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Originally Posted by zadar
On 1st gen bike you just use inner tubes from F3 and mate them with outer sv legs.
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Correct,
in another way of saying this, you pretty much just use the SV650 lower legs, oil seal, dust wiper and outer bushing.
You use the CBR caps, internals, inner legs/uppers and inner bushing.
The link, above, to the Hawk site has a pretty clear diagram from what to use from each fork. It works the same with the SV as it does with the Hawk. The only caveat is that I'd say to use SV seals and upper bushing, but this would be clear if you were looking at the fork. It's an easy fit.
It seems like a good mod to me, since it allows me to use clip ons which can be adjusted for both height and angle, and allows me to have better damping than I otherwise would. I'm also lucky to have someone like Jamie that really is a specialist in damping curves for these forks, but I think the CBR guts are pretty good.
He said that it wasn't worth upgrading Showa three port pistons to Race Tech Gold Valves in the CBR fork because the piston design was so good. Personally, since I am not hauling my SV down from 160 MPH before diving into corners I don't think I need upside down forks. Plus, it's something a little diffrent that doesn't scream out squid like that GSXR front ends kind of do.