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Be carful not to confuse the forks stanchion diameter with that of the fork tube.
The diameter of the fork tube on a 2006-2008 R1 is 50mm and the diameter of the stanchion is 43mm.
On an USD setup, the fork tube passes through the triple clamp and not the fork stanchion.
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The diameter of the fork tube on a 2006-2008 R1 is 50mm and the diameter of the stanchion is 43mm.
On an USD setup, the fork tube passes through the triple clamp and not the fork stanchion.
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Well I just looked up the specs on the FZ6 forks and the different year R1 forks and this is what i found:
all years of FZ6 - Forks - 43mm with 130mm travel
1998-2003 R1 - Forks - USD 44mm with 120mm travel
2004-2005 R1 - Forks - USD 43mm with 120mm travel
2006-2008 R1 - Forks- USD 43mm with 119.4mm travel
So I would think that only honing 1mm off of the triple claps, if your going to use 1998-2003 R1 forks, wouldn't be that bad. And if you find a set of 2004-2005 R1 forks to work with, then it looks like it wouldn't need any work on the FZ6 triple clamp. Now as far as the calibers and the front fender, that's another story, that im looking into...2004 and on R1s have Radial mounted brakes, so the 1998 to 2003 would be easier to set up, and I think that they use the same caliper as the R6s, which would mean that ever our stock calipers should mount up...hum
Sean