Hi Guys,
So hopefully a few people are wondering how I went with this modification. The good news is it's done! My new/second hand wheel arrived from the states with a disc which has done very little work as there are no pad wear groves into the disc, My axle/nut and spacers were also in near new condition to the point that the bearings and seals in the hub were too new to warrant replacing.
Did it all fit together? Yes, perfectly!
As you can see from the photos the spacers fit perfectly in between the forks, axle slides through comfortably. The pads are sitting on the disc exactly where the rub marks are. Nothing was forced to bolt together and tighten up.
As you can see I did have to play around a bit with the fork height above the triple clamp. In the end I have settled on the fork 20mm above the top clamp, I have room to go a bit more if I need to. It has good even rebound and compression on the front and back wheels.
The ride height has me on the balls of my feet and I'm 6F 2" tall and the steering is smooth lock to lock and nice and stable.
I'm as ready as I can be for the bush to give the final check and declare success!
All up with forks, triples, bearings and wheel assembly I got out of this for just under $500 and now have the added benifits of upside down forks.
If anyone’s interested to can give some further detail on how to do the same if they wish.
Cheers,
Dan