Updated Forks

Kato · 28-05-2021, 01:01 PM

Decided that my forks needed an update and given that I've not bought anything of much note for a while thought I get myself a end of lock-down present.

This is a pic I've just taken for a bit of comparison, these are my Factory FGR's which I acquired some time back

Got to strip them out of the bike and send them off, but when they get back they should look just like this, with Carbon outer tubes, ceramic coated carbon stanchions and the bottoms stripped and anodized black plus they will be 3kg lighter
3KG un-sprung weight off the front end should make a massive difference to the turn in speed, as a bonus they are going to look great

Mr Gazza · 28-05-2021, 03:15 PM

I'm utterly stunned. I had no idea such things could exist....3 kilos!!

utopia · 28-05-2021, 03:39 PM

I think we're all utterly stunned.
But then, we were pretty stunned by the originals anyway.

Mind you, will reduced unsprung weight affect turn in speed, or merely increase the ability of the suspension to follow road surface irregularities due to reduced linear inertia .. I would have thought that rotational inertia reduction would be necessary to affect turn in speed ....?

So, what do you reckon the whole bike will weigh after that ? Must be down to close on 150kg or less by now ....?

crust · 28-05-2021, 03:56 PM

Wow.

The metal to non-metal part ratio is seriously swinging in one direction.

Just a thought, apart from the headlight reflector will there be anything on your bike to return a radar signature? Just asking for a friend

madmac · 28-05-2021, 04:00 PM

Nice! I assume the 3kg weight loss is from switch to carbon outer tubes? Or are they doing exotic things to the internals too?

350TSS · 28-05-2021, 04:17 PM

Interesting - retaining plates for the bobbins on the disc carrier?

Blah blah · 28-05-2021, 04:48 PM

I never knew such a thing even existed... mind you, I thought my TiN were a bit special but then what do I know

Kato · 28-05-2021, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by madmac

Nice! I assume the 3kg weight loss is from switch to carbon outer tubes? Or are they doing exotic things to the internals too?

Internals on my forks are all titanium to start with, so short of re-manufacturing every component in something lighter than Ti there’s not much to be done, the outer tubes really don’t weigh a lot so most of the weight saving comes from the inner stanchion tube steel with a TIN coating will become carbon with a ceramic coating, the heaviest thing about them will be the oil 😂

To be fair I didn’t know such thing existed until last weekend, spotted several bikes on the MotoGP grid looking like they had carbon forks, thought I must be mistaken, so looked it up 🤯

Pedro · 28-05-2021, 06:43 PM

Flash w*nker....

Very nice though....

Kato · 28-05-2021, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by pedro

flash w*nker....

Jez900ie · 28-05-2021, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kato

3KG un-sprung weight off the front end should make a massive difference to the turn in speed, as a bonus they are going to look great

Wow!!!!!!!

28-05-2021, 01:01 PM	#1
Kato Dismantled Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: East Molesey Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 2,222	Updated Forks Decided that my forks needed an update and given that I've not bought anything of much note for a while thought I get myself a end of lock-down present. This is a pic I've just taken for a bit of comparison, these are my Factory FGR's which I acquired some time back Got to strip them out of the bike and send them off, but when they get back they should look just like this, with Carbon outer tubes, ceramic coated carbon stanchions and the bottoms stripped and anodized black plus they will be 3kg lighter 3KG un-sprung weight off the front end should make a massive difference to the turn in speed, as a bonus they are going to look great __________________ "Political correctness is just intellectual colonialism and psychological fascism for the creation of thought crime"

28-05-2021, 03:15 PM	#2
Mr Gazza Lord of the Rings Join Date: May 2013 Location: Norwich Bike: M900sie Posts: 5,806	I'm utterly stunned. I had no idea such things could exist....3 kilos!! __________________

28-05-2021, 04:48 PM	#7
Blah blah Upsetting normal people.. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Portreath Bike: S2r Posts: 833	I never knew such a thing even existed... mind you, I thought my TiN were a bit special but then what do I know __________________ Power is nothing without control... I have neither !

28-05-2021, 06:43 PM	#9
Pedro Ciao, come stai? Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Somewhere Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 4,157	Flash w*nker.... Very nice though.... __________________ M900 - 1993! Monster 1200R!

28-05-2021, 03:39 PM	#3
utopia No turn left unstoned Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: leicester Bike: M750 Posts: 4,545	I think we're all utterly stunned. But then, we were pretty stunned by the originals anyway. Mind you, will reduced unsprung weight affect turn in speed, or merely increase the ability of the suspension to follow road surface irregularities due to reduced linear inertia .. I would have thought that rotational inertia reduction would be necessary to affect turn in speed ....? So, what do you reckon the whole bike will weigh after that ? Must be down to close on 150kg or less by now ....?

28-05-2021, 03:56 PM	#4
crust rattles when he walks Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: in the comfy chair,moved furniture around Bike: M900 Posts: 1,065	Wow. The metal to non-metal part ratio is seriously swinging in one direction. Just a thought, apart from the headlight reflector will there be anything on your bike to return a radar signature? Just asking for a friend

28-05-2021, 04:00 PM	#5
madmac Registered User Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Stoke-on-Trent Bike: M821 Posts: 17	Nice! I assume the 3kg weight loss is from switch to carbon outer tubes? Or are they doing exotic things to the internals too?

28-05-2021, 04:17 PM	#6
350TSS Too much time on my hands member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Shipbourne Bike: M900 Posts: 1,419	Interesting - retaining plates for the bobbins on the disc carrier?