Twins at Birth....

robnobrakes · Post by **robnobrakes** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 7:33 pm

Here they are together. 97 track prep'd and 99 road bike

Bondy · Post by **Bondy** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 8:22 pm

I'm slightly envious. I can only 1. Your road bikes a load shinyer than mine i ant washed it in to weeks and its mingin.

Jaglifter · Post by **Jaglifter** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 8:24 pm

Very nice.

Post by **sirch345** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:06 am

Definitely very nice

So how much better does the track bike handle with the up-graded blade forks and Ohlins rear shock

compared to your standard road bike suspension,

Chris.

robnobrakes · Post by **robnobrakes** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 9:31 am

sirch345 wrote:Definitely very nice

So how much better does the track bike handle with the up-graded blade forks and Ohlins rear shock compared to your standard road bike suspension,

Chris.

Hi Chris

The Fireblade forks are a little shorter than the Storm forks. They are stiffer, have compression and rebound damping adjustment and require slightly larger discs. End result, the bike turns faster and has more braking power. The bike is very stable. Difficult to say about the Ohlins rear, as the bike is set up for track use, and I have not riden it around a track with a stock rear suspension. Fireblade forks are an excellent upgrade, if you want your bike to turn faster.

Rob

Post by **sirch345** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 10:53 am

Cheers for the info Rob, much appreciated

Chris.

Stormin Ben · Post by **Stormin Ben** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 10:57 pm

robnobrakes wrote: . . and require slightly larger discs. Rob

Odd, mine uses the standard brakes!!

I'd second the other comments though, the blade forks are a brilliant mod

robnobrakes · Post by **robnobrakes** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 7:13 am

Stormin Ben wrote:
robnobrakes wrote: . . and require slightly larger discs. Rob
Odd, mine uses the standard brakes!!

I'd second the other comments though, the blade forks are a brilliant mod

The 1998/9 Blade RRW/RRX forks I purchased requires 320mm dia discs. The earlier 1994/7 Blade RRR/RRV forks used the same discs as the Storm. I had to have alloy spacers made to enable the larger discs to be fitted to the Storm 17" wheel. I did not want to fit a Blade 16" wheel. Anyone thinking of fitting Blade forks will do better to use the earlier forks, to save on the cost of having spacers specially made up.

Rob

Post by **sirch345** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 7:37 am

Stormin Ben wrote:
robnobrakes wrote: . . and require slightly larger discs. Rob
Odd, mine uses the standard brakes!!

I'd second the other comments though, the blade forks are a brilliant mod

Cheers for the second appinion Ben

Chris.

robnobrakes wrote:The 1998/9 Blade RRW/RRX forks I purchased requires 320mm dia discs. The earlier 1994/7 Blade RRR/RRV forks used the same discs as the Storm. I had to have alloy spacers made to enable the larger discs to be fitted to the Storm 17" wheel. I did not want to fit a Blade 16" wheel. Anyone thinking of fitting Blade forks will do better to use the earlier forks, to save on the cost of having spacers specially made up.

Rob

Cheers for that too Rob, that's a handy bit of advice

Chris.