Forks Swap Over...Ideas??

[soulvelcro]

Evening Peeps....
As my bike is fightered,i was thinking of swapping the forks over,or maybe upgrade depending on what fits.....
so could do with some help with ideas please ladies n gents...
Suggestions on top yoke setup as well cos ill need risers...

Cheers......

[mik_str]

There are many options, the easiest being the 96-97 Blade forks (non-USD, 45mm, rebound and comp. adjustable). Have a look here: http://www.vtwo.demon.co.uk/firestorm/firestorm.htm (Click on Fireblade fork Upgrade). Closest thing to a direct bolt-on as you`ll ever find as it allows you keep the wheel, rotors,....

There are numerous other options too (the most frequent/best suited being Sp-1 or SP-2 forks). Do a search on the Superhawk forum (particularly the Knowledge Base section) as this topic has been covered at length.....

[soulvelcro]

Cheers mate....
Had a quick look couldnt find much,obviously not looked hard enough......
i was aware of the fireblade swap,but am pretty green as to what other options i have,
Thanks for pointing me in the rite direction.....

[sirch345]

The normal way up (non USD) Fireblade forks that Mik_str has given a link on how to are the most straight forward ones to fit. As you say you will need to add some type of bar risers seeing as your bike is Street fightered, but that will be needed on any fork swap you go for.

A lot of Firestorm owners like to fit the later Fireblade forks, ones which are the USD (Up Side Down) type as these give a more bling look.

To get the best from any front forks they really need to be up-graded to suit the riders weight.

Have a look at Scubadogs bike here for some inspiration:-
http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 30&t=14553

Chris.

PS. I've just been looking at a photo of your bike. It looks like the handle bar risers you already have could be used on the new forks.

[soulvelcro]

Yea the previous bloke welded risers to the original,looks ok,would prefer something a bit tidier if going with new'er forks,but i suppose it'll do...
Always liked the usd's had a set on my m800 cruiser,handled nice,i miss it.....

[sirch345]

Yea the previous bloke welded risers to the original,looks ok,would prefer something a bit tidier if going with new'er forks,but i suppose it'll do...

Ah well, in that case they probably won't do.

Have a look on ebay when the time comes, plenty of risers on there,

Chris.