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XT500 FRONT FORKS

Front Forks

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 […]