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[ogri48]

[quote author=ogri48 link=topic=24659.msg285920#msg285920 date=1540672823]

R1 forks next year perhaps mate, depending on the cost. the bike is already way better than I am mind.. :lol

There'll always be someone who could ride my bike better than I can 
I ended up wanting the Ivan's thing done because, like you, I'd heard so many good things about it. They turned out to be true.
I then got the R6 shock done, as it was obvious that standard shocks were pants (and tired by this time on most examples), and it definitely wanted the handling tidying to cope with the extra the Ivan's mod gave it.
Then I started to find (real or imagined) that being able to push harder showed up some weakness at the front end, which I'd never before found. Put it off for a while due to financial constraints, but got Luke to do the R1 fork conversion when he had this modified pair in and money was available. My God, what a transformation. Combined with the Ivan's and rear shock, I now can't fault this bike, suits me perfectly, better than any has done before, and I've been through a few different bikes in my time. I never want to sell this one though.

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I know weve talked about this before, its definitely something im seriously considering. The plan was when I finished uni (next spring) to sell my current fazer (its in excellent condition but will have nearly 40k up by then) and get a low miles gen one to spend the money on to get it to summat like yours for spec. As time goes on though, im thinking why shouldn't I do it to my current bike? if I look after it and keep using decent oil for changes theres no reason it shouldn't live as long as I do (and longer lol), I mean realistically im 58, if I ride til im 78 (optimistic) that's only expecting another twenty years out of it. the engines are good for 100k plus im guessing...may as well carry on with it.
I was looking at it the other day..you think " yeah its had a few mods" then you realise "actually its had shitloads", so why change and state again with an unknown quantity, albeit it a lower miles one. I know the motor is good in mine, it doesn't burn oil (my old genesis thou did from new)and ive kept on top of keeping everything tickety boo running it through winter, via copious amounts of wd40, fs365 and the expensive one I cant remember the name of lol. age huh..
Whats a ball park figure on luke doing the conversion bud, assuming he can source and supply a front end?