Wide front forks/tire? Looking for input.

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  • justme1100
    XStremely XSive
    • Jul 2008
    • 243
    • Eagle, WI

    #1

    Wide front forks/tire? Looking for input.

    Has anyone attempted to put a wider front fork-tire set up (think cruzer or wide-glide) on one of these machines? Just have some rumblings between my ears and wondered if a Venture or ? triple tree would or could fit? I am going to play with my spare frame to see what I can come up with this winter. Just looking to see if anyone has attempted this. Hmmmm.....
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  • bikerphil
    Master of XSology
    • Jan 2008
    • 8672
    • South Flori-DUH

    #2
    The FJ1100-1200 forks can be made to fit, they have a wider stance/separation and are 41MM as opposed to our 37MM. You can use the wider FJ wheel, I chose to stay with the stocker XS wheel.

    Last edited by bikerphil; 08-30-2013, 08:05 AM.
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    • FJ111200
      XStremely XSive
      • Oct 2007
      • 317
      • Crewe, Cheshire, UK

      #3
      I'm using FJ1200 3CV forks, drilled at the axle mounts to take an XJR1200 17 x 3.5 inch wheel.

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      • motoman
        Master of XSology
        • Aug 2005
        • 8413
        • Grand Junction, Colorado

        #4
        Originally posted by bikerphil
        The FJ1100-1200 forks can be made to fit, they have a wider stance/separation and are 41MM as opposed to our 37MM. You can use the wider FJ wheel, I chose to stay with the stocker XS wheel.

        Interesting, those forks look to have the anti-dive valve on the lower left fork.
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        • bikerphil
          Master of XSology
          • Jan 2008
          • 8672
          • South Flori-DUH

          #5
          Interesting, those forks look to have the anti-dive valve
          Yes they used to be there, they have been removed and capped off. The internals have also been modified in conjunction with the anti-dive bypass. Stiffer straight wound springs take care of front end dive.
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