05 600RR Front end

[jlappa]

Is this a good match up for the hawk? I'm worried about the geometry.

JL

[bill-ns]

don't be.. it'll work... although you'll end up swapping EVERYTHING.

Bill

[jlappa]

Everything? Is it a bolt on deal or am I getting in to some unpleasantness?

don't be.. it'll work... although you'll end up swapping EVERYTHING.

Bill

[jaysun0ne]

"replace everything" has in everything from the goose neck forward


triple bolts right up but with different fork dia. you will need new handle bars most likly need new wheel wich means new rotors might has well get the right brake calipers to bolt to the new forks... and so on.

im trying to find all the parts for a 05 1000rr front end
do your self a favor and buy it all at once because i have already bought the wrong triple (05 600rr has different dia. than 05 1000rr forks) and brakes, and can only hope the rotors i got will work but i wont know till i got the right triple and a wheel

im going to see if a rc51 wheel will work on my 1000rr front forks, lucky me i got a rc in the garage to go take measurements off of.

if you need a 05 cbr600rr lower triple let me know

[bill-ns]

yepper.. that's it... the bearings are the same... so there's no problem bolting them up, but you will need everything... obviously you loose the speedo as well.

Mine has the 03 rr front on it... not the USD forks, but the process would be identical.

Bill

[ovlovder]

Goose neck?

[jaysun0ne]

i have herd it called that before

hum what else can it be called "head" if the bearings that go in it are called "head bearings"

i guess the "part of the frame that the lower triple tree clamp goes into" is just alittle to long for me to say, and im not sure what the proper term for it is.

[jlappa]

Not too fond of the oem speedo for the rr, what other speedo's will work? I like the old school look of the round tack and speedo...

yepper.. that's it... the bearings are the same... so there's no problem bolting them up, but you will need everything... obviously you loose the speedo as well.

Mine has the 03 rr front on it... not the USD forks, but the process would be identical.

Bill

[jlappa]

what is a good price for a complete front end in good shape?

[bill-ns]

As cheap as you can get it...

Bill

[jaysun0ne]

what is a good price for a complete front end in good shape?

ebay:

complete rc51 front end = +-900

05-06 complete cbr600-1000 front end = 500-600

i think the differance in price is due to the fact that there are not to many rc51 and theres a ton of cbr's

[ovlovder]

Do the RR forks have external compression adjusters? I paid $700 for my RC front end, pieced together.

[ovlovder]

i have herd it called that before

hum what else can it be called "head" if the bearings that go in it are called "head bearings"

i guess the "part of the frame that the lower triple tree clamp goes into" is just alittle to long for me to say, and im not sure what the proper term for it is.

I just didnt know what you were referring to. Im pretty sure that is the headtube.

And not to be a nerd about it, but really triple-tree is not correct either. You have two triple clamps, upper and lower, and a steering stem, which is usually pressed into the lower clamp, I guess it would be correct to call either clamp a yoke also.

I really dont mean to come off as pedantic, or arrogant, but uniformity in terms leads to more accurate communication. I assume we are all here to learn and or communicate.

[bill-ns]

Goose neck is generally a term for the handle bar clamp on a bicycle.... but I think we all knew what you meant!

Bill

[jaysun0ne]

i have herd it called that before

hum what else can it be called "head" if the bearings that go in it are called "head bearings"

i guess the "part of the frame that the lower triple tree clamp goes into" is just alittle to long for me to say, and im not sure what the proper term for it is.

I just didnt know what you were referring to. Im pretty sure that is the headtube.

And not to be a nerd about it, but really triple-tree is not correct either. You have two triple clamps, upper and lower, and a steering stem, which is usually pressed into the lower clamp, I guess it would be correct to call either clamp a yoke also.

I really dont mean to come off as pedantic, or arrogant, but uniformity in terms leads to more accurate communication. I assume we are all here to learn and or communicate.

i understand and agree with you