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« on: February 02, 2010, 02:24:55 PM »

Hello all,

  crashed the #1 today carrying to much speed into a roundabout.  Will take some damage pics tomorrow when the sun comes out and post em' up.  I bent the forks pretty bad and need a replacement.  Looking for any good cond' #1 forks.  I need to get the bike running within a week for uni next week and am getting a courtesy car for the next 3 days to keep me mobile.  Drew if you're reading this I hope you can help!?

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« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2010, 03:17:23 PM »

Can I put CBR400RR forks straight on the #1?  Are there any USD fords that go on easily.  I don't want to go mad, just seems like a good time for a sensible upgrade as I have the opportunity.  Wink
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« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2010, 03:51:26 PM »

you wally! ::)how are you though?nothing to major i hope,sorry no forks
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« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2010, 04:19:20 PM »

I know that you can use CBR400 nc29 front wheel on CB-1 forks. From that logic you should be able to use that front end in your CB-1 yokes, but there will be issues as that bike has 296 front discs. You'd have to run a single 296 and the CBR's are too thin as they are to be used as a pair. Also the forks will probably be shorter as the handlebars go below the yoke on that. I tried that once and they clobber the tank

Errm, short answer is "probably not", then.

You'll probably have more luck with a set of fireblade forks. 98-99 has 41mm forks which are likely longer than the 400's and 310 front discs so with those forks plus the RHS caliper, with your wheel and disc and some spacer-ing, that should work. That caliper is relatively massive (32+34mm pistons versus CB-1 at 27+30mm), you'd probably want eg. a brembo 13mm master cylinder like off single disc 600 monsters and cagiva planet not the CB-1's 11mm - that just won't work.

I have a 98 blade so can take measurements as much as you can without dismantling stuff, but it's in my folks' garage so can only visit it at weekends. I could do with doing that this weekend anyway. Also a 98 blade weighs approx what a CB-1 does for the spring rate, and you'd have the full adjustability on what I have heard called the summit of evolution on RWU forks.

Anyway, might be best to try and find CB1 forks unless you were already looking at upgrading Wink

Can you tell from this post how my mind works, and why my Divvy ended up with Revere hand levers, my old 96 fireblade with an 00 seat unit, and my CB-1 with a CBR400 swingarm? Amongst other various mods I've made to pretty well every bike I've ever owned.
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« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2010, 04:52:00 AM »

My whole front end is pretty bad.  What I would really like is a complete front end of another bike that I could simply swap with mine.  Anyone got anything?
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« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2010, 05:32:42 AM »

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« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2010, 01:12:21 PM »

That's pretty bent. You sure the yokes aren't bent? And the frame? Is the wheel buckled anywhere?

Poor bike Sad
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« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2010, 01:41:20 PM »

Yokes are screwed but I have spares.  The wheel doesn't look too bad but I have a spare so might as well replace it.  Frame is sound and the engine sounds sweet as a nut.  The disk is no touching the fork so I need to inspect it further.  I think i may buy a car as well as fixing the bike! 

The guy who pulled the bike off me must have thought I was delirious.  I actually tried to get back on the thing and ride it as soon as I'd managed to get back up, and then continued to go on about all the things that I would have to fix/replace before he interrupted and we moved the bike to the side of the road.  Wink
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« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2010, 04:49:21 PM »

Jeez, take it easy H, you could have hurt yerself there. Was there a petrol station nearby? If so, there's a good chance you hit a spot of diesel - some wallies overfill and it spills out on the first tight bend Angry Always take it easy on a roundabout near a garage, esp in the wet Wink There's someone breaking a CB-1 on eBay that might be worth trying, I can help you collect the front end if required. Hope you didn't damage that lovely pipe Sad
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« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2010, 06:21:35 PM »

Hello

I have a whole front end, give me an offer and may as well take apart for you.

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« Reply #10 on: February 05, 2010, 10:10:37 AM »

Where are you based?  It will need collecting so I will need to factor that in.

@Drew, fortunately i had the stock exhaust on as i had to swap them for an MOT a few days before.  P.S you have PM.
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« Reply #11 on: February 06, 2010, 12:39:33 AM »

No PM arrived as of yet Wink
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« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2010, 06:26:11 AM »

Hi

i'm based in Brighton, Sussex cheers
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« Reply #13 on: February 08, 2010, 05:17:36 PM »

How does 70 sound?
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« Reply #14 on: February 10, 2010, 07:52:25 AM »

PM sent     Smiley
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