Front End Upgrade Prices...Sound Fair??? - SV650.org

13-10-06, 09:20 AM

Hi all,

I have been offered a set of GSXR 750 k1-k3 forks,yokes,spindle,4 pot calipers for £295. Does this sound like a good price and will they fit the curvey as part of an upgrade?

Cheers,
Andy

TSM · 13-10-06, 09:35 AM

They will fit a curvey but the steering lock will not work. Seems a reasonable cost for the kit.

northwind · 13-10-06, 10:04 AM

I'd say it's expensive for what you're getting... Not a terrible price, but not very good.

Figure on spending another £40 or so for the custom bearing, at least £30 for a mudguard, and probably £100-£150 for a wheel and £50-£100 for discs. Plus clipons too, GSXR ones aren't ideal, TL1000S is better as they're higher but they can be a awkward to find (or LSL make great high-rise clipons, at a price, about £150)

TBH you'd be better using SRAD bits if you can find them, they fit better and the wheel looks the same as your rear. Or at least, SRAD yokes and wheel. You could stick those forks into SRAD yokes and use the SRAD wheel (I did) but there's not a whole lot of benefit- I like the look more but the forks are almost the same.

And if you do that the other bits- yokes and axle- that you'd have leftover aren't worth much.

13-10-06, 10:16 AM

Cheers guys. I was intending to get SRAD wheel & yokes as I believe that they fit better and the parking lokc woks too?! I was looking at the newer forks as I wanted USD. Will see if I can get him down on the price!

TSM · 13-10-06, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by andyb

Cheers guys. I was intending to get SRAD wheel & yokes as I believe that they fit better and the parking lokc woks too?! I was looking at the newer forks as I wanted USD. Will see if I can get him down on the price!

SRAD 750 was USD but not in gold, the SRAD 600 is normal forks.

13-10-06, 10:48 AM

Excellent, another option to look at. Not sure whether I really want the gold forks though!!!

13-10-06, 10:50 AM

I got K2 forks, spindle and calipers, SRAD yokes and wheel. You'll need to space the calipers in about 2mm so the disc are in the centre of the calipers, do a bit of dremmeling to make the steering lock meat the hole on the frame and get that very important stem bearing

As for costs, you can get back 99% of it by selling your SV bits

Heres the costing sheet i did to keep track of my prices, buying and selling

TSM · 13-10-06, 11:00 AM

Thats all hoping that everything is ok, such as disks being straight, fork seals being good, calipers not being shagged etc..

13-10-06, 11:08 AM

Cheers svrash, exactly what I needed! You dont live that far from me either as my parents live in Torbay and Im down there quite a lot!

13-10-06, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by andyb

Cheers svrash, exactly what I needed! You dont live that far from me either as my parents live in Torbay and Im down there quite a lot!

PM'd

13-10-06, 09:20 AM	#1
andyb Guest Posts: n/a	Front End Upgrade Prices...Sound Fair??? Hi all, I have been offered a set of GSXR 750 k1-k3 forks,yokes,spindle,4 pot calipers for £295. Does this sound like a good price and will they fit the curvey as part of an upgrade? Cheers, Andy

13-10-06, 09:35 AM	#2
TSM The Sick Man Mega Poster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Peckham.SE.LDN Posts: 4,768	They will fit a curvey but the steering lock will not work. Seems a reasonable cost for the kit. __________________ OTR: KTM 690 Duke R 2015 Full Akro SIDELINE: Kwak ZX636 A1P 2002, Red, R&G's, Yoshi, Double Bubble Screen GONE: Kwak ZX-7R P1, Full Akro, Undertray, Screen GONE: SV650S K2 Very Bruised & Without Fairing, Motovation Frame Sliders, R&G Ally Sprocket Toe Protector, HEL 2 Line Setup, GSXR K1 600 RWU Forks, Barnett Clutch & Springs, Penske 8981 Shock, Gilles Ti Rearsets, Steel Barends, Scottoiler, AFAM Chain & Sprockets, Twin FIAMM Horns, Skidmarx Bellypan, Full Micron Zeta Steel System, Cut down undertay. Forum Problems & Information / Site Suggestions

13-10-06, 10:04 AM	#3
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	I'd say it's expensive for what you're getting... Not a terrible price, but not very good. Figure on spending another £40 or so for the custom bearing, at least £30 for a mudguard, and probably £100-£150 for a wheel and £50-£100 for discs. Plus clipons too, GSXR ones aren't ideal, TL1000S is better as they're higher but they can be a awkward to find (or LSL make great high-rise clipons, at a price, about £150) TBH you'd be better using SRAD bits if you can find them, they fit better and the wheel looks the same as your rear. Or at least, SRAD yokes and wheel. You could stick those forks into SRAD yokes and use the SRAD wheel (I did) but there's not a whole lot of benefit- I like the look more but the forks are almost the same. And if you do that the other bits- yokes and axle- that you'd have leftover aren't worth much. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

13-10-06, 11:00 AM	#8
TSM The Sick Man Mega Poster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Peckham.SE.LDN Posts: 4,768	Thats all hoping that everything is ok, such as disks being straight, fork seals being good, calipers not being shagged etc.. __________________ OTR: KTM 690 Duke R 2015 Full Akro SIDELINE: Kwak ZX636 A1P 2002, Red, R&G's, Yoshi, Double Bubble Screen GONE: Kwak ZX-7R P1, Full Akro, Undertray, Screen GONE: SV650S K2 Very Bruised & Without Fairing, Motovation Frame Sliders, R&G Ally Sprocket Toe Protector, HEL 2 Line Setup, GSXR K1 600 RWU Forks, Barnett Clutch & Springs, Penske 8981 Shock, Gilles Ti Rearsets, Steel Barends, Scottoiler, AFAM Chain & Sprockets, Twin FIAMM Horns, Skidmarx Bellypan, Full Micron Zeta Steel System, Cut down undertay. Forum Problems & Information / Site Suggestions

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13-10-06, 10:16 AM	#4
andyb Guest Posts: n/a	Cheers guys. I was intending to get SRAD wheel & yokes as I believe that they fit better and the parking lokc woks too?! I was looking at the newer forks as I wanted USD. Will see if I can get him down on the price!

13-10-06, 10:48 AM	#6
andyb Guest Posts: n/a	Excellent, another option to look at. Not sure whether I really want the gold forks though!!!

13-10-06, 10:50 AM	#7
svrash Guest Posts: n/a	I got K2 forks, spindle and calipers, SRAD yokes and wheel. You'll need to space the calipers in about 2mm so the disc are in the centre of the calipers, do a bit of dremmeling to make the steering lock meat the hole on the frame and get that very important stem bearing As for costs, you can get back 99% of it by selling your SV bits Heres the costing sheet i did to keep track of my prices, buying and selling

13-10-06, 11:08 AM	#9
andyb Guest Posts: n/a	Cheers svrash, exactly what I needed! You dont live that far from me either as my parents live in Torbay and Im down there quite a lot!