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Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => For Sale & Wanted => Topic started by: paulchucky on 10 September 2013, 07:55:33 am

Title: r6 front forks
Post by: paulchucky on 10 September 2013, 07:55:33 am

hi all anyone out here got a set of front forks for n r6 ??
want to upgrade my front end  :) :) 
cheers P

Title: Re: r6 front forks
Post by: kebab19 on 10 September 2013, 09:01:37 am

Yes, I have spare 5SL forks.

http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,7894.msg77146.html#msg77146 (http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,7894.msg77146.html#msg77146)

You want to upgrade an FZS600 or 1000?

Title: Re: r6 front forks
Post by: paulchucky on 10 September 2013, 04:42:45 pm

its a 1999 boxeye 600

Title: Re: r6 front forks
Post by: kebab19 on 11 September 2013, 10:20:53 am

If you mean USD forks, forget it - the front speedo drive / TPS is the problem. Unless you retain the standard unit, I believe it won't rev above 10000 anymore.
The last person to try it               http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,8232.msg80600.html#msg80600 (http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,8232.msg80600.html#msg80600)
converted the forks, then quietly disappeared off the forum : I saw his his bike on ebay a while back, I assume it was because he couldn't get round the problem.

RWU R6 forks may be a more realistic option as they are more similar to standard, but AFAIK only 1 person (in Japan) has made the transplant with the standard speedo retained
http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,7561.msg72875.html#msg72875 (http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,7561.msg72875.html#msg72875)

Title: Re: r6 front forks
Post by: BIG MAC on 13 September 2013, 11:58:07 pm

I however have a pair of Thundercat forks which I bought about 4 years ago and never used