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R1 Front End
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 7:22 pm
by SDN
Feeling V pleased with myself, have just fitted my R1 front end - did all the work and have just taken it for a short shakedown run, nothing fell off and it did not spit me into a hedge. First impressions are that it is compliant yet stiff and well damped, haven't gone nuts on it as still making sure evrything was properly tightened up and taking evrything really steady.
The bike is minging dirty, so will not put any pics up till I have given it a really good clean. Need to remake some spacers as didn't realise how much the TRX wheel was offset.
Re: R1 Front End
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 7:48 pm
by meensy
Good job mate
Re: R1 Front End
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 7:56 pm
by Mincehead
SDN wrote:Feeling V pleased with myself, have just fitted my R1 front end - did all the work and have just taken it for a short shakedown run, nothing fell off and it did not spit me into a hedge. First impressions are that it is compliant yet stiff and well damped, haven't gone nuts on it as still making sure evrything was properly tightened up and taking evrything really steady.
The bike is minging dirty, so will not put any pics up till I have given it a really good clean. Need to remake some spacers as didn't realise how much the TRX wheel was offset.
Yep, you have to watch the wheel offset!
I`ve got mine within 0.006 mm using some modified disc bolts that enabled me to very accurately measure between their heads and the inside of the R1 fork leg.
Are you using an electronic speedo SDN?
Re: R1 Front End
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 8:55 pm
by zednine
Congratulations on the conversion ..........
Re: R1 Front End
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 10:39 pm
by SDN
Mincehead wrote:SDN wrote:Feeling V pleased with myself, have just fitted my R1 front end - did all the work and have just taken it for a short shakedown run, nothing fell off and it did not spit me into a hedge. First impressions are that it is compliant yet stiff and well damped, haven't gone nuts on it as still making sure evrything was properly tightened up and taking evrything really steady.
The bike is minging dirty, so will not put any pics up till I have given it a really good clean. Need to remake some spacers as didn't realise how much the TRX wheel was offset.
Yep, you have to watch the wheel offset!
I`ve got mine within 0.006 mm using some modified disc bolts that enabled me to very accurately measure between their heads and the inside of the R1 fork leg.
Are you using an electronic speedo SDN?
Re: R1 Front End
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 10:57 pm
by Mincehead
Did you intend to reply SDN, there`s nowt there but previous posts?
Re: R1 Front End
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 5:51 am
by SDN
Yeah sorry, running with TRX speedo, had to take 5.75mm off RHS fork leg to get wheel lined up, running TRX wheels and axle , with the R1 item bushed to accept TRX axle ( Thanks Killer Whale for the idea ). Clip ons are below yokes which is a bit heavy on the wrists, so may have to buy some raised clip ons. Only remains to fit the FCR's
Re: R1 Front End
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:34 am
by Kayla
SDN wrote:Yeah sorry, running with TRX speedo, had to take 5.75mm off RHS fork leg to get wheel lined up, running TRX wheels and axle , with the R1 item bushed to accept TRX axle ( Thanks Killer Whale for the idea ). Clip ons are below yokes which is a bit heavy on the wrists, so may have to buy some raised clip ons. Only remains to fit the FCR's
Would you post up a few pics of the fork lowers and axle please? I know you have to bush the r/h side but can't figure out a way around the left side being threaded.
Re: R1 Front End
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 1:07 pm
by SDN
I made a stepped threaded bush which screws into the fork lower, the thick end of the bush is tapped to M16, I shortened the TRX axle by cutting it off on the hex head side and boring a nut out and welding that on the end of the shortened axle
Re: R1 Front End
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 6:35 pm
by Mincehead
Yep, that`s exactly the way I would have done it too. PICTURES please SDN, so that others can see how it`s done.
Re: R1 Front End
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:26 pm
by Kayla
SDN wrote:I made a stepped threaded bush which screws into the fork lower, the thick end of the bush is tapped to M16, I shortened the TRX axle by cutting it off on the hex head side and boring a nut out and welding that on the end of the shortened axle
So does the axle still thread into the fork leg, or just the stepped bush?
Re: R1 Front End
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:33 pm
by Mincehead
The wheel spindle screws into the inner thread of the boss that is threaded into the left hand fork leg kayla.
Re: R1 Front End
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 3:22 am
by SDN
As Mincehead says, the bush screws into the fork from the wheel side and the axle screws into the bush. On the other side I made a plain split bush.
Pictures to come
Re: R1 Front End
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 3:50 am
by SDN
Re: R1 Front End
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 3:53 am
by SDN
