I have set of pristine 4 pots for those forks if you need a set - pm me.

 

Can the fork bottoms of that 99 750 fork be retro fitted for late model Monoblocks?

 

I basically asked that question earlier in the thread.

99 GSXR forks are non radial, monoblocks are radial mounted calipers therefore they are incompatible. There is a way of doing it, by swapping sliders along with the spindles but it would take a lot of work and some know how. My suggestion is if you want monoblocks, sell the SRAD forks and get 04+ GSXR forks. Thats as simple as it gets.

 

I believe it's also possible to swap just the spindles - but still, not cheap/easy.

 

You can't swap sliders because those two forks use different friction bushing system. First one has one bushing on slider and other in tube (like stock sv fork where you have to force them apart) while second one (radial 04/05) has both bushings in upper tube.
However, like I mentioned swapping just knuckles is easy job.

 

By "easy job" you mean once you have the forks taken all the way apart, right? I imagine that, for someone willing to pull the forks off the bike but ending there, it would likely be cheaper to buy a set of 04/05 600/750 forks than to have the swap done.

 

You are correct. But if you have set of knuckles from lets say some bent forks or you can buy bent forks with good knuckles for cheap it is option. At some point you need to rebuild your forks so in same time you can have knuckles swapped with minimal cost.

 

When you see harley with radial brakes take good look at knuckles, they may be Japanese

 

I have a question and i'm pretty sure it isn't in the sv suspension sticky.
Does the spring rate for the gixxer 600/750/1000 matter for rider weight since they are all fully adjustable anyway? using the racetech site the .95 spring rate of the 1000 seems to be best for my 200lbs of fat but does it matter at all? also since the manfacturers of the forks are different are any of them considered better quality than the other? ive heard 600 forks are the best...

 

Does the spring rate for the gixxer 600/750/1000 matter for rider weight since they are all fully adjustable anyway?

That doesn´t include the spring rate, obviously. Regarding the spring you can only adjust preload.

Ciao
Jan

 

i guess what i'm asking what happens if the rate doesn't match rider weight? i mean, the gixxer forks are firmer than the sv's obviously but if you can adjust compression and rebound what does it matter what the spring rate is?

 

You use less or more travel. 1 rate up/down is fine and you can adjust damping but in stock form you will run out of damping. Compression is not that bad but rebound is weak. This is more noticeable on race bike than street bike. Ideally you want damping and spring rate to fit riding.

 

Does anyone know the front end details for the K9/10 GSXR 1000 ?

Particularly offset and fork leg diameters ?

 

I see that illustrations on the 1st page but what is the best/most accurate way of measuring offset and leg diameter?

 

Question

Can the SV upper (or lower) triple be machined to accept GSXR forks?

Probably be a lot cheaper than a custom triple.

 

No.

 

01-03 600 uses 45mm forks, and that's significantly smaller than anything else as old or newer. It might be possible to make those work - note MIGHT, you could almost certainly make them fit but safety would be an issue - but anything upside down is way too big.

 

There are good 43mm cartridge forks out there but problem is lower triple on sv is cast iron, not good idea to drill it. You have to look at its weakest part and see if safe or not.
By the time you get everything and do all work you can install cartridges in stock forks.

 

Yep, a friend of mine installed 99-02 R6 forks on a 1st gen. He machined the stock triples out to 43mm. Who knows how safe it is...

 

I think top one is less of issue. Bottom one bends by just looking at it as is, never mind thinner. There is not much material in area where threads for pinch bolts are. It is also area with stress.

 

It is even easier if tubes are still in clamp, you just put straight edge against tubes.
If you don't have caliper to measure diameter of tube you use two straight edges, one on each side of tubes.

 

Flexible measure tape would probably be even better.

 

Is that dog leash?
There is no use for that thing on motorcycle.

 

Not sure how you measure 32mm when difference is ~20mm. Most people run stock forks pulled up so difference is not that much. You can put 10mm extenders in those.

 

This is too long but bare with me. I put a 06/07 gsxr 600 front end on a 07 sv650. After getting it all put together and riding it for a couple of days I was not impressed. The front end is not as stable as the stock one and has a tendency to dive in the corners. I have too keep extra pressure on the bars when it is leaned over. Overall its a big disappointment.

Now the questions, Will nicer bearings help? Anyone have a link where they got theirs? Does the top nut on the steering stem need to be torqued? What about the lower nuts that hold on the steering stem?

Last question has anyone posted what the settings are set at on their 06/07 gsxr600 front end?:dizzy:

 

Does the top nut on the steering stem need to be torqued? What about the lower nuts that hold on the steering stem?

Yes. If to lose or to tight it will handle weird.

 

bearings won't help. if you can bounce the bike on the brakes and not hear clicking, the torque is probably reasonable.

what size front tire do you have?

 

Make sure that the ignition is not binding on the steering head!!!

 

The front tire is a 70 series. I also moved my ignition to the side so its not in the way.

 

- youkai -

Your problem sounds a lot like the one that I had with almost the same exact setup. For me it ended up being 2 things: 1. Steering head bearing was too tight 2. The ignition was binding on the frame neck.

I would suggest unbolting the ignition and laying it off to the side while you ride. See if that doesn't help.

If that doesn't help, leave the ignition to the side, and loosen the bearing adjustment a little, see if that helps.

If that works, bolt the ignition back on, see if the problem comes back, if so you'll need to grind away at it.

If none of that works, I got nothing. But like I said, sounds like the problem I had and I was super disappointed, once I got it sorted out, I still think that the swap is a little overrated, but much better than stock.

 

Thanks ill try that out when the temperature around here gets above 20

 

just to verify, an srad gsxr 600 front end will accept up to k5 front wheels, correct?