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  1. Elle on Wheels

    '78 XS 400 with Aprilia forks

    Hi Guys, (and any other ladies out there) I've got the Aprilia front forks, triple trees and spindle, and am trying to keep the Yamaha front wheel. Thanks to the previous threads here I've found the bearings I needed for the neck and the front wheel, but now I'm looking at the brake caliper...
  2. Elle on Wheels

    Modern Front end

    OK! I ordered the Aprilia front forks on ebay and when they got to me I found one to be nice and firm and the other one was soft and squishy. So...I searched painfully and finally found some new fork seals, I took apart the squishy one, I replaced the seal and added fork oil back in, and...
  3. Elle on Wheels

    Modern Front end

    Thanks guys! The Aprilia spindle is larger. I'll look at the speedo to see if I can make it work, or maybe just go with a new aftermarket one. Still waiting for the tapered bearing from Ebay to fit the aprilia forks into the Yamaha frame. Here's where I'm at right now. Powdercoating done, time...
  4. Elle on Wheels

    Modern Front end

    Thanks guys! I am sticking with the stock wheel. I didn't think the stock spindle would work with the Aprilia forks, and the word "make" in the sentence "make some bushings and spacers to fit your new forks" is daunting to me. Any suggestions/pictures/dimensions on these bushings and spacers...
  5. Elle on Wheels

    Modern Front end

    How about the drive for the speedometer? The original won't fit on the Aprilia spindle - correct? Did you just do without a speedometer and put a spacer there instead?
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