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Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner => Topic started by: sadlonelygit on 26 June 2014, 09:59:26 pm

Title: R1 fork lengths
Post by: sadlonelygit on 26 June 2014, 09:59:26 pm

anybody got a list of the above.
need a bit more ground clearance than the 4XV's give me

Title: Re: R1 fork lengths
Post by: NorthWestern on 26 June 2014, 10:30:19 pm

iirc the 4xv ones are the longest r1 forks.

Title: Re: R1 fork lengths
Post by: nickodemon on 26 June 2014, 11:18:19 pm

No they aren't the longest. The 2008 model are longer and i believe the 2010 are even longer.

Title: Re: R1 fork lengths
Post by: NorthWestern on 27 June 2014, 06:57:52 am

Ah I was thinking of the non radial forks although it surprises me the newer ones are longer

Title: Re: R1 fork lengths
Post by: schlumpf on 27 June 2014, 07:49:05 am

Try this one:
http://thewolftamer71.blogspot.de/2011/11/fz1-mod-front-suspension.html (http://thewolftamer71.blogspot.de/2011/11/fz1-mod-front-suspension.html)

Title: Re: R1 fork lengths
Post by: karlo on 27 June 2014, 03:37:02 pm

Fork Leg Extentions

http://www.billetbikebits.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_16&products_id=86 (http://www.billetbikebits.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_16&products_id=86)

(http://www.billetbikebits.com/shop/images/270420091085.jpg)

Title: Re: R1 fork lengths
Post by: sadlonelygit on 27 June 2014, 05:22:24 pm

yeah right!!!!

Title: Re: R1 fork lengths
Post by: nickodemon on 27 June 2014, 07:18:54 pm

Here is a list of all the r1 fork lengths :)

Title: Re: R1 fork lengths
Post by: NorthWestern on 27 June 2014, 07:43:56 pm

They are not the fork lengths just the tubes.  I can't remember exactly how long the 4XV's are but they are over 700mm.


I modified my stem rather than make a spacer to lift the top yoke which game me much less drop, to be honest mine doesn't look much lower than stock.

Title: Re: R1 fork lengths
Post by: nickodemon on 27 June 2014, 09:00:27 pm

Correct. The rake and offset is also given, so you can get an idea of length, as the steeper the rake and lesser the offset the longer the forks will be, so to speak. :rolleyes

Title: Re: R1 fork lengths
Post by: nickodemon on 27 June 2014, 09:12:17 pm

I just measured my 2008 (4c8) ones and they measure from top to very bottom 750mm. They are obviously slightly compressed, as the bike is on it's sidestand.

Title: Re: R1 fork lengths
Post by: NorthWestern on 27 June 2014, 09:33:49 pm

Mine are 760 on the side stand. Not sure what you mean by getting an idea of length from rake etc?

Title: Re: R1 fork lengths
Post by: nickodemon on 27 June 2014, 09:40:35 pm

If the forks are more upright the tops of the forks are further from the ground . Think of the big hand on a clock Say its at 10 o clock then put the hand to 11 o clock it will be further off the ground.

Title: Re: R1 fork lengths
Post by: NorthWestern on 27 June 2014, 09:46:56 pm

Yeah I know that but putting different forks on doesn't change the rake nor calculate length. At best you will have yokes with different offsets but that doesn't change ride height  by very much if at all.

Title: Re: R1 fork lengths
Post by: NorthWestern on 27 June 2014, 09:51:43 pm

Lol bloody phone.  Should have read just changes length not calculator

Title: Re: R1 fork lengths
Post by: fazerphil on 28 June 2014, 03:06:55 am

Haynes manual says 790mm for 04 Fazer.
My 5pw r1 legs are 730 mm in compressed.
Had some of extensions made with extra 50 mm
And it now measures 782mm. 
Worth the money , wish I'd fun it sooner