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I am building a third one of these beautiful old bikes. I am going to do a lot of custom work on it though. My quetion is "Are there any tree and fork set ups fromother bikes and years that are a direct mate up?" I would like to use newer forks on this build up.
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1978 XS1100e Satin black untill I can afford some pearlescent red paint from house of color.
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Try a search, someone is running busa forks, supposed to be a direct swap if you get a new bearing(s) if I remember correctly. Guys in Europe are using some sort of forks that are supposed to be easy to swap too, but I can't remember the bike their off of, seems like it wasn't available over here. Others are using FJ1100 forks, which are supposed to swap, but aren't bolt on, some mods and/or spacers need to be machined. I'm planning to do FJ forks....theres a thread.1979 xs1100 Special -
Stock air box/K&N Filter, MAC 4-2 exhaust, Bad-Boy Air horn, TC fuse box, Windshield, Soft bags, Vetter Fairing, Blinkers->Run/Turn/Brake Lights, Headlight Modulator, hard wire GPS power
Short Stack - 1981 xs1100 Standard - lowered for SWMBO.
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Apreciate it.1978 XS1100e Satin black untill I can afford some pearlescent red paint from house of color.
1978 XS1100s Flat Black with a Windjammer and hard bags setup. (parts pig)Comment
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Here's the FJ swap posts....
http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread...ghlight=FJ1100
Most of the sport bike forks are designed for a 'longer' steering neck, and axle/wheel/brake differences means none of these are a 'bolt-on' deal. You will be fabricating some parts, if only for mounting a headlight. Watch out for bar size too (7/8" vs 1"), as this will affect your hand controls.
'78E original ownerFast, Cheap, Reliable... Pick any two
'78E original owner - resto project
'78E ???? owner - Modder project FJ forks, 4-piston calipers F/R, 160/80-16 rear tire
'82 XJ rebuild project
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'79F parts...
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Other current bikes:
'93 XL1200 Anniversary Sportster 85RWHP
'86 XL883/1200 Chopper
'82 XL1000 w/1450cc Buell, Baker 6-speed, in-progress project
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I knew a little fab would be needed, I just wanted the neck and triple to line up and sit the bike correct. Appreciate the advice though.1978 XS1100e Satin black untill I can afford some pearlescent red paint from house of color.
1978 XS1100s Flat Black with a Windjammer and hard bags setup. (parts pig)Comment
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[QUOTE=vileneeds;285278]...and sit the bike correct...[QUOTE]
That is the trick. Nearly all the fork swaps you see involve forks off sport bikes, and they'll almost always lower the front of the bike. I went through considerable work to maintain stock height on mine with the FJ forks, and stayed within about 1/4 inch of stock. Lowering the front will decrease trail (all else being equal) making for a 'quicker' steering bike but increasing the chances of having a 'tank slapper'. But most sport bike trees have less offset (which increases trail) so you need to check.
'78E original ownerFast, Cheap, Reliable... Pick any two
'78E original owner - resto project
'78E ???? owner - Modder project FJ forks, 4-piston calipers F/R, 160/80-16 rear tire
'82 XJ rebuild project
'80SG restified, red SOLD
'79F parts...
'81H more parts...
Other current bikes:
'93 XL1200 Anniversary Sportster 85RWHP
'86 XL883/1200 Chopper
'82 XL1000 w/1450cc Buell, Baker 6-speed, in-progress project
Cage: '13 Mustang GT/CS with a few 'custom' touches
Yep, can't leave nuthin' alone...Comment
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