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E series triple clamps on H model.
Posted: 10:13 pm Nov 06 2022
by JZ05220r
I have a nice set of triple clamps off my 220 e series after doing a fork swap. I am restoring an h model and I want to press out the stem off the h series lower triple and press it in the e series triple. I basically am asking if the h series stem will press into the e series lower triple. Will this work out fine? I checked and they are the same distance from clamp to clamp so that checks out. Thanks
Re: E series triple clamps on H model.
Posted: 11:26 pm Nov 06 2022
by KDXGarage
No, the later stem of 1997+? is about 7 thousandths thinner
Re: E series triple clamps on H model.
Posted: 01:29 pm Nov 07 2022
by JZ05220r
JZ05220r wrote: 10:13 pm Nov 06 2022
I have a nice set of triple clamps off my 220 e series after doing a fork swap. I am restoring an e model and I want to press out the stem off the e series lower triple and press it in the e series triple. I basically am asking if the e series stem will press into the e series lower triple. Will this work out fine? I checked and they are the same distance from clamp to clamp so that checks out. Thanks
KDXGarage wrote: 11:26 pm Nov 06 2022
No, the later stem of 1997+? is about 7 thousandths thinner
Re: E series triple clamps on H model.
Posted: 01:29 pm Nov 07 2022
by JZ05220r
KDXGarage wrote: 11:26 pm Nov 06 2022
No, the later stem of 1997+? is about 7 thousandths thinner
Thanks and i keep getting the e mixed up with the h. I revised my original question.
Re: E series triple clamps on H model.
Posted: 01:52 pm Nov 07 2022
by pumpguy
I've never seen an E model (back bone frame) that was originally a 220. Both E model (back bone frame) and H model (perimeter frame) came with 200 engines but 220 only came with a perimeter frame, beginning in 1997 AFIK.
Is yours a bored out 200 or maybe someone put a later 220 engine in an E series frame?
Re: E series triple clamps on H model.
Posted: 04:18 pm Nov 07 2022
by JZ05220r
pumpguy wrote: 01:52 pm Nov 07 2022
I've never seen an E model (back bone frame) that was originally a 220. Both E model (back bone frame) and H model (perimeter frame) came with 200 engines but 220 only came with a perimeter frame, beginning in 1997 AFIK.
Is yours a bored out 200 or maybe someone put a later 220 engine in an E series frame?
I had a problem with typos yesterday. I meant 200 E series. Thanks
Re: E series triple clamps on H model.
Posted: 04:29 am Nov 08 2022
by KDXGarage
I got it wrong, too. The 1997+ stem (look up the part numbers for exact year / numbers) is the thicker one. The older stem is thinner. Some KX's are like that, too. It has been a long time since I was taking them out and measuring them. 17 years :-)
Re: E series triple clamps on H model.
Posted: 07:15 am Nov 08 2022
by JZ05220r
KDXGarage wrote: 04:29 am Nov 08 2022
I got it wrong, too. The 1997+ stem (look up the part numbers for exact year / numbers) is the thicker one. The older stem is thinner. Some KX's are like that, too. It has been a long time since I was taking them out and measuring them. 17 years :-)
No problem. Still saved me a headache.