Oversize fork stanchions

[stinkwheel]

Well, someone pointed out the obvious solution to my ground clearance problems on my KLE500 motard at the weekend. I need a set of 2" over standard fork stanchions, this will return the frame geometry to standard. I can drop them through the yokes if I refit the 21" wheel.

Trouble is, where to get them? (pretty sure they are the same as KLR650 ones)
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[Kickstart]

Hi

Try someone like ABE and see if they will do some one off forks.

All the best

Keith
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[MikeH]

Have you jacked up the rear already then ? just wondering why you want to lift the front 2"

I've been looking at the Dogbones for sale on EvilBay and thinking I could get some made up locally for half the price.

Mike
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[stinkwheel]

I want to lift the front 2" because I have dropped it 2" by fitting the 17" wheels.

Put some load or a pillion on the back of the bike and it is way too close to the ground for my liking, drags the pegs. Also grounds out on the landing from humpback bridges.

Shortening the dog bones would raise the back, but at the expense of sharpening the rake angle even further. It is about as twitchy as I am happy with already. Lengthening the forks would increase the rake again.
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[Irezumi aka Reuben]

Read of length being added to the top of forks in Streetfighter mag, nowhere near you that carry's out such job's. Not sure how 2" would cope, the one's I read of are normally a few centimetres at most.
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[MikeH]

Ahh OK I'd forgot you fitted ickle wheels to it
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[Kickstart]

Hi

Used to be quite common to bolt on extension pieces to forks on choppers, but not sure that they would be that rigid which could be pretty bad for handling.

All the best

Keith
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[Irezumi aka Reuben]

[woodyfjr]

You could always make a sleave to go over the joint which would clamp & strengthen the weakened area
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[stinkwheel]

I AM NOT RIDING A BIKE WITH SLUGGED FORKS!

Sodding dangerous idea that should have died with its inventors. Probably OK on a lazy chop with massively raked out forks, but even then they still came apart. I can just imagine me going over a humpback bridge only to be overtaken by the entire front-end of the bike just prior to landing.
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[Kickstart]

[stinkwheel]