Hi all,
I know it's been covered many many times about how utter crap these standard forks are. I have not ridden her much due to the choppy ride so decided to experiment with a set of 2009 FZ6 forks I got hold of. The stanchions on both FZS1000 and FZ6 are 43mm diameter, but the FZ6 forks don't use any kind of adjustment. Here's what I have managed to do;
I used FZS1000 bottoms, FZ6 stanchions, FZ6 damper rods including cups. The only issue was the high speed compression valve protrudes on one side where the damper cup needs to sit flush. I made a 21mm x 9mm spacer with M10 hole so cup can sit flush. I had to use 60mm long allen bolts instead of the standard ones but all bolted down securely. I used FZS1000 springs, FZ6 tubes and washers and FZ6 tops. Left 140mm air gap with no spring and stanchion compressed.
The sag is same as original fork but they feel like normal suspension.
Not been able to test ride yet but all is looking promising!
I know it's been covered many many times about how utter crap these standard forks are. I have not ridden her much due to the choppy ride so decided to experiment with a set of 2009 FZ6 forks I got hold of. The stanchions on both FZS1000 and FZ6 are 43mm diameter, but the FZ6 forks don't use any kind of adjustment. Here's what I have managed to do;
I used FZS1000 bottoms, FZ6 stanchions, FZ6 damper rods including cups. The only issue was the high speed compression valve protrudes on one side where the damper cup needs to sit flush. I made a 21mm x 9mm spacer with M10 hole so cup can sit flush. I had to use 60mm long allen bolts instead of the standard ones but all bolted down securely. I used FZS1000 springs, FZ6 tubes and washers and FZ6 tops. Left 140mm air gap with no spring and stanchion compressed.
The sag is same as original fork but they feel like normal suspension.
Not been able to test ride yet but all is looking promising!