First off, I had the incorrect forks for my 1980 XT500 G. They were from an earlier model that had the axle mounted ‘inline’ on the underside of the of the legs (1976-1979). They were also a different length, the earlier type should protrude above the top clamp by 35mm to 55mm. There is not enough space to do this on later models. The 1980 and later had leading axles, i.e. mounted to the front of the leg. The triple […]
I used the OEM rear shock absorbers and springs from the 1U6 doner bike as the ones I had were Hagon. They were rusty as hell but serviceable so the first thing was to dismantle them. One of the tools I don’t have and didn’t buy is a spring compressor. So I used a home made option. First you need to make sure the shocks are adjusted to the lower position. It was much easier dismantling them this way than […]
