Fossil:
Yeah, yeah, man! Thanks for the complements! This is the second bike that I've done a front end swap to...if you look close in the background you can see the first bike...currently going thru the next phase in it's life; but it's got the 9R forks and that bike is the way that I found out about 7R and 9R forks as I had sourced 3 sets of forks and went with a 7R set as it "looked" the best, but then we discovered the clearence issues and the 9R forks solved all that mess. You are right on the money with all your statements about going to the inverted forks and the 17s! Sticky buns, and handling on a whole different level! The goal for this bike is to be as good as it can be...yet still keep the wifey happy on the back when she decides to go with.
I made a little mistake on the fork stops by wacking off the original when I had (erroneously considered) a conventional gsxr front end. I'll keep your
mount the fairing first advice in my head when I do the stops: THANKS!
Welding the factory triples: it's a sensitive issue. The key is a quality machinist and welder and fortunately for me, Brian Lewis isn't just my friend, he's both a great machinist and a super qualified welder. (Hear that buddy?! Another free plug!!!
) The next thing is to heat the entire component, in this case the top triple. If you don't heat it all up, it'll almost for sure warp on you.
"Clymer" manual, eh?
...I'm not sayin' nuthin'
...okay, I can't resist!
I'm a
factory only boy when it comes to manuals, but sorry that happened to ya!
Yeah man, my back end is still up in the air, so plans there could change, but I like the eccentric adjusters and the old ZX10 arm setting there would look real nice braced and blacked out.
Thanks again man!!!
-KR