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Marque Remarks => Honda => Topic started by: E74 on September 15, 2008, 06:29:25 pm

Title: Kayaba Forks in Honda's??
Post by: E74 on September 15, 2008, 06:29:25 pm

Hi, Can anybody here tell me if Kayaba forks were ever fitted to Honda's or used by any Honda teams?

I just bought these forks; http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT&viewitem=&item=140267064468 from Rodger Maud, with the intention of fitting them to my '80 CR125 , from what I can remember Honda only ever used Showa forks....?

Title: Re: Kayaba Forks in Honda's??
Post by: Hoony on September 15, 2008, 06:44:52 pm

Hmmm i reckon this is one for Shane or Magoo.

i do know that Honda used them around mid 80's on the 1985 CR500RF though as i have one with Kayabas standard.

Title: Re: Kayaba Forks in Honda's??
Post by: Maico31 on September 15, 2008, 06:55:12 pm

The '82 model CR's came out with Kayaba and then they went back to Showa in '83.

Title: Re: Kayaba Forks in Honda's??
Post by: LWC82PE on September 17, 2008, 09:05:55 pm

now i think XR 200's maybe had them? i know they were 36mm and i had a feeling they were made by Kayaba

Title: Re: Kayaba Forks in Honda's??
Post by: E74 on September 17, 2008, 09:26:52 pm

OK, that exellent, so its Kosher to fit them, I can't wait until they arrive  as I have never seen a set let alone a NOS set still sealed in their box. ;D

Title: Re: Kayaba Forks in Honda's??
Post by: evo550 on September 17, 2008, 09:36:49 pm

E74,
I spotted those as well, they look very factory, what are you fitting them too?

Title: Re: Kayaba Forks in Honda's??
Post by: E74 on September 17, 2008, 09:38:01 pm

Honda CR125RA

Title: Re: Kayaba Forks in Honda's??
Post by: Maico31 on September 17, 2008, 09:40:34 pm

Those forks are very cool.. a mate has a set in his '79 YZ250f, they look trick. I remember Gally using them back in the day.

Title: Re: Kayaba Forks in Honda's??
Post by: LWC82PE on September 17, 2008, 09:49:19 pm

ahh so you bought those forks ;D well done. too expensive for me though. in USA they were sold through suzuki and DG. There was actually a suzuki part number for those forks and the aftermarket KYB shocks.

Title: Re: Kayaba Forks in Honda's??
Post by: Maico31 on September 17, 2008, 10:07:03 pm

It looks like the Hallman Suzuki thumper on the DRM400 thread has a set of those KYB forks.

Title: Re: Kayaba Forks in Honda's??
Post by: LWC82PE on September 17, 2008, 10:38:55 pm

yep. common aftermarket fitment for 78/79 RM/PE's too