Top yoke swap
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 7:44 pm
Guys anyone know if the top yoke from a 2014 zx636 would fit on a
2006 zx10r?
Thankyou in advance
2006 zx10r?
Thankyou in advance
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 9:55 pm
why ?
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 10:15 pm
It's for my zed.
Any ideas who might know?
Spoke to kawasaki but no luck.
Fletch.
Any ideas who might know?
Spoke to kawasaki but no luck.
Fletch.
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 9:10 am
fletch wrote:It's for my zed.
Any ideas who might know?
Spoke to kawasaki but no luck.
Fletch.
Kawasaki wouldn't know, if they want a yoke for a ZX10, they will get a ZX10 yoke?
Only someone who has tried would know, if you can't find someone, you will need to find a friendly breakers who has both parts or a set of forks from one and a yoke from the other and let you play.
Or, what most of us do, is bite the bullet and buy the parts to find out, then you will be the man with that knowledge.
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 9:39 am
I would have thought it unlikely to be a straight swap.
Its easier and better to work with yokes as a pair. Then the spacing between fork legs, the offset and stem length as well as the fork leg diameter are all correct.
Dont forget when choosing a different front end you also need to factor in for wheels, axles and mudguards to fit together too.
It's harder to mix and match from different models and that's before you start trying to mount handlebars and clocks etc.
I know from experience that GSXR1100 (early type) and ZRX1200 yokes (and forks) will pretty much drop straight into a Zed headstock with bearing adaptations and mods to the top yoke for clock and handlebar mounts. If you want to go the upside down route, then a ZX9R front end can be persuaded in there too as a full set.
But as said, the only way to find out for sure is to buy the damn things and then work at making 'em fit.......or not as the case often is
Its easier and better to work with yokes as a pair. Then the spacing between fork legs, the offset and stem length as well as the fork leg diameter are all correct.
Dont forget when choosing a different front end you also need to factor in for wheels, axles and mudguards to fit together too.
It's harder to mix and match from different models and that's before you start trying to mount handlebars and clocks etc.
I know from experience that GSXR1100 (early type) and ZRX1200 yokes (and forks) will pretty much drop straight into a Zed headstock with bearing adaptations and mods to the top yoke for clock and handlebar mounts. If you want to go the upside down route, then a ZX9R front end can be persuaded in there too as a full set.
But as said, the only way to find out for sure is to buy the damn things and then work at making 'em fit.......or not as the case often is