2016 yz250 suspension questions.

michaelgrey
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So I wrecked the front of my 16 yz250 and can’t find a new triple clamp that doesn’t cost 500$ or more. My question is this. If I were to buy a set of “24 front forks and change the triple clamp would I need to do anything else to my bike?  Like the axle or the brake?  Please lmk what exactly I need bc I’ve done w lot of research and can’t seem to find all these swaps and what works and what doesn’t. 

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4/13/2024 9:15am

I’m sure someone else will chime in for certain, but I think for the YZ250’s, the front end should be interchangeable for 16 into the current model. 
 

I think you could even use 250F triple clamps, but would need the axel, wheel spacers and stem from the smoker to make them work.

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4/13/2024 10:17am
So I wrecked the front of my 16 yz250 and can’t find a new triple clamp that doesn’t cost 500$ or more. My question is this...

So I wrecked the front of my 16 yz250 and can’t find a new triple clamp that doesn’t cost 500$ or more. My question is this. If I were to buy a set of “24 front forks and change the triple clamp would I need to do anything else to my bike?  Like the axle or the brake?  Please lmk what exactly I need bc I’ve done w lot of research and can’t seem to find all these swaps and what works and what doesn’t. 

The only changes to the front suspension over that span of time were internal. Physically, everything should interchange.

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4/13/2024 10:20am

They did go to a larger front rotor, not sure of the year

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4/13/2024 3:02pm Edited Date/Time 4/13/2024 3:03pm

Blink ...... so why would you buy a complete front end instead of buying just the triple clamp???

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michaelgrey
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4/13/2024 3:20pm
lumpy790 wrote:
...... so why would you buy a complete front end instead of buying just the triple clamp???

Blink ...... so why would you buy a complete front end instead of buying just the triple clamp???

Bc I cannot find triple clamps for my bike used that don’t cost 5-800$

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4/13/2024 5:34pm

That seems to be for a 125 and the 125 has a smaller neck than the 250. And mine is a 2016. I appreciate it. I wish this fit. The top clamps are a bigger bite then the 250f and 125 as I understand it. 

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4/13/2024 7:33pm Edited Date/Time 4/13/2024 7:34pm
MXRalph wrote:
That seems to be for a 125 and the 125 has a smaller neck than the 250. And mine is a 2016. I appreciate it. I...

That seems to be for a 125 and the 125 has a smaller neck than the 250. And mine is a 2016. I appreciate it. I wish this fit. The top clamps are a bigger bite then the 250f and 125 as I understand it. 

2 stroke upper tubes are larger at the top clamp. 
 

125 stem is different than a 250. 
 

125 clamps will work if you use your 250 stem. 
 

early 4 stroke yz’s maybe up to 07 or 08 used the larger upper clamp as well. 
 

im currently running stock yz450 clamps , and 49mm showas with a 2 stroke stem in the clamps.

I haven’t kept track of the changes from the more modern stuff (18+), my garage queens a 13. 

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