oso2k
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Well, I reported earlier on that other FZ6 forum that my FZ6-R Project Bike is done. I got some pics for your guys. I'll post costs and other bits later.
that is a very nice lookig track bike, what kind of engie work have you done? also is that rear Ohlins specific to the FZ6?
That is very cool. It looks like it will be alot of fun.
Do you have a street bike as well, or did you just go to track only riding?
hmm ..finaly did the r6 thing huh, very cool! wish i had the resources to do it. also are you sure you want the front that low? that might give you some unwanted problems. if you want more feel keep he clip-ons as close together as possible and get better tires. have you setup the suspension yet (bigest thing you could for feeling that front bite besides seat time).
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As for the Ohlins rear shock, that is the "official" Ohlins FZ6 rear shock (46HRC, there is also a 46ER [might be 46ERC which is not "fully adjustable"]) which I was told is no longer in production. I bought it used from a fellow FZ6 racer from Australia off the SBN forum. R6 or R1 rear shock mods might be only way to upgrade rear shocks in the near future.
Good to see you're still around ped.
DefyInertia mentioned that I might find a tendency for the bike to want to endo under hard braking but what else might I find? The fork were set that low when I did my first track day but I also still had my handle bars and which meant my wrist were about 6 inches higher.
And no, the suspension is not yet setup. Recommendations for the rear? I was gonna pull the recommend setup from the Sport Rider settings and maybe be go a tad bit stiffer up front to account for my 230lbs. I think I have a link that either you or DefyInertia posted about setting up sag and other suspension settings.
The bike might be kinda twitchy mid corner and turn-in might be more excessive than you'd like. I try to keep mine as high as possible for braking reasons while still having acceptable turn-in, weight bias, and stability characteristics.
I'd start by grabbing a friend, gearing up, and setting you sag to an acceptable level front and back. I'd then set the comp/damp all the way to one end and start making adjustments from there. You could probably find an experienced rider track side to help you out during lunch or something...
Ped, what do you mean by "keep the clipons close together"? Do you mean, keep them pulled back as far as possible?
just curious to where you got the plastics from (fairing and stuff)
thats the cheapest i seen a full set of body work......he customized your order......does this mean he did the fiberglass work himself or did he send you the panels that would fit (ie 04-05 upper, and 03 lowers instead of all 05 panels).....
Are those zip ties holding the windscreen to the fairing?!?!?