VFR750 ( 1994-1997 ) Full front end upgrade... ?

:smile-new: Hi !


I want to do a full front end upgrade on a VFR750 ( 1994-1997 ) with as little hassle as possible.
I do not want to use a USD fork.
I do not want to change the geometry on the bike.
Which route to go ?
...Anyone have a fully functional recipe ?


( 1994-1997 ) VFR750
Fork suspension travel: 140 mm
Rake: 26.0°
Trail: 100 mm

 

No one who can help me ?

 

I agree exactly with MD as this is what I did with my 5th gen.

The biggest change will be getting the right springs for your weight, and then changing the valve bodies and shims to suit. You can do this to your stock VFR fork, but if you fit the VTR fork you can add the 4-piston brakes, and you also get external rebound damping adjustment. My preferred brake combo is the CBR954 caliper and 03 CBR600RR master (looks identical to VFR master) plus EBC HH pads.

 

DMR comes to mind....either get his fork kit or send him the forks and he will set them up for your weight and riding style. Suggest getting or having DMR also do the rear shock as they do work together.

I sent DMR the forks and rear shock from my '97 and it made a very nice difference in riding.

My $0.02 worth.

 

Hmm, how did I missed this one. Best bang for the buck here IMO with the 4th gen is Race tech, re-valve and springs, from that it gets crazy "fun" but $$. One could also send them off to Jamie but since the 4th gens are fairly easy to deal with, I just bought the right parts saving some extra $$ the thing is with the 5th as mentioned, they have a whole different fork leg. Some, myself included do a de-link, that's where the fork lowers and brakes come into play. but just doing a minor up grade, fluid and springs should do for starters. One might check out your bushing if you feel some slop, but first springs and fluid are pretty much straight forward to do. IMO other wise if thats to simple you could go F3 forks. But IMO it's not worth the trouble for the money when for the same amount you can get it all dialed in with race tech goodies which is what I did.

 

Complete front end from 929/954. I understand maybe the front end from a cbr600 may work, but is usually short.

What is wrong with USD forks?

Larry

 

Changing the front/rear geometry isn't a good idea unless you know exactly what you're doing and why.

 

Hello Lynx. As I started to go to track days here in Perth Western Australia, I had the stock rear shock rebuilt and the front end rebuilt by a suspension guy. I've done 173,000km's on my bike over 16 years and this upgrade is sufficient. Because, the next limiting factor is the stickiness of the tyres and when semi race tyres are fitted then the next limiting factor is the ground clearance... So I stopped there as I didn't want to turn my sports tourer into a track day bike. Yeah!

 

Wonder just what he did, if anything.........