sydney BTW. I doubt Ballards could help either to be honest but could be worth a try. If I were you I would go to http://www.dirtbikeworld.net and ask about a machinist in Melbourne as 60-70% of the users are from Melbourne. I was onto those forks the day they were listed and we watched em like hawks. We were going to about $450 before we let em go. Strange no one else bidded though as there is 60 odd page views, just lucky I guess.
BTW Welcome from a fellow aussie.
(My machine work cost approx. $200 but I had the top clamp shimmed, stem turned down to size and a grub screw put into the stem, ready a few hours later.)
Thats how alot change the bottom steering bearing.
Any good machine/metal shop should be able to do it. I got mine done on the spot basically so let me know if you need help finding someone to do it. I'm in Sydney BTW. I doubt Ballards could help either to be honest but could be worth a try. If I were you I would go to http://www.dirtbikeworld.net and ask about a machinist in Melbourne as 60-70% of the users are from Melbourne. I was onto those forks the day they were listed and we watched em like hawks. We were going to about $450 before we let em go. Strange no one else bidded though as there is 60 odd page views, just lucky I guess.
BTW Welcome from a fellow aussie.
(My machine work cost approx. $200 but I had the top clamp shimmed, stem turned down to size and a grub screw put into the stem, ready a few hours later.)
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