On my 2000, I recently raised my forks from 44mm to 49mm, measured from the flat top of the fork to the top of the triple-tree, as per the proper method in the manual. [note....some bikes come from Honda at 39, some maybe at 44, or were moved to 44 by a prior owner or the Honda shop, etc. You should measure yours, and YMMV]
Anyway, as other have marveled, it makes a huge difference in turn-in and tossy-bility (teckyhnical term!) and quickness and nimbleness, even going a mere 5mm from 44 to 49. I've had no head shake or other unpleasantness as a result of this 10 minute mod, up to 150 mph.
The Question Is: Is 49mm the proper number for a 6th? I assume it is, but I've only been tuned-in to 5th Gen numbers, and I'm going to be doing this on another VFRD member's 6th Gen this coming weekend (and/or raising the rear a tad and lower the front a tad less, so he can keep maximum ground clearance without getting the shakes, etc., the peg-scraping bastid!!!).
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On my 2000, I recently raised my forks from 44mm to 49mm, measured from the flat top of the fork to the top of the triple-tree, as per the proper method in the manual. [note....some bikes come from Honda at 39, some maybe at 44, or were moved to 44 by a prior owner or the Honda shop, etc. You should measure yours, and YMMV]
Anyway, as other have marveled, it makes a huge difference in turn-in and tossy-bility (teckyhnical term!) and quickness and nimbleness, even going a mere 5mm from 44 to 49. I've had no head shake or other unpleasantness as a result of this 10 minute mod, up to 150 mph.
The Question Is: Is 49mm the proper number for a 6th? I assume it is, but I've only been tuned-in to 5th Gen numbers, and I'm going to be doing this on another VFRD member's 6th Gen this coming weekend (and/or raising the rear a tad and lower the front a tad less, so he can keep maximum ground clearance without getting the shakes, etc., the peg-scraping bastid!!!).
Thanks.
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