#11 got a new front end!

[Bryan Raffa]

it was a long morning... but it came out of surgery ok... actually better than ok..:naughty: heres how I started off..:wondering

[Bryan Raffa]

then we got serious... first thing with the Howser bar clamps the aluminum ferro has to be trimmed to 1'' 5/16 and the thickness of the rubber shoulder has to be removed from one bushing. Should look like the 4th pic just inside the rubber on both sides. Tighten em down and cut off the extra thred's.

[tecat-z]

Nice front end...
Picture them trips anodized:naughty

[Bryan Raffa]

then it go's from coffee to beer QUICK! go to mount the triples and the stem hole has a step in it not allowing it to fully seat on the lock nut. Rat Tail File to the Rescue! pic 6 is what the Howser clamps should look like.

then I took my retired Aussie duner plate and "many memorable races on that plate" used the fork stand offs with a DC plastic white tecate plate , trimming with a new razor.. a few rivets.. there was plenty of plastic on the plate to custom trim it ,,I left the top corners to protect my speed bleeders but cut the center out to allow movement of the cables...:D

[Bryan Raffa]

Nice front end...
Picture them trips anodized:naughty

can you do em gold? haha who am I kidding I scratch every thing i own..LOL

[Bryan Raffa]

end Pics after hackin up the tecate plate.. GIT IT! The chunks of plastic I had left over I uses for backers for my rivets.

[shawnroy1971]

Man,That thing look's so awesome! Great job.

[bigredridr]

very nice what did you use for the forks? any mods for the caliper bracket?

[audioworks04]

Appears to be Jason Hall's whole set up using KTM 85sx forks, caliper and rotor, Jason includes an adapter for the rotor.

[Bryan Raffa]

Appears to be Jason Hall's whole set up using KTM 85sx forks, caliper and rotor, Jason includes an adapter for the rotor.

well yes and no.. this is one off ,, tripples and axle yes,, 85sx forks yes. 525xc duel piston caliper ,, stock rotor. re drilled and re taped. these forks came from the first set of triz inverts ever back in 05! the lower fork leg has been cut. so major fabrication has been called in. to make every thing line up with jasons stuff... YES HALL'S PEFORMANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TatTooL23]

is the tri-z steering stem the same diameter as a 250R? i will be doing a similar front end on my '86 R but with cut down CR125 forks. just wondering how much is the same on a tri-z.

[Bryan Raffa]

is the tri-z steering stem the same diameter as a 250R? i will be doing a similar front end on my '86 R but with cut down CR125 forks. just wondering how much is the same on a tri-z.

Jason makes the tripples useing the 250R stem also. ya there diffrent.

[pantera1975]

That really looks trick.Great job. I got some CR forks for my 86R I want to do some day.

[Swinger]

Looks great Raffa!!! GIT IT #11!!!!:naughty:

[Bryan Raffa]

Looks great Raffa!!! GIT IT #11!!!!:naughty:

do you remember that picture from the hill climb? LMFAO!:naughty::lol: too funny!

[tecat-z]

Those stickers look great trimmed!:naughty: They look like they even match the frame close to perfect.
ya got a pair right? Or 3. SAY IT!!!!

[Kintore]

Looks wicked Raffa! Cant wait to see it in person! Youve been a busy lil beaver havent ya!

[STiForester]

Very nice work. I'm a machinist so I do this all day. Tedious but fun. Nice job buddy!

[zzmegad]

those 85sx forks are not easy to come by, but seems like those are the only way to go, all the other 80's have smaller diameter tubes :(

[atc007]

Looks great Raffa ! Now if summer would just LEAVE !!!

[JasonB]

looks fantastic man! sounds like there's been alot of time and energy that went into building that set up, congrats!