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Old 12-05-2010, 08:37 PM   #21
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Holy crap that's awesome.
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Old 12-06-2010, 03:50 PM   #22
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I've got a problem with buying sow's ears, then trying to turn them into silk purses

My old Bandit 1200 had a curved 13 row oil cooler, Racetech'd forks, Ohlins shock, stage 1 jet kit.....
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Old 12-16-2010, 01:46 AM   #23
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Saw a 650r with a zx10 front end sell on ebay. Love the looks of inverted forks. He never answered me back on a how to. Really thinking of doing an R1 front end swap on my VFR this summer.


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Old 12-16-2010, 06:19 AM   #24
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If you can do it, that would be one hell of a swap-out. The forks on my VFR800 had both compression and rebound Gold Valves, and 0.95 Kg/mm springs. Those, and the Penske shock, made a world of difference.

As far as I'm concerned it makes far more sense to spend money on suspension, than it ever does anything that effects power.
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Old 12-19-2010, 03:18 PM   #25
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You know what's really annoying? Having to wait a month to get a couple of bolts and crush washers. Why the hell don't shops stock stuff like that?
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Old 12-19-2010, 03:46 PM   #26
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I know what you mean. Every time I had to order something from Ducati that had to come from Italy, one month minimum. Usually, it was more like 5-6 weeks.
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Old 12-19-2010, 04:04 PM   #27
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I'm just glad that this is happening as winter is about to hit, rather than just before the season starts. I probably don't need to replace the bolts that hold the fork internals but it makes sense to me, in this situation, and the crush washers should definitely be replaced for a good seal.
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Old 12-22-2010, 10:32 PM   #28
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I did the same thing several years ago. My 79 GS1000 was the first bike to come with adjustable damping in the rear. But after 20 years, it needed new shocks. The bike was only worth $1K. Should I spend $300 on shocks?

Well, I did. I got Works Performance shocks a half inch longer than stock. I didn't realize that the old shocks had sagged an inch or more. The first time I got on the bike, I had to use tiptoes where before I would flat foot.

I have Progressive Springs and a Telefix fork brace up front, but adding the shocks transformed the handling. Brought it up to 80's handling. Now that I'm retired, I'm debating if I should upgrade the CBR's suspension.
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Yeah, I threw appropriate fork springs and 20wt. oil in the forks, then added an Ohlins type 4 shock on my old Bandit 1200S, then enjoyed playing with Gixxer squids in the twisties

I think that suspension is the better way to spend your money on a street bike. Go ahead and tweak the CBR. You won't regret it
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Yeah, I threw appropriate fork springs and 20wt. oil in the forks, then added an Ohlins type 4 shock on my old Bandit 1200S, then enjoyed playing with Gixxer squids in the twisties

I think that suspension is the better way to spend your money on a street bike. Go ahead and tweak the CBR. You won't regret it
Hmmm...or spend the $3-4,000 on a more up to date bike, just sayin'
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