KYB SSS steering lock...

[motopsycho87]

Can anybody whose done this mod please show me how they've conquered the steering lock. I'm considering just welding the tang on the headstock of the frame, anyone know the dimension of the piece I need to make?

 

[(F5)]

Page 5 of [cough] my thread

http://www.gasgasrider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=17744&highlight=Bearings&page=5

Has photos. I just bolted blocks and could test they were the right size. Then welded.

 

[Zman]

Welding in the stop will work. I took the easy route and used the heavy duty furniture felt pads on the frame where the forks contact.

 

[gasgasman]

Here's what I did...

 

[Thompo]

I have 5mm rubber ty-wrapped around the fork tubes.

Was going to weld but read about distortion IWO the lower bearing so decided to leave it.

Might mod the clamps some day to replicate the original set up.

 

[motopsycho87]

YZ Clamps with blocks added. So there's a bolt from the bottom which is the main strength + they are butted up against the curved clamp. they are also tacked to the old stops & a bit at the bottom. They bear on the frame with a wide contact patch, I might have to face the surface so they hit evenly but there is plenty of meat.

Have the races in the freezer so might slam those in tonight, press on the bearings & this could go together.

So far this looks like the most viable to me. Any chance you could measure them at all??

 

[(F5)]

Um, just about go get up and go to work. I'll try to remember tonight.

 

[Harry]

Showa 47mm swap. I welded a stop on, no issues with the lower bearing

 

[motopsycho87]

Showa 47mm swap. I welded a stop on, no issues with the lower bearing

Have you dimensions also? Just need to know own how wide the tang is really. And did you use a mig?

I know I can work these out for myself, it's more that I'm moving house soon and have shutdown at work coming up, so I want to have all the pieces ready !

 

[(F5)]

I forgot again and it's warm in bed. . .
Oh hold on.

 

[(F5)]

Ok it's a 30mm wide block butted against the triple as it flares up against the tube.
It's about 33mmthe other way but that's not so critical.

Tig with lots of heat in the part first. Don't need to go crazy. Bolted it from below, it turned out to be easy even by hand. Made my first parts out of plastic to get it right and then just replicated in ally.

 

[motopsycho87]

I forgot again and it's warm in bed. . .
Oh hold on.

Don't want to know what you're holding on to...

 

[(F5)]

Haha.
My sanity. By a thread.

 

[motopsycho87]

I've decided I'm going to go with the head stop mounted tang style one. I will make a program and cut it on the wire cutter tomorrow at work, and then grind down what is required after fitment.

Separate point. Using 20x42x12mm bearings, I'm measuring 22mm disc side and 18mm to get the wheel centered. This is measuring the difference from the fork leg to the side of the rim. Sound about right?

 

[(F5)]

In my thread I think I used 22mm on both sides ultimately.

 

[motopsycho87]

Interesting. I'm wondering if the spindle I've got it from a different year or something, as a fair amount pokes out of the non disc side leg even though the threaded end is out up to the shoulder... Hrmm!

What are you doing about dust seals? Looks like I've got about 4mm on one side and 5mm on the other, thinnest seals are 6mm, just let em hang out?

 

[(F5)]

Let it all hang out baby!

 

[motopsycho87]

Wire cutter was busy so I ground a block by hand. Made spacer sets for both front wheels. Looking forward to the weekend

 

[motopsycho87]

Most pleased with the spacers anyway!

 

[motopsycho87]

Ran out of gas half way, but she'll hold. 35mm wide at 50mm from centre of stem.