I need brakes. I can live with taking 2 blocks to get up to speed, but I don't want to wait 2 blocks to get it stopped.
And I had a set of Suzuki DR650 forks.
DR650 forks claim to have 10.2" of travel. That's probably optimistic. More importantly, you can reverse the position of a spacer inside the forks and shorten them by 1.5". I wanted to try the 21" front tire, so I shortened the forks. If I were to lace an 18" rim on the DR hub, I would probably add the travel back.
I used the triples, forks, tire, and brakes from a 1996-2011 DR650.
DR650 on the left, TW200 on the right.
The stem has already been pressed out of the Suzuki triples.
The TW200 stem is welded into the lower triple, so a new stem is needed.
And I had a set of Suzuki DR650 forks.





DR650 forks claim to have 10.2" of travel. That's probably optimistic. More importantly, you can reverse the position of a spacer inside the forks and shorten them by 1.5". I wanted to try the 21" front tire, so I shortened the forks. If I were to lace an 18" rim on the DR hub, I would probably add the travel back.
I used the triples, forks, tire, and brakes from a 1996-2011 DR650.
DR650 on the left, TW200 on the right.

The stem has already been pressed out of the Suzuki triples.

The TW200 stem is welded into the lower triple, so a new stem is needed.


