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Hello I am going to fit a KTM 950 *********** front end to my vstrom 1000.
I will take some photos along the way, and let you know the outcome...
At this stage I expect to change the bike considerably, the bikes geometry will be altered as the front will be higher, additional geometry changes will come from the different triple clamp offset, the wheel will be 21" so that will be different, the fork travel will be increased, the fork rigidity will be increased and the fork dampening will be different[I hope superior], the brakes will be the Brembo 2 spotters[as opposed to the Triumph 4 spotters I have fitted currently] ohh- and the front guard will be orange??.
At this stage the KTM steering stem runs 29mm bearing id [the suzuki is 30mm]. The Vstrom has 55 mm od. A suitable bearing is unlikely to be found, so I will look at modifying the KTM stem or, fitting a V strom stem, or making a whole new stem.
Alternatively I could make an adapter/sleeve to fit the KTM bearigs into the vstrom [vstrom =55mm od KTM =50.292mm] with a wall thickness of 2.354mm!
Does anyone have a dl 1000 lower triple pressed apart so I can assess the potential of using one of these in the KTM triple lower??

I will take some photos along the way, and let you know the outcome...
At this stage I expect to change the bike considerably, the bikes geometry will be altered as the front will be higher, additional geometry changes will come from the different triple clamp offset, the wheel will be 21" so that will be different, the fork travel will be increased, the fork rigidity will be increased and the fork dampening will be different[I hope superior], the brakes will be the Brembo 2 spotters[as opposed to the Triumph 4 spotters I have fitted currently] ohh- and the front guard will be orange??.
At this stage the KTM steering stem runs 29mm bearing id [the suzuki is 30mm]. The Vstrom has 55 mm od. A suitable bearing is unlikely to be found, so I will look at modifying the KTM stem or, fitting a V strom stem, or making a whole new stem.
Alternatively I could make an adapter/sleeve to fit the KTM bearigs into the vstrom [vstrom =55mm od KTM =50.292mm] with a wall thickness of 2.354mm!
Does anyone have a dl 1000 lower triple pressed apart so I can assess the potential of using one of these in the KTM triple lower??
