Upside down fork conversion from 636 bolt on

[joes280]

I was in process of doing this on the ninja but got the deal of year and sold the bike and bought my next ducati.

I have a steering stem that was cut out of the ninja by a machine shop and installed into 636 triples, gold 636 forks and front wheel and radial calipers.

Pretty much complete sans rotors, because I wanted the newer wave rotors and but those require a 10mm spacer or you can go with regular 04 636 rotors.


I bought all the parts to make the swap bolt on, if I ever sold the bike and went back to stock.

$350 obo, all these parts cost me about $1100

I need this gone and if no interest will be parting seperately on ebay.

[joes280]

will post pics tommorow gotta get the ish out of storage

[Dano]

sweet wish i had the cash.

[Kevin2109]

ummmm holy **** thats so cheap, it comes with the rim and the forks? what else is included?

[alex.s]

pm sent.

[joes280]

front 06 zx6r rim(new style like whats on ninja 250)
with tire 120/60(low tread tho but useable)

Front Axle

Pair of 636 forks

Pair of gold tokico radial calipers with lines

636 Triples (06 new style) with Stem for ninja 250

636 Clip Ons

All included for that price plus shipping, selling it cheap to get rid of all of it at once, plus the Stem is useless unless used on a 250r. I have a new bike so don't want it sitting in the shed forever plus I could use the loot.

First come first serve, if it doesn't sell in a week, to Ebay it goes and parting it

[gt_turbo]

i would like to see some pics...

[joes280]

Here are some pics of the steering stem...I got $500 in this alone and is done right. I wanted to show pics to let you know its for real and not a game.sorry for the crappy pics but took with cell phone. Will get other pics up later this evening of the rest of the kit.

So you can see what a deal it is. Also if serious leave a number and will call you or txt back. Gonna be on the go so won't have time to exchange endless emails for questions.


stem1 by redheaddreadloc, on Flickr

[joes280]

stem2 by redheaddreadloc, on Flickr

stem3 by redheaddreadloc, on Flickr

Photo_032612_004-1 by redheaddreadloc, on Flickr

[joes280]

new pics


IMG_20120327_091857 by redheaddreadloc, on Flickr


IMG_20120327_091929 by redheaddreadloc, on Flickr


IMG_20120327_091415 by redheaddreadloc, on Flickr


IMG_20120327_091425 by redheaddreadloc, on Flickr


serious inquiries can text me 757-469-4788 already boxed to go

[Kevin2109]

If no one buys this you are all retarded

[Cazper]

I would love to... just don't have the funds right now
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[csmith12]

You guys know I am rebuilding my pregen.

From the performance perspective, how much different would this be from swapping a new gen front?

Sorta interested.

[alex.s]

i want these. i wish i wasnt getting screwed by the gov. otherwise they would already be bought. the USD forks will put a tiny bit of extra torque on the frame head, but it already flexes so who cares. if you crash in them youll probably bend the frame rather than those forks. not sure what rate springs are in it but youll probably want to swap them to get them properly tuned for your weight/geometry setup, but they are 3 way adjustable. muuuuuch nicer than new-gen forks which are not adjustable at all outside of oil swaps, and preload spacers, unless you buy expensive emulators, but at that point yoou are already paying more than this kit.


not sure if they fit unmodified fairings.

[joes280]

didn't get that far, but shouldn't be a problem cause guys in indonesia have been doing it for years. I hadn't ever seen one in the states so I was doing it for braggin rights, and I like doing what people said couldn't/shouldn't be done.
The hardest part has been done, I figured out the mystery of the steering stem. It took a very competent machine shop, who weren't scared to mess with it.

Btw, if someone really wants this we can work something out. I never got to install it before I sold the bike and would have liked to see it realized for all the work put in figuring out how to do it. Maybe you can buy half now, and half later and I hold the remaining parts for you like layaway. Just make sure you take good pics when installed

[csmith12]

I'll take that deal and provide the full build log. We can work out the details.

[alex.s]

@blong 's last bike had a similar setup and his videos look like he runs a pretty quick pace on it. he can probably offer some tuning advice

[joes280]

i'm excited...possible deal pending...but of course still up until money sent..lol

I cant wait to see this project

[duckracer]

One of you guys needs to jump on this deal! I did this conversion on my track day/race ninjette using an R1 front set up and it is night and day. The shorter offset makes the bike turn much better and hold a line better! Someone buy this!!!!!

[csmith12]

No worries, I got dis....

[csmith12]

Called and left a msg. PM me your paypal info plz. Thanks

[joes280]

Sorry went to bed early with the baby.....I'll call you today.

[dragonboy]

Awesome deal and anxious to see the install. Good luck!

BTW, anyone else notice the small ding in the rim? Last pic in he #10 reply.

[CZroe]

I got a similar bent lip repaired at Mackie Welding in Sierra Madre, CA ($70 cash)

[joes280]

Still up for sale....need this gone also on EBay.....

[Rexbo]

Originally Posted by alex.s

@blong 's last bike had a similar setup and his videos look like he runs a pretty quick pace on it. he can probably offer some tuning advice

He's got a 'busa front end, and it works REALLY well. It'll be a vast improvement over stock. Someone pick this up.

[gt_turbo]

update: pulled the trigger and bought these! i'll update everyone when i get them and start a new thread when i do the install to document the process.

[alex.s]

D: i just did taxes and realized i dont owe as much as i thought i owed. came here wanting to buy these. but they sold! booo. guess ill have to go pillage ebay

[Kevin2109]

Originally Posted by alex.s

D: i just did taxes and realized i dont owe as much as i thought i owed. came here wanting to buy these. but they sold! booo. guess ill have to go pillage ebay

Idiot

[csmith12]

Gratz gt_turbo! I am glad someone got on this where I was unable to complete the deal. Take plenty of pics please.

[gt_turbo]

Originally Posted by csmith12

Gratz gt_turbo! I am glad someone got on this where I was unable to complete the deal. Take plenty of pics please.

thanks! i'll try to take as many as i can. now as soon as joe finishes packing them up and shipping them out tomorrow. i'll be pulling up a chair by the front door and wait for my forks to show up!

[gt_turbo]

received the packages today! but not too happy with the packaging of the forks, see pictures . packaging could have been better imo. after unpacking it appears that one of the forks cast aluminum mounting brackets for the front fender is broken . not sure if this happened before or during shipment as I can't really tell from the pics provided above and it was not mentioned if this flaw already existed. i guess not too big of a deal as it doesn't affect the function of the forks. worst case scenario would be i would have to purchase another used fork or run without front fender for a while. for now, i'll try to throw everything on and see how it works before i worry about cosmetic defects, i understand its used stuff happens...

[Kevin2109]

Was the broken piece in the box? Wtf
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[gt_turbo]

Originally Posted by Kevin2109

Was the broken piece in the box? Wtf
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no, i didn't see any broken pieces in the bubble wrapped packaging or box. but its not too big of deal, in the overall picture, Joe still did the hardest part which was welding the 250 stem. and for an entire 636 front end, forks, clipons, triples, wheel, calipers, and minus rotors, it's actually still a pretty good deal in the end. for now i'll probably just try to put everything on and make sure it all works, before i go buying a new fork or do anything else.

[Kevin2109]

I guess he did show a pic with it missing but still, didnt mention one thing about the broken piece. Shame on you OP, thats bullshit

[DailyRidden250R]

Watch this..... The reply is going to be a permutatation of "I didn't know" or "damaged" during shipping.

Either way sucks to be you who bought it and shame on people who are dishonest!

IF he knew about this issue and still sold it without disclosing, that is just straight up shady scam.

[Kevin2109]

@gt_turbo: did you pay with paypal as a gift? If not open a case and get a partial refund

[CZroe]

Wow. It has nothing to do with this bike and you guys are acting like it's a defect. It could have been trimmed when trying to mount a fender or something. Even the buyer didn't think it was as big a deal as you guys. If the forks aren't the same distance apart as they were on a 636 (thus, wouldn't fit a 636 fender) and it wasn't used as part of the caliper mount or something (buyer says it's for fender), I say it's a big fat case of "So what? It's modified." Who knows: Maybe it could fit a 636 front fender (it does fit the wheel) but, even so, that may be how the OP scored them without the fender or frame (cheap due to irrelevant defect). As long as he wasn't selling them as flawless replacement 636 parts, I wouldn't worry about it.

[Kevin2109]

Originally Posted by CZroe

Wow. It has nothing to do with this bike and you guys are acting like it's a defect. It could have been trimmed when trying to mount a fender or something. Even the buyer didn't think it was as big a deal as you guys. If the forks aren't the same distance apart as they were on a 636 (thus, wouldn't fit a 636 fender) and it wasn't used as part of the caliper mount or something, I say it's a big fat case of "So what? It's modified."

Are you serious? Did you miss the entire idea of this? It fits a 636 rim, it HAS to be the same width as a 636 because its using a 636 triple

Its ****ed up that they guy didnt say its broken

[CZroe]

Originally Posted by Kevin2109

Are you serious? Did you miss the entire idea of this? It fits a 636 rim, it HAS to be the same width as a 636 because its using a 636 triple

Its ****ed up that they guy didnt say its broken

I edited above. It's using a modified triple and there could be modified spacers and caliper mounts. Even so, it's likely that it would fit the fender and I only mentioned that possibility to be thorough, but it's not like the fender isn't going to mount because of that damage. Without a fender, the OP may not have even known. There was a guy here who had the left side of his front fender snapped off for several months (more than a year?) and didn't notice even when working up close because it was a clean break. He remembered that it had happened long before when it fell off the front fork stand.