Hi All. I can see a few SR500 questions on here, so thought it was worth an ask. I'm looking to raise my ( new to me, and now running ) SR500 up as it's a new project that I want to make into a taller custom scrambler. I appreciate the better move is to start with a TT/XT but this bike came to me unexpectedly so I'm moving forwards with what I've got. I had originally thought it would be a straight swap for a TT/XT front end, but the those are 36mm to the SR 35mm and are a hub front brake.
The dumb question is whether it's just a case of getting longer fork tubes, appropriate springs and maybe spacers to accomodate ? It's never that simple. I appreciate long tubes will change the geometry without other changes, but I want to keep it simple for now before I look at more complex options.
The dumb question is whether it's just a case of getting longer fork tubes, appropriate springs and maybe spacers to accomodate ? It's never that simple. I appreciate long tubes will change the geometry without other changes, but I want to keep it simple for now before I look at more complex options.