what forks to use
 

Hi all im thinking about modernizing the old girl as im starting to find the 45 zokes crap.

ive been looking in to kyb sss or the Honda crf showa . I personally would like some that just bolted straight up but from reading stuff that does not look possible can the original clamps be used with mods etc

what is needed for the kyb and what do I need and from which year

the Honda showa again what's needed and what do I do

what about ktm wp or is it a new bike but the new one are out of my price range at the mo

thanks in advance for info :)

Search BrantMartel for his 47mm Showa Conversion. Believe he may have ran the honda brakes, front wheel, axel, and forks with some machining and mods to the OEM 45mm triple clamps.

KYB is similar approach but use Yamaha triples too. Lots of info in a thread for this.

I wouldn't waste you time with WP. Will have to go through the conversion process and still end up with a so so result. From what I read on the 'other site', some of them are going the Showa route.

Cheers mate would the honda yokes fit

What problems are you having with the 45's ? There might be a solution by working with what's already there instead of starting again from scratch. Also, putting time and money into extensive modification of a 10 + year old bike might be false economy.

Yeah man I fiollow ya there that's why I'm trying to see if it's worth doing
Basically I feel every bump and am fighting with the bike, I noticed it after riding a crf and the glided over it all nicely
I am going to have a play with the forks next time I'm out at a enduro practice

A suspension guru should be able to make them work fine.

+1 Get them tuned. My zoke 45's perform as well if not better than the WP forks on my Husaberg and the berg is 3 years newer.

Are you referring to MX-forks when you are talking about showa and KYB conversions? In my mind mx forks will be a pain over bumps and roots.

Talking about closed chamber forks. A fork can be tuned for a particular application so obviously as part of the conversion the forks would be valved and sprung to suit the rider and purpose.

In terms of cost and time investment, having a reputable tuner set the 45mm zokes up would be the best approach. With open chamber forks most tuners can set them up well for a specific application easy enough, but the scope of their use isn't as broad as a well configured CC. For a plush woods bike that doesn't see too many big impacts it shouldn't be too hard at all.

I use the bike for both Mx and enduro I'm just trying to get ideas to see if it's worth doing or getting a year or so old bike, I can't fault the bike it's self but will need money throwen at it as it's a bit tired looking. I was thinking tranformation kit too.
Like the new 300 racing tho very nice