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Re: Alloy rims
Reply #15 - 06/13/12 at 22:41:10
 
38mm forks
Honda
CR-125R
XR-250R
Kawasaki
KX-80R2/R3/R4/R5/R6/R7
KX-125
KDX-200
KX-250
KDX-400
KX-420
KL-600A1
ZX-600C1-C6
ZX-600C7-C10
KL-650A1-A18
VN-700A1
VN-750A2-A20
ZX-750F1-F4
ZL-900A1/A2
ZX-900A1-A3
KZ-1000C1-C4
KZ-1000J1-J3
KZ-1000K1/K2
KZ-1000P1-P20
ZL-1000A1
KZ-1100A1-A3
KZ-1100B1/B2
KZ-1100D1/D2
ZN-1100B1/B2
Suzuki
RM-125
PE-175
RM-250
RM-400N/T
LS-650
Yamaha
YZ-125
IT-175
IT-250
YZ-250
FZR-400
YZ-400
IT-465
YZ-465
XT-550
FZR-600
XJ-600
FZX-700S/SC/T/TC
XJ-700N/NC/S/SC
XV-700L/LC/N/NC
XV-700CS/CSC/CT/CTC
XV-750
XV-1000
XV-1100

Also check to see if they have 15mm front axle.
and a compatible caliper mount.
but I would rather swap the whole front end.
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Reply #16 - 06/14/12 at 06:37:18
 
Mario Verasso wrote on 06/13/12 at 21:47:16:
Q: #1 If you find a donor bike with the same diameter fork tubes?
    #2 Couldn't you just insert the tubes into the savage trees?
    #3 If they were the same width would that work? I<-->I


most triple trees are actually triple *clamps* in that the tree actually clamps down on the tube. the savage doesn't do that.

Assuming you found the same diameter forks that attached to the tree in the same way, you'd have the wheel, axle, rotors, and caliper(s) to deal with afterwards. Sometimes, things magically come together and they work with just minor things like adding spacers. Most times... not so much. I'd advocate avoiding too many spacers/mounting brackets for brakes as I just don't trust them and think they add more points of failure for a vital component, but that is just me.

an entire front end swap makes the deal a lot easier. I'm putting a CBR600 front end on my XS750 for the time being until I can find a set of USD forks that'll work on it for a decent price. at which point, the cbr front end will most likely make it's way onto the savage.
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Re: Alloy rims
Reply #17 - 06/14/12 at 09:41:40
 
spacepirates wrote on 06/14/12 at 06:37:18:
Mario Verasso wrote on 06/13/12 at 21:47:16:
Q: #1 If you find a donor bike with the same diameter fork tubes?
    #2 Couldn't you just insert the tubes into the savage trees?
    #3 If they were the same width would that work? I<-->I


most triple trees are actually triple *clamps* in that the tree actually clamps down on the tube. the savage doesn't do that.

Assuming you found the same diameter forks that attached to the tree in the same way, you'd have the wheel, axle, rotors, and caliper(s) to deal with afterwards. Sometimes, things magically come together and they work with just minor things like adding spacers. Most times... not so much. I'd advocate avoiding too many spacers/mounting brackets for brakes as I just don't trust them and think they add more points of failure for a vital component, but that is just me.

an entire front end swap makes the deal a lot easier. I'm putting a CBR600 front end on my XS750 for the time being until I can find a set of USD forks that'll work on it for a decent price. at which point, the cbr front end will most likely make it's way onto the savage.



Yep, swapping the whole front end as a set is waaaaaay easier then trying to find assorted parts from assorted sources and hoping you have researched and found the right parts.  My biggest problem with the mix & match was getting the brake caliper and disc to line up properly and be the correct size.
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Reply #18 - 06/14/12 at 21:53:07
 
Mario, short answer is no. Savage has an oddball front end, the forks aren't much more advanced than those that came on the 1949 Hydra-glide.
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Reply #19 - 06/18/12 at 04:47:10
 
WD wrote on 06/14/12 at 21:53:07:
Mario, short answer is no. Savage has an oddball front end,


There is the answer of the day. Equals, pain in the @$$...
In this post I noticed someone wrote that the trees mount differently than most other bikes too. Thanks guys for all the info.
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