12-04-16, 08:16 PM
Hello! Welcome Ricky.
MCT, Brook Suspension, K-Tech, Reactive, Maxton, we're spoiled for choice in this country for suspension specialists. Ring a few and ask the same questions and you'll get an idea of the best way forward. They're all very willing to talk.
As for the best way forward, I dunno. Fazer forks aren't that easy to make a massive improvement to without revalving, so I'd say linear springs, at least 9.0nm and 7.5wt oil, but others will disagree.
The full revalve from K-Tech is going to be north of 500 quid these days....
I got this from Maxton when I enquired. It might help
YAMAHA FAZER 1000
FRONT
The forks on the Fazer 1000 are a very good pair of forks for general road use but do have problems. The springs are too soft which can cause the forks to bottom out under heavy breaking, this depends on your rider weight and again how hard you ride the bike, the big problem is they do not have enough rebound damping, which makes the forks spring back very quickly when you let go of the brake or accelerate, this causes the bike to run wide out of corners and makes the bike difficult to turn in to a corner. The forks also have too much compression damping which makes the bike kick off small bumps in the road. This problem can make the ride uncomfortable. We modify the forks fitting harder springs to suit the type of riding you do and also your rider weight, we also revalve the cartridges increasing the rebound damping and reducing the compression damping. We replace the existing hydraulic bumpstops with spring bumpstops, which eliminates the severe patter that occurs when the forks bottom out, this also gives the rider more feel mid-corner when pushing the front end. The fork conversion costs £250.00 plus worn parts : Seals £20 and Bushes £20. (ALL PRICES EXCLUSIVE OF V.A.T).
We have also found a problem with the internal damper cartidge wearing out on Fazer 1000 forks. We have had forks that have only done 5000 miles with worn cartridge tubes. Unfortunately Yamaha will not sell just the cartridge tube, you have to buy the complete damping assembly which is very expensive. We machine new cartridge tubes (only as part of a Maxton conversion) manufactured from hydraulic steel tube, which will never wear out. The replacement cartridge tubes cost £80.00 plus V.A.T per pair. if the tubes are not replaced there will be never be any damping in the worn area of the cartridge tube.
REAR
The standard unit on the Fazer 1000 is a fairly cheap unit. The damping inside the unit is not too bad it has the correct amount of compression and rebound damping, for the average rider weight. The spring however is too soft, this would cause the bike to sit down under acceleration, this would cause instability at high speeds. We can respring the unit and fit a harder spring to suit the riders weight, this costs £55.00 plus V.A.T. The unit is a sealed unit so the damping can not be improved, but for what the bike is being used for the damping is O.K. We also supply a replacement Maxton unit is a fully adjustable, alloy bodied, high pressure gas unit that adjusts via shim stack system. The unit has a spring to suit your rider weight and to suit what type of riding you do. The unit is suited to high temperatures because it adjusts via the shim stack not via a needle in a hole system like Ohlins or W.P unit. The unit costs £405.00 plus V.A.T but we also make a piggy back remote reservoir unit that has a second compression adjuster and ride height adjustment which costs £490.00 plus V.A.T.
We also supply tie bars to raise the rear ride height, this makes the bike turn a lot quicker and hold a better line out of corners. The tie bars coster £50.00 plus V.A.T p pair. The tie bars are anodised and engarved with the Maxton logo.
MCT, Brook Suspension, K-Tech, Reactive, Maxton, we're spoiled for choice in this country for suspension specialists. Ring a few and ask the same questions and you'll get an idea of the best way forward. They're all very willing to talk.
As for the best way forward, I dunno. Fazer forks aren't that easy to make a massive improvement to without revalving, so I'd say linear springs, at least 9.0nm and 7.5wt oil, but others will disagree.
The full revalve from K-Tech is going to be north of 500 quid these days....
I got this from Maxton when I enquired. It might help
YAMAHA FAZER 1000
FRONT
The forks on the Fazer 1000 are a very good pair of forks for general road use but do have problems. The springs are too soft which can cause the forks to bottom out under heavy breaking, this depends on your rider weight and again how hard you ride the bike, the big problem is they do not have enough rebound damping, which makes the forks spring back very quickly when you let go of the brake or accelerate, this causes the bike to run wide out of corners and makes the bike difficult to turn in to a corner. The forks also have too much compression damping which makes the bike kick off small bumps in the road. This problem can make the ride uncomfortable. We modify the forks fitting harder springs to suit the type of riding you do and also your rider weight, we also revalve the cartridges increasing the rebound damping and reducing the compression damping. We replace the existing hydraulic bumpstops with spring bumpstops, which eliminates the severe patter that occurs when the forks bottom out, this also gives the rider more feel mid-corner when pushing the front end. The fork conversion costs £250.00 plus worn parts : Seals £20 and Bushes £20. (ALL PRICES EXCLUSIVE OF V.A.T).
We have also found a problem with the internal damper cartidge wearing out on Fazer 1000 forks. We have had forks that have only done 5000 miles with worn cartridge tubes. Unfortunately Yamaha will not sell just the cartridge tube, you have to buy the complete damping assembly which is very expensive. We machine new cartridge tubes (only as part of a Maxton conversion) manufactured from hydraulic steel tube, which will never wear out. The replacement cartridge tubes cost £80.00 plus V.A.T per pair. if the tubes are not replaced there will be never be any damping in the worn area of the cartridge tube.
REAR
The standard unit on the Fazer 1000 is a fairly cheap unit. The damping inside the unit is not too bad it has the correct amount of compression and rebound damping, for the average rider weight. The spring however is too soft, this would cause the bike to sit down under acceleration, this would cause instability at high speeds. We can respring the unit and fit a harder spring to suit the riders weight, this costs £55.00 plus V.A.T. The unit is a sealed unit so the damping can not be improved, but for what the bike is being used for the damping is O.K. We also supply a replacement Maxton unit is a fully adjustable, alloy bodied, high pressure gas unit that adjusts via shim stack system. The unit has a spring to suit your rider weight and to suit what type of riding you do. The unit is suited to high temperatures because it adjusts via the shim stack not via a needle in a hole system like Ohlins or W.P unit. The unit costs £405.00 plus V.A.T but we also make a piggy back remote reservoir unit that has a second compression adjuster and ride height adjustment which costs £490.00 plus V.A.T.
We also supply tie bars to raise the rear ride height, this makes the bike turn a lot quicker and hold a better line out of corners. The tie bars coster £50.00 plus V.A.T p pair. The tie bars are anodised and engarved with the Maxton logo.
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