Joseph

Great ! Thanks a bunch that gives me food for thought on this project i'm looking into

Oh and also what would the diameter be on the big end side ? Can't seem to find a definitive answer

Haha. No worries. I have a set of Carillo rods on the shelf but for this i need stock rod size 1127 although if 1052 is also a 20 mil pin i could use the info too

Hello Does someone happen to have a set of GSXR 1100 rods on the bench ? I'd like to know what the outer diameter of the small end is. I know the piston pins are 20mm. Thanks

1052 GSXR was 86-88 1127 GSXR was 89-92 But the 1100F was 1127, from 87 to 94 Go figure Back on the 6 speed box topic, is the bore of this WC shaft, the same as the 1100 5 speed ?

Whats with the already hollow 750 shaft ? Any specific year these were fitted ? Edit : looks like 24121-17E01 is solid and 24120-17E20 is hollow

Also did a GSXR 250 with that WC engine and it does 45HP with a 17000 rpm redline, which all things considered must be quite a whip of an engine

Yeah i have an RF900 block i was hoping to do this to, so looking into it last year ago i did a google search and only found a few vague posts in various message boards, but this guys video was uploaded just a couple of months ago showing it A to Z

This is for a RF900 but i think the bottom end is almost if not the same as the 1100 ? https://youtu.be/TjEjdQNQ2FY Does indeed look very straightforward to swap in

It's a stainless system with bolt on flanges, not much there to fail

Blackwidow on their website only says that their R&D is based in UK, doesn't state where production is.

They are (asian made?) close copies of Akrapovic systems. Good quality for the money

Well RS 36 sound like a good idea ? Otherwise do air and oil cooled racks not have the same spacing, if ever oil cooled carbs provide something extra over stock ?

3.5 on the front sounds unlikely ?

Hey it's not because you couldn't do it that it can't be done But seeing thats its over £300 for a pair of stanchions from brooks, then you've got the seal and bush kit that you will want to buy OEM, it would be more cost effective to fit a K fork than do a full rebuild of the crap that they came with back in the day. K forks even fit in the stock yokes

If you're replacing the chrome tubes it makes it a bit easier because you don't have to worry about buggering them up Foot in a vice, heat on the threaded area, screwdriver through stanchion hole with extension lever, it should come quite ok I've done a couple of USD forks like this https://youtu.be/wADxhvP40Rw

The stock bandit header actually is known to fall apart, it rusts out and snaps where the link pipe goes on.

Should be a very snug slide into the bronze bush bit i think ?

The thing fits together and works fine off the bike. And indeed it does have a nice feel (10 times better than the Motion Pro bullshit on my 11) If i manage to work it out i'll post about it

I see what you mean but looks like both halves match properly off the bar, it's only 2 bits of alloy and a plastic tube, and unless Domino fabricates with very iffy tolerances they must be able to have consistency in what they make ? Can't see any traces of dings or deformation either

Yep its as if the QA body is too small in diameter compared to the bar, i'm guessing there must be something not right with the bits combo i have at hand

Talking of Domino QA, any idea why this one i got second hand fits like this (as in, doesn't fit) ? Tube is 22, QA measures at 22

Could an air leak a culprit in view of the symptoms ? What state are your inlet boots in ?

Fwiw i have the out of the box RS38 jetting on a 1216+cams and plugs have always been the proverbial milk coffee coloured Float heights were also off on mine out of the box and needed adjusting