Recent content by RDickens

What about more of a tracker build? I have been tossing around that idea as well.

Well, I definitely know it's not easy. However, it's the only bike I have access to. I suppose anything is possible. Do you say that because it's a dirtbike or because it the rear monoshock?

How much will this shorten the front, do you know? I don't mind shortening the rear, I already have to buy a new shock. Not sure what I will need for the rear. If I go with a Hagon shock, I can shorten it up to 50mm, if I understood them correctly. They say I can reduce the seat hight up to 50mm...

hillsy, that actually helps. All this gives me a great starting point. xb33bsa, thanks, let me look at what I got, I may hit you up. Are you located in the U.S.? What are you looking for, $ wise, for the parts? Thanks, guys, this has been some great feedback.

Wow, SR500 forks seem to be hard to come by. After looking at allballsracing.com for SR500, it seems as though there are some options that can work. Thanks for the info.

I have looked at the allballsracing.com website. When I do a search for my bike, it only shows other dirtbike forks that will swap over. I would have figured doing a complete front end swap would be the hardest way to go, as opposed to just swapping over the fork tubes. When I look at the...

Hello, I am working on a cafe racer project with my 1980 xt250. I am looking for a different fork setup; I want something with a disk brake and a little lower. I haven't had a chance to pull the current fork off yet, so I don't really know the specs. I have found the bearing specs on other...

Hello, Just introducing myself. My name is Randy. My friend and I are working on a 1980 Yamaha XT250. We want to turn it into a cafe racer. Right now it has been stripped of all body work and tank. Next we are going to pull the motor out for a rebuild. We would like to do a fork swap to lower...