USD Forks Twin discs

[Leslie]

Hi ,
has anyone converted their front end to a Upside down fork set up with twin discs, if so is there a set up that will drop straight into the XS650 1980 yokes ?

Leslie

 

[oldbiker]

if you go to the aussie site ,,,there is a guy that put a xs650 motor into an r1,,, also in europe,,, on 1 of the xs650 sites,,,a guy has gone all gsxr with suzuki wheels every thing and usd forks twin vent discs etc ... it looks superb... regards oldbiker

 

[bradshaw106]

Lots of people have done it, but it is not a direct swap. Here is a pic of my current build

 

[kopcicle]

Not to gloss over the USD setup but just being a geek . nice little lathe

~kop

needs to have potable spirits in the frame

 

[pukey]

Hi Bradshaw,

Tell us all about it : ) Luke

 

[bradshaw106]

What would you like to know?

 

[pukey]

Hi Bradshaw,

Ok I've been a bit busy but have managed to do a little reading, which has enlightened me to some potential pitfalls I fall into.

I understand the process of fitting the xs stem to the chosen set of forks, what I would like to ensure before buying or chopping anything about is:

What forks are a suitable considering length and yoke/triple tree offset. I want to keep the rake and trail within a sensible limit, this isn't going to be a race bike and definitely not a chopper.

I also want to use the original mag wheel and twin discs, but not fussed about keeping the stock callipers.

Have you any updated pictures of your project?

Cheers Luke