Norbert
crash tested
I bought some 08 R6S forks and calipers off of ebay and installed them.
I got part of the fender on there w/ zip ties, but I'm 99.999% done.
The fender is a little tricky. A bolt almost vibrated off while on a test ride.
I think we got it covered, now. :thumbup:
Thanks to goker who pretty much did all the work.
Also thx to CrazyBiker and Airhead for the mounts and shims.
It was hot (90F), humid and sunny, but it's finally done.
It took a little longer because I insisted on a spark plug change.
Take a look at the pics (attached). I included an old pic of my bike before the mod, even before the SS brake line mod.
You can see in the new pics the nice blue anodized caps on my forks, and gold pot covers on the caliper. Slick. :rockon:
These parts are way too high-end for the type of riding I do.
Impressions:
I think the rebound and dampening is better than my stock 06 fz6 with 14,000 miles; my bike does feel better than my stock forks with the old oil in it. There is much less dive during hard braking. I feel much more planted while speeding over hills. I set the new forks on the "standard" rebound and dampening settings. Goker rode my bike and commented that he didn't feel any difference between his bike and mine. I think it's because he has a new FZ6 with not as many miles. So I could've just changed my fork oil, if all I am doing is keeping the r6 forks at their standard settings.
I will mess around with the settings soon. But for basic street riding that require standard settings, I think simply replacing the fork oil would have been sufficient. Maybe more experienced members can chime in here....
The bike brakes well with the 4 pot calipers. Nice and firm. Better than with the old calipers. But i am not sure if it's because i also included new and better brake pads (carbone lorraine sbk5). I think the suspension also plays a part, since there is much less dive during hard braking.
When I had the old, crummy 06 calipers with the SS lines, I pretty much had "two finger" braking. With the new calipers, I'm still on "two finger" braking.
Which is good. I'll leave "one finger" braking to the track junkies.
So new fork oil and stainless steel lines with better brake pads would've given the same or close result, with much less expense.
Just FYI, if you're thinking of doing this mod.
Don't get me wrong, overall I am very happy! (See? )
I hate those ugly 06 brakes. BTW, those 06 brakes are on the new FZ6R. What a POS!!
I got part of the fender on there w/ zip ties, but I'm 99.999% done.
The fender is a little tricky. A bolt almost vibrated off while on a test ride.
I think we got it covered, now. :thumbup:
Thanks to goker who pretty much did all the work.
Also thx to CrazyBiker and Airhead for the mounts and shims.
It was hot (90F), humid and sunny, but it's finally done.
It took a little longer because I insisted on a spark plug change.
Take a look at the pics (attached). I included an old pic of my bike before the mod, even before the SS brake line mod.
You can see in the new pics the nice blue anodized caps on my forks, and gold pot covers on the caliper. Slick. :rockon:
These parts are way too high-end for the type of riding I do.
Impressions:
I think the rebound and dampening is better than my stock 06 fz6 with 14,000 miles; my bike does feel better than my stock forks with the old oil in it. There is much less dive during hard braking. I feel much more planted while speeding over hills. I set the new forks on the "standard" rebound and dampening settings. Goker rode my bike and commented that he didn't feel any difference between his bike and mine. I think it's because he has a new FZ6 with not as many miles. So I could've just changed my fork oil, if all I am doing is keeping the r6 forks at their standard settings.
I will mess around with the settings soon. But for basic street riding that require standard settings, I think simply replacing the fork oil would have been sufficient. Maybe more experienced members can chime in here....
The bike brakes well with the 4 pot calipers. Nice and firm. Better than with the old calipers. But i am not sure if it's because i also included new and better brake pads (carbone lorraine sbk5). I think the suspension also plays a part, since there is much less dive during hard braking.
When I had the old, crummy 06 calipers with the SS lines, I pretty much had "two finger" braking. With the new calipers, I'm still on "two finger" braking.
Which is good. I'll leave "one finger" braking to the track junkies.
So new fork oil and stainless steel lines with better brake pads would've given the same or close result, with much less expense.
Just FYI, if you're thinking of doing this mod.
Don't get me wrong, overall I am very happy! (See?
)I hate those ugly 06 brakes. BTW, those 06 brakes are on the new FZ6R. What a POS!!
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