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r1 front end - rjd1 - 26-08-12

front end on just tidying up then road test
gettin ignition security bolt`s out were a mission good old dewalt had to remove it from bike
need new horn bracket
also need to space nose fairing out slightly as it rubs
apart from wee niggles not a bad job
cant wait to test them out few pics
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r1 front end - cable tie - 26-08-12

I'm puzzled as to why you say it rubs!! there should be no need to space the fairing out whatsoever.

I've done 3 conversions on gen1 's and never have they rubbed on the farings, what yokes have you used !!

Re: r1 front end - rjd1 - 26-08-12

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Re: r1 front end - rjd1 - 26-08-12

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Re: r1 front end - rjd1 - 26-08-12

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Re: r1 front end - Falcon 269 - 26-08-12

(26-08-12, 01:29 AM)cable tie link Wrote: I'm puzzled as to why you say it rubs!! there should be no need to space the fairing out whatsoever.

I've done 3 conversions on gen1 's and never have they rubbed on the farings, what yokes have you used !!

I concur.  Something not right here. 

Has the bike been in an accident that could have bent the fairing stay or worse - obviously - the steering head?

Re: r1 front end - sadlonelygit - 26-08-12

that top yoke looks very familiar Wink

Re: r1 front end - rjd1 - 27-08-12

no evidence of previous damage but bottom clamp defo touching both sides
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Re: r1 front end - Falcon 269 - 27-08-12

I'll check mine later this morning and get back to you.

That definitely doesn't look right, though.

Re: r1 front end - sadlonelygit - 27-08-12

what type of bearing did the old yokes use? bet it was a taper roller
did you not change the outer race?


Re: r1 front end - rjd1 - 27-08-12

normal bearing`s front end just came off another fazer
was another forum member i got it from so defo no issue wie r1 front end
must be my fairing brackets
cant think of nowt else bearing`s are fine cleaned and re-greased everything is spot on apart from bottom of my fairing
thing is all panels look fine with allignment

Re: r1 front end - Falcon 269 - 27-08-12

Mine has 1cm clearance both sides with the forks straight ahead.  Same clearance all the way as I turn the bars fully to the lockstops in either direction.  Yours ain't right, sorry. Sad

Could it be a pattern aftermarket fairing?  Something doesn't look quite right with it but hard to tell for sure from the photos you've posted.

Not sure, but might it be a fairing from a fox-eye 600?

Re: r1 front end - garysimmo - 27-08-12

Thats definitely not a foxeye fairing the screen on that comes to a point at the bottom think it just needs the side brackets for the fairing fettling a smidge, as we all know they are made out of cheese

Re: r1 front end - rjd1 - 27-08-12

can anyone confirm if the fairings are actually pysically different and not just might be different
i bought the bike last year from a main dealer and i did ask if it had any accident damage
hope for their sake thay have not sold me a crash damaged bike


r1 front end - cable tie - 27-08-12

There is no difference what so ever, I've fitted 3 r1 kits to gen1 from O2-05, using 4xv and 5pwv forks one of the kits was supply only ready to bolt in the purchaser from this site fitted and said everything was perfect and very happy.

I like mike have checked mine and I'm very fussy so would no if it had touched the fairings at all, mine is clear from the fairings.

Have you checked the fazer1000 forum ie mikes thread build to make sure you fitted everything correct ie bottom yoke fitment, also may worth checking the fairing itself remove the top fairing plastic trim and have a look if there is fairing tabs broken and refixed dead giveaway its been over, alternative you really need someone who has done the conversion to have a look.

Where abouts are you !!

Re: r1 front end - rjd1 - 27-08-12

west lothian
you?

Re: r1 front end - sadlonelygit - 27-08-12

your bottom yoke is too low compared to mine.
did you fit the the yokes with the fork legs attached?
i did.......once. the bearing didn't sit correctly against the race.
thinking logically, did your old forks touch, if not, then either you have assembled it wrong or tommy has sold you a lemon.
take it off, measure the height of the steering stem on both yokes to see if they're the same, if so then you're a numpty Wink

Re: r1 front end - BMCfaz - 27-08-12

(27-08-12, 05:24 PM)rjd1 link Wrote: can anyone confirm if the fairings are actually pysically different and not just might be different
i bought the bike last year from a main dealer and i did ask if it had any accident damage
hope for their sake thay have not sold me a crash damaged bike
They do look very similar at first glance, but there is a difference. As has already been said, on the 600 the screen comes to a point at the bottom. Yours appears to be a 1000 fairing.


Re: r1 front end - sd1 - 28-08-12

I dont understand how you can say the bottom yoke is lower. it has the stem pressed into it, it goes all the way up into the frame and is tightened at the top, i dont see how the lower yoke could be moved up or down. am i missing something here?
I had a look today with rjd, everything looks spot on, apart from the lower yoke touching the fairings, what i really cant understand is the post that says they have 1cm gap between fairing and forks, is this 1cm from yoke?? because the only way i could see you having 1cm is if 1, your fairing has been chopped, 2, your yokes are not as wide, (but then fork spacing wouldnt be correct and wheel etc wouldnt go on) or 3, rjd has a pattern front fairing,
Any chance of some pics of these r1 front ends on your bikes? just for reference.

Cheers

Re: r1 front end - sadlonelygit - 28-08-12

(28-08-12, 08:04 PM)sd1 link Wrote: I dont understand how you can say the bottom yoke is lower. it has the stem pressed into it, it goes all the way up into the frame and is tightened at the top, i dont see how the lower yoke could be moved up or down. am i missing something here?
yes you are.
the steering stem doesn't go all the way through the bottom yoke, it actually protrudes 10mm, and has to be pinned/held in place as it isn't an interferance fit like the original fazer stem.
the bearings are narrow profile races and have to be lined up with a degree of care.
still wondering if the old headraces were taper roller as the races are different.
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