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<blockquote data-quote="69ST" data-source="post: 175723" data-attributes="member: 5"><p>For reasons of sheer practicality, I agree with OLD CT on this one. If $400 all-in seems expensive to you, best to stick with tried & true OEM K1-1979. Those can be rebuilt and oil-tuned to perform quite well, inexpensively. Suspension parts are rarely given the priority they should have. The bottom line is that real, high-quality, front end parts (fork legs, triple trees, brakes) cost real money, the size of the bike has no impact. For example, I've made my own billet disc brake hubs...$400 a pop, with slightly less than half that amount covering the billet aluminum, bearings, spacers & fasteners, the rest to the machinist - who charges very reasonable rates.</p><p></p><p>As for assembling a custom/aftermarket front end on your own, it's deceptively complicated. The trees must have the right spacings, the steering stem has to fit the steering head bearings, the fork legs have to fit the trees and be of acceptable length (stock is 600mm, ~660mm is the practical limit), then there's the brake assembly (caliper, master cylinder, flex line, brake switch), caliper bracket, rotor, hub, axle and spacers, all of which must fit precisely. Sourcing a bunch of unknown, aftermarket, parts and expecting them to all fit..."plug & play"...like an engineered kit, is a guarantee for frustration. It only makes sense if you know what you're doing and have the wherewithal to modify/fab as needed. If you had that level of expertise, you'd not have posed those questions. That's not meant in any disrespectful way. The point is be forewarned. Marketing can and often does deviate wildly from reality. Note the complete absence of details...like critical dimensions...a HUGE red flag.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="69ST, post: 175723, member: 5"] For reasons of sheer practicality, I agree with OLD CT on this one. If $400 all-in seems expensive to you, best to stick with tried & true OEM K1-1979. Those can be rebuilt and oil-tuned to perform quite well, inexpensively. Suspension parts are rarely given the priority they should have. The bottom line is that real, high-quality, front end parts (fork legs, triple trees, brakes) cost real money, the size of the bike has no impact. For example, I've made my own billet disc brake hubs...$400 a pop, with slightly less than half that amount covering the billet aluminum, bearings, spacers & fasteners, the rest to the machinist - who charges very reasonable rates. As for assembling a custom/aftermarket front end on your own, it's deceptively complicated. The trees must have the right spacings, the steering stem has to fit the steering head bearings, the fork legs have to fit the trees and be of acceptable length (stock is 600mm, ~660mm is the practical limit), then there's the brake assembly (caliper, master cylinder, flex line, brake switch), caliper bracket, rotor, hub, axle and spacers, all of which must fit precisely. Sourcing a bunch of unknown, aftermarket, parts and expecting them to all fit..."plug & play"...like an engineered kit, is a guarantee for frustration. It only makes sense if you know what you're doing and have the wherewithal to modify/fab as needed. If you had that level of expertise, you'd not have posed those questions. That's not meant in any disrespectful way. The point is be forewarned. Marketing can and often does deviate wildly from reality. Note the complete absence of details...like critical dimensions...a HUGE red flag. [/QUOTE]
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