Lets see 2nd Gen R Front Forks on 200X

[RodKnockRacing]

I wanna run 2nd Gen R front forks on my 200X. If i can find a set of decent 250R forks and find someone to machine my 200X triples. So lets see some pictures of 250R front ends on 200X's

[shortline10]

Here ya go , both my 200x's have them !
Found a couple more recent pics .

[RodKnockRacing]

Thanks Mike Its definitely the next thing i wanna do to mine. I also like the tank shrouds on number 55

[dirtface]

What are the advantages of this? Do you have to use the 250r tripples?

[hillbilly 200x]

I did the full 250r front end swap over the winter also did the 350x rear shock swap to, it wasn't that easy the 250r stem was smaller in dia and much longer then the 200x, I ended up boring out the 250r tree and shaving it done to I think 17mm to get it to all go together http://www.3wheelerworld.com/showthread.php/138179-Well-here-it-goes-Hillbilly-s-200x-build-%28stage-one%29
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[torque]

http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w412/EyeCandyPowderCoating/200x016.jpg

http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w412/EyeCandyPowderCoating/forsale002.jpg

here is my set up. had the 200x triples bored to accept the new forks.

@hillbilly how did you mod affect the front rake. steering and handling an d what not

[yaegerb]

The easiest way is the way torque did it. Just have the triples bored to 35mm. Your stock 200x triples are 33mm so you still have enough meat on the triple to prevent cracking. Boring to 35mm will allow you to run the 83-84 250r front end.

[hillbilly 200x]

the rake was pushed out a little more i found that it handled a little better over stock in sand and hard pack and it was aloud ed me to use the front brake a little more when going into a shape corner. all in all i am very happy with it bu i may go back to the 200x trees like ever one else is running. One bad thing about the 250r trees is that you can't run the 200x head light, thats why i had the dumb 3'' lights on mine

@hillbilly how did you mod affect the front rake. steering and handling an d what not

[Dirtcrasher]

Lets see the price you get on "boring triples". They aren't easy to hold/mount etc and it has to be dead nutz........

[yaegerb]

http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w412/EyeCandyPowderCoating/200x016.jpg

http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w412/EyeCandyPowderCoating/forsale002.jpg

here is my set up. had the 200x triples bored to accept the new forks.

@hillbilly how did you mod affect the front rake. steering and handling an d what not

Torque, how much did your bore job cost?

[hillbilly 200x]

it cost me $80 seeing how they only had to bore out one hole

Lets see the price you get on "boring triples". They aren't easy to hold/mount etc and it has to be dead nutz........

[torque]

it cost me big cash 300 bucks canadian. thats why i wanted to know if it was worth using the 250r triples. the shop that did the work said that they could do the next set for about half. they spent lots of time trying to clamp them in the fixture to get the angle right on.

[yaegerb]

it cost me big cash 300 bucks canadian. thats why i wanted to know if it was worth using the 250r triples. the shop that did the work said that they could do the next set for about half. they spent lots of time trying to clamp them in the fixture to get the angle right on.

Interesting. That's quite a bit of cash.

[RodKnockRacing]

hmmm so it sounds like the cheaper route is to use 250R tripples and have them bored out to accept a 200X steering stem. Gives me something to think about Thanks guys I appreciate the impute

[yaegerb]

hmmm so it sounds like the cheaper route is to use 250R tripples and have them bored out to accept a 200X steering stem. Gives me something to think about Thanks guys I appreciate the impute

Yeah, it is the cheaper route, but not the easiest.

That amount of money sounds like a lot to me, not saying its wrong, just shocked by the sticker price. I have a local machine shop in St. Louis that does all of my boring work. They just bored my front fork stabilizer (from 55MM to 61MM) for 20 bucks and it had to be dead-nuts on as well. I wonder what they would charge to bore your triples? They are slow as hell, but perform very precise work. If you are interested in getting a quote, send me your triples and I will take them over to the shop for you.

[RodKnockRacing]

Yeah, it is the cheaper route, but not the easiest.

That amount of money sounds like a lot to me, not saying its wrong, just shocked by the sticker price. I have a local machine shop in St. Louis that does all of my boring work. They just bored my front fork stabilizer (from 55MM to 61MM) for 20 bucks and it had to be dead-nuts on as well. I wonder what they would charge to bore your triples? They are slow as hell, but perform very precise work. If you are interested in getting a quote, send me your triples and I will take them over to the shop for you.

I like that idea im gonna see what machine shops charge around here first and ill see if i can buy another set of 200X triples so i can still ride and dont have to tear mine apart. Ill definitely let ya kno

[oldskool83]

i might have a set forsale shortly, and i could get HRE to bore them for you if you'd just wanna pay me for all the fees. might be 2-3 weeks if your interested cuz i wont be able to use mine going forward on my build.

[RodKnockRacing]

i might have a set forsale shortly, and i could get HRE to bore them for you if you'd just wanna pay me for all the fees. might be 2-3 weeks if your interested cuz i wont be able to use mine going forward on my build.

If you wanna find out how much its gonna cost thatd be great Thanks

[torque]

i hope you guys can find a better price. around here all the shops charge 100 plus an hour. i had to call five different machine shops, no one wanted to take on such a small job

[Dirtcrasher]

it cost me $80 seeing how they only had to bore out one hole

It was my thought that he was boring 4 new larger holes in the clamping area, not just the stem. The stem I can clamp down....



Quote "hmmm so it sounds like the cheaper route is to use 250R tripples and have them bored out to accept a 200X steering stem. Gives me something to think about Thanks guys I appreciate the impute" quote - Exactly!

[torque]

all i can say is i did it the same way they did in the dirt and wheels article back in the day.

[Scootertrash]

all i can say is i did it the same way they did in the dirt and wheels article back in the day.

And that was how, if you don't mind my asking?

[torque]

And that was how, if you don't mind my asking?

found a link

http://www.3wheelerworld.com/showthread.php/133618-200x-performance-tricks.