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Shawn_calvin
Posted on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 11:41 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

will forks on an xb9 work on the xb12 ? do they need to be the same years or any thing?

thanks shawn
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Damnut
Posted on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 11:50 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

They will work but 03 & 04 Xb's have 41mm forks. 05 and up have 43mm forks.

I think you just have to change the upper triple tree to make a 43mm work on a 41mm bike. You may have to change both, I can't remember.
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Xl1200r
Posted on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 11:51 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

i think the outside diameter for all the XB forks is the same across all years and models, so you should be set.
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Tq_freak
Posted on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 01:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Nope the outside Diameter does change but its the Lower triple tree that need to be changed, all the uppers are the same.

Also the low / cg models use the smaller forks.
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Damnut
Posted on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 01:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I knew it was one of them that needed to be swapped.
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Hogs
Posted on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 01:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

So did the 2005 city X also have the larger fork tubes?
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Damnut
Posted on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 01:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

2005 CityX=43mm forks
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