GSX-R Front end conversion

[yorkie_chris]

No, 600k1-3 was RWU forks... 45mm dia not the 50 you need

Doh and I bought it aswell! Was cheap enough though ill just have to sell it when it comes!

Or even better just caught him in time and he was happy enough to cancel and refund so there is still the odd decent seller on eBay. I don't know where some of the sellers get their prices from, there's one guy trying to sell a used top yoke for £20 quid more than another guy who's selling the same one but brand new!!

The search goes on.

Made a good start on my swap today so the front is mostly installed just got to set up clip ons and controls and fill and bleed brakes before I reinstall the clocks and plastics.

I've had a couple of little problems, on the left clip on the brake doesn't quite go over enough to allow the indicator control to locate in the hole on the clip on. My 2 solutions that I've yet to do are either file a tad of the clip on away or to get rid of the locater pin on the controls, what do you think is best?

The other one is the brake line screw doesn't seem to want to go into the master cylinder without a lot of force so I've left it for now, is this normal?

Other than that its gone well really, here's where I'm at.

[maviczap]

Don't force the banjo bolt into the M/C, as you will find that some hve fine pitch threads in the M/C and some have coarse threads.

You'll just need to get the correct banjo bolt for the M/C, but I can't tell you what M/C has coarse & which have fine threads

Once it stopped I backed off but it's weird as I tried the bolt with my new lines and the one that was in with my old lines and both wouldn't go, guess ill have to have a bit of patience!

Any idea on the brake? It won't go passed the small lip on the clip on so I can't get the control over enough for the plastic pin to locate in the hole on the clip on. I'm thinking to file/dremel a smidge off the front of the clip on so the brake moves over a bit and I'm thinking that the grips won't fit properly either otherwise.

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by dirtyred619

Once it stopped I backed off but it's weird as I tried the bolt with my new lines and the one that was in with my old lines and both wouldn't go, guess ill have to have a bit of patience!

Any idea on the brake? It won't go passed the small lip on the clip on so I can't get the control over enough for the plastic pin to locate in the hole on the clip on. I'm thinking to file/dremel a smidge off the front of the clip on so the brake moves over a bit and I'm thinking that the grips won't fit properly either otherwise.

You'll probably find that both are the same pitich thread and the M/C is different!

Can't say what to do with the clip without a closer picture, maybe dremeling a bit off would do the trick?

I'll have another look tomorrow it's just weird that bolt that was in wont go back in!

Think I remember dremeling something off when I did mine and painting or permanent markering the bare metal.

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by dirtyred619

I'll have another look tomorrow it's just weird that bolt that was in wont go back in!

Make sure there isn't a bit of grit on the bolt or on the M/C thread on the inside.

You'll probably find it'll go on as easy as pie tomorrow