Wow - Congrats! This came out absolutely fantastic - gives me some motivation to finish mine too!
Perhaps skip the TIG due to $$$ (unless you really want to learn it) and get the flanges/pipe in stainless steel and use a MAPP torch and some...
You may be able to get away with one piece depending on your bolt patterns. [IMG]
As you correctly guessed you will not find the wheel in North America. I had to source it from Italy off of eBay. There appears to be one...
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FYI: http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=35431.html https://www.perthstreetbikes.com/forum/ ... p?t=108439...
Good lord that looks absolutely sick...
Likely better to do a full fork swap. Early YZF600 forks fit with a bearing swap and a bit of grinding on the triple tree for clearance. Good part...
Looks fantastic! Glad someone else tried the YZF fork conversion - great even for older XJ's.
Also really worried about the travel on the front wheel and the cooler/turbo. Assuming you've double checked the clearance?
Fork Tube Diameter (36mm) FZ-600 S/SC/T/TC/U/UC (86-88) FJ-600 L/LC/N/NC (84-85) Compatible Steering Stems (Bearing Size)...
Great stuff - what an amazing transformation! Please keep us updated!