Karlos
XS650 Member
can someone explain why the forks in 1972-73 where reversed ie caliper was on other side of fork!
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upside down forks
- Thread starter Karlos
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Samuraiace
Workin from the shed
I know that over in Europe they had a dual set up that they ran for a few years but I'm not sure about the us. 
I think it was the style of the times. Many bikes started with the front disc brakes with the calipers in front in the early '70s. Later they went to the rear ofthe forks.
Purplezinger
XS650 Addict
On early US models the calipers were in front of the fork legs, 74 or 75 Yamaha moved the calipers to the back side of the fork legs. This was supposed to make the steering easer, lightening the steering effort.
cros36
thread killer
my 74 are on the front. i dont know if im gonna run them tho. 
They moved the calipers to the rear on the 76 model year. I think they had 34 mm tubes. In 77 they went to 35 mm tubes.
barr toy
XS650 Member
Hi Barry here Will a xs1100 triple tree fit the frame of an xs650?
