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I-K wrote:Sooooo... what are you doing with the stock front end now?

Stock front end has gone on to a better home (it was used as part payment for the work done). Hopefully it gets stripped down and brought back to life (it was starting to show its age after that many km) and can go on someone elses project

Fantastic work there............ya could have bought a smhicko ZX10 by now though

Damon ZX9R wrote:Fantastic work there............ya could have bought a smhicko ZX10 by now though

Yeh, he could have... but that would've been boring...

looks great mate!

Yeh, he could have... but that would've been boring...

Yep, boring and ZX10

love the bike, the pipe and forks just set it off.

phil will be creaming himself.

Cheers guys

Damon ZX9R wrote:Fantastic work there............ya could have bought a smhicko ZX10 by now though

And sell the 9?!? Never!
Seriously though with all the bling bits Ive bought and the new front end and the cost of the bike originally I still dont think I would be able to get even a second hand 04 ZX10 yet. Think the running total must be around the $11k mark. Not bad for something which has taken me 50+ thou km in the last 2 years. The bike now has so many kilometres on it that its not really worth me selling it since I would get nothing for it, so the only thing left to do is modify it to death


To celebrate me getting her back I took it to the drags tonight. First time I have ever been so was pretty damn happy with my end result. Got a 11.52 @ 212km/h and Im by no means a small person

Photo of me pulling up to the line...

nice work !

Bike of the year award I reckon.

Definately not your average 9.

So how did it work out handling wise??

Did it retain the rake of a nine or did it change the front rake a bit??

Looks like a great idea for a project bike fully adjustable usd forks and radial brakes.

bastid, bastid, bastid that looks farkin tops, i will now have to seriously consider this mod - how much do you reckon the front end alone cost

and hoffy you should speak in the "past tense" its already happened

Barrabob wrote:So how did it work out handling wise??

Did it retain the rake of a nine or did it change the front rake a bit??

Looks like a great idea for a project bike fully adjustable usd forks and radial brakes.

Handling is spot on mate. I was a bit worried to get it back to be honest just incase it was screwed but nope, its perfect
Drops into corners ever so slightly quicker. The only thing which has changed is the offset (distance between steering stem and fork tubes) is heavily reduced (approx 34mm down to 25mm). The brakes are seriously the best thing about it though. My brakes on the 9 were pretty damn crap to be honest, but these things haul it up like nothing else.

Phil wrote:bastid, bastid, bastid that looks farkin tops, i will now have to seriously consider this mod - how much do you reckon the front end alone cost

haha cheers mate
If you got the cash I say go for it. The front end is cheap really. Think I got the forks and brakes off ebay landed for under $600 AU total shipped from overseas. Much love for ebay!

If you do ever go ahead with it I would be more then happy to provide you the spacer dimensions etc. The biggest hurdle is the top clamp... since the forks are shorter you really need a stepped one to be able to retain standard ride height.

cheers,
Kris

I would love to do this conversion can you email me the spacer diameters and any info that will help me Darkcode025@hotmail.com cheers

Considering the OP was made 5 odd years ago - and the OP hasnt posted in 18 months - I'd say you might be waiting a while