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andrewsmith · 19-01-11, 08:51 PM

Dave

Maybe worth having a look at Barwel's rebuild thread

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=151525

yorkie_chris · 19-01-11, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davepreston

yea sid im thinking of sticking the thou front end on a 650 and getting a usd naked set for the thou, i will be running 2 projects concurrently ,one a simple project the other something altogether funkier

That's completely do-able. All you'd need is the generic hall effect sensor on the 650 for speedo same as any other, it's <£30 for the setup and I can do you one so it will literally plug in and work. Bit different depending if it is >K4 or K5> (4 or 8 magnets on disc) but piece of p*ss.

Thou is easier. Just buy complete GSXR front end that is K1 or newer (not sure about K8 and later) and bolt it on.

19-01-11, 10:26 PM

next question can you anodise both "tubes" on the forks or would this effect the working of them in anyway
also bottom yoke

yorkie_chris · 20-01-11, 12:03 AM

What you mean? Inner and outer?

Outer of USD maybe, it is turned so might be OK, casting of a right way up fork is poor, castable alloys do not tend to anodise well. Lots of micro porous crap there... ano will transfer fingerprints into finish so it picks up all that stuff. Same with bottom yokes.
That same micro porous crap tends to hold powder coating really well though

For stanchion (shiny bit) you can get couple of coatings to reduce stiction. Old GSXR had pink or something, they were crap, 2001 had gold, they were OK not brilliant, 2008 or something has black coating and are OK.
Aftermarket coatings are supposedly excellent to reduce stiction but it is tiny difference and if you got to ask you can't afford it.

20-01-11, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Outer of USD maybe, it is turned so might be OK,

Those are anodized from factory and pain to redo since you need to strip them first. I did set of gold to black anodize.

20-01-11, 02:24 PM

I have a pair of Hayabusa forks that have sat in my workshop for a couple of years, offers??

Bibio · 20-01-11, 09:28 PM

what about a pair of street triple forks?

andrewsmith · 20-01-11, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Bibio

what about a pair of street triple forks?

Dorsodoso forks, make a SV650SM

yorkie_chris · 20-01-11, 11:08 PM

Once again, cheap and readily available?

20-01-11, 11:34 PM

the prilla forks i have are good but not a straight swap as the head tube is like 30mm so you have to have a sleeve welded in and then the sv stem pressed in

mine were £450 inc wheel disc's and brakes, yokes and forks inc risers and drilled yoke

so stuf is out there to be had if you look hard enough

19-01-11, 08:51 PM	#11
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: what are naked versions of gsxr forks Dave Maybe worth having a look at Barwel's rebuild thread http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=151525 __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

19-01-11, 10:26 PM	#13
davepreston Guest Posts: n/a	Re: what are naked versions of gsxr forks next question can you anodise both "tubes" on the forks or would this effect the working of them in anyway also bottom yoke

20-01-11, 12:03 AM	#14
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: what are naked versions of gsxr forks What you mean? Inner and outer? Outer of USD maybe, it is turned so might be OK, casting of a right way up fork is poor, castable alloys do not tend to anodise well. Lots of micro porous crap there... ano will transfer fingerprints into finish so it picks up all that stuff. Same with bottom yokes. That same micro porous crap tends to hold powder coating really well though For stanchion (shiny bit) you can get couple of coatings to reduce stiction. Old GSXR had pink or something, they were crap, 2001 had gold, they were OK not brilliant, 2008 or something has black coating and are OK. Aftermarket coatings are supposedly excellent to reduce stiction but it is tiny difference and if you got to ask you can't afford it. __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

20-01-11, 02:24 PM	#16
Matts-Yokes Guest Posts: n/a	Re: what are naked versions of gsxr forks I have a pair of Hayabusa forks that have sat in my workshop for a couple of years, offers??

20-01-11, 09:28 PM	#17
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,568	Re: what are naked versions of gsxr forks what about a pair of street triple forks?

20-01-11, 11:08 PM	#19
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: what are naked versions of gsxr forks Once again, cheap and readily available? __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

20-01-11, 11:34 PM	#20
barwel1992 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: what are naked versions of gsxr forks the prilla forks i have are good but not a straight swap as the head tube is like 30mm so you have to have a sleeve welded in and then the sv stem pressed in mine were £450 inc wheel disc's and brakes, yokes and forks inc risers and drilled yoke so stuf is out there to be had if you look hard enough

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