Fork internals

[hjfisk]

OK , I don't know if anyone here has the answer or not but thought I would ask.
I have 1996 , 600 Bandit front fork tubes that I want to use on my [GS1000 Road Kill project] I also have a set on 99 ZX600 fork tubes, which have adjustable rebound and dampening. Both sets are 41mm [ I believe they are a cartridge fork]. The question is will the internals fit in the Bandit forks ?, as they are about 1" longer. The extra length appears to be in the lower leg. Thought was if I can put the cartridge in and use the dampening adjustments, it would be a better setup.
I have played with most all parts of a bike but have always sent the forks and shocks out for these kinds of mods, figured this would be a good one to get my feet wet. I have done many sets of fork seals on many styles of forks, just never modded any.
So any help would be great thanks. HJFisk

[Agemax]

thats a very strange combination and i think you will be lucky to find anyone who has tried that particular set up.
the only way to find out is to try it, strip both fork legs out, compare them, see how they fit in and see what mods or machining it will need to get them to fit.
the leg diameter may be the same but the complete internal workings may be completely different

[hjfisk]

I know when I sent my SV650 forks out to GMD Computrac in Boston they came back with with adjustable cartridges, but did not have them originally. It also cost me just short of a grand to have the forks worked. That was fine for the race bike but [Road Kill] is suppose to be a low budget build.

[John Kat]

I like the idea
To make it work, I believe that you will need to extend the damper rod to reach the fork cap. That's the easy part.
Next, I would compare side by side the Kawasaki and the Suzuki cartridges to determine if there would be any mounting issue?
Finally, compare the fork tube inside diameters for the same purpose.
I wanted to do the same with GSXR 1100 K components fitted with Bandit 1200 tubes...
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