I have been fairly desperate to find replacement fork tubes for my 1972 XS-2 (they are badly rusted) so tonight I found what I thought was a really good deal on a pair of fork tubes (complete inner/outer tubes in good condition) on Ebay. The seller stated "if I recall correctly they came off a 1973" so I did some research and found that 1973 TX650 tubes would fit on my XS-2 (they would just have a couple extra ears on the left side fork leg, presumably for a double-disc brake setup - by the way, why did Yamaha include extra ears on the left fork leg for an extra disc brake in 1973 when they didn't offer a dual-disc system until 1974??). Anyway, I compared pictures of the 1973 TX 650 fork legs with the ones that they guy was selling on Ebay and they looked the same - so I bought them. Afterward, I discovered that the 1973 TX650 had external fork caps while the ones I bought had those recessed ones (which means they are probably 1974 fork legs, right??). On further research I find that the tubes are 34mm on the '72, '73 and '74. My question is this...if they ARE 1974 fork legs, can I still use them on my XS-2 (and be able to bolt on the XS-2 fender, brake caliper, etc.??). I'm gonna try to upload a couple pics of the fork legs I bought (as soon as I can figure out how to!)
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