what did you do with your fazer today ?

[tommyardin]

[size=1em]Hi,[/size]
[size=1em]Well I have been looking at fork emulators for my baby, she’s a FZS600 Foxeye 2002, but 2003 registered.[/size]
[size=1em]Evilbay has the Race Tech Gold emulators, but they want £130 - £145 for them including postage, but, you may end up paying another £30 to £50 import duty on them making it an expensive item. Close on £200 with postage and tax.[/size]
[size=1em]Duck Fat I thought.[/size]
[size=1em]My Son is in St Louis at Uni, so, I thought I would try and source them over there and get him to bring them back and call them a Christmas Gift, that way no import tax.[/size]
[size=1em]I contacted/phoned a company called ‘Cycle House Performance’ of St Louis and asked the question, direct from them with the best discount he could apply they still came out at £123-00 GBP, with the £ doing poorly against the $ (Thank you Brexit [/size] :grumble ) but it was still a good saving on the fleaBay prices.
[size=1em]So I WhatsApped my boy and asked him if he was able to help, ‘Yes Dad of course’[/size]
[size=1em]Right back on the puter, to place the order, I had just got to ‘Cycle House Performance’ webpage and the Mrs called supper time [/size] :grumble Grrrr.
[size=1em]I got back to the puter after necking back my Chilli (Which it was not) and the web page had gone, either my screen saver was playing joke or maybe the site just timed out. [/size]
[size=1em]I started over again by typing in ‘Fork Emulators’ into the Gargoyle search engine and it came up with a Wemoto site hit, so I thought I would take a look and Lo & Behold they do emulators to fit the FZS 600, (Not the easiest site to navigate but Ho Hum) they do YSS emulators for £71.71 including VAT and P&P. [/size][size=1em]I had a mooch about the internet and it seems that YSS have a good reputation when it comes to tuning parts and especially suspension upgrades. [/size][size=1em]Order placed.[/size][size=1em]The other good thing about finding the YSS units is that the Race Tech Gold emulator is 38mm wide at the point where it seats into the top ofthe damper rods. (Same emulator as the Suzuki SV650) they don't do a 36mm one.[/size][size=1em]The FZS 600 damper rod top seating is 36mm inside Dia, meaning you will need to get the inside top of the FZS 600 damper rod machined out by 1mm to accept the Race Tech Gold emulator.[/size][size=1em](I know 1mm don’t sound right, but think about it)[/size][size=1em]The other good thing is that as the YSS emulator is made for the FZS 600 and is 36mm at the seat, another monetary saving and not having the hassle of this machining being done and of course time involved.[/size][size=1em]Wow! I have made a start on my suspension upgrades, at the start of it all I was just going to change the oil in the front legs for 15 weight, but, got talking to someone on here and it seems to have developed into linear springs and emulators, as well as the Nitron mono-shock at the blunt end.[/size][size=1em]Damn! These helpful and knowledgeable Foccers are costing me a fortune.[/size][size=1em]Thank you (You know who I mean) for all your advice and knowledge ofthe FZS 600 suspension.[/size][size=1em]I really looking forward to the spring (That’s the seasonal spring not the linear one) to try it out.[/size][size=1em]One very happy and excited old boy.[/size] :lol  I think I'm getting a stiffy thinking about it. :rolleyes
[size=1em]tommy.[/size]