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03 R6 Front end on 07sv650s?


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Yes you can upgrade it, and from I've read, it is a substantial improvement and it sounds like you're getting a hell of a deal on a front end. You will need wheel spacers and you will need to machine the stock triple clamps to make the holes just slightly bigger. You can take the clamps to anyone with a machine shop along with the forks from the R6 and they should be able to hook you up for a reasonable price. Also, the spacers can be bought from some dude on the SV forum. If you want to keep the stock handlebars you'll need to machine those out as well. I would post the link to the SV forum tutorial, but I'm lazy and they have a search button for you.

Edit: This swap is just swapping out the forks/brakes/wheel. You keep the stock triple clamps (and handlebars if you want), and machine them out like 2mm. It keeps the stock ride height of the bike, unlike the GSXR swap, and its not blatantly obvious you swapped the forks like when you do the GSXR swap. The RSU R6 forks are less good than the GSXR forks, but they are hugely better than the stocker SV forks. Hope this helps.

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Yes you can upgrade it, and from I've read, it is a substantial improvement and it sounds like you're getting a hell of a deal on a front end. You will need wheel spacers and you will need to machine the stock triple clamps to make the holes just slightly bigger. You can take the clamps to anyone with a machine shop along with the forks from the R6 and they should be able to hook you up for a reasonable price. Also, the spacers can be bought from some dude on the SV forum. If you want to keep the stock handlebars you'll need to machine those out as well. I would post the link to the SV forum tutorial, but I'm lazy and they have a search button for you.

Edit: This swap is just swapping out the forks/brakes/wheel. You keep the stock triple clamps (and handlebars if you want), and machine them out like 2mm. It keeps the stock ride height of the bike, unlike the GSXR swap, and its not blatantly obvious you swapped the forks like when you do the GSXR swap. The RSU R6 forks are less good than the GSXR forks, but they are hugely better than the stocker SV forks. Hope this helps.

you have been spending some time on SVR :D

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I know it's 'off-topic' but have you looked into any of the other fork upgrade options?

Springs, oil, and emulators will have your stock forks performing VERY nicely. You can keep your stock wheel and fender and won't have to mess with having anything machined.

edit: also, there's a good chance the r6 forks will also need springs and oil to suit your weight.

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What happened to the bike that you're buying from?

The forks should be straight and the seals shouldn't be leaky, the wheel should be straight with no bends in the rim, tire should hold air, etc...

I'm looking at all options. I wouldn't mind lowering the ride height either. I have a little bit of trouble backing my bike up into places sometimes as it is. A Corbin would fix that problem.

I'm not even 100 percent I'm going to do the upgrade as I don't plan on having this bike next season.

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I'm looking at all options. I wouldn't mind lowering the ride height either. I have a little bit of trouble backing my bike up into places sometimes as it is. A Corbin would fix that problem.

I'm not even 100 percent I'm going to do the upgrade as I don't plan on having this bike next season.

The problem is that if the front is all of a sudden lower, you need to lower the back the same amount to at least keep the bike a little bit normal. Its not going to handle as well while lowered, but if only one side is lower, its going to be worse than having both ends lowered.

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