I am thinking of going the other way. I am a B rider and ride mostly in extreme rocks and technical terrain. I have always preferred conventional forks over any USDs I've used for where I ride. I have an 01 GG 250 xc and discovered after purchase that some previous owner had the WP forks shortened by 2.5 inches. I am 6'2" and 230. for the time being I've been using the Showas off of my 04 CRF 250 Honda which are USDs but are the best I've used that are stock, but at some point I'll need to put those back on the Honda. No, it wasn't an easy fit, I had to do some fabrication to make it work so don't try it unless you can really do machine work. If I had to do it again I wouldn't have.
Anyway, if I want to switch to conventionals, what is my best options for my ability, size, and terrain? I have an extra set of DRZ conventional forks that I have had revalved for a DRZ I used to have and I really like them but I have no idea what clamps to use. I also have a DRZ front wheel and brakes, whole front end but I'd really rather use a factory GG setup if possible. I know nothing about WPs or Zokes really. Most of my bikes have had Japanese suspension or WPs which I didn't make any changes to. I will be wanting conventionals that don't have alot of underhang below the axel. The ones I can think of are whatever came on Honda XR 650s, (not the XLR which does have underhang, although they are fantastic other than than with a fork brace), DRZ-E forks which are adjustable for rebound and compression, and older KTM-WPs, the 50mm Extreme WPs being the best I've tried. If necessary I can make my own fork brace for some of the smaller diameter conventionals if one is not available aftermarket.
Just to clarify, I am exclusively an Enduro and H.S. rider, don't jump anything unless they force me to on a Scramble course, and mostly ride in some of the most extreme rocky technical terrain I've seen in the nation, so conventional forks seem to flex and soak up the nasties best in my opinion. I have spent plenty of $ trying to get various USDs to be as responsive and travel freely through the stroke as some basic conventional forks. I'm tired of wasting money on revalves and oil changes, etc. I have also noticed that conventional forks blow seals and wear out bushings much more slowly than even the best USDs. I am actually faster on my stock slow motored, undersuspended DRZ than on my fast GG, but I keep thinking that if I can just get the front end on the GG to actually be plush in extreme rocks and soaking up logs and the like it will be the ticket.
Any help will be appreciated, Jeff.
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