Africa Twin Front end conversion / engineering

They can trap shit under them, which can then scratch the hard coating on the fork tubes. Just remember to clean them often and they're ok. I've stopped using them as they were trapping dried mud under them. I pack some grease inbetween the dust seal and the fork seal, and clean it out every so often.

stem in the clamps !!!, thanks Pezz !!!

Gregory

Can you bring the AT over this Sunday @ 11.00am?

Time for some reconstructive surgery

come on guys, no self respecting Dr would use a hammer that small

Forks are Go !!!. Thanks Pezz mate, cant say it enough !!!!

Well it was off to Dr Pezz's Skunkworks today to fit the new front end.

This one came off



The Dr at work





Tope triple clamp off



And a forkless AT



New forks in !!!!

Thanks to Pezz's great measuring and organising the machining of the CR stem it all went together painlessly. then it was the fiddly stuff, relocating the ignition switch, fitting up the KTM front guard that Ozimick donated to the cause, thanks again mate !!!!. Fitting the pushbike speedo sensor etc etc.

Pezz, a true artist at work making brackets and spacers









OldDog popped in and was a great help getting all the brackets made and fitted up



Then it was the test ride, woohoo, feels good, different but good, it will take a while to get used to it. the forks feel very stiff just sitting on the bike but feel supple to ride so far. The single 320mm disc feels like it's going to have plenty of power once it all beds in.

The it was time for a celebratory beer from the Advrider stubby coolers





Thanks to all those who helped make this happen, I hope I can return the favour one day !!!!. Pezz, Ozimick, OldDog, Malcom, it's great to have mates !!!!

Shit OldGirl's got improved eyesight and put on wieght.

Aye Greg

Shane

shiiiitttttt, faark me, is it all the excitement of the new forks or Im just going senile ???? It was lego that turned up to help . though im sure Olddog was there in spirit.

Oh dear how embarassment

Fcuk i'm gettin ugly..................

I think you mean that drunken bastard Leglessone, Greg?


But seriously, damn that front end looks the biz! I can't wait to hear how it works in the dirt.

Farkin brilliant Greg, farkin brilliant. This coldie is for you and the coolest looking front end I've ever seen on an AT.


I guess I'd better sort out a set of WR 450 forks for the S10 then.

still a few things to sort out, got the CR master cylinder on at the moment so no front brake light or right hand mirror mount. Got to hunt arond for a Dommie /'XR600/transalp 600 one to fit up. The CR front wheel has pretty small spokes and a narrower rim than the AT, 1.6" Vs 1.85" so I want to get another beefier wheel built up as well.

So . . . . . did you take any pics of the Front Guard Brackets????

I'll take some detail shots of your work tomorrow

Bloody brilliant Greg

Wouldn't a banjo type pressure switch do the job?

Crikey, nice job!



Now you just gotta respray that fendor AT RED...