Lets see your front end swaps!

[brotus]

What kind of unholy abominations are goin on in your garages!? Airhead with DR forks? CB/GSXR?
Post some pics and specs. Lookin for some inspiration.

 

[brotus]

damn not one?

 

[Brodie]

I have a Gs750 with a GS550 front end. Not that exciting really.

 

[brotus]

Actually thats really interesting. How easy are the suzuki models to interchange. I have a 77 gs400 that would be fun to do if there are direct bolt in swaps.

 

[Streetfighterkz]

I've did a few.

'95 Gsxr on my '76 Kz900.

'89 Zx7/'91 Zx11 hybrid on my '78 Kz1000.

And a Zrx11/Zx11/Cbr1100XX hybrid on my '83 Gpz750.

Later, Doug

 

[o1marc]

1975 CB400F with a CBR600F front end swap and matching rear wheel modified to fit.

 

[Brodie]

Actually thats really interesting. How easy are the suzuki models to interchange. I have a 77 gs400 that would be fun to do if there are direct bolt in swaps.

The 750 and the 500 have the same size forks, I rebuilt the 500 forks and put them into the 750 tree.

 

[focusinprogress]

99 GSXR750 front end, with RC51 rotors on my '79 xs750. I machined custom triple trees to correct the offset(and trail), machined a custom axle and spacers to retain stock wheel and speedo drive, and machined rotor adaptors. did some wiring to make the GSXR handlebar controls work as well. 1/4 turn throttle is SWEET!

I'm also putting a 2005 ZX10 front end on another xs750 in a similar fashion, an early inverted zx-7r front end on a cx500, and a TL1000r front end on a cb550.

yes, I'm obsessed with resto-mod cafe racer builds.

I also helped put a suzuki boulevard front end on a cb360.

 

[erock85]

Not exactly a new concept but here's my 74 CB360 with 2008 GSXR USD forks

 

[J-Rod10]

82 CB750K is 2010 CBR front end. Just about wrapped up with this project. Have the wheels left to paint and get everything laced back up.

69 CB350T with a R5 front end.

 

[xb33bsa]

82 CB750K is 2010 CBR front end. Just about wrapped up with this project. Have the wheels left to paint and get everything laced back up.

69 CB350T with a R5 front end.

thats good work on the 750 but it sure looks low :-\
you would have needed to gain ride height over stock to be classified as an upgrade,did you ?or is it a show bike ?

 

[J-Rod10]

Bar hopper/show bike. Mainly going to be for zipping around town. It is low, though.

 

[1969Honda]

OhioCafeRacer inspired me to do a front end swap almost 10 years ago. While not exactly an uncommon sight anymore, this 1969 CB350 has had the '98 R1 inverted front end on for 8+ years waiting for everything else to come together and a NT650 swingarm with a RVF400 18x4.5 rear (no recent pics on phone) for 4 years now. One day I'll get everything else finished between the Army, kids and work, one day..

 

[spacetiger]

Here's mine, a modified Honda VTR1000F fork on a 1984 CB700SC (Nighthawk). I had to use custom length stanchions on the VTR fork lowers as the NH has very long forks. To get the steering geometry in the right ball park I had to slip the forks up, but it got a little complicated when I used slightly lower rear shocks (oem KYB shocks for the Kawasaki). I had to rejigger the back shock mounting points to raise the back.

It turned out greeat and the bike has proved to be a real hoot to ride.

Jerry

 

[xb33bsa]

always have love the styling of that , bike sometimes honda really hits the bullsi

 

[SaltCityCafe]

71 cb750 with 2004 r6 swap. Basically the funjimmy method to keep the spoke wheels and dual disks

 

[neevo]

CB400F with K3 GSXR 750 forks, CBR F3 discs/calipers, Ducati Monster fender:

 

[1sttimer]

CB400F with K3 GSXR 750 forks, CBR F3 discs/calipers, Ducati Monster fender:

That looks good! Getting a little off topic, but could you upload a few pics of how you have your headlight ears attached to the forks? Looks like some sort of metal strap?

 

[csgoh]

2003 Yamaha yzf R1 on Cbx 750 FE

Extended forks by 55mm.

 

[Trevor May]

Here's mine, a modified Honda VTR1000F fork on a 1984 CB700SC (Nighthawk). I had to use custom length stanchions on the VTR fork lowers as the NH has very long forks. To get the steering geometry in the right ball park I had to slip the forks up, but it got a little complicated when I used slightly lower rear shocks (oem KYB shocks for the Kawasaki). I had to rejigger the back shock mounting points to raise the back.

It turned out greeat and the bike has proved to be a real hoot to ride.

Jerry

Dude has been posting on kijiji looking for a good example of that nighthawk. Want his phone#?