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Jester666: CBR1000RR 04-07. You need to change only the side stick. Sensor and bracket held in place.

Very nice bike. Why the CBR sidestand? :confused Interesting backdrop you have chosen for the pics. I have to disagree with Murv and say The pictures are not the best but are OK. You are supposed to be showing off the bike not the background :wink: (:-}) As Kev wrote, bike is more upright now after...

sorry, I haven´t cleaned up the house this week ...

and thanks guys

Hi, as I read this site and sometimes write, I show my bike here: Forks: Racetech springs 0.875, Racetech compression valves C36, 130 mm air gap, Motorex 5W oil, tapered rebound rods Coerce fork brace Rear Shock: from Jamie Daugherty, modified CBR600F4 with Racetech internals, 5mm add height CBR954R...

seb421: looks nice :-) Yoshi uses stock rear header? I don´t see it on both pics.

I now certain models of the GSXR1000 6 pot calipers bolt straight on, I have a feeling some of the 1200 bandits also fit, probably the same calipers as the GSXR. Try measuring the distance from the fixing bolt hole centers and see if they are the same. If the TL ones do fit make sure the brake pads...

Akrapovic is still to buy, http://www.ebay.de/itm/Akrapovic-Komplettanlage-Li-Re-Carbon-HONDA-VTR-1000-F-/270491716433?pt=Motorrad_Kraftradteile&hash=item3efa900b51 . Looks similar to my Arrow system I was happy to buy. Don´t have dyno yet, all I can say Arrow is very loud and gives more power ...

43 sprocket is nice mod, difference on speedo (and on rear wheel as well) is 5% higher. You can use stock chain lenght and shorten wheel base a little. Biggest difference is bikes goes better at low rpm´s, but gears are stil long enough not to compromise driveability.

I need to correct my suggested 130 mm airgap, this is for linear springs. For long progressive springs, I cannot say how it will work.

budd: yes, I´d try 10wt oil, 130 mm gap, return forks back to original position in triples - staying only with rear 4mm spacer, and than see. But opinions how to solve your problem can vary :-)

I have a 4mm spacer on the rear damper and the forks are dropped through 5mm, I tried it at 10mm but it started to get a little 'slap happy' not as bad as some things I've ridden but deffo on the verge of needing a steering damper, 5mm is a good compromise and doesn't demand a damper Standard forks...

so the compression damping is fixed ? and to fundamentally adjust this would required a change of shim stacks ? Any adjustment via oil viscosity / air gap could only really be termed as 'tweaking'. .. it seems strange the other than opening up the fork leg it's not possible to change the compressio...

one of the issues with the OE VTR forks is the lack of independent adjustment of compression and rebound damping, adjust the rebound and you also adjust the compression, I think if you get the compression damping right then you end up with to much rebound damping I believe the tapered rebound rod h...

Sorry i think thats a little misleading. As a basic static set up your forks should return at about the same rate as which you compress them, this is standing beside the bike pushing down on the fork, if they return too quickly the bike will kick off bumps and spring back too fast, too slow and it ...

budd:I just add that my weight is 80 kg and 0.875 springs are just between road and race calculated rates and works fine, it is important to set sag correctly for sure. You can try 130 mm air gap and 10w oil with current springs, or just decrease air gap with current oil if you have any, safe minimu...