Alright.. So after going back and forth on the idea for a good while, I am finally going for it. I've sourced almost all of the parts, just have the the master cylinder and speedometer to get. Figured I'd start a project thread to post my progress.
After fighting with the forks for days, I finally took them to a shop. Turns out, some of the components were frozen.. That's why I couldn't get the boots off even after removing the seals and cartridges.. A set that appeared nice on the outside has turned into a massive headache. That's what you get when you pay $60 for a set of wheels, 2 sets of calipers, 2 sets of forks, 2 sets of clip ons, etc. You get the point.. I junked a lot of it. One wheel was good, one had a flat spot in the lip. So I bought another set of wheels, rotors, working calipers, and a front fender from Texas Tech. They took apart a running F3 to source for parts. Forks are still at the shop. They got one apart finally! (They have had them for over 2 weeks). I'll take them to my powder-coater before reassembly.
I haven't seen a F3 swap using the front fender yet.. so I've decided to give it a shot. I know the other guys didn't use it due to the bulky and sport-bike look.. so I taped some lines and today I cut down the fender and gave it a temp shot of bbq black. Let me know what you think.
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Tex, thanks for responding to the million messages and helping Seth (D9) with the dimensions of the bushing.
Seth, thanks for responding to the million messages after I messed up that first bushing.
After fighting with the forks for days, I finally took them to a shop. Turns out, some of the components were frozen.. That's why I couldn't get the boots off even after removing the seals and cartridges.. A set that appeared nice on the outside has turned into a massive headache. That's what you get when you pay $60 for a set of wheels, 2 sets of calipers, 2 sets of forks, 2 sets of clip ons, etc. You get the point.. I junked a lot of it. One wheel was good, one had a flat spot in the lip. So I bought another set of wheels, rotors, working calipers, and a front fender from Texas Tech. They took apart a running F3 to source for parts. Forks are still at the shop. They got one apart finally! (They have had them for over 2 weeks). I'll take them to my powder-coater before reassembly.
I haven't seen a F3 swap using the front fender yet.. so I've decided to give it a shot. I know the other guys didn't use it due to the bulky and sport-bike look.. so I taped some lines and today I cut down the fender and gave it a temp shot of bbq black. Let me know what you think.
Before:
After:
Tex, thanks for responding to the million messages and helping Seth (D9) with the dimensions of the bushing.
Seth, thanks for responding to the million messages after I messed up that first bushing.