What to look for in used forks?

[Kuper600f4i]

ok i have to buy new forks for the f4i. i am asking for a little help from all the experience on here. i have the 2002 f4i and i bent the forks. looked on ebay for a little bit and i have seen some from 100 to 400 so what am i looking for? rebuilt? maybe forks off and 06 f4i? will the forks off an R1 fit in the f4i tree? little help please thanks

[crash]

Just ensure they are straight from whoever you are buying them. For a 100 I would feel too certain but for 250 up they should be ok.
As for the R1 forks fitting, even if they did you would have to worry about changing rotors and possibly front wheels, get new calipers. It would be a big hassle and unless you have alot of money I would stick with F4i forks.

[dizzyg44]

As crash said, make sure the are straight. Also make sure that there are no nicks, scratches, pitting on the coating of the upper fork tubes or you will be plagued with leaky fork seals.

[Kuper600f4i]

hey i have to find new forks for the bike i need to know what to look for in used forks. does anyone know if i can use any other style of forks on the bike. does anybody have a good shop that could help me just looking for some help please thanks 2002 honda cbr 600 f4i

[Mike]

One thread on the same topic ought to suffice.

[Chris]

search for an cbr/f4i forum.....most specific bike forums have a great deal more info on frankenmodding your bike....

the f4i's are used as an upgrade to older vfr's ie 94-97 (since they have more adjustment than stock)...and there are several types of forks which fit those (but only the super hawk and f4i without other mods..case in point the rc51 forks work but you need the correct year upper)....

now, once you find something that fits, cause there are plenty of forks that will mate up with the head, you're gonna need to research the design support weight/length travel on the forks and match those specs to the forks you wish to replace them with...

dk, i'm sure can confirm, but most modern repli racers are sprung for 175# at most plus f4i's are much (relatively) heavier than any new 600 or liter bike.....

as an after market option i know trac dynamics makes an after market fork for around 1200 which can be tailor made to your spec's....

which back to the original statement better to try and pull from a model specific forum where there several "nuts" who love to mod their rides ...

http://cbrworld.net/forums/default.aspx

http://www.cbrforum.com/MemberRides/showRide.asp?ID=75

http://www.cbrfan.com/forumdisplay.php?f=12


hope that helps......

[Chris]

http://cbrworld.net/forums/thread/252187.aspx


this might help even more.....

[Chris]

i know slightly off topic but anybody used these guys b4???

dk?

http://www.race-tech.com/