r1 forks on yzf750r?

pear no1 · Post by **pear no1** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 3:03 pm

ive read articles on brake and disk conversions but has anyone fitted y2k r1 forks too yzf750r (95 model) and kept r1 fork bottoms so r1 disks and pads used instead of 750r ones,as dont fancy cutting bits of 750r forks too convert to r1 brakes.any input greatfully received cheers pear.....

F5 · Post by F5 » Tue Jan 11, 2005 4:06 pm

You would need the R1 wheel then as the R1 disk won’t fit the YZF wheel. R1 forks were kinda confused by my understanding. Earlier model FZR forks fit the R1 brakes. Really the R1 callipers only require a tiny bit of cosmetic metal removed from the 750 forks which isn’t there for 4 pot models. The Brembo Ducati discs don’t require any material removed from the pad as they are 4 pot wide. No problem.

ChuckD · Post by **ChuckD** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 5:53 pm

pear, for more info dig through there is so much here. Short story, for the money it would take to get all the r1 front end, yo uwould have spent more than Lindeman would charge to make your stock front end feel like a dream, trust me, I've been down this road soooooooo many times. Get SS lines, different compound if unhappy and leave the uknown geometric anomolies to the R&D guys at Cooperate, they have better budgets for these experiments. Not to sound harsh, but I hate to see goo dpeople spend money where there is no clear benefit. CHUCK D.

Post by **FZRDude** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 8:50 pm

Don't forget to add that you'll lose the Speedo as it is electronic on the R1, if I'm correct? <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/ ...  There are some who call me........Tim? Director of Entertainment <a href="http://eddieandthecruisersmc.com" target="top">Eddie & the Cruisers</a> 1994 FZR 1000

ChuckD · Post by **ChuckD** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 11:35 pm

Correcttobundoooo!! CHUCK D.

akirasan · Post by **akirasan** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 10:49 am

The YZF forks are great. I had new sliders fitted and got it serviced and it transformed the handling from bloody good to WEHAY!!!<img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/roll.gif ALT=":rollin"> <img src=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/ ... ananna.gif ALT=":banana"> Change to R1 brakes and thats all you needapart from an Ace engine. <img src=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/ ... Cheers.gif ALT=":cheers">

pear no1 · Post by **pear no1** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 5:24 pm

thanks for all input.looked into conversion as man at ebay he say buy my converted ones for yzf750,but then would need disks,wheel spindel,r1 wheel and pads so done some sums,would be slightly cheaper than full maxton job on my forks but decided too wait for maxton ££s to be saved up.then couldnt helpmyself and just bought moulds for trackday fairings for ohlins model so will be spending time in garage trying to perfect making them..cheers everyone again for thoughts pear.....

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