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GENERAL MOTORCYCLE FORUMS => GENERAL MOTORCYCLE => Topic started by: gdavis2265 on December 11, 2006, 10:47:05 PM

Title: Busa forks on B12
Post by: gdavis2265 on December 11, 2006, 10:47:05 PM

I'm sure this has been discussed before, but here it goes:

Got a set of busa forks cheap, told the legs were 50mm and 55mm, I have thes stock bottom busa tree.  Read somewhere to use a late model blade 954 upper stepped yoke to make up for the shorter fork length.
(I'm told its also a 50mm x 35mm offset)

Press in bandit stem and wahhlaaa. Great poser factor.

So, I'm looking for this stepped yoke, but what years will work?

Any thoughts?

Thanks
(p.s.- posted at some 'other' boards also)

Title: Busa forks on B12
Post by: Daytona on December 12, 2006, 12:19:55 PM

Hey i know he knows! He has it done on his 03 But with the older GSXR inverted front forks.    daniel1 Shoot him a pm ! Those folk that he rides with, know their stuff! Tell him daytona sent you, and will see em this spring.

Title: Busa forks on B12
Post by: gdavis2265 on December 12, 2006, 12:44:33 PM

Thanks a bunch Daytona,
I just sent Daniel a PM-

Title: Busa forks on B12
Post by: Banditofdoom on December 26, 2006, 07:08:34 PM

Now the question is where to find said yoke. I have the busa one on mine and i have to move the forks WAY down to offset the length. looks kinda funny...

Title: Busa forks on B12
Post by: gdavis2265 on December 26, 2006, 08:30:13 PM

well, I sucessfully pressed the bandit stem into the busa yokes- then bolted the whole mess right up to the B12 bike.  The diameters and couterbores were identical.  Took a heavy duty press, that's for sure- (No Harbor-Fregight crap press would cut it.) Used a bit of locktite in the pressfit.  

Amazing, the original handlebar clamps bolted right into the top two holes on the Busa yoke.  Also, with a bit of machining to remove some bosses, I think the clocks and key switch will bolt straight into the other two top holes in the upper yoke.

Title: Busa forks on B12
Post by: karl on December 28, 2006, 02:59:53 AM

pics?

Title: Busa forks on B12
Post by: gdavis2265 on December 28, 2006, 09:50:57 AM

I'll try to get some pics shortly.

Title: Busa forks on B12
Post by: Nick2k on December 28, 2006, 08:44:49 PM

Would love to see this setup in person sometime!

Are you on pnwriders.com?

Title: Busa forks on B12
Post by: gdavis2265 on January 14, 2007, 02:39:01 PM

some more pics:

http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2543591750099097893DrVThd

Title: Busa forks on B12
Post by: gdavis2265 on January 16, 2007, 12:05:56 AM

http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2556168250099097893AMXDZW

Title: Busa forks on B12
Post by: jeffw on January 16, 2007, 05:11:40 AM

Glenn, what front tire and brake rotors did you use?

Title: Busa forks on B12
Post by: gdavis2265 on January 16, 2007, 10:04:24 AM

Stock bandit wheel and rotors/calipers.

Bought larger id wheel bearings and turned three new axle spacers.  Calipers needed 3/16 of an inch inward spacing to meet the rotors, just used some washers I hade laying around.

Title: Re: Busa forks on B12
Post by: mademiriam on March 25, 2009, 01:52:55 PM

i know this is an old thread but gdavis2265 do you remember the bearings you ended up useing? And did you end up getting that 954 top yoke?