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Apologies for not really knowing the reason for this change other than I presume to improve on whatever your original set-up was?

I know a lot of people have found a good set up using various forks from other models such as 888's or the 9** range etc. but most have encountered a fair amount of extra work in order to get them to fit and you seem to be experiencing a similar scenario.

Now I appreciate a lot of people find satisfaction in finding solutions for such complications and some like to do things 'just because' but I have to ask would it not have been a lot easier and more cost effective to simply have your original forks refurbished and reworked by one of the leading suspension specialists therefore ensuring that you don't have such issues with swapping front wheels and finding alternative ways of driving your speedo etc.?

In the long run it still might be better to sell on your cleaned up Showa being able to get top money for them in their condition to fund having your originals reworked and without having to try and source (again, possibly wrongly) a front wheel and axle.

Just my thoughts that's all.