Pumee

Thank you very much for the nice feedback!

Thanks for the nice feedback guys! Really appreciate it! Thats the MRA racing. I have no idea Mate, I bought the bike with those grips. But its not "fat", I think...Maybe the pics tricks you. At least I dont feel like that ;)

Cheers Guys, I'm terribly sorry but I forgot to add the pictures. So here they are! Hope you like em' Best wishes, Pumee

Hi, Thanks for that! We have here another solution which worked for us quite well. The only thing, that after this mod there's no turning back to CBS anymore. (Only by repalcing the calipper itself...) You have to blind plug the thread on the brake caliper which goes to the front, hook up the system with one tube, and drill a small hole inside the brake calipper between the small and the big pistons, so that the oil can move all 3 together. Fast and easy... BTW: The forks are complete, I have mounted them already. I have to make some stoppers. Painit job will be ready today, hopefully. Next week some parts from davidsilver arrives and than I can begin to put the whole thing together. I'll keep you guys updated, and will make some pictures during the "operation". BR, Pumee

Hello All! As promised, I give some feedback. All the units have arrived, now they went for some repairs and paintjob. Hope to get the whol thing together next weekend or so... Cheers, Pumee

Thank you guys! I'll keep that in mind! Also, I will let you know, when there's progress! BR, Pumee

Hey ZRoyz! Thanks for the info! As I have said before i already own a touring handlebar, so no need for helibars or converters. But I guess I have to think twice how I could mount them to the gull wing triple... EDIT: I just talked with my mechanic friend and he has an adapter for it! So the project is on the GO!! Jeez I'm so excited! Good to hear that its only a bolt-on job. I've been maintaining my bikes for like 15 years, and I guess I have the tools and knowledge to do it all by my self. As for the brake master cylinder, I decided to go with an R6 one, it was also a good bargin, and as I'm customizing quite hard, I dont care anymore if it does not match the factory design. For the wheels, I'm not saying that I'm gonna be fully happy with the 3 spoke, as I just bought an 8 spoke for the rear, but looking all the pics on the net of 3 spoke, the brake disc rotor is so big, that it covers most of them. And it is going to be white, which will make it even less visible. So I guess it should be just fine. I bought this on ebay, for a ridiculous price. Than I marked it with our laser in the office, I guess it wont look bad cheers, Pumee

Hey Guys! Thanks a lot for the quick info! So first things first, here are the pics. (Btw, I was expecting that ) I usually ride with my fiance, and last summer we crashed a bit, nothing serious, but the fairings look quite bad, so the whole bike now is under construction... The basic concept will be the same as the one you can see on the pics with a few mod in the VFR decal. Now back to bussiness ;) I already have these raisers and handlebars, as Veefer800Canuck said, but my pics are a bit oldish, therefore you can't see them. Also my first thing was to check out ebay and overseas, but the shipment prices makes the whole thing very expensive. Here's a fun fact: If you buy something abroad from Hungary, then you have to pay some customs fee, thats okay few percent. But than you have to pay tax for the whole thing, the price you bught the item for + shipment + customs fee. Than multiply the whole thing by 1,27. Nice huh? For the first time I wanted to re-valve my old forks. But the whole price was 50% more...And our economy is not at the top these days, so the exchange rates are also very high :( Okay, enough said As The Phantom said: "You will have to work out clearance issues - bump stops, fairing clearance" bump stops are okay i saw them how it should be. What fairing clearence issues can I run into? And one last thing, just to check if I did get everything right form last nights readings: So if I mount the whole thing together, (talking about the triples part) there shouldn't be clearence issues?! Or do I need some spacers there? Thanks again! I'll try to keep you guys updated! Regards, Pumee

Hello! I was looking all around the forum to find any thread about the complete front end swap to a CBR 954 on a 5th gen...without success... I have now the opportunity the get a complete front end from a CBR 954 for a quite good price, inculding front wheel, both triples and brakes. The RC51 front end is almost impossible to get here, and the prices are sky high...so thats why I'm asking. What I did find though: -Wheel mismatch (I dont care much about it, as I would also change the wheel, and the brake disc is covering a lot...and my wheels gonna be white which also helps a bit.) -Helibar problems due to size mismatch (I have touring handlebars, so also not a problem, I know I will have to make some machining.) -According to an excel chart which I recently find on the forum, the CBR has 724mm fork length, and the RC51 is 730mm which I also find here. So I guess length should not be a problem, if i use the wing shaped upper triple. What else than? Are there any disadvantages? I have also read that the RC51 and the R1 quality is better, but as I have said before, the prices are horror... Please help me out in this case as I have limited time for this good offer. Many Thanks in advance! Regards, Pumee