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You can get the older 46mm YZ forks fairly cheap... I went with the newer 48mm from an 05 WR450...
$350 for the forks with triple clamps and bearings off ebay. The adapter kit was close to $500. I am waiting on a custom brakeline that was $60...
So it was close to a grand. Some peeps just put on the complete yamaha front end.... wheel and all.... I wanted the heavier built BMW wheel and brake rotor. I am going to have to play with the spring rates and valving a bit this spring to get it perfect... right now I have 2" static sag, and 3.5" race sag..
But the way the bike now handles in rough stuff is priceless.... Plus mine is a 2001 Dakar... the original forks were known for breaking apart where the axle flange is cast.... they changed the lower tubes in 03 and made them beefier... Buying new tubes from BMW would have cost me $600.... So I went with a complete swap/upgrade.
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Bill Swartzwelder
2002 R1100S Prep/ 2024 Tenere 700
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