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Re: okay so question on the front suspension changes on a sp
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 11:55 pm
by natek
someone please give me a definite yes/no on modding the aero 50 front fork for a spree. i am about to pick one up!
i would go with the elite front fork but i wonna be able to run a front fender and the aero 50 fork is compatible with the elite/metro brakes.....
Re: okay so question on the front suspension changes on a sp
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 11:58 pm
by Trafficjamz
natek wrote:someone please give me a definite yes/no on modding the aero 50 front fork for a spree. i am about to pick one up!
Just get it and MAKE it work.
can you weld ?
Re: okay so question on the front suspension changes on a sp
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 12:03 am
by natek
Trafficjamz wrote:natek wrote:someone please give me a definite yes/no on modding the aero 50 front fork for a spree. i am about to pick one up!
Just get it and MAKE it work.
can you weld ?
does a bear poo in the woods?
Re: okay so question on the front suspension changes on a sp
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 12:12 am
by natek
i was more interested in things like, is the post diameter the same as the spree, if the angle of the fork correct/ close enough, and if it'll hit the body work and stuff like that.....
Re: okay so question on the front suspension changes on a sp
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:48 am
by JJ Joseph
sprite2011 wrote:cookiemonster131 wrote:does anyone have a pic of the elite front forks on a spree with the plastic (minus the front fender on)?
Here you go my almost completed project, just need to paint the rear panels.
Awesome Spree! I looked at the amount of work my Spree would need, then gave up and bought a Dio. Nice job!
Re: okay so question on the front suspension changes on a sp
Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 3:13 am
by GoodJuan
So you weld where the holes were drilled, not around the circumference of the cut?
Re: okay so question on the front suspension changes on a sp
Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 10:48 am
by bradthreee
Met triple, add disc brakes and call it a day cookie...
Re: okay so question on the front suspension changes on a sp
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 11:50 pm
by GoodJuan
Trafficjamz wrote:cookiemonster131 wrote:So i have read and read and read and i am still not 100% sure. what forks will bolt into a spree without mods? I think Aero50 is the only one but i have read everything i could on here and never got a for sure answer.
Front forks That I have swapped on to a spree:
elite e
elite S
1987 elite 50
express
express II
Urban express
They all require modification and do NOT bolt right up.
I have a 1987 Elite 50 S donor scooter.
Can you offer any insight into the differences in ride quality of the '87 exposed coil fork vs. the Elite fork you have pictured?
Is the procedure the same for the '87 Elite 50 S fork?
Re: okay so question on the front suspension changes on a sp
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 12:18 am
by Trafficjamz
GoodJuan wrote:So you weld where the holes were drilled, not around the circumference of the cut?
No weld both....the holes give it extra strength.
Be sure not to build up too much weld around the outside, or the fork will not fit through the tube.
Re: okay so question on the front suspension changes on a sp
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 9:09 pm
by spreeboy98
cookiemonster131 wrote:So i have read and read and read and i am still not 100% sure. what forks will bolt into a spree without mods? I think Aero50 is the only one but i have read everything i could on here and never got a for sure answer.
also what is the story about raking the headtube back 3 degrees? pics of a bike back together with plastics? i want mine to keep the stock appearance of the plastic but i will loose the fender if need be.
thanks for the help in advance and here is the spreeY6 i built
I seen the pipe, just wondering what kind ? trying to fabricate my 86 , by extending swing arm, and putting on a pipe like that let me know asap thanks.