1 Height of forks and handlebars Fri Apr 17, 2020 8:17 am
dallasf
Silver member
Hi All,
I am extremely new to bike builds even though I have worked on cars, so I'm not a complete rookie. I want to start a k100 cafe racer build (time on my hands) and have a few questions about the handle bars and fork height of a RS vs RT.
There is an RT for sale locally with 79,000ks (1985), however after doing some reading these are more touring than sportie like the RS. I want the cafe racer "low" ride, not the touring look. Are the fork lengths the same for the RS and RT? is it just the handle bars which are taller in height for the RT?
I don't really want to go down the path of changing out forks to the GSX and ordering parts from the USA. As this option comes with a larger price tag.
Many thanks for reading.
I am extremely new to bike builds even though I have worked on cars, so I'm not a complete rookie. I want to start a k100 cafe racer build (time on my hands) and have a few questions about the handle bars and fork height of a RS vs RT.
There is an RT for sale locally with 79,000ks (1985), however after doing some reading these are more touring than sportie like the RS. I want the cafe racer "low" ride, not the touring look. Are the fork lengths the same for the RS and RT? is it just the handle bars which are taller in height for the RT?
I don't really want to go down the path of changing out forks to the GSX and ordering parts from the USA. As this option comes with a larger price tag.
Many thanks for reading.