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...
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...
Fitting an R1 Rear Shock to Gen 2 FZ1
I thought I'd start this thread it may have been done before but here we go.
I thought the rear suspension on my FZ1 was a bit lacking if performance and adjustment so I got to thinking will a R1 Rear shock fit. I managed to get a 07 Rear R1 shock off...
Hope someone can help.
I've been looking at the rear shock from a 04-07 R1 with a view to swapping it onto the FZ1-N. I've removed my shock and it measures 320mm off the bike.
I've got a 99 r1 shock but it's 20mm to short (mounting points are the same)
Ist question does anyone know the...