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by maelstrom
Sun Nov 01, 2015 4:40 am
Forum: NewsRound - hosted by Bub Craven
Topic: Valentino Rossi appeals FIM Stewards’ decision
Replies: 144
Views: 5191

Re: Valentino Rossi appeals FIM Stewards’ decision

Assuming the worst, I don't think it is his goal to help Lorenzo, just to spoil Rossi's championship bid. The times are in seconds on the chart from h…login to view the rest of this post
by maelstrom
Sat Oct 31, 2015 1:01 pm
Forum: NewsRound - hosted by Bub Craven
Topic: Valentino Rossi appeals FIM Stewards’ decision
Replies: 144
Views: 5191

Re: Valentino Rossi appeals FIM Stewards’ decision

I'd suggest that the Rossi acolytes watch the PI race again without their yellow-tinted glasses and answer this question honestly. Did Rossi fail to …login to view the rest of this post
by maelstrom
Sat Oct 31, 2015 10:10 am
Forum: R1 02-03 5PW
Topic: Help with fork length
Replies: 41
Views: 1943

Re: Help with fork length

Thanks Jompy. I cannot really see well because the first pic is a bit dark. Most caps are flush with the tube but it looks like that one has a 3mm mac…login to view the rest of this post
by maelstrom
Wed Oct 28, 2015 9:26 pm
Forum: R1 02-03 5PW
Topic: Help with fork length
Replies: 41
Views: 1943

Re: Help with fork length

Thanks for the info. So the 4XV forks are too long? Fork length is not really a fixed value since it depends where the top clamp sits. But I have take…login to view the rest of this post
by maelstrom
Wed Oct 28, 2015 9:49 am
Forum: R1 02-03 5PW
Topic: Help with fork length
Replies: 41
Views: 1943

Re: Help with fork length

Thank Moise.
If you can measure your 4XV one day then that would still be appreciated as I can add it to the database for the benefit of humanity at l…login to view the rest of this post
by maelstrom
Wed Oct 28, 2015 12:46 am
Forum: R1 02-03 5PW
Topic: Help with fork length
Replies: 41
Views: 1943

Re: Help with fork length

Hi Hybrid and thanks for your help. My 400 is a 3TJ1, so effectively the same as yours. My understanding is that the 4XV, 5JJ and 5PW are the models t…login to view the rest of this post
by maelstrom
Thu Oct 15, 2015 11:40 am
Forum: R1 02-03 5PW
Topic: Help with fork length
Replies: 41
Views: 1943

Re: Help with fork length

I also asked 3 sellers on eBay but only one replied and said that it was too much trouble.
by maelstrom
Sun Oct 11, 2015 11:19 pm
Forum: R1 04-06 5VY
Topic: 5VY experts help!!!
Replies: 6
Views: 922

Re: 5VY experts help!!!

Sorry, my bad. The 2006 number is 5VY-23340-30.
Thanks R15UTT. Hopefully I bought the correct one. I think you might be right because most of those …login to view the rest of this post
by maelstrom
Sun Oct 11, 2015 3:42 pm
Forum: R1 04-06 5VY
Topic: 5VY experts help!!!
Replies: 6
Views: 922

Re: 5VY experts help!!!

A 'swinger''? The swingarm? What does that have to do with the lower triple clamp?
Anyway, I bought the version that is shown in the second image, so …login to view the rest of this post
by maelstrom
Sat Oct 10, 2015 1:22 pm
Forum: R1 04-06 5VY
Topic: 5VY experts help!!!
Replies: 6
Views: 922

Re: 5VY experts help!!!

So according to Partzilla (American) the 2004-2005 part number is 5VY-23340-00 and the 2006 model is 5VY-23340-30.
They both look the same in the part…login to view the rest of this post
by maelstrom
Sat Oct 10, 2015 10:07 am
Forum: R1 02-03 5PW
Topic: Help with fork length
Replies: 41
Views: 1943

Re: Help with fork length

Thanks!
Ever the optimist, I'm onto the triple clamp now.
Of course that is not a clear cut choice either.
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by maelstrom
Sat Oct 10, 2015 10:03 am
Forum: R1 04-06 5VY
Topic: 5VY experts help!!!
Replies: 6
Views: 922

5VY experts help!!!

Hi All, I am fitting an R1 front end to my project bike. Now according to http://www.motorradteile-zubehoer.de/epages/61126768.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/S…login to view the rest of this post
by maelstrom
Sat Oct 10, 2015 9:32 am
Forum: R1 02-03 5PW
Topic: Help with fork length
Replies: 41
Views: 1943

Re: Help with fork length

Well it has only been a day Jompy, give it some time. :)login to view the rest of this post
by maelstrom
Sat Oct 10, 2015 7:45 am
Forum: R1 02-03 5PW
Topic: Help with fork length
Replies: 41
Views: 1943

Re: Help with fork length

I am worried about the forks being too short not too long. The 400 items are 718mm and they use a top clamp that drops down to meet the stanchions, so…login to view the rest of this post
by maelstrom
Sat Oct 10, 2015 12:32 am
Forum: R1 02-03 5PW
Topic: Help with fork length
Replies: 41
Views: 1943

Re: Help with fork length

Thanks gents. So if the 04-06 forks are the same length, and that table is correct, it will be about 729 minus the thickness of the fork cap, say 4, s…login to view the rest of this post
by maelstrom
Fri Oct 09, 2015 3:09 pm
Forum: R1 02-03 5PW
Topic: Help with fork length
Replies: 41
Views: 1943

Re: Help with fork length

Well thanks for the suggestion. I tried emailing but I get a message saying that it is not a valid email address.
I guess I could try the phone option…login to view the rest of this post
by maelstrom
Fri Oct 09, 2015 2:44 pm
Forum: R1 02-03 5PW
Topic: Help with fork length
Replies: 41
Views: 1943

Re: Help with fork length

Thanks Sam, shame it is almost empty. :) I had been trying to keep my R4 secret but then someone let it out of the bag on another forum. On the off ch…login to view the rest of this post
by maelstrom
Fri Oct 09, 2015 2:04 pm
Forum: R1 02-03 5PW
Topic: Help with fork length
Replies: 41
Views: 1943

Help with fork length

Hi All, I own an FZR400 which is my long term project bike. The plan is to model it on the R7, thus an R4. Anyway I want to fit an USD front end to it…login to view the rest of this post
by maelstrom
Fri Oct 09, 2015 2:03 pm
Forum: Newbies
Topic: Yamaha owner who needs help
Replies: 3
Views: 641

Yamaha owner who needs help

Hi All, I own an FZR400 which is my long term project bike. The plan is to model it on the R7, thus an R4. Anyway I want to fit an USD front end to it and the best candidate seems to be the 2003-2003 R1, but I have to find out the length of the forks from axle centre to top of fork tube (not includi...