upside down forks (is there a real improvement)

[muay_thai_dan]

viper biker, your bike looks amazing. i love it.

what kind of tires are you running? and is that a 17 in the back?

have any videos of your exhaust sound?

great bike. good work my friend.

[viper_biker]

viper biker, your bike looks amazing. i love it.

what kind of tires are you running? and is that a 17 in the back?

have any videos of your exhaust sound?

great bike. good work my friend.

Looked/was, the bike is now back to standard and will be sold shortly. It is an RVF rear wheel, yes and I still have it (for sale) As for the tyres, they are Pirelli Supersorsa's (SC1 front and SC2 rear) If you want to see it come together and see what else is under the panels then feast your eyes on this,

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[muay_thai_dan]

sweet! what exhaust was the before the jha?

[Speedy]

As i'm sure someone else will agree, most of the benefits of USD forks are visual rather than physical. The only advantage I can think of is lower unsprung weight which might speed up changes in direction (im not entirely sure of this though - so feel free to tell me i'm wrong). As for costs, it all depends on where you get the parts from and which conversion you go for. My setup cost me in the region of 5-600 including forks,yokes,brakes,spacers,spindle,clip-ons and conversion kit.

You are right, faster changes of direction are one of the benefits of USD forks!
If you can get an RVF set of forks and yokes at a decent price, go for it; get better springs and spacers in them and you'll have a great front set up for the track!

BTW, anyone knows for sure if the NC30 fork springs are the same as the NC35?

[Riley]

Hi Carl,

I hope you are sitting down, all the parts are in excellent condition, Here are a few pics.







Ducati 996 Gold nitrate forks with 65mm caliper spacing £300
996 yokes (top yoke has steering damper mount removed) £120
Wheel £100
Galfer Braking wave discc £180
Brembo goldline calipers £100
Braided line £20
Riley fitting kit £80
Brembo mastercylinder with oberon reservoir cap £110
Oe Bars (hinged) £60
Top yoke nut £10
Spindle/nut/washer £25
Spacer to replace ducati speedo drive (1 off I had machined) £10
Carbonfibre vented mudguard (some damage hence price) £40
Mpl pre load adjustors £15
Bar end weights £5
R+G fork spliders £20

I do have a 2nd set of lower spec 40mm forks in the shed I would sell for £90 (+10 P+P), and I can always supply fitting kits at £83 delivered.

Cheers Paul.