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MODEL SPECIFIC => SUZUKI BANDIT 250 & 400 => Topic started by: El Dopa on April 04, 2007, 05:20:14 PM

Title: RGV250N front end?
Post by: El Dopa on April 04, 2007, 05:20:14 PM

Hi all,

Firstly, thankyou Stormi for getting the board back up and running. Muchos Obligados.

Secondly...

I've been keeping an eye out for a gsxr750 front end down my way, without much luck. Ebay isn't really an option as the shipping cost to here more or less double the price.

However, a '92 RGV250N front end has turned up locally. USD forks, same year as my bandit.

Does anyone know anything about these?

Would it more or less bolt straight on? Would it be better, performance-wise? worse?

Cheers,

Rich

Title: RGV250N front end?
Post by: Banditmax on April 04, 2007, 06:54:44 PM

The RGV250 was a lighter bike so you may have to preload the springs a bit more to make them work better with the higher weight of the b4. They are good forks though you dont see many rgv's with new forks fitted so they must work well. They are also a popular upgrade for rd350's so they seem to be an alright fork.

Title: RGV250N front end?
Post by: Herr Tod on April 05, 2007, 01:05:06 PM

RGV forks are shorter than the Bandit forks. The steering stem is different too. I'd go for a GSXR 750 fork, especially because that one has compression and rebound damping. Another advantage of the GSXR is that you can run a 120/70 tire.

Although the RGV fork is not a bad one, a friend of mine fitted it to his GS 500. But still, no damping adjusters and a 3 inch front rim.

Title: RGV250N front end?
Post by: gsxr400 racer on April 05, 2007, 01:12:31 PM

is that all rgv's that have a differnt stem and no adjuster or just some and are you sure they are all 3" rims? I do agree with you on the front end swap seems to be the easiest route to go.
cheers