quick yzf fork swap question

[az762nato]

Im taking my leave from the Army for Christmas and would like to knock my fork swap out in the first day or so of it so I can have some good ride time before going back to work. Im planning on doing YZF750 complete front fork swap with rim, brakes, etc, but I just need to know for sure what years are a bolt on. I hear conflicting info from different places, and just need a bolt on solution. Thanks guys

[yamaha_george]

Im taking my leave from the Army for Christmas and would like to knock my fork swap out in the first day or so of it so I can have some good ride time before going back to work. Im planning on doing YZF750 complete front fork swap with rim, brakes, etc, but I just need to know for sure what years are a bolt on. I hear conflicting info from different places, and just need a bolt on solution. Thanks guys

Hi,
I think you will find that there is a write up on this in either the WIKI or the lists archives

[fzraudun]

YZf 600 is bolt on I think, but the 750? Don't think so, though I'd love to be proven wrong.

[cad600]

No, the 750 forks do not bolt on. Only the 600 forks do. You would still need to do a stem swap to get the 750 forks to work.

[yamaha_george]

No, the 750 forks do not bolt on. Only the 600 forks do. You would still need to do a stem swap to get the 750 forks to work.

Hi,
stem swapping is one route to go BUT would take away from your riding time .
I suggest you look at the threaded rod version of stem changing which is well documented on the site (there is a current thread where some one else wanted to use R6 or was it R1 shocks and one of my posts there give the URLs on detail.
The basic thing is that all you need made to do the swap is to have a couple of spacers made (2 hours work tops) on a lathe rather than posting off both your new &old triple trees to have them swapped over and welded .
The rod method you can buy all the other bits in any hardware store and just have the spacers made locally.

[mrfreeze5]

Why YZF750 forks specifically? There are more common forks out there with better parts availability(and better technology to begin with)

[sweekster]

Why YZF750 forks specifically? There are more common forks out there with better parts availability(and better technology to begin with)

That would be a lot of work for USD forks with preload only...if these were YZF750 SP forks that's a different story though. I'd suggest going with a newer bike's front end like an R1, R6, GSXR, etc.

[az762nato]

I was gonna go with the 750 forks since I found some in m neighborhood for cheap, but if they dont bolt on, its gonna be a no go. I gotta have a bolt on since I dont have much of a place to work on it.

[haro504]

i got a whole draw in the kitchen full of forks what kind do you need i dont have many spoons though so i cant give those up