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front wheel question
hi all, i have a question im trying to use sachs 48mm forks on a 2004 ec250 and the front wheel will not work with the 2009 axle and spacers. it is larger than the 04 is it possible to switch to the 2009 front wheel bearings to accept that axle?
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Yes you will need to get new bearings seals and the spacer between the bearings
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02 EC 200 03 MC 250 88 VT 800 01 TXT 280 |
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What year bearings would I need? Would the 2009s fit the 2004 wheel?
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Normally, the bearings would be the same and the axle diameter catered for by the spacers.
My personal experience of Sachs forks on a 2015 Beta is that they are complete garbage. I would be looking at anything other than Sachs. If KYB would fit your year, go for those, imho. |
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Here is my dilemma. The bike had absolutely shot ohlins forks that had issues and needed the lower tubes coated. Also the bike came with a set of true works ohlins forks but the wheel spacers didn't work and we cut them down only to have the fork bind up and not work properly and I happened to have the sachs forks because on the 09 model switched to 50mm marzoccis so I have 3 sets of forks that are virtually worthless to me and the sachs set seemed to be the best option plus I have a brp clamp for them.
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To me, the works Ohlins forks sound like the best bet. Is it only the spacers that is the problem? If so, a set of spacers is easily made up by anyone with a lathe and a set of calipers.
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Anders "So you know, that you're over the hill when your mind makes a promise that your body can't fill" (Little Feat: Old Folks Boogie) 2015 EC200 Racing: TE bars, Rekluse Core Exp 3.0, 38mm Lectron & Ohlins S3 steering damper 2006 EC200: 2011 plastics, Rekluse Z-Start, revalved KYB forks & Scotts steering damper 1998 Bimota Supermono 1986 Duc Mille S2 1975 Guzzi sidecar hack 1961 Morini Corsaro 125 etc |
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I did like you suggest when I installed the Yamaha axle in the Gasgas wheel when doing my Kyb conversion on my 06 EC200.
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Anders "So you know, that you're over the hill when your mind makes a promise that your body can't fill" (Little Feat: Old Folks Boogie) 2015 EC200 Racing: TE bars, Rekluse Core Exp 3.0, 38mm Lectron & Ohlins S3 steering damper 2006 EC200: 2011 plastics, Rekluse Z-Start, revalved KYB forks & Scotts steering damper 1998 Bimota Supermono 1986 Duc Mille S2 1975 Guzzi sidecar hack 1961 Morini Corsaro 125 etc |
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