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    Front fork question...

    Ooopppsss, sorry guys... this was posted twice.
    Last edited by Guest; 03-23-2009, 09:22 AM.
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    Originally posted by julien View Post
    Hello All,

    First a quick update on my progress...
    This weekend, wifey went away so it was me and the 9 months triplets and 7 years old big sister... not much got done on the bike (I was able to finish cleaning carb #2). I will try to get the carbs done this week... the weather is getting nice and I just want to ride.....

    Now the question regarding the front fork.... will a 1981 GS 650 GL front fork fit my 1981
    It may fit, but might not work correctly.

    Unless your '81 is also an L model, the forks have different geometry. The L forks have a leading axle, which will change the trail. Reducing the trail with a leading axle will make the bike handling kinda twitchy.

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      Steve,

      Thanks for the answer... mine is a 81 GS 650 G, so I guess that is a no no???

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        Hello All,

        First a quick update on my progress...
        This weekend, wifey went away so it was me and the 9 months triplets and 7 years old big sister... not much got done on the bike (I was able to finish cleaning carb #2). I will try to get the carbs done this week... the weather is getting nice and I just want to ride.....

        Now the question regarding the front fork.... will a 1981 GS 650 GL front fork fit my 1981 GS 650 G ? I have to replace the oil seals and some other seals on mine but might be able to get my hands on the 81 GL set.... so I just swap them and work on my old one later (I guess I would have two sets)
        Would it fit?
        Thanks.

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