Right! just picked up the fork yokes from Steve and I must admit the engineers Steve uses are first rate and the work looks spot on. Just to reiterate I had to have the bottom fork yokes milled out from 41mm to 43mm to accommodate the R6 forks, the top yoke did not have enough meat on the clamps to mill out so I used the CBR600 top yoke and the engineers have fitted a small bush in the centre hole,(where the spindle goes through), as the original TZR spindle is narrower than the CBR, I also had the clamps for the "Vortex" clip ons milled out too as I purchased them before I decided to upgrade the forks.
With the itch to start the rebuild getting unbearable and the first race looking ever closer I started rebuilding the bike in the garage, so I have decided to pass on the offer of James lock up as most of the hard work has been completed. I have contacted James to inform him and have offered my services when he gets back to the UK. I also managed to move a lot of the contents of the garage, (CRAP!!!), into the garden shed for the duration of the rebuild so I have gained a lot of space around the bike bench.
I could not wait till Sunday to start on the bike so disappeared into the garage as soon as I had eaten. as you can see its actually looking like a bike again and its about bloody time too!! The work Steve's engineers had done was perfect and the forks and top yoke slipped on with ease an I also fitted the clip ons and levers, I must admit the Brembo front master cylinder looks the dogs swingers! I positioned the AP Racing front caliper where I think it should be and was amazed to see that the holes on the caliper and the holes on the forks are in a line, so a simplistic support bracket is all that is needed
