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YZF front end conversion questions
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:41 am
by mszilves
Guys, since I'll be swapping rear ends to the YZF swinger/wheel, I'm looking at doing the front as well. I've got the front setup right now with Racetech springs (0.85kg/mm) and gold valve emulators, but I think I'd like to swap to YZF cartridge forks. Also, I find it a bit stiff for the street, which is most of my riding these days. I have read that it's pretty much a direct bolt on, but wanted to get a few questions answered before I started collecting the parts.
1. Does the YZF triple/crown bolt right in or do you need machining?
2. Does the YZF triple give the same ride height/trail? I don't want to change the geometry of the front end.
3. Can the brake rotors from a FZR be swapped over?
If that's the case, I'm going part shopping.
Re: YZF front end conversion questions
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:59 am
by 95FZR600
Hey mark, I think everything bolts right up with no machining.
Re: YZF front end conversion questions
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:02 pm
by yamaha_george
mszilves wrote:Guys, since I'll be swapping rear ends to the YZF swinger/wheel, I'm looking at doing the front as well. I've got the front setup right now with Racetech springs (0.85kg/mm) and gold valve emulators, but I think I'd like to swap to YZF cartridge forks. Also, I find it a bit stiff for the street, which is most of my riding these days. I have read that it's pretty much a direct bolt on, but wanted to get a few questions answered before I started collecting the parts.
1. Does the YZF triple/crown bolt right in or do you need machining?
2. Does the YZF triple give the same ride height/trail? I don't want to change the geometry of the front end.
If that's the case, I'm going part shopping.
Mark,
what year YZF are you thinking as the FZR war stopped earlier here in the UK than the states so our YZF's are different ly named ........
Re: YZF front end conversion questions
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:13 pm
by mszilves
yamaha_george wrote:
Mark,
what year YZF are you thinking as the FZR war stopped earlier here in the UK than the states so our YZF's are different ly named ........
George, I believe here in North America the 97+ are all the same. I'll probably be looking at parts from as late a model as I can, especially the forks, so that it's less likely I'll have to do any work on them.