CBR F3 forks with blue spot calipers on a firestorm.

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Re: CBR F3 forks with blue spot calipers on a firestorm.

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Kev L wrote:Good luck with your mods matey, hope they work out for you.
Popkat is a motorcycle dealer/mechanic/successful racer so is coming at your mods from a more engineering based response, but as he says, it's your bike, you do what you like :thumbup:
I have no doubt about this guys knowledge and experience, iv read many of his and other posts on here and am very eager to learn as much as i can from all. I just cant see it not being worthwhile but he seems to think it isnt? i probably should of started with how its costing me no money at all.
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ConTRo13R wrote: I've just picked up cbr f4 forks and yokes for £50 [FACE WITH STUCK-OUT TONGUE AND WINKING EYE]
Il give you £60 for them :D
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Re: CBR F3 forks with blue spot calipers on a firestorm.

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So what's the consensus on what I have, the complete 2001 929 (including calipers) front end swop. Hope its not a bag of shite when I finally get it on the road.
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Re: CBR F3 forks with blue spot calipers on a firestorm.

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I've got that on mine, with k-tech springs, and I like it. :thumbup:
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Re: CBR F3 forks with blue spot calipers on a firestorm.

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You do what you want with your bike, but it's a sideways move, you could sell on the CBR front and pay for springs for your standard forks, you'd probably have change too, standard calipers are pretty good if in good condition with good pads, certainly for road riding anyway.

I'm not bothered by any of this but some of the stuff you said was wrong.

I like modding, I have modified bikes my self but they are done for upgrades and looks, I have USD forks fitted to older bikes, if you think Storm forks are crap don't try any big capacity 80's bike.


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Seems to be a good upgrade (cbr 929) but dint the fork seals pop regularly? Or is that just cause of a certain someone's riding style? Believe one of the better forks to be 954
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VTR Phoenix wrote:So what's the consensus on what I have, the complete 2001 929 (including calipers) front end swop. Hope its not a bag of shite when I finally get it on the road.


Nice upgrade, looking forward to seeing it in Devon :thumbup:


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Talking of Devon, conTRo13R there's one space left if you fancy coming down, some good roads to try your bike on :wink:



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Re: CBR F3 forks with blue spot calipers on a firestorm.

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popkat wrote:
VTR Phoenix wrote:So what's the consensus on what I have, the complete 2001 929 (including calipers) front end swop. Hope its not a bag of shite when I finally get it on the road.


Nice upgrade, looking forward to seeing it in Devon :thumbup:


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Talking of Devon, conTRo13R there's one space left if you fancy coming down, some good roads to try your bike on :wink:



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Nice roads to test my cbr forks :wink: im a good 4 n half hours away for this one sadly.
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ConTRo13R wrote:
popkat wrote:


Nice upgrade, looking forward to seeing it in Devon :thumbup:


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Talking of Devon, conTRo13R there's one space left if you fancy coming down, some good roads to try your bike on :wink:



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Nice roads to test my cbr forks :wink: im a good 4 n half hours away for this one sadly.
4hrs away ? Really & thats stopping you attending... I'm 6 hrs away & plenty of others out there travel a lot further...It's not done all in one hit remember, impossible on a Storm with it's tank range...Man up Ya big Jessie... :lol:
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ConTRo13R wrote:
popkat wrote:
VTR Phoenix wrote:So what's the consensus on what I have, the complete 2001 929 (including calipers) front end swop. Hope its not a bag of shite when I finally get it on the road.


Nice upgrade, looking forward to seeing it in Devon :thumbup:


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Talking of Devon, conTRo13R there's one space left if you fancy coming down, some good roads to try your bike on :wink:



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Nice roads to test my cbr forks :wink: im a good 4 n half hours away for this one sadly.
6+ hours to get there for me (down the lanes) fun fun fun [THUMBS UP SIGN]
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It would take 3 fuel breaks to get there haha out of curiousity what when and where for this devon thing?
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ConTRo13R wrote:It would take 3 fuel breaks to get there haha out of curiousity what when and where for this devon thing?

All details here http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 14&t=37383


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Re: CBR F3 forks with blue spot calipers on a firestorm.

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Buy some caliper adapters from webike in Japan for around £50.
Then fit brembo.
I did on my vfr750. One finger stoppies if you want.

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http://japan.webike.net/HONDA/VTR1000F+ ... 8/1019/mc/
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Re: CBR F3 forks with blue spot calipers on a firestorm.

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Ta Daaaa..

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ConTRo13R wrote:Ta Daaaa..

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