HELP

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I have just spent the last few hours wacking in the 636 B1H forks, radial brakes, hel lines, pazzo levers etc etc. But I was mighty surprised to find how soft these forks are, I have reservations about the way it is so easy to compress the forks.....Should it be this way.

If anyone has done this conversion what is there set up? I have tried turning everything up to try and stiffen it a bit but nothing just feels too soft and the forks are bottoming out when i sit on the bike pull the front brake and push it down I cant believe it should feel like this HELP HELP HELP. I need to ride it to work tomorrow and dont trust it as is!

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thedzou said:

I have just spent the last few hours wacking in the 636 B1H forks, radial brakes, hel lines, pazzo levers etc etc. But I was mighty surprised to find how soft these forks are, I have reservations about the way it is so easy to compress the forks.....Should it be this way.

If anyone has done this conversion what is there set up? I have tried turning everything up to try and stiffen it a bit but nothing just feels too soft and the forks are bottoming out when i sit on the bike pull the front brake and push it down I cant believe it should feel like this HELP HELP HELP. I need to ride it to work tomorrow and dont trust it as is!

Hi mate, only just seen your post , try these setting for the B1H forks, really hop it helps.

www.sportrider.com/bikes/146_street_bike_suspension_settings/#kawasaki

and take a look at this if you havnt already

www.riderforums.com/showthread.php?t=29227

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Just rode the bike to work and frekin hell its dangerous..... it bottoms out and bounces all over the show. I need to get this sorted asap.

Cheers spoon for your input last night.

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Have you checked the oil level ? just a thought Doggie

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In reply to your PM.
Hamish

Just checked my settings, here you go;

Rebound 8 clicks out from fully in(Std ZX636B1H setting)

Compression 8 clicks out from fully in(Std ZX636B1H setting)

Preload 2 Rings showing, 3rd ring level with fork top. The legs have 120mm ish travel, and with these settings and me fully clothed, the travel is 80mm. 40mm sag, which if you read all the stuff on various sites is a tad soft. As you aren't as heavy as me, these might be a starting point.

Hope this helps.
Ta,
Hamish

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Doggie Your REET :oNO FOOKIN OIL......BONE FOOKIN DRY MAN???

That`ll teach me to assume that when you buy the forks your gonna get oil in em

Just put 500ml in each leg and dialled em in to Hamish`s settings and Voila we have suspension on the front again

What a Dickhead I is Still panic over thx guys you can all laff yr eds off now,

mark

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When I PM'ed you I thought it would be a stupid question

Suppose they've dried it out for packing and postage.

Anyway I'm glad youve got it sorted out

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Pleased you're sorted dude, i'm not laughing...............honest! Doggie ;D

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thedzou said:

Still panic over thx guys you can all laff yr eds off now,

mark

Laugh!!!!, we not laughing ...................................

We all glad your ok .................... A future warning to anyone else doing the conversion methinks ? check everything over when your finished.

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Or even before you start.......

Been doing mine today and found the wheel spacers were the wrong fecking size.

I had ordered a set from a breakers, that to fucking ages to get to me, so when Davec offfered me some I thought Ace. :)Tookhim up on his offer, sent him cash...then again no spacers, which was a bitch cos I cancelled the ones from the breakers. Any way some agro and misscommunication later I got the ones from dave, then the ones from the breakers turned up as well(extra bonus as I already got a refund ). So being the nice man I am a offered a set to Thedzou/Mark(which happened to be the one sfrom Dave) for which him being an equally nice man gave me a set of the Caliper spacers he had made up. ;D

Any way the long and short of it (short being the operative word) the spacers I kept where the ones I got from the breaker but were too small In fact they're the same size as the Zed ones(19mm), not 21.5mm

So word of advice measure every thing, and check all fluid levels before you start, then torque every thing and check every thing when you have finnished! oh yeah and dont use Rivington barn Ltd Breakers there shit!

thedzou said:

Doggie Your REET :oNO FOOKIN OIL......BONE FOOKIN DRY MAN???

That`ll teach me to assume that when you buy the forks your gonna get oil in em

Just put 500ml in each leg and dialled em in to Hamish`s settings and Voila we have suspension on the front again

What a Dickhead I is Still panic over thx guys you can all laff yr eds off now,

mark

On the up side my missus will piss her self laughing when I tell her, but glad we was able to help

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Spoon,

I have fitted the ones you gave me, but have just got some brand spankin new ones if ya want em. (still in packets) Had em on order for ages (3 months), finally turned up today!!! after doing the job with the ones Spoon gave me.....Fuckinell wot is goin on ere, this is sposed to be a straight forward swop of the front end innit, I get forks with no oil you get wrong spacers?


you are right though Spoon, as a warning anyone who is thinkin of doing this Front end conversion it would be well worth just checking and even replacing the oil (if any) with new stuff 10w forkoil x 500ml in each leg at £3.99 a leg from Halfords,

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thedzou said:

Spoon,

I have fitted the ones you gave me, but have just got some brand spankin new ones if ya want em. (still in packets) Had em on order for ages (3 months), finally turned up today!!! after doing the job with the ones Spoon gave me.....Fuckinell wot is goin on ere, this is sposed to be a straight forward swop of the front end innit, I get forks with no oil you get wrong spacers?


you are right though Spoon, as a warning anyone who is thinkin of doing this Front end conversion it would be well worth just checking and even replacing the oil (if any) with new stuff 10w forkoil x 500ml in each leg at £3.99 a leg from Halfords,

3 months, glad I didnt order any this afternoon!!, Yep I will have em if thats ok, can I pick em up tommorrow.

Other than thatevery thing else is ok new lines on etc. I just used the small ones so I could at least mock up the bike again, and get the calipers and braided lines on. While I heave the light unit off I am gonna put in some better quality bulbs and change the front indicators aswell.

Speaking of which Motrax have ripped off Rizomas Zeros, they are a little cheaper @ £40 a pair, but dont look quite as good.

www.motrax.co.uk/index.php?page_name=product&sub_page=1&product_id=615

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You can pick em up after 17.00 tomorrow matey!!!

cheeky little bugger them motrax Boyz

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How are you getting on with the new front end?

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alright so far, but I havent had the weather to really give it some stick.....but hopefully will be getting out on the bike and meeting up for a few strongbows with the lads so will push a bit more then...... will let you know mate.