..Dam do these FORKS look bent to you???...
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:16 am
...Dam do these FORKS look bent to you???
...LETS NOT OVERLOAD EBAY ALL AT ONCE NOW.
...LETS NOT OVERLOAD EBAY ALL AT ONCE NOW.
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..Dam do these FORKS look bent to you???...
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Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:53 am
lol, havent seen that in a few yrs. was it in performance bikes circa 1990's in the good ole days with john robinson/roop/forsythe/kev smith ect.
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 3:53 pm
thats interesting, does anyone have the full article?
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:53 pm
Excellent - Extra weight and a single disc....... 
Certainly make emergency braking in traffic more exciting!
Certainly make emergency braking in traffic more exciting!
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:12 pm
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...apparently lighter than the standard telescopics
of coarse perhaps 8 pounds of that was saved in the Marchesini and 320mm single disk... but youre right...
braking was one of the issues why it never became aftermarket...
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...apparently lighter than the standard telescopicsof coarse perhaps 8 pounds of that was saved in the Marchesini and 320mm single disk... but youre right...
braking was one of the issues why it never became aftermarket...
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Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:16 pm
what's the use, if it's that ugly ](./images/smilies/eusa_wall.gif "Brick wall")
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:-& ...Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:22 pm
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it IS different...
...but you wouldnt kick it out of your garage I'm sure.
...how collectible would THAT be though?
...I'm betting youre reaching for your Linear bearing catalog right now, YON - hint
it IS different...
...but you wouldnt kick it out of your garage I'm sure.
...how collectible would THAT be though?
...I'm betting youre reaching for your Linear bearing catalog right now, YON - hint
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:35 am
I gotta agree with Jan on this one.
It's freakin hideous :-& , dosn't stop [-o< ......... So what the heck was the point of it again???
KR-1R..... If I had that in my garage, I'd be selling it and getting a nice zxr636 USD front!
It's freakin hideous :-& , dosn't stop [-o< ......... So what the heck was the point of it again???
KR-1R..... If I had that in my garage, I'd be selling it and getting a nice zxr636 USD front!
WHITE POWER SUSPENSION - WP MONOARM
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:52 am
...would that be piled up next to the shredded Bimota Tesi you didnt want as well?
I'll add that to the reasons it never went anywhere then...
1. Cost - of the custom lightweight wheel / hub.
2. Modifications to headstock - the stem size had to be beefed up for the asymetric loads.
3. Peformance - better road feedback, worse for braking
4. Appearance - breaking 100 years of telescopic tradition.
...at least they did it on a KR and not an RGV - thats enough for me to like it
Yokohama 003's - they were the SHIZZLE ^^^^^^ man
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Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:09 pm
oh, theres no denying its not pretty but in a weird way, it looks kinda trick. maybe the wp shock/marchensini components sway my opinion but id love to have that and get it so it is actually BETTER all round than just better in a few areas. with todays braking tech ie radial this n that i think its possible. im sure the fact it only has a single 320mm disc isnt the only reasonm behind the ''poor'' braking ability. would definitly turn heads at a club race on a kr, why it turns heads is another matter!!
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:30 am
i'm sure modern dics/radial calipers would improve the braking now.