about Kev's fork spacers..a MUST HAVE mod :)
 

here I am talking once again about Kev's fork spacers. The only mod so far on my 07 X ...currently spending much on my guitars hehehe..
so.. last week I went on a fast ride with a friend (he has a Fazer 600cc) and we decided to hit the highway.
I rode my X for 15 miles at a speed of 175 Km/h (110 mph). Boy.. what a feeling!!! Curves were the best part, plus there was just a little traffic, a great quality of tarmac, and luckily no cops around :drillsergeant:.
Tyres were warm enough and I enjoyed my front end stiffness and stabillity to the fullest, leaning BIG TIME on the curves with so much confidence!!!
Not much of a mod freak as I mentioned before.... but for those like me that can't afford or don't want to fit some racing springs yet... Kev's fork spacers is a MUST HAVE mod!!!

Thanks again Kev!

Thanks for the feed back. A cheap mod with a good result.

After finaly getting around to changing my front fork oil to a 15W, it is a good match to the stiffer feeling front end & the bike now handles even better. I have added the fork oil change with photos to the spacer mod instructions that I sell on Ebay.

Who wants a set
 

I put in a big order for spacers & here they are, they can be bought off Ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....m=130170155290

AUD$35.00 + AUD$18.50 postage, payment to be made by PayPal.

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/a...x/DSCF2013.jpg

Bonzer!!! :incon_aargh[1]::incon_aargh[1]::incon_aargh[1]: that's a load of nuts!!

Half are sold already. So don't delay, otherwise you will have to wait for the next batch.

Kev,

Just ordered a set off your E-Bay Link. I have already put a set of hyper-pro springs and thicker oil in the forks on my XXX 2007 model so I am hoping that this will help even more.
What do you reckon please mate?

Cheers

WB

Kev,

I've just placed my order too. Seems like a cheap way to improve my bike so it must be had...

Marc

Waiting for mine too :D

Apparently there is only one set left on eBay :team[1]: may the luck be with the next buyer!!

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Well thats it then! I just won the fork spacers so just gota get the bike now lol oh yer and pass the test :drool[1]:

:blob8:faaarkin' hell! you're keen! :blob8:

Yep I gota have that bike! Even if its 1 bit at a time so the wife dont find out lol.

Good thinking :D all you need now is the XT Maintenance manual.... you know where to get that!! the perfect pre-bike ownership read of all times.

Yer yer Im gona do the right thing soon!;)

Thanks for the sale WB. Your mod was posted off first thing this morning.

I would expect no problems in fitting the spacers, as I have a friend in Brisbane with the exact same set of springs with spacers. His front end is great.

I think i have ordered last set of fork spacers from good old ebay, will settle up real soon Kev.

Your mod is all packed up ready for posting, just waiting for payment.

There is only 4 spacer kits left on Ebay & that's the last lot for now. So don't Email or PM & say I missed out as there is 4 for sale right now.

There will be some more down the line sometime. :walk1:

I have just fitted the Kev fork spacer mod, and must say it does improve the feel of the front end, simple to do; took me about an hour in total, most of that spent trying to balance bike to get front wheel off the ground ! All in all a cheap effective improvement to the handling of the XTX.:clap:

Great news, another happy rider.

Hi all,

I fitted those spacers few days ago. I made the spacers myself from polyacetal (POM) round bar. I found 35mm diameter bar and I drilled 20mm hole in center. I also added few washers which was 37mm diameter so this solution seems to work also (so far) :)

A question for Kev, why the 20mm hole is needed?

Im sure kev will answer when he sees the post, but from what i can understand it to allow the air/oil to pass through to the top of the fork tube when it is compressed because if not then the oil/air would need to pass around the spacer and there is not that much room to allow for this espically when you start hitting the rough stuff and your suspension is going like this:seasaw:.

Well done Maxwell, it's the right answer!!

score:angel4:

The 20mm hole is for reduced weight.

It also allowed me to post them at a cheaper cost, solid ones cost $10.00 more to post.:067:

I have just recently fitted a pair of Kevs spacers. I am very pleased with the quality of the product, plus the improvement it has made to the front end.

It feels so much more solid, and planted through corners, it's really surprised me. I would certainly recommend them to anyone.

As an aside, I added the raisers from Kev too. Again, quality product, and for my opinion, it improves the looks, and as it makes it a little higher, that allows for the extra weight my bike is carrying over the rest of you guys.

Keep up the good work Kev, top man.

I would recommend those spacers also. Front end feels so much better than before :)

Great news I am glade you managed to make a set.

I USED TWO 21mm SOCKETS OUT OF MY TOOLBOX.. THEY ARE 38mm IN LENGTH AND HAVE GIVEN THE FRONT END A MUCH BETTER FEEL WHEN CORNERING AND REDUCED THE DIVING & SAG ALSO!! DOES MAKE FOR A SLIGHTLY ROUGHER RIDE ON PROPER DIRT, BUT I'M SO STOKED PUSHING THE FRONT HARDER INTO STREET CORNERS. :thumbsup[1]: :660: :notworthy:

Just gotta say how superb Kevs fork spacers are.

They arrived yesterday and I fitted them today at the same time as doing an oil change (I change mine half way between the 6000 mile services).

To say that they are good is an understatement and two up... well the bike handles the extra weight much better than before.

There is now no weave in the corners when pushing it, and the front end no longer dives like a submarine on breaking.


All in all it feels like the front suspension now matches the back (I have mine on position 3) giving a very balanced feel.

Nice one Kev!:applause:

Thanks for the feed back, glad you are happy with them.:bbq[1]:

well it's no surprise Kev, there hasn't been one single person that has tried them and said that they were not satisfied

Ok we did have Nathan that went on a debate about whether they make the front end stiffer or not by means of physics and all that but even he said he was happy with the end result, he even got a pair of your rear links and seems to be satisfied with them too.... I rest my case

How can I get spacers for my x , and is there a how too ? Cheers Neil

I made a couple for my XTR to kev's dimentions.
the bike wallowed less in the corners , less front dive
under brakes....
then I took it offroad... More shock though the bars
front washed out easyer as it tended to skip on the bumps... removed them...

For a XTX they are a very good cheap mod that works...
or for a XTR that dosn't see a lot of hard offroad use...
It's worth doing..





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