Recent content by FZ1George

I weight 190ish LBS but have found 4 lines of preload to hard, as mentioned earlier I backed mine off to 8 lines out which has improved the feel.Also I had fresh 7.5 oil put in before I fitted them. I assumed that the different position you sit in on the FZ as opposed to the R1 meant the...

I know a lot of people have fitted the R1 forks. How have you set them up. I fitted 06 forks and found them very hard on stock R1 settings so I backed the preload off completely and it improved them no end. Obviously thats telling me the springs are a little bit hard. If you've fitted R1...

I have an 06 FZ1-N and fitted a an 06 R1 rear shock. IMO it tranformed the handling of the bike. It's OK talking about fitting Penske or Ohlins and how good they are but lets face it most NORMAL riders would never reach the ability needed to use there capabilities especially on the road. Lets...

HI Colin, I notioce your in Lichfield Uk is that Lichfield Staffordshire?? If so I live in Cannock about 5 - 6 miles awy and have just done the same conversion but with 06 forks. I have riden mine and I can tell you theres a major different in feel and stability. Trouble is you'll need to get...

The connecting bar is chrome moly steel and the rose joint are motorsport grade ultra high performance items so the link is stronger than the original which is made of alloy plus I think DUCATI know a bit about suspension. I appreciate your comment though and I think people will make there...

The adjuster Buildercher is talking about is the same as fitted as standard equipment to Ducati 916-996 etc which is where I got the idea. The adjustable dogbone gives you the choose of how high / low you want the rear to ride. Mine cost about £25 Total bargain !!! I hope this helps...

I looked at all the options but thought for what I use the bike for the 04-06 forks fitted the bill and where obviously cheaper than the later forks. Also the 4 pot calipers still work better than the originals due to being radial and I've also fitted Goodridge hoses as well. The brakes are...

I haven't riden the bike alot since I finished the conversion due to the weather conditons we've had in the UK but I haven't experienced an issues with the fender touching the rad on the few outings so far.

Pretty much, the R1 shock uses the same mounting points but is 15mm shorter which is why I fitted the adjustable linkage. You will need to move / reposition the rectifier because the R1's shock has a reservoir which is to big for the original space. I fabricated the bracket you can see...

The wheels are powder coated, I've been thinking of changing the colour of the wheels but can't decide what colour or whether to do it. Snows hit the UK today so I won't be in a rush to do anything!!!!

I suppose I'm use to a quicker steering bike as I've always have FZR's, GSXR's, CBR's and my last bike a 99 R1. You may notice the rear of mine is raised as well, it's about 30-35mm so it's a lot different than standard. It really turns well now and the brakes are better as well (not that FZ1...

You use the original FZ1 triples, The first thing to do is unbolt the original calipers and remove them, I just hooked them over the rad cowl. I then removed the front fender and then remove the front wheel. You just loosen the bolts on the top and bottom yokes and once loose just twist each...

I didn't take any pictures of the swap but this is a picture of the bike after conversion and here is a picture of the rear shock and the linkage I used so the rear it totally adjustable I had to relocate the rectifier, I basically refitted it upright instead of flat and make a...

As the title says I've just bought and fitted a pair of R1 front forks with radial brakes. First I've got to say how easy it was, it's a straight swap and took about an hour start to finish including bleeding the brakes. The list of parts you need are:- Pair of 06 R1 Front Forks Pair of...

Why 990 forks? Are they better than R1 items?