flimsy forks..

[A100man]

Having completed (mostly) the transplant of teh GP100 (disk brake - woo!) front end to the A100 Im shocked by the flex in the forks..

..only the bottom yoke has pinch bolts and I have not yet got a mudguard fitted. I'm assuming that the degree of 'twist' is normal and will be fixed by bracing with a mudguard - otherwise it would be unrideable I reckon.
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Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750

Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600

[stinkwheel]

Those steel mudguards or the steel inserts in plastic ones do a lot of bracing.

I presume the top yoke is a taper fit so it won't cinch down until the top-caps are tightened down fully
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[Nobby the Bastard]

My experience of GP100/GP125's is that the forks are quite solid, it's the swingarm bearing being made of cheese thats the comedy part. It's like your riding a seesaw when you hit a bump half way round a corner.
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[A100man]

[A100man]

[A100man]

My installaton has left out the original headlight brackets and associated rubber grommets/seals..that cushion teh bracket form the yokes.
Hard to see how these could help avoid teh twisting though..

... I may fabricate soem kind of brace and order a mudguard.
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Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750

Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600

[A100man]