domski
07-Jun-2009, 18:05
My good friend and sponsor Rich Llewellin of Louigi Moto took all of 3.5 hours on Sunday (with a hangover!) to do this conversion, just out of the parts he had lying about in his workshop - I kid you not!!
http://www.domski.co.uk/images/cbr/forks/fork01.jpg http://www.domski.co.uk/images/cbr/forks/fork02.jpg http://www.domski.co.uk/images/cbr/forks/fork03.jpg http://www.domski.co.uk/images/cbr/forks/fork04.jpg http://www.domski.co.uk/images/cbr/forks/fork08.jpg
He then wrote a little story about it...
On Sunday 31st May 2009, as if by a miracle a task was performed born by Dom's thoughts that I, Louigi, can make anything fit everything and vice versa.
TASK SET - Fit a Ducati 916 front end to a Honda CBR400RR
"Looks flippin' easy from where I'm stood" I said, rubbing my eyes and harbouring a stonking hangover from the team BBQ the night before.
I raided the stores and found some parts that looked promising. I found some 999 bottom yokes but the stem was far too big. A bit more investigation turned up a Monster stem which looked like a closer match to the Honda item. I turned up a few bits and sweated the Monster stem into the 999 yoke. The bottom Honda headrace bearing required a new bush to stop it from floating about but the top bearing fitted perfectly with no modification required. That was easy! I then found a top yoke from a 916 but the hole for the stem was too big so I had to machine another bush so that it fitted snugly. Hey presto, the yokes were now fitted to the CBR's frame!
Next I dug out some 748 forks and clip-ons, some Kawasaki ZX7RR 6-pot Nissin brake calipers with a Brembo master cylinder, a 916 front wheel and Bob's my uncle.
I just need to make a lockstop bracket to be mounted from the Honda's front fairing mount to finish it off.
Put the kettle on Dom!
By Rich Llewellin
http://www.domski.co.uk/images/cbr/forks/fork10.jpg http://www.domski.co.uk/images/cbr/forks/fork11.jpg http://www.domski.co.uk/images/cbr/forks/fork12.jpg
TP will be riding this next Monday and Tuesday at the DSC trackday - If we manage to finish building it next weekend that is! :eek:
http://www.domski.co.uk/images/cbr/forks/fork01.jpg http://www.domski.co.uk/images/cbr/forks/fork02.jpg http://www.domski.co.uk/images/cbr/forks/fork03.jpg http://www.domski.co.uk/images/cbr/forks/fork04.jpg http://www.domski.co.uk/images/cbr/forks/fork08.jpg
He then wrote a little story about it...
On Sunday 31st May 2009, as if by a miracle a task was performed born by Dom's thoughts that I, Louigi, can make anything fit everything and vice versa.
TASK SET - Fit a Ducati 916 front end to a Honda CBR400RR
"Looks flippin' easy from where I'm stood" I said, rubbing my eyes and harbouring a stonking hangover from the team BBQ the night before.
I raided the stores and found some parts that looked promising. I found some 999 bottom yokes but the stem was far too big. A bit more investigation turned up a Monster stem which looked like a closer match to the Honda item. I turned up a few bits and sweated the Monster stem into the 999 yoke. The bottom Honda headrace bearing required a new bush to stop it from floating about but the top bearing fitted perfectly with no modification required. That was easy! I then found a top yoke from a 916 but the hole for the stem was too big so I had to machine another bush so that it fitted snugly. Hey presto, the yokes were now fitted to the CBR's frame!
Next I dug out some 748 forks and clip-ons, some Kawasaki ZX7RR 6-pot Nissin brake calipers with a Brembo master cylinder, a 916 front wheel and Bob's my uncle.
I just need to make a lockstop bracket to be mounted from the Honda's front fairing mount to finish it off.
Put the kettle on Dom!
By Rich Llewellin
http://www.domski.co.uk/images/cbr/forks/fork10.jpg http://www.domski.co.uk/images/cbr/forks/fork11.jpg http://www.domski.co.uk/images/cbr/forks/fork12.jpg
TP will be riding this next Monday and Tuesday at the DSC trackday - If we manage to finish building it next weekend that is! :eek: