'XR250R forks are a direct replacement for Mk1 forks and probably the best option with no work needed'


If this is your way of saying that the forks are the same length and you can confirm this then why couldn't you just answer my question rather than sending a link to a thread that doesn't ...

I didn't thing the mk1 and mk2 forks where interchangeable without changing the triple clamps.

Do the mk1 and mk2 share the same frame?


Yeah that's right, I've swapped the whole lot. Forks, triple clamps, fitted the MK2 headstock tube into the MK1 yokes, changed wheel bearings, bearing ...

knackeredMk1 wrote: 13 Oct 2022, 16:12 viewtopic.php?f=20&t=5266

Thanks but I couldn't spot anything about the fork lengths unless I'm being blind haha.

I've recently fitted MK1 CRM forks to my MK2 CRM but as the steerer tube on the MK2 is longer than the MK1 now that I've fitted the forks the front end is now lower than it was originally. I've read that Honda XR 250 forks are a much better fork than MK1 CRM forks and also a straight swap.

What I ...