Fork drop through?

[Darren69]

Originally Posted by slob

Depends whether it's an Sie or ie according to the MY00 manual

I wonder if that is to do with the ie's having the later ST type frame while most of the Sie's still had the old M900 frame, with the suspension hoop? There was a slight difference in the frame geometry between them iirc.

[Luddite]

A good point from Mr G - all measurements should be taken to the flat part of the fork tops, not to the top of the adjusters.

Thanks for those, slob. I see the measurements are taken from the bottom of the lower yoke, not the top, as I had thought. Confusingly,(for me anyway), the measurements for my Evo are taken from the top of the lower yoke.

For what it's worth, here's a publicity shot of the 900 Sie showing the amount of fork above the yoke as a guide. (Of course, there's no guarantee that they were correctly set up for the photo!)

[slob]

Originally Posted by Darren69

I wonder if that is to do with the ie's having the later ST type frame while most of the Sie's still had the old M900 frame, with the suspension hoop? There was a slight difference in the frame geometry between them iirc.

Depends 900(S)ie is the last of the hoop frames 2000/2001. With the older yokes.
The S4 arrives with the tie-rod rear suspension in 2001/2002.
There was a 2002 900ie with the newer frame/yokes.
Luddite’s pic is the earlier type with two pinch bolts each side on the top yoke.