[UKEXPLORER]

I completed the upside down conversion a while back, is there a replacement clutch cable without the bend in it that people use, from another bike etc...seems tough to pull the clutch

 

[Westozbob]

Hi there I've just uploaded a PDF of my tiger sport fork conversion if anyone is interested , glad to answer any questions. Cheers Bob

 

[gregoshnish]

 

[W11]

Got bored during weekend and... Brake lines too short and some small issues...

 

[thereallegendarydave]

Maybe a dumb question.... Aren't there any Triumph USD front ends that can be adapted to the sprint? sorry to ask a question in such an old thread and maybe worth a thread of it;s own. I haven't seen another thread about the topic though....

 

[miweber929]

Maybe a dumb question.... Aren't there any Triumph USD front ends that can be adapted to the sprint? sorry to ask a question in such an old thread and maybe worth a thread of it;s own. I haven't seen another thread about the topic though....

nothing is “bolt on and go”. There was/is discussion of using Tiger USD forks but they are significantly longer so it affects riding quality. This thread is long but has the best info.

 

[Westozbob]

The PDF a few posts back is my experience using tiger forks, the main problem is the mounting position of the bottom triple clamp and the tiger off set is 10mm different than the sprint. Everything else fits easily, Speed Triple forks maybe a better option.

 

[thereallegendarydave]

The PDF a few posts back is my experience using tiger forks, the main problem is the mounting position of the bottom triple clamp and the tiger off set is 10mm different than the sprint. Everything else fits easily, Speed Triple forks maybe a better option.

I have searched and don't see anyone having attempted daytona 675R forks, i think the bearing may be similar in size but different design

 

[Westozbob]

I have searched and don't see anyone having attempted daytona 675R forks, i think the bearing may be similar in size but different design
I would be wary of the different weights of the bikes! You can switch spindles but be wary also of offset and bearing mounting heights and and fork length.

 

[Bigronco21]

Hi all , once again been a long long time since last post, not exactly prolific eh!!? Anyway, last time couldn't upload any pics of my modified Sprint, but success! Here she is in all her glory. Project is now finished and I'll list all the mods below, but I think it's slightly different to the pics you see here. But here goes;

Tiger 1050 USD forks and yokes with modified (shortened) Tiger steering stem.
Tiger 1050 front and rear wheels powder coated pearlescent gold.
Daytona 675 Nissin Radial monobloc calipers and custom length brake hoses.
Yamaha R1M front radial master cylinder.
One off bars, actually heavily modified from Aprilia RSV1000 ebay specials!
Nitron rear shock.

And that's about it, the basics of it were quite easy, same headrace bearings, wheels were bolt on, but had lots of problems with the brakes and missed most of our glorious summer. Twice had to ride bike back home from ride out without brakes! Rear brake is almost useless anyway but was trying to run reservoir less system similar to race spec factory bikes, and didn't work, and having no front brakes is butt clenching I can tell you!!
Bike has ended up with approx 1.75", or 40mm, inch bar rise over standard, it's just noticable,and makes it that bit more comfortable, especially over longer rides, but took a while to get the turning circle acceptable. Tiger lockstops, R/H one in particular had to be heavily ground back, but it's ok now.
There's no steering lock as standard now, so always carry disc lock, so thats no hassle.

I had originally thought of getting the front fork internals reworked professionally, and may still do that in the future, to be honest I've not even renewed the fork oil from when I bought them second hand! But the sprint rides bloody great! feels kinda standard almost, despite the Tiger and Sprint having different fork offset. I've got the ride height standard, but it does turn in a little quicker, and the forks do feel sturdier, more planted, less dive and on bumpier roads I've ridden on before and after, definately copes much better and the bike is upset much less. Obviously the new rear Nitron shock helps there too, but overall I'm very very pleased.

And of course it looks amazing, had loads of bikers do a 'double take' when they see the USD forks, and of course the gold wheels are the dogs!!!!

I did get round to fitting a metal tank on the bike and so far so good, tank was empty and fuel gauge was working to show empty, just gotta get round to spraying it blue. Which might take a while as I've moved onto my next project.

Yamaha YZF1000R Thunderace motor slotted into a YZF750 frame, with R1 forks and wheels, a streetfighter ish style Sunday afternoon hooligan weapon! The YZF750 is quite short wheelbase so by all accounts should be a bit of a wheelie monster, excellent!!!!

What rearsets are those ?