just pulled the trigger on a new penske double clicker
shipping in 3-4 weeks.. being build per my instructions

tim

 

There you go!

Let the transformation begin!

 

i'm still on the fence about the forks... to swap or not.
i have a nice hyperpro damper & pazzo levers & fork brace that would not transfer over to a new triple & clip-ons ....

i do have the front forks spring'd for my weight but stock valving ( w/ 7w oil & 140mm air gap ) & a 900rr m/c.

i just bought a set of f4i calipers that i'll mod and put on some top shelf vesrah pads. i didn't like the EBC HH... too much fad & currently have the SBC pads on that after 2 trackdays have figured out that i need a better initial bite ( good pad other than hard brake from redline in 6th gear ).

i'm hoping the shock will come in 3-4 week as 4 weeks is my next full trackday.

i guess then i'll try & figure out if i require more stiffness ( and adjustability ) or just better valving.

tim

 

Where from & 4 how much. I've had mine for 3+ yrs and the shaft seal started leaking last season. $125 for a rebuild!

 

hard racing, $750

tim

 

Good idea to go incrementally. the shock alone will do wonders then you can address the need for the fork. My own opinion, when you figure in the built in brake improvments it its a big help. but could be a nice winter project too.

bc

 

I agree. There's no comparison in the braking power. Necessary for a track bike. Much less so for the street. Street riding doesn't glaze your rotors black (which actually helps braking power).

I had a fork brace, springs, revalved forks. The improved stiffness with an RC51 front end was still quite noticable. Again, the primary benefit is for track riding in my opinion. It also makes a better street bike, but you are setting your riding limits to trackday performance.

BTW, I used all stock controls on my clip-ons. I made a bracket to mount my Ohlins steering damper below the headlight, with a Suzuki GSXR fork clamp. I can send pictures, if you'd like to see how I did it.

 

yeah. post some pics up. i'm working on a similar setup wtih an ohlins damper and need some guidance! thanks

 

the nice thing about the hyperpro topmount is the ability to adjust on the fly... would hate to loose that.

tim

 

Here's a couple showing how I did the damper and bar position with 929 clipons.
To me, the steering damper was a set it and forget it thing.

 

Yeah waiting sucks. I ordered a 4-way Works Performance shock. They said it would be two weeks to build. Took 'em 3 weeks. Big improvement, but I think I need to shorten it a little. Steering is a little twitchy.

 

arg......

my wife just missed the FedEx guy. my shock is here but i have to wait until tomorrow ! at least FedEx ground delivers on saturday !

tim