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Roblas · June 12th, 2011, 12:50 PM

Hey y'all. I'm new around here. I'm helping a friend completely rebuild an '86 ninjette. It wasn't terribly well cared for by the previous owner (who thought pink duct tape was sufficient for repairing wiring) and the result is a whole lot of rust, among other things.

The inner fork tubes are pretty well rusted and I'm looking for options for repairing/replacing them. Rechroming is somewhat expensive, as are new parts. One thing I'm considering is finding the front end from an '88-'07 and swapping the whole thing out. This would also fix the problem of the bent clip-on that we can't seem to find a replacement for.

Has anyone ever done this? Is it even possible? I could be wrong, but I think they may have totally different steering head bearings.

June 12th, 2011, 12:50 PM	#1
Roblas ninjette.org newbie Name: Matt Location: Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): SV650 Posts: 1	'86 Front End Swap? Hey y'all. I'm new around here. I'm helping a friend completely rebuild an '86 ninjette. It wasn't terribly well cared for by the previous owner (who thought pink duct tape was sufficient for repairing wiring) and the result is a whole lot of rust, among other things. The inner fork tubes are pretty well rusted and I'm looking for options for repairing/replacing them. Rechroming is somewhat expensive, as are new parts. One thing I'm considering is finding the front end from an '88-'07 and swapping the whole thing out. This would also fix the problem of the bent clip-on that we can't seem to find a replacement for. Has anyone ever done this? Is it even possible? I could be wrong, but I think they may have totally different steering head bearings.