200x fork swap help

[lwgaze]

I've modified a 85 200x with an air cooled xr500 motor. all is coming together smoothly but I need more clearance between the exhaust headers and front tire. I was thinking a slightly smaller tire, and longer forks. then I read some posts on leading and trailing axles, a leading axle might buy me some distance, but what will it do to the handling at high speeds, turning, and hard landings. any and all advice welcome

[prometheus]

You could extend the front fork and it might give you the clearence. I wouldn't shrink the tire much if any. Not sure which forks you could swap for that would fit but I think TPC Trikes makes custom forks so you might try them.

[prometheus]

Oh yeah and we need to see pics of this beast.

[DohcBikes]

Pics would help. You can just put your forks on opposite sides and flip them around to make it a leading axle setup. This should gain you quite a bit of clearance. The trail will be increased, and it will turn a bit "slower" than stock depending on the rake angle of the modified bike.

My street X has a dropped and flipped frontend, a ten inch wheel built by myself, and 21 inch tire.

[lwgaze]

I will definitely get some pics up soon. the rake hasn't changed its still what any atc200x is. Im gonna flip the forks and see what I gain that way. also any one have lead on complete rear brake setup, (master cylinder, caliper, and foot lever n linkage). and fuel tank (new or used) don't wanna pay arm and leg for any thing. ive heard the 250r had a couple years where they had 2 inche longer forks and were somewhere around 37 mm. and I would have to bore out the stock triples, which isnt a problem.

[Bren_downe]

83-84 250r forks are the ones your talking about.

[lwgaze]

how do I add pics to a post