15-03-12, 10:10 AM
Glad you like the new setup, Dave.
I think the best way to describe the setup is that it feels right for corners, whereas with the standard front-end I never felt 100% confident about pushing on through bends.
As they first graced Yam's cutting edge 600cc sportsbike in 2003, I'd also say the damping design in the forks is a bit better than the Fazer's 2001 design, but the riding position with more weight over the front also plays a large part, as MacMivvi has been finding out by radically altering the height of the standard forks.
I do have R1 forks but it's an unfair comparison as they are the 2nd set I've fitted and have an Ohlins revalve kit inside them, so they obviously felt brilliant from the off. I did however previously have a pair of standard 4XV forks fitted before them and to be honest the R6 forks are easily on a par with them (but then again, their fork design dates back to 1998).
I think the best way to describe the setup is that it feels right for corners, whereas with the standard front-end I never felt 100% confident about pushing on through bends.
As they first graced Yam's cutting edge 600cc sportsbike in 2003, I'd also say the damping design in the forks is a bit better than the Fazer's 2001 design, but the riding position with more weight over the front also plays a large part, as MacMivvi has been finding out by radically altering the height of the standard forks.
I do have R1 forks but it's an unfair comparison as they are the 2nd set I've fitted and have an Ohlins revalve kit inside them, so they obviously felt brilliant from the off. I did however previously have a pair of standard 4XV forks fitted before them and to be honest the R6 forks are easily on a par with them (but then again, their fork design dates back to 1998).