Does anyone know if the front forks/shocks on the 225dx are the same as any of the ytm200's ????
Also, the more important question: does anyone have any for SALE? I am willing to pay the high shipping cost of them if you do. And I have paypal...
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Does anyone know if the front forks/shocks on the 225dx are the same as any of the ytm200's ????
Also, the more important question: does anyone have any for SALE? I am willing to pay the high shipping cost of them if you do. And I have paypal...
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Two sets on eBay right now if nobody here has them. Free shipping too.Originally Posted by mattb348
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No they are not. They can be interchanged, but the 225 forks are much better. The 200 forks are a joke.
Good luck finding a set that isn’t bent or rusted. They're out there, but they're rare.
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And the prices reflect that...
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Geeze I could buy a whole parts bike (with a lot of patience) for that price, and just take the forks off of it.
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If you’re desperate enough to use 200 forks I might be able to help.
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Depending on the price, I may be willing to use the (as you put it) crappy 200 forks
I found excellent condition 225dx forks on ebay for a total of $125 after shipping.
How much can you beat that price by?
Also, do the 200 forks look a lot different than 225 forks?
And here is the deal: The forks on my 225dx are seized. Its so f*cking cold here in VT, I am not sure if they just have (frozen) water in them, or if they are bent or rusted/seized (I just bought the bike not to long ago, and haven't messed with it much yet.)
The ONLY reason I don't like that the forks are stuck is because when I come down from a wheelie it slams the HELL out of me because the front end has no give (the forks wont even BUDGE).
Will the 200 forks at least give me a soft landing (on the front end) when i come down from wheelies?
Do they just ride rougher when going over bumps etc.? (I don't mind that.)
Thanks.
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Dude if you see a set for $125 friggin grab them!
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If you have a 225DX, the 200 front-end is going to be a huge disappointment to you and a hindrance if you resell the machineDepending on the price, I may be willing to use the (as you put it) crappy 200 forks
I found excellent condition 225dx forks on ebay for a total of $125 after shipping.
How much can you beat that price by?
Also, do the 200 forks look a lot different than 225 forks?
And here is the deal: The forks on my 225dx are seized. Its so f*cking cold here in VT, I am not sure if they just have (frozen) water in them, or if they are bent or rusted/seized (I just bought the bike not to long ago, and haven't messed with it much yet.)
The ONLY reason I don't like that the forks are stuck is because when I come down from a wheelie it slams the HELL out of me because the front end has no give (the forks wont even BUDGE).
Will the 200 forks at least give me a soft landing (on the front end) when i come down from wheelies?
Do they just ride rougher when going over bumps etc.? (I don't mind that.)
Thanks.
$125 shipped for a pair of forks is cheap. Shipping forks is expensive by itself. I'll bet $50 of that price is shipping alone.
El camex is good people and I don't want to step on his sale but if you're trying to beat $125 shipped to get a front-end, I would guess your budget is tight. These things are money pits so before you give up on your current forks, have you considered taking off the caps to see if there's an issue inside (like full of Frozen stuff like you mentioned)??? You can get ahold of a small propane torch and apply some heat to the tubes. Are they really rusty?
You can hold a straight edge on the center of the axle at the bottom and center it at the top of the slider (the lower part of the fork assembly) and lookup at the tube to see if it's straight or bent.
However, if I called it wrong and money ain't no thang, then definitely get 225DX forks to put on a 225DX
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Check This Out:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/83-yamaha-y...72.m2749.l2649
Wow, I actually just found (and bought) a pair of ytm200 forks on eBay for $32 with free shipping!!
The guy wanted $36 but I submitted a "best offer" for $32 and he took it.
He is only gonna make like $0.59 after shipping cost and fees lol!
They are in good working condition (not bent, and they move freely - I specifically asked him about this.)
They are kind of rusty, but it will match the rest of my 225dx
I don't care if it looks pretty, I just want a MECHANICALLY perfect 225DX, which I think I will have now after putting these forks on.
I don't care if they are as good as the 225dx forks. Now that I remember, I used to have a ytm200 that I did nonstop wheelies with, and the landing were fine when I came down from a wheelie (unlike with my 225dx, with the seized front forks.)
And the only thing I care about is wheelies anyways.
Besides, even with my old ytm200 (with NO rear suspension), I was fine riding it anywhere, bumpy or not
So should be fine with the ytm200 forks on my 225dx.
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Put a Tri-z front end on and be done with it.
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Find me tri-z forks for $32 with free shipping and I WILL
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Looks like i’m responding a little bit late, but now that I see you have frozen 225 Forks I think what I would consider is trading you straight up for my 200 forks which are probably in as good a condition as you will find out there.
I’m not at home right now, but if you go to my personal page here you will see an area called “my albums” and in there are photos of my YTM 200 with the original forks on it. They are still in the same condition with the exception of possibly a few small scratches on the powder coated legs. I would send you my forks and axle and you would send me your forks and axle.
I have enough spare parts that I can probably get those 225 Forks back to working condition without too much effort.
Depending on what you’re $32 forks look like, you may still want to do this, if so let me know and I would be able to get them up to the states for shipping in late February.
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To the original poster, your best bet would have been to disassemble and rebuild. DR forks were the first I'd ever rebuilt and I was glad to finally learn how to do that. It's something that will be of value to you for the rest of your life. Also, it's your machine, but it seems silly to me to downgrade like that. Desperate times call for desperate measures, but your situation doesn't really seem that desperate to me. The DR/DX forks are way too small to begin with, Ied mine, and I couldn't imagine riding that with an even worse set of forks on there. Your machine though and I get it if you're just hanging wheelies here and there.
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If I want a smoother ride I'll jump on my raptor 700
Of course, that thing is always driven on the 2 rear tires as well though, so the suspension doesn't really mean that much on my Raptor 700 either
Elcamexican, I will consider your offer, even though I have already bought cheap ytm200 shocks. Sounds like yours are in better shape than the ones I bought. And I don't have much interest in trying to fix my 225dx forks.
Thank you for all of the input guys. Much appreciated!
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