FZR1000 fork swap

[justanothernoob]

I can't find anything in the archives so don't know if this means I'm not looking right or if it can't be done / isn't worth doing?

I'm going to upgrade my 2000 FZS 600 forks. Following Falcon's writeup I decided that I kinda want to avoid the R6 / R1 route as the forks are shorter. (Yes, I get that this improves geometry and turn-in but I want to keep this as my daily commuter and avoid buggering my back in low-speed traffic jams). And here in NZ with a tiny population of 4.5 million they're hard / expensive to get hold of.

So I'm looking at alternative options. I hear that the FZR1000 forks are longer than the R1 / R6. Does anyone know if these are a simple upgrade for the FZS 600? And are they any better than the stock FZS 600? (Bearing in mind they only have pre-load adjustability).

I can get a set of these cheap. Otherwise, if I have to spend big $$$ then it's back to considering a complete front-end from a totally different bike with bearings to fit the stem.

cheers for the advice.

[snake0tuffty]

not easily doable they wont fit the yolks you will needs swop wheels and spindles ext meaning ull have to sort a new speedo sensor out ext basicly would need a hole front end swop and tbf iv had the fzr exup ru as my last bike and i prefer the fzs forks nice and light ext the ru only have pre-load adjust-ability. in summary its alot of hassle for very i any gain.

[Deefer666]

Good sets of FZR1000-RU forks are normally like rocking horse poop. Sometimes its easier to buy the whole bike and break it up to get a set.

[justanothernoob]

thanks gents. That's the end of that silly idea   Soon to be replaced by another - watch this space!!!