SV650 ZX6R F1 Fork Hybrid

Originally Posted by Sid Squid

It's the oil lock piece - they're on the fiche and in the manual.
There should be one in each leg.

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

They get stuck in oil in bottom of leg sometimes

Lifesavers! Can't believe I missed it in the bottom of the fork leg!!

Only a short update.

The ZX6R damping bolt is huge compared to the SV bolt (ZX6R left, SV right)



Just the ends of each fork leg for a visual reference in size


SV



ZX



So called up a local company called Qprep in Oundle (have heard great things about them) and they're happy to mill the bottom of the SV forks to accommodate the new damping rod bolt. They're also going to make the recess, inside the forks, bigger for the oil lock piece to sit.

Hopefully won't cost too much!

Can't do a lot now until they call me back saying that they're ready. Hopefully will be sometime later in the week, but in the meantime any ideas, tips, comments are welcome!

Stay tuned!

[yorkie_chris]

Fook that for a game with the oil locks, you don't need them and trying to bore that out won't be cheap.

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Fook that for a game with the oil locks, you don't need them and trying to bore that out won't be cheap.

Ah..... I'll trust your judgement and give them a call! So just leave the oil locks out? Won't cause any leaking at all?

Bugger me just called Qprep and they were just about to start on that inner recess! probably just saved me a few quid there yorkie_chris! Cheers matey!

[yorkie_chris]

you could also just make comp valve holders that take stock bolts

Would that raise the hole damper unit inside the fork leg though? I had thought about something similar but decided against it for that very reason

[yorkie_chris]

Depends how you make them and whether you use literally stock bolts or just stock diameter bolts to save milling legs.

Hmmmmm very good point, but I'll stick to them milling it out, they said that was the easy part!
Maybe a possible venture for someone else looking at doing a similar fork hybrid to this?

[yorkie_chris]

It's what I did but I start with showa forks as donors

Just a tiny update this week, the fork legs are nearly done, only costing £20 per leg (happy days)
Should get them back later this week, will hopefully get into the garage one evening or next week!