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Bartimus
| Posted on Friday, October 09, 2009 - 12:04 am: |
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Just wondering, how hard would it be to convert a CR to an R? Is it as simple as it sounds? Just purchase the parts and bolt them on? What parts exactly would need to be purchased? |
Froggy
| Posted on Friday, October 09, 2009 - 12:31 am: |
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What are you looking to do? Just the front end? Or the gearing too? The front end swap is a bit involved but doable. It has been done before, biggest issue I recall being the ignition locks. |
Chadhargis
| Posted on Friday, October 09, 2009 - 10:31 am: |
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I'd like to have the R fairing on the CR. Love the CR with high bars and the lower gearing. But at about 90mph, the wind gets a bit stiff. |
Froggy
| Posted on Friday, October 09, 2009 - 10:50 am: |
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I would tell you to tuck in, but you would have to mount headlights to your helmet in your case |
Chadhargis
| Posted on Friday, October 09, 2009 - 12:03 pm: |
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Yeah...tucking in isn't an option for me. I become a big sail. Fastest speed on the CR so far as been 135mph, and that was damn breezy. I did 145 on my FJR and 149 on my Gixxer. It's hard for me to get out of the wind no matter what I'm riding. Heck, even when I had a Miata, my head stuck out above the windshield with the top down. |
Clarkjw
| Posted on Friday, October 09, 2009 - 12:20 pm: |
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Chad, It'd be cheaper to convert to the Firebolt fairing with the double bubble. Plus, it'd look better |
Chadhargis
| Posted on Friday, October 09, 2009 - 02:01 pm: |
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I don't plan on doing anything. Other than to keep working out to build the muscles in my arms so I can hang on better. |
Bartimus
| Posted on Friday, October 09, 2009 - 08:39 pm: |
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thanks for the input guys, I'd just like to swap out the flyscreen/headlight for the fairing assembly. So the ignition causes some problems, eh? sounds like a minimal hurdle. |
07xb12ss
| Posted on Friday, October 09, 2009 - 09:15 pm: |
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ive done 142 in my CR and I was all over my lane, let off because i was coming up on traffic, is 160 possible on a CR? |
Froggy
| Posted on Friday, October 09, 2009 - 09:54 pm: |
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166.4mph is banging off the rev limiter in 6th according to a gear calculator I saw. 180.7 for the R. |
Stlcr09
| Posted on Friday, October 09, 2009 - 10:06 pm: |
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I think 166 is plenty fast for the CR. I did 145 ONCE on mine and it felt like the front end was off the ground it was so light. anybody know of a steering stablizer that will work on the CR? |
07xb12ss
| Posted on Friday, October 09, 2009 - 10:23 pm: |
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stlcr09 that is the million dollar question, at least for me, this bike needs one bad!!! after 130 the front does feel like its skipping across the pavement to me |
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