No you can't change the yokes, the rule is quite clear
So you cant use 996 forks or any of the Superbike range for that matter
As you can only use forks with a upper diameter of 50mm and a lower diameter of 54mm

So who do you think is using 996 forks
Forks from a S4, 900/1000SS and Monster, plus the ST range are all adjustable and all suitable

God knows why I bother writing anything in the rule book as nobody reads it except possibly Chaz who reads it inside and out and then knows how to get the best out of the bike, without falling foul of the rules

but you know most of us just ride em Kev :D that's as far as our knowledge goes!!

And there are all sorts of rules which seem to not always be applied - subframe...balancing crankshafts...batteries

And thats before BHP, weight and the bigger issues we occasionally see

oh and I'm lazy too - and boooored beyond belief but still cant bring myself to read the rules - sorry :)

edited to add I'm also the most angry, annoyed and aggressive I've been in years - how people spend their lives lounging about sponging off the state doing feck all amazes me!! It just makes me want to kill the next person who comes thru the door!!!!!

:lol: better be sorted now!! I have an 848 to ride!

think they must also be on Craigs when you see how far his poke thru

That's the fun part Kev apply the rules as you you see them;)

The only championship winning DD bike proved legal :lol::lol::lol:

I need someone to build mine I think rather than wallow around in the dark, always on the back foot and never close to having a 'good' bike

That was our approach to the TT rule book, try and find that loop hole you can drive a truck through

Since I've been able to make changes to the rule Book most of what you mention above has been rewritten
Subframe - Addressed a couple of years ago and Class A updated for this year
Crank Balancing - Also been updated to allow it, but not lightening or knifedging
Batteries - Again upadated a year or two ago so they are now free, just need to be able to start the bike in Parc Ferme if asked to do so

BHP and Weight are measureable without having to take a spanner to a bike so makes sense to have figure that all can work to

Then on top of it all the ACU has a protest procedure for anybody to use should they feel someone else is gaining an advantage by operating outside of the rules.
I have seen the odd breach of the rule recently, but wouldn't say any of them gave a performance advantage, but if another competitor lodged them as an ACU protest they would be an easy ones to have th rider removed from the results.

I have seen the odd breach of the rule recently, but wouldn't say any of them gave a performance advantage,

Tell me about it. Some of those leathers wer awful. :lol:

Mine was weighed and dynoed at Oulton and available for stripping. 100% legal. :D

I used to work for Broadspeed Racing years ago and Ralph Broad was an absolute master of interpreting the rules to his advantage, without actually breaking any of them.

its an aptitude thing Phil - I just dont have it when it comes to mechanics and getting my hands dirty.