Fj1200 fork swap?

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  • e30 gangsta
    Truly XSive
    • Mar 2016
    • 141
    • Lone tree, Colorado
    #1

    Fj1200 fork swap?

    Hello I was looking at an fj1200 the other day and I was curious if anyone has taken the forks off that and swapped them on to an xs11?

    Anyone?
    80 XS1110 SG, RD400
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    • bikerphil
      Master of XSology
      • Jan 2008
      • 8629
      • South Flori-DUH
      #2
      Yes, I have them on my 79f for the last 13 years, here's the build thread...

      https://xs11.club/forum/idle-talk-forum/xs11-xj11-discussion/26459-fj1100-fork-conversion
      2H7 (79) owned since '89
      3H3 owned since '06

      "If it ain't broke, modify it"

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        • cajun31
          Moderator
          • Oct 2003
          • 1783
          • Brandon, MS
          #3
          Originally posted by bikerphil
          Yes, I have them on my 79f for the last 13 years, here's the build thread...

          https://xs11.club/forum/idle-talk-fo...ork-conversion
          I remember when you guys did that mod... quite a read.
          2 - 80 LGs bought one new
          81 LH
          02 FXSTB Nighttrain
          22 FLTRK Road Glide Limited
          Jim

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            • Mathh
              XSive Maximus
              • Nov 2006
              • 662
              • Beek, Netherlands
              #4
              It was a popular swap and relatively easy (provded you don't have two left hands). If you want it go for the later model with the 17" wheel, thicker fork legs and 4-piston calipers on 320mm disc brakes..
              XS1100 3X0 '82 restomod, 2H9 '78 chain drive racer, 3H3 '79 customized.
              MV Agusta Brutale 910R '06.
              Triumph 1200 Speed Trophy '91, Triumph 1200 '93.
              Z1 '73 restomod, Z1A '74 yellow/green, KZ900 A4 '76 green.
              Yamaha MT-09 Tracer '15 grey.
              Kawasaki Z1300 DFI '84 modified, red.

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                • bikerphil
                  Master of XSology
                  • Jan 2008
                  • 8629
                  • South Flori-DUH
                  #5
                  This is what the bike looks like now with the FJ forks and normal tubular handlebars...

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                  I have easily ridden over 100K miles on these, rebuilt them a couple times over the years.
                  Last edited by bikerphil; 01-10-2024, 05:04 PM.
                  2H7 (79) owned since '89
                  3H3 owned since '06

                  "If it ain't broke, modify it"

                  ☮

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                    • e30 gangsta
                      Truly XSive
                      • Mar 2016
                      • 141
                      • Lone tree, Colorado
                      #6
                      That's exactly what I was looking for. Going to read your thread now.
                      80 XS1110 SG, RD400

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                        • bikerphil
                          Master of XSology
                          • Jan 2008
                          • 8629
                          • South Flori-DUH
                          #7
                          The way I did the mod was to only use the forks and TT's, the rest is still almost all XS. A lot of trial and error.
                          2H7 (79) owned since '89
                          3H3 owned since '06

                          "If it ain't broke, modify it"

                          ☮

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