Interchangeable fork tubes between brands

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Interchangeable fork tubes between brands

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I'm looking to get some fork tubes for my T250. The ones it has now are a bit damaged in the travel area so it won't seal right. I've read that they are 34mm, similar to a number of other bikes of the era. My question is whether I could use some for say a yamaha RD350 since they are easier to come by and are also 34mm. Will they fit in the sliders or there might be issues? Has anyone else done this?
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Re: Interchangeable fork tubes between brands

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34mm

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T-250 II
TM-250 J/K (72-73)
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T-350 1 / 2
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T-500 1/2/3, T-500M (75)
34 Yamaha
YZ-100 C (76)
MX-125 C (76)
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DT1/1B/1S/1C/1C-MX (68-70)
DT1E/1MX (71)
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YZ-360 A/B (74-75)
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MX-400 B (75)
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TX-500/A/ XS-500B (73-75)
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Re: Interchangeable fork tubes between brands

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That means any of those would work right?
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Re: Interchangeable fork tubes between brands

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Ruton wrote:That means any of those would work right?
Diameter - yes. Length - maybe. 8)
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viewtopic.php?f=2&t=9613.an" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; engineer will cut the bottom and make new grooves.dont cut the threaded end.I ebayed xs1 tubes and found these.
CB360T
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