95 abs forks fit 98 abs

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Can someone tell me please if a pair of 95 abs forks complete can be fitted to a 98 abs bike without mods????

long story short the bike i have just bought has different lentgh stantions and the prvious idiot owner has done a bodge job on wear the seals and bush are seated in the body. thanks previous owner

anyway would need to get a pair of fork lowers and change one stantion so both are same length. so its going to be cheaper to buy a matched pair of front forks complete and refurb. have found some 95 abs forks not sure if they are compatible? think mine are 43mm albeit different lengths
 

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I know the 96+ ABSII forks are 43mm and I believe the 95- ABSI forks are 41mm - same as the standard. If that is the case, they will not work. Also, the anti-dive is in a different 'leg' for the ABSII vs the standard.
 
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I know the 96+ ABSII forks are 43mm and I believe the 95- ABSI forks are 41mm - same as the standard. If that is the case, they will not work. Also, the anti-dive is in a different 'leg' for the ABSII vs the standard.
Okay, thankyou for your reply, still learning this bike
 

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IIRC, the 2003 Police Models were 'standards' and not ABSII models - at least all the ones that I saw. The forks in the pictures look like they have the mounting point for the standard calipers, not the ABSII. Also, I would think the freight to ship from the US to the UK would horrible - at least it has been for me.

**EDIT - I did the 'model' selection on the EBAY ad and it says that they do not fit a 2002 ABSII model.
 

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Looks like that won't fit your '98 ABS based on where the anti-dive valve is located. It appears to be a standard, 41 mm fork leg whereas your '98 ABS would have 43 mm legs.
 
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