can i use a 05 lower triple on my 04 636 and still use the rest of the 04 front end? my triple is bent and cant find a cheap 03 04 triple.

 

no you cant, stem on the 05 is shorter and thicker. Buttttttt you can use the lower and TOP and u can only use the 1 of the spanner nuts udner the tripple.

and how do you know your "tripple" is bent?

 

i put the triple on a flat surface, stem facing up, and the bottom of one of the clamps lays perfectly flat and the other has a huge gap. the triple looks twisted. checked it with a straitedge too.

 

how the **** did you do that to it

 

i got the bike like this. wondering the same thing. how did they bend the triple, but the forks are still strait. i guess the forks are stronger than the triple

 

Ive bent 3 bottom tripple on 1 set of forks and 1 wheel and both the wheel and forks are still straight.... Bottom tripples are weak

 

how can you test it to find out whats jacked

i picked up an 06 636 and i thought the forks were twisted in the triples , but to me its starting to look like one of the triples is bent

 

Take the bottom tripple off and lay it on a 100% flat and smooth surface, both clamps should sit completely flat on the bottom. If you hold one side down flat and the other has any gaps between it and the flat surface the tripple is bent.....

 

What do you consider a "cheap" 03-04 triple? Make me an offer I can't refuse, I've got a spare lower triple and no longer have an 03-04 636.

 

so you can straight bolt up a whole 06 front end to an 03 right

 

yes but u can ONLY use one spanner nut under the tripple. because the stem is a tab shorter then 03/04...

though on the 05+ 636, when u run the tripple flipped, u want to run 3 spanner nuts.

 

WHY DID YOU PULL IT OFF TO CHECK IT ,WAS IT CHATERING OR SOME ****

 

can i make the fork tubes on my 05 636 come out of the top of the triple a little bit more so that the flipped clipons can be placed on top of the triple, instead of underneath?

 

Flip your top tripple clamp... and that will give you plenty of space... with out lowering your front end.

 

and how do i know if my top triple is bent while we are on the subject

ill be playing with the front end tonight to try and figure out whats jacked

my top triple is like a quater inch **** eyed to the right when the tire is straight , enough to drive me crazy

 

just loosen your tripple tree bolts and leave theclip-ons tightend under the top tripple and bang the wheel against somthing sturdy like a BMX bike till its straight.. sometimes just loosening the tripples they willturn back straight for you.

 

if i loosen the top and bottom wont the fork tubes slide through

i plan on putting it on a lower triple tree stand and then doing the bmx trick , hoping that works

 

I PUT MY VORTEX CLIPONS ON TOP,THAT 3/4`S OF AN INCH ISNT GOING TO HURT ANYTHING,THAT FLIPPIN THE TOP CLAMP IS GAY,AND LOOKS LIKE ****

OH YEA I AM 210 POUNDS AND I`VE HAD NO BOTTOMING OUT ISSUES

 

if the clip-ons are tight & under the trpple and the stem nut is tight No they will NOT slide through.. just loosen the4 tripple tree botls, sit on the seat, roll bike tp a wall, and turn the bars and hit it against the wall till the wheel is straight, Don't hit the rotors

 

the only thing gay is caring about how your top tripple clamp looks..