bigborer
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Hello,
After pondering for some time about getting a naked bike and fitting it with the fully adjustable suspension from a sports bike, or buying a sports bike and turning it naked, I came across a good deal on a 2004 fz6n and 3 days later it's sitting in my yard
Current status of the bike:
-completely bent fork tubes and triple trees
-no signs of frame damage
-apparently good rim, rotors and calipers
-other cosmetic damage
I have read for 10+ hours everything I could find on google for "fz6 fork swap". The final decision is to put a fork from an R1 or R6.
I understood the main ideas and I'm 100% confident I could do the job, but my main concerns are:
1-what triple trees will fit the head tube? What is the head tube size for a fz4 vs r6 vs r1?
2-what triple tree / fork tubes/ calipers/ rim axle combos work together?
3-will the total fork length be shorter?
4-what are the main routes I could take? From what I learned so far (and please correct me if wrong), it should be able to:
a- 99-01 r6 fork + tripple tree + fork tubes + rim axle, not sure what bearings for the head tube, and fully keep the front brakes system and wheel (spacer for rim axle needed)
b- full front end swap from a r6 (now sure about the year)
c- full front end swap from a r1 (now sure about the year)
5-will the lock fit the r6/r1 triple tree?
I'd really appreciate your input on this.
After pondering for some time about getting a naked bike and fitting it with the fully adjustable suspension from a sports bike, or buying a sports bike and turning it naked, I came across a good deal on a 2004 fz6n and 3 days later it's sitting in my yard
Current status of the bike:
-completely bent fork tubes and triple trees
-no signs of frame damage
-apparently good rim, rotors and calipers
-other cosmetic damage
I have read for 10+ hours everything I could find on google for "fz6 fork swap". The final decision is to put a fork from an R1 or R6.
I understood the main ideas and I'm 100% confident I could do the job, but my main concerns are:
1-what triple trees will fit the head tube? What is the head tube size for a fz4 vs r6 vs r1?
2-what triple tree / fork tubes/ calipers/ rim axle combos work together?
3-will the total fork length be shorter?
4-what are the main routes I could take? From what I learned so far (and please correct me if wrong), it should be able to:
a- 99-01 r6 fork + tripple tree + fork tubes + rim axle, not sure what bearings for the head tube, and fully keep the front brakes system and wheel (spacer for rim axle needed)
b- full front end swap from a r6 (now sure about the year)
c- full front end swap from a r1 (now sure about the year)
5-will the lock fit the r6/r1 triple tree?
I'd really appreciate your input on this.
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