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Same problem as Dewey!
Posted: 06:45 pm Mar 11 2008
by Rick
I recently purchased a set of what was thought to be 99' or so YZ forks. Got the forks, tripple, Master cylinder, caliper, and brake line. I bought a 99' YZ Front wheel, with axle and spacers off the Bay. The caliper is missing the pads, and a couple small items. No biggie. After mocking up the front end, the axle fits(its real tight though) but the wheel spacing is way off. Still, not a huge deal. Then, some more parts showed up. I bought some fork guards from Lightspeed. 05' style, that should fit 96-04 YZ forks. Yep, they didn't fit. So. i jumped on here, and looked at Jeb's pic's. He also has 99' YZ forks. The bottoms, where the axle and brake line and guard holes are, are totally different. Now i'm wondering, What forks do I have? The master cylinder is stamped Yamaha. The underside of the top tree clamp is stamped KX125J2. ????????That KX was made in like 93'. After looking through tons of Diagrams on Bike Bandit, for both the YZ and the KX, the one that looks the closest to mine, as far as the mounting holes for the fork guards, and the bottom of the fork itself, is a 2000 KX. The inside of the fork bottoms are stamped K318-L and K318-R. If any of you guys have an idea of what these are, please let me know. ps, my new rear brake rotor showed up too.......It was wrong!
Here are some pics......
This pic shows the mounting holes for the fork guard real well.
My chief mechanic Jim(aka Jeb). He'll love this! Thanks, Rick
Posted: 06:46 pm Mar 11 2008
by Rick
Ok, I think Vince is gonna have to help straighten up my post. Again, its like 4 miles wide! What the hell!
Posted: 08:02 pm Mar 11 2008
by scheckaet
indeed...
Posted: 08:11 pm Mar 11 2008
by Indawoods
I did!
Posted: 08:13 pm Mar 11 2008
by Rick
Thanks for the ''alignment"!
Posted: 09:15 pm Mar 11 2008
by Rick
Posted: 09:57 pm Mar 11 2008
by scheckaet
got my set of 01 from them last year
Posted: 10:14 pm Mar 11 2008
by Rick
Scheckaet, are yous kx's? I saw a few more on e-bay, and some fork guards. Im almost sure mine are KX 2000's or later. Well, up to 04' i beleive, When they went to 48mm.
Posted: 10:35 pm Mar 11 2008
by scheckaet
yeah, mine are 01 kx 125, quite please so far.
Posted: 12:27 am Mar 13 2008
by jc7622
Those also look kind of like my '03 KX forks. What is the OD of the lower tubes?
Posted: 03:03 pm Mar 13 2008
by Rick
I believe 46mm
Posted: 07:26 pm Mar 13 2008
by jc7622
They went to 48mm in '03. I'm not sure how far back they were 46mm. I'm pretty sure it was atleast as far back as '98. Someone else should know.
Posted: 07:47 pm Mar 13 2008
by Rick
Do I measure, just above where the axle goes, on the lower fork? I dont have a mic at home.......can I use a tape?
Posted: 10:40 am Mar 14 2008
by september9
They look like KX forks to me too. Mine are from an '00 KX 125 and all of the tabs and mounts are the same as what you show in your pictures.
Posted: 11:27 am Mar 14 2008
by scheckaet
same on my 01 kx 125
Posted: 04:52 pm Mar 14 2008
by Rick
Thanks guys. Good thing I already got a YZ wheel, and fork guards!
I think the wheel will be ok, but not so much luck on the guards.......
Posted: 05:36 pm Mar 14 2008
by Jeb
The fork guards should be good for 96-04 per about every catalog I've seen - check out the lightspeed webpage and denniskirk for example . . . one of two possiblities: you've ordered the wrong guards or they sent you the wrong guards!! They can't be later than '05 based on the fork cap (and the diam is bigger starting with '05s I think) although I'm very confident they're '00 or later given the diameter of the dampening rod.
I'll remove and bring my guards over Saturday and we'll figure things out
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Wait a minute, I reread the post - they're NOT YZ forks ????