yoke swap

[scooter]

hi all
im swaping my yokes for some modern ones the bearing sizes are the same but the stem is about a inch longer. my question or questions are if i simple use a 1 inch spacer below the bottom bearing would a 1 inch bolt be to long to act as lock stops ie to flexable or do i grind the weld off the bottom of the stem and push it through the bottom yoke a inch cut off the surplus and reweld it
many thanks for now
scooter

[dusty350]

Stem swap would be best. Cant you get the stem from the standard yokes and weld them into the new ones ? Would look and work much better that way. An inch long spacer under the bearing sounds excessive

Dusty

[midlifecrisisrd]

Ive fitted fazer 600 yokes twice now which were 20mm or so longer

Got a machine shop to cut the bearing section and the threaded top 20mm further down the stem then cut 20mm off

Depends on the stem shape

Steve

[marrcel]

Making a new stem is easier and cheaper.

[scooter]

Hi all I don't think the original stem will work dusty 350 as the new top yoke is thicker so lack of thread and the centre hole would need a bush I might look into the cutting the thread like midlife crisis said if that's not a option then I will have to drop it through the bottom yoke and reweld it

[dusty350]

What are the new yokes off ?

Dusty

[scooter]

There 20007 fz6 Fazer and rs125 wheels