05-08-18, 01:49 PM
(05-08-18, 05:45 AM)Falcon 269 link Wrote: [quote author=ProdigalSon link=topic=24367.msg282666#msg282666 date=1533232624]There's a saying, "the best you've had is the best you know".
Yes I was hoping to keep the original forks as personally I don't find anything wrong with them, sounds like this could get expensive!
It's very true of many things but on bikes, especially so of suspension. Until you've ridden a Gen 1 with decent fork mods and a better shock, you have little idea of what you're missing in terms of handling, road-holding and ride quality.
Given a choice between dropping time and several hundred pounds into fitting 5-spoke wheels for cosmetic reasons versus putting that into improving the suspension, I know where my cash would go.
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Mike I hear where you're coming from, I fitted a BMW S1000RR rear shock to the bike not long after I got it and I find that far better than the stock one, I'm not sure if they are stock internals in the front forks but I don't have much of an issue with those I set them up how I wanted them and I've never felt that I've had a problem with them. I like the look of the 5 spoke wheels but weighing up the cost of the wheels, refurbishing them and the issues re discs I may give up on the idea as if I'm still gainfully employed this time next year I would love to go back to an Aprilia V4 Tuono. :lol