01-04-15, 06:09 PM
T'cat & TRX are the two other Yams with 41mm forks, but both are longer than the FZS600's forks.
The 'Tcat has superior internal parts design - cartridges, whereas the TRX has mediocre damper rod design the same as the FZS600. But...I believe you will need T'cat yokes and front wheel for conversion, so £££. No-one's done a TRX front-end conversion AFAIK.
You can fit different oil & springs to the standard forks, but they will still feel harsh.
You can also add Cartridge emulators to the standard forks which emulate cartridge fork design (at least in the compression stroke). Fitted with aftermarket springs and replacement fork oil they work very well. About £40-50 for Emulators from the US.
But if you don't intend to retain the standard speedo unit then you can go the whole hog & replace the whole front-end, tho the expense goes through the roof as you need to replace yokes and front wheel.
I recently fitted R6/FZS1000 forks / yokes / front wheel to my own bike, but it looks quite similar to standard front setup (as was my intention).
Others prefer the modern look of gold USD forks - early R1 forks seem to be the USD of choice as they are the same length as the FZS600 forks.
The 'Tcat has superior internal parts design - cartridges, whereas the TRX has mediocre damper rod design the same as the FZS600. But...I believe you will need T'cat yokes and front wheel for conversion, so £££. No-one's done a TRX front-end conversion AFAIK.
You can fit different oil & springs to the standard forks, but they will still feel harsh.
You can also add Cartridge emulators to the standard forks which emulate cartridge fork design (at least in the compression stroke). Fitted with aftermarket springs and replacement fork oil they work very well. About £40-50 for Emulators from the US.
But if you don't intend to retain the standard speedo unit then you can go the whole hog & replace the whole front-end, tho the expense goes through the roof as you need to replace yokes and front wheel.
I recently fitted R6/FZS1000 forks / yokes / front wheel to my own bike, but it looks quite similar to standard front setup (as was my intention).
Others prefer the modern look of gold USD forks - early R1 forks seem to be the USD of choice as they are the same length as the FZS600 forks.