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ZX6 Front Wheel on 78 LTD 1000 Forks???

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29 Nov 2021 12:48 #858439 by Olbeedo
Hey guys I have a bead on a set of ZX6 wheels, can I use the front wheel with my stock 78 LTD forks or MUST I do a front end swap?

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29 Nov 2021 13:00 - 29 Nov 2021 13:02 #858441 by slayer61
Replied by slayer61 on topic ZX6 Front Wheel on 78 LTD 1000 Forks???
Take a tape measure out to the shop/garage & take note of the available real estate BETWEEN the forks. Is there room for the wheel?

Assuming there is, look at brake caliper diameters. Are they even close? If they're close, you're getting closer. What about axle diameter for wheel VS forks?

There are many things to examine, but these are the obvious. Most swaps I have done put newer forks to an older wheel. On my race bike I put R6 forks to a Yamaha TX 750 wheel. On my road bike, I put GSXr forks to my old Astralites.   

Sorry for the poor pic quality above     But in both cases, custom fabrication was required for caliper hangers and wheel spacers etc.

Don't be ridiculous! It's only a flesh wound!

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Wife's BIG bike......[strike] 1981 GPZ 1100 Kerker and [strike]factory FI[/strike] Mikuni RS34s W/ K&N pods[/strike] SOLD
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30 Nov 2021 05:48 #858468 by Bama704
Replied by Bama704 on topic ZX6 Front Wheel on 78 LTD 1000 Forks???
In case you want to do a front end conversion, I have a set of 04 zx6r forks for sale.  

You would need the triple's though.

Good luck on your measurements.  Either way, you would need to do a good bit of fabbing to get it to work with your current front end. 

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02 Dec 2021 13:39 #858555 by Olbeedo
Replied by Olbeedo on topic ZX6 Front Wheel on 78 LTD 1000 Forks???
Are they listed on here? if not you can message me pics and price. Thinking of getting this ZX6R / ZX10R Fixed offset Triple Tree Conversion (30mm, 35mm, 45mm, 50mm, 55mm & 60mm)from Cognito Moto

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03 Dec 2021 05:21 #858562 by Bama704
Replied by Bama704 on topic ZX6 Front Wheel on 78 LTD 1000 Forks???
Sent you a message

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