| Author | Message | ||
     Plumpton |
So heres my reasoning for changing to a CR front... I'm going too fast and will eventually get in to big trouble.... I've been quoted approx £600 for the parts to do the conversion and 5 hours of labour at £75 an hour. This is obviously a big job but is it one that I can do myself? Do I need any special tools and so on? I assume I need at least a security style driver to get the ignition barrel out for relocation | ||
| Captain_america |
Here Is a link The the guys who did a swap. http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/290 431/462496.html?1243300141 I have been thinking of the opposite... to go from my black CR to a R. My buddy on a Gix 600 Always gets me on top speed (over 150) because i can barley hang on the bars at that point  | ||
| Albert666 |
why not just swap bikes? | ||
| 03firebolt9r |
Or just buy one of each. They are cheap enough right now. | ||
| Plumpton |
Cant afford a 2nd bike at the moment... Is it really a 5 hour job to do :-( | ||
| Froggy |
Yes, you need to swap just about everything in front of the gas cap. | ||
| Nickg |
i'd be interested in buying all the r stuff | ||
| Jules |
You could always do what I'm doing and just change to a set of Renthals and cut the fairing down a bit, that'll knock a bit off the top end as you'll lose some aerodynamics.. But TBH you're looking to change a lot of stuff when in reality all you need to do is use some self control... I'm not having a pop - i am in the same boat, I have no willpower and a flat bar conversion will make the bike more "fun" at lower speeds (for me at least).. I bought all the lines and cables from West Coast HD for about £120 ish and a set of Renthal fat bars and clamps from eBay. I have a spare top yoke (triple tree) I bought off eBay for £20 and I've just cut and ground off the bar mounts and will just weld the risers on there. I'm going to try a couple of sets of bars to see if I can do without cutting the front fairing down, but will do that if needed. I reckon 5 hours is about right as you need to extend the control cables on both sides too (bought everything i need off eBay for £25) Total for parts to do the job is £250ish and I think I have everything I need now.. If you're going to sell the R bits give me a shout as I may be interested in some spares.. | ||
| Plumpton |
Youve figured me out... Its a total lack of self control thats attracting me to a CR conversion. Besides that, I actually like the looks of the CR.... The top speed of the R is amazing and very easy to achieve on a quiet road at the right time of the day. Still not put off though and may end up just having to go for it... | ||
| Jules |
Hey Paul - I just noticed your homepage URL - I've been reading your stuff for a while now and used your posted instructions to remove the solenoid on my R.. Hope to see you on the road sometime or at a rally  | ||
| Plumpton |
yer, its just me talking a load of crap about my biking... The site does get me the odd freebie though so its worth waffling on... |
