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bit of a tech question yz 125 1983 are the forks compatible with 490 forks A friend is trying to fit a twin leader onto his 125 and the cleat position is different so we are wondering can we buy some 1983 fork lowers and put the 125 stanchions and internals in them or is it not that straight forward
he thinks his current forks are 43mm but are in the 125 lowers
he thinks his current forks are 43mm but are in the 125 lowers
And the 83' 490 forks were 43mm if I'm not mistaken.
On my 1983 yz 125 I have 1984 fork lowers with 1988 stanchions and internal cartridge...
based on this will the later cartridge forks be compatible with the earlier lowers
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the bike has 43 mm stanchions so it may be technically illegal in pre 83 along with loads others no doubt,Ironically the bike was built for a main sponsor of pre 83 125 originally . He had been told they were 490 forks when he bought the bike
From what I have worked out they are 1984 forks from a YZ 125 ,he has bought the wrong back plate without realising that there are two types of twin leaders
With help from here and a lot of research we have worked out what he needs now
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