Winter Mods!!!

Alright... 'tis the season to change things on our bikes... here's a couple pics of what I've done so far to mine. More on the way hopefully, and this hasn't been road tested or anything yet... should be pretty sweet though!!





Here's a quick list of what I've got on there so far-
-GSXR1000 forks (2004 model)
-ZX6RR radial 4-pad calipers
-Galfer HH pads
-Galfer Superbike brake lines
-Brembo full-floating brake rotors (stainless)
-Ducati 749 clutch line
-Ducati 749 left switch set w/ rewired harness to match 1999 SS connectors
-Brembo radial master cylinders (clutch/brake) 999-style with remote reservoirs
-Vee Two billet top triple
-LSL billet clip-ons
-titanium caliper mounting bolts (ironically enough, M10x70 1.25 pitch titanium bolts were cheaper than getting stainless ones... go figure...)
-Sebimoto fiberglass GSXR fender w/ paint by Morse Fiberglass
-Marchesini mag 5-spoke wheels, w/ new powdercoat and striping
-Pirelli Diablo tires

OK, so what's everybody else doing besides chopping their fenders down (a la Brennan...)??

How much trouble went into putting the forks on, and is the stock spring in them too stiff. I see you've ot a Marchesini wheel, but for what fitment, and are the brakes still 320mm? I've often thought about a set of Kawi or Suzi or even Honda forks. but thought it would be too much hassle. could you detail the swap for us?

Reckless; a fork from a GSXR 750 (1998 I think) will fit right in the 99 and up triple clamps. The tops stick up about 10mm more (like bar risers). I have a set here with no cartriges that i would like to get rid of.

Yup I stumbled across the fact that the late-model GSXR forks will pretty much drop right into the SS's while I was looking for some info on the Ohlins site. The upper and lower diameters and the mounting length (axle to top of cap) are the same. So getting the forks on was no problem at all... easier than fitting a set of SBK forks even! Only thing that had to change is I had a set of spacers machined up to kick the rotors outward by 3.5mm on each side, a couple spacers to center the wheel on the GSXR axle including the stock SS speedo drive, and machined down the stock GSXR left-side spacer a bit for the same purpose. The GSXR axle is a 25mm center section just like the SS, so no trouble there, I can take the Marchesini's off the bike and drop them on a stock SS merely by removing the rotor spacers. Rotors are still 320mm diameter, 10mm offset, stock Ducati dimension items. Marchesini's are for the 99-2001/2 SS/Monsters with the 25mm front axle and 17mm rear.

Springs are a bit stiffer I'm told (talked to GP Suspension about them), but I'm actually planning on getting them revalved/resprung here in a bit. Probably have GP tackle that one.

If anybody is interested I have a couple Autocad drawings that have the dimensions I've used to make everything fit. Eventually I'll write up all the mods I did with observations and such, haven't gotten that far though .

The fender on there right now is the cheap fiberglass Sebimoto one from Yoyodyne. Decent part, but I'd eventually like to get a carbon one and also know now there is some reshaping I want to do... especially notching out a spot for the speedo drive cable to go through. Right now its pretty snug between the fender and fork leg. Plus that fender is a royal PITA to get off the forks, basically impossible without removing lots of other parts... so I think I'd reshape it with that partially in mind too.

Most importantly, I haven't ridden this setup yet... can't wait!!

How are the Galfer Superbike lines working for you? I have heard that they are way better then stock?

Waiting for parts (and $$ for parts) for the race-bike, and then when thats done, I'm going to try to scrape together the $$ for some FCR's on the SS/CR.

Short of that, all my bikes stop fine, and the forks are pretty good.

Awesome!

I just swapped some SBK forks onto my 900 sport this weekend and am pretty happy - I have yet to fully dial them in (setting sag, preload, etc.) but am happy with the damping adjustment and the added control the bike now has under braking, eg a pronounced decrease in dive.

I didn't weigh mine, but does anyone know what 2002 998 forks weigh v. the non-adj forks that came on the 900 sport?

You sure those aren't SS/SP cast iron rotors? The carriers are different with the stainless steel rotors.
Joe

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They actually you may be right on that one. Thought they were the aftermarket Brembo ones but now I'm not sure lol.

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Haven't been ridden yet!!! So I'll have better info then. One thing, it will be hard to tell if the lines make much of a difference since I've upgraded everything else in the brake system at the same time (4-pads, radial masters/calipers, sbk lines, HH pads, floating discs, etc.). Pretty much I should be able to loop the bike with 1 finger now .

Mmm I want those forks....

Nice upgrade but IMHO all you really need to do is have a knowledgeable suspension expert ( pick you favorite Lindeman/ Race-Tech etc) install the right springs for your weight and riding style coupled with some gold valves and some Galfer Wave Rotors and it will make a huge improvement! ( do the rear shock with the same treatment while your at it…all for under $600)
I also hope you intend to make the rest of the frame more ridged via the Nichols engine bolts or you have just created a really big problem. (Really Stiff front end with a flexi-flyer frame and really Shitty engine bolts )

trust me on this one or just ask anyone who follows me up Angels Crest Hwy

My Hot Rodded 95’ CR




Modified by Califblue at 12:59 PM 2/24/2005

Yeah the suspension is next on the list! I've got the Gold Valves already (compression and rebound), springs are on order. Once they get here, I'll pull the front end apart and revalve everything. I'm one of those DIY types, if I can possibly work on the part myself, I will . Got the tools to work on the forks already, just waiting on the parts!

The rear shock is an Ohlins unit from a newer SS. Works awesome already, feels much more 'planted' than the stock Showa so I don't think I'll be doing much to it, unless its seriously unbalanced w/ the front end after all these mods.

One other thing I did to the bike this winter was to swap on the stiffer swingarm from a 2003 SSie. Very easy swap, pretty much dropped right on.

Haven't thought about doing the motor mount bolts, I've seen them mentioned a couple times but the drift I got on them was that they weren't THAT noticable on the newer model SS. I'm gonna post a new thread on that now...

Nice CR too!

Well I got the bike set up enough to ride today. Took it out for a short spin to make sure everything worked. Wow! Huge difference on braking... the radial master cyl/4-pad/HH/sbk lines/rotor combo has some serious NOW stopping power. Didn't get to go to anything twisty enough to feel the difference from the Marchesini's yet. Hopefully tomorrow!
I can't wait to get all the parts and stuff to rework the forks now! That should happen in 3-4 weeks.

What size radial MC are you using up front?

Its the 18/19 size (according to Motowheels site), same as stock 999/Mille radial masters. I just took off the integrated reservoirs since they wouldn't fit with the clipons and controls.

Nice, ended picking up the 19x20 brembo RMC, looking forward to getting that installed soon. Too bad those 999 style resevoirs don't fit... I personally like them integrated like that.

Yeah I considered the 19x20 or 19x18 GP style mc as well... thing that made the difference there was the difficulty in mounting a brakelight switch. Everything I've heard about the brakeline type switches has me a bit nervous about using them (i.e. require a lot of pressure to activate the light), so I went with the other style that used the normal oem-style switch. And these have no shortage of power too!

I've got pics of what I did w/ the reservoirs also, if you want to take a look at that. I mounted them to the upper triple clamp w/ some brackets. The integrated reservoirs would be very cool indeed... less tubing/parts in the cockpit.

hey jesse,
just wonderring on this setup... did you make any attempt to use a 25mm ducati axle on the GSXR forks or did you not have one available?
the reason i ask is because i've got a 900ss with one damaged fork and am considerring giving the GSXR setup a try if i can find a good deal. ORRRR... would you consider machining up a 2nd batch of those spacers you made for your bike for me? if so, how much? thanks.

Weeeeeeeeeellllll, if I actually had a machine shop I'd definitely make a set for ya! I had to get a local shop to make them up for me, cost around $200 for those parts and a couple other small brackets. I've got Autocad drawings of the parts though that I can give you for that purpose. Let me know what version of Autocad you or your machinist have. I could also PDF them if necessary. (IM me about that).

Reason I used the GSXR axle is that the GSXR axle has a threaded/flanged sleeve that goes on the left side instead of the nut like a Duc axle. To use the Duc axle you'd have to make a sleeve to fit the 25mm axle in the 30-32mm hole (can't remember exact dimension) in the fork bottom. And then I don't think the flange on the Duc axle nut is a large enough diameter to tighten the assembly down.

So what you get is an axle setup from a late-model GSXR (2003+ 1000, 2004+ 750/600) and you'll be good to go. Just remember to get a hex tool (24mm usually) to tighten that GSXR setup. Motion Pro makes one, Cycle Gear has them for about $15 I think.

Only mod you have to make to the GSXR axle assembly is machining down the threaded sleeve a bit to make room for the speedo drive.

Are you thinking of doing this on one of your Monsters or on that SS you picked up?

what if you where to use a (2000) or pre radial mount model set up from a GSXR dose anybody know the caliper spacing on that year showa fork?