FZR400 fork will fit on a XJR?

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Re: FZR400 fork will fit on a XJR?

Post by Ugo51 » Fri Mar 08, 2013 10:41 am

by the way, what those codes refer to?
I mean, where can I find them written and explained?
So to know for example what code my fork is

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Re: FZR400 fork will fit on a XJR?

Post by Kayla850 » Fri Mar 08, 2013 11:24 am

Ugo51 wrote:by the way, what those codes refer to?
I mean, where can I find them written and explained?
So to know for example what code my fork is
Here you go-

http://www.madsi.co.uk/models.aspx

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Re: FZR400 fork will fit on a XJR?

Post by Evilchicken0 » Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:17 pm

But why do you want to change the forks .... are they rusted ???

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Re: FZR400 fork will fit on a XJR?

Post by Evilchicken0 » Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:22 pm

BTW - Yamahas have a model code and we usually use them to refer to a bike ... "it's a 3en2" or a 2TK etc. Yours will have a code too, usually the CDI will have it on the sticker.

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Re: FZR400 fork will fit on a XJR?

Post by thunderace » Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:58 pm

XJR400 model codes begin with 4HM and then either a single number 1-9 or single letter A-F (I think it's F?) to denote the model year.
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Re: FZR400 fork will fit on a XJR?

Post by Ugo51 » Fri Mar 08, 2013 10:17 pm

Kayla850 wrote:
Ugo51 wrote:by the way, what those codes refer to?
I mean, where can I find them written and explained?
So to know for example what code my fork is
Here you go-

http://www.madsi.co.uk/models.aspx

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ohhh, thanks
I didn't understand those codes refer to the motorbikes. I though they were the codes for the forks.
thanks. now it's clear

yes, XJR is 4HM. not sure what's mine, probabile 4HM-01...

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Re: FZR400 fork will fit on a XJR?

Post by Ugo51 » Sat Mar 09, 2013 11:57 am

I took some measurements:

fork leght about 76cm
the pitch is 190mm
the discs are 290-300mm (not easy to measure them properly while fitted on the wheel, but I guess it's pretty clear they are not 282, so I assume they are 298)
the rim is 96mm thick, which equals to 3.7inches, so I guess it's a 3.5

last, but not least, I took some pictures

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is there any other measurement I can take to identify the fork?

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Re: FZR400 fork will fit on a XJR?

Post by Evilchicken0 » Sat Mar 09, 2013 5:45 pm

Don't know about the fork
The wheel will have markings on one of the spokes that will give the dia and width.

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Re: FZR400 fork will fit on a XJR?

Post by Kayla850 » Sat Mar 09, 2013 6:03 pm

It looks like a 3TJ wheel spindle, and the mudguard mounts look very similar to the TRX850 and TZR250 3MA. Thinking about it, the forks might be the same as the 3MA- they're 41mm and use an 83mm (four pot) caliper.
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Re: FZR400 fork will fit on a XJR?

Post by Ugo51 » Sat Mar 09, 2013 6:52 pm

Kayla850 wrote:It looks like a 3TJ wheel spindle, and the mudguard mounts look very similar to the TRX850 and TZR250 3MA. Thinking about it, the forks might be the same as the 3MA- they're 41mm and use an 83mm (four pot) caliper.
the 3MA is the TRZ250, am I right?
so maybe also the SZR660 has the same fork...
I was sure the caliper pitch was 85 but it may be 83. i will check tomorrow


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