Swapping an old set for cheap

Questions and comments about converting to beefier forks..
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Swapping an old set for cheap

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i've been pondering this idea where i take my buddies forks, off of a '90-'93 KX250, for about 20 bucks, and getting them to fit. I can take all measurements before I buy, hell I probably don't have to buy a thing, just bring 'em home and take a look. Do you think it's worth a go? I would have everything in this picture, but his rotor is rusted, I'm guessing I try to use my caliper & rotor or buy another kx rotor, most years fit. Could someone help me figure out what ecactly needs to be machined?

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I don't think you will be gaining a thing going with those.... look at that underhang.... and very old technology.
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Inda's right, dude. Nothing wrong with trying to be frugal, but your stock forks are probably that good.
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Yeah,

RE: Underhang - This is a picture of a '98 KX125, how exactly is this better? http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/857975/

I just don't see the old fork's underhang, or even the stock kdx forks to be a problem. i have gotten stuck in a 12" - 18" rut before, but I thought any bike would really give ya that problem.

So I guess I will be hunting Ebay for 1996 + KX sets, 125, 250 and 500, and maybe YZ (like jeb's) and CR forks, like ufs207's swap)

I'll just have to have patience!
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Well... first hand experience... came up on a hill sideways and forks hung... slid out making me go splat! an inch difference would have avoided that.... So....
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The underhang is a very nice thing to loose. I did a stoppie with my old ones going down a very nasty rocky hill. Luckily I got it under control, If I had gone over the bars in that spot it would have been ugly.
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That underhang scares me. I've hit it on many occasions and they are starting to wear down because of all the scratches and gouges on them. I remember a time when I was going down a hill and had to fit through a rock gap...a gap just slightly smaller than the forks. It stopped me dead in my tracks and I had to get help to lift the bike over the gap, had that underhang not been there I would have had no problem.
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