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Title: Forks! Would an 06 749S forks bolt up to a S2R800? Post by: Charlief on April 08, 2009, 08:56:10 PM I know the 748 had a different diameter tube... did that change with the 749?
My other concern would be the length. Thanks for the info. C Title: Re: Forks! Would an 06 749S forks bolt up to a S2R800? Post by: TiAvenger on April 08, 2009, 09:00:45 PM IIRC you would still have to bore your top and shim the bottom, and they are an inch longer
Title: Re: Forks! Would an 06 749S forks bolt up to a S2R800? Post by: Charlief on April 08, 2009, 09:09:13 PM IIRC you would still have to bore your top and shim the bottom, and they are an inch longer Thats what I thought... I knew that was the case for the 748. The longer length I can deal with. Maybe I'll just stick with the original search then..... ST* or S2R100 forks. Title: Re: Forks! Would an 06 749S forks bolt up to a S2R800? Post by: Mr Earl on April 09, 2009, 08:47:26 AM I'm just starting on the SBK fork swap, and what I've learned (and hope is accurate) is that 1997-2002 748/916/996 Showa forks (53mm diameter) have the 25mm axle of your S2R 800 and my M800, and the caliper bolt spacing is correct at 65mm. I believe that there are no brake rotor issues (spacers) to worry about, and the rotor diameter of the M800 is the same as the SBKs at 320mm. Boring/shimming the top/bottom triples and handlebar interference are the other factors.
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