Thinking of an R6 front end..........

[DarrenSV650S]

I've read a few threads on here about how easy the gixer front end is to fit to the sv, but I want to keep away from Suzuki as my bike is only 3 years old and the yoke is already rusty.:(

Was thinking of an R6 front end.:) Possibly even USD forks if they're not too expensive.

Has anyone done this or know how compatible it would be?

[DarrenSV650S]

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[Stu]

I wonder why

"how easy the gixer front end "

[dirtydog]

Not sure about the R6 front end bt I'm pretty sure that some of the svrider guys have fitted R1 front ends (onto curvey sv not sure about the pointy ones)

How about instead of possibly having a lot of grief with fitting R6 stuff get gixxer stuff and maybe get things anodised or a similar coating so that it doesn't rust

[r4ce_e3nd]

Not sure about the R6 front end bt I'm pretty sure that some of the svrider guys have fitted R1 front ends (onto curvey sv not sure about the pointy ones)

How about instead of possibly having a lot of grief with fitting R6 stuff get gixxer stuff and maybe get things anodised or a similar coating so that it doesn't rust
That should be me :cool:

for more info: http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=84335

[dirtydog]

That should be me :cool:

for more info: http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=84335

I stand by my earlier statement that some of the svrider guys have fitted an R1 front end but wil add that some bloke in belgium did it as well ;)

[r4ce_e3nd]

I am also from svrider, but maybee an other site, for example: www.svriders.be (http://www.svriders.be) :D :p
(http://www.svriders.be)

[dirtydog]

I am also from svrider, but maybee an other site, for example: www.svriders.be (http://www.svriders.be) :D :p
(http://www.svriders.be)


see now you're just being picky :smt075

;) :-D :-D

[BILLY]

If you got the suzuki route SRAD/GSXR yokes are aluminium top and bottom!

[Stu]

I've heard that R1 calipers are a straight swap for Gixxer calipers and much better (you'd need to check which years)

[northwind]

I've heard that R1 calipers are a straight swap for Gixxer calipers and much better (you'd need to check which years)

Only the radial ones I think, and even then not quite- think they don't work on 300mm discs, but do on 310mm. They certainly bolt to the forks though. Yamaha do tend to make good brakes, they just seem less concerned with pose and power and more with usefulness. The R6/R1 radial ones have quite small bores, I think, that's from a really quick look compared to a similiarly quick look at Tokico 4-pad calipers so take that with a pinch of salt :)