Yamaha TRX850 Enthusiasts Forum

This question is to those out there that own or have access to an 08 FZ1 that they may be able to take dimensions from it for me....

I am wanting to add a more upright position to my TRX. It has the r1 forks, clipons, wheel, etc at the moment, but I was thinking of adding a set of flat bars. Now I have a graves top clamp was am not keen on drilling that one out, but was wondering if a top clamp off a 2008 FZ1 (USD fork model) would fit. To do this I need to know if the forks are the same diameter (I have the blue/gold spot forks), and if they are is the distace between each fork leg the same between the models (as I have the r1 lower clamp installed) - or would I be better off installing an FZ1 lower clamp at the same time??

I have called yamaha, but they are unable to give me dimensions as they don't have them either - the guy actually recommended asking on forums (guess they know where the REAL knowledge is )

Anything else I may have missed would be greatly appreciated - I have taken clearance into account but as I am custom streetfightering, most things can be worked around.

Anyway, hope you guys'n'gals may be able to help.

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Dunno the answer, but what I do is nip down a good big second-hand bike shop with a tape measure and some calipers and find the bike I want and take some measurements, or just take sizes off random bikes, whatevers there, to see what might work.

trixynut wrote:Dunno the answer, but what I do is nip down a good big second-hand bike shop with a tape measure and some calipers and find the bike I want and take some measurements, or just take sizes off random bikes, whatevers there, to see what might work.

Absolutely, I do the same.
Tape measure, calipers, steel rules, string and scissors, the engineers toolkit!