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Thanks marco,your a star

adrian

alfaade wrote:Thanks marco,your a star

adrian

Have a good works!
Ciao

Marco

hi marco

could you tell me if the xr1 front end,ie.yokes and forks would fit my frame also would my front wheel fit the xr1 forks.
i have the possibility of buying the forks and yokes and wheel spindle from the xr1
for £50.

kind regards adrian

alfaade wrote:hi marco

could you tell me if the xr1 front end,ie.yokes and forks would fit my frame also would my front wheel fit the xr1 forks.
i have the possibility of buying the forks and yokes and wheel spindle from the xr1
for £50.

kind regards adrian

Hi Adrian!
I think that you have seen an auction on eBay....
Well, I think that you can fit a wheel of Gilera XR1 on R1; but rim of XR1 it's a chrome steel one, and R1 rim it's a "gold" aluminium one......
About change a complete front wheel gear..... well... I don't know....
I think that maybe it's possible, but it's possible too that you change the measures of your motorbike (like front misalignment?).
This can give you some troubles when you ride your R1.....
But why? What kind of problem have actually your front forks?

Ciao

Marco

hi marco

the front forks on the r1 are bent only slightly but im not sure how bad it will ride as the forks are of the bike at the moment.

ill let you know,thanks adrian

alfaade wrote:hi marco

the front forks on the r1 are bent only slightly but im not sure how bad it will ride as the forks are of the bike at the moment.

ill let you know,thanks adrian

Bent!!!
Damn!
You can try to take a part front forks gear.....
.... and.... try to straight cold both forks!
But you must to be careful!
Ah! Damn! This is not good.....
I saw an auction on eBay more weeks ago about R1 forks....
Uff!
Do you want to take a part it?

Ciao

Marco

Hi Adrian!
I find this offer of an italian guy.

http://www.subito.it/forcelle-gilera-12 ... 005385.htm

He sells a pair of Gilera R1 forks in good conditions.
If you want I can try to contact him and ask if he can ship internationally......
Please tell me more.

Ciao

Marco

hi marco

update!
only 1 fork leg is bent,about 10 mm out.the other leg is fine.ive had new seals fitted as well
the front end is on now and doesnt look too bad.i will know more when i get her out on the road next week.

thanks for sourcing those forks for me how much do you think it would cost for shipping to the uk?im not sure what to do now.the xr1 forks are quite local to me but im not sure about fitment.ie.wheel,brakes,top clamp etc?

kind regards adrian

alfaade wrote:hi marco

update!
only 1 fork leg is bent,about 10 mm out.the other leg is fine.ive had new seals fitted as well
the front end is on now and doesnt look too bad.i will know more when i get her out on the road next week.

thanks for sourcing those forks for me how much do you think it would cost for shipping to the uk?im not sure what to do now.the xr1 forks are quite local to me but im not sure about fitment.ie.wheel,brakes,top clamp etc?

kind regards adrian

Hi Adrian.
Well... 10 mm, aren't too much.... but you must to consider that your front forks will works in torsion.....
This can damage quickly oil seals.
About ride your Gilera R1 with a forks slightly bent.... yeah.... We'll see!

I think that shipping costs for a complete forks gear from Italy to England are about 50/60 Euros....
..... not very cheap....
But we'll see!

About front wheel and brakes XR1/R1: brakes are the same (disk, clamps, diameter and measure), but I don't know about wheel spacer on pin wheel....

Ciao

Marco

hi marco,

i went to see the xr1 forks this evening ,luckily i took along my r1 forks for comparecent.the xr1 forks where far to big between the yokes.the guy(paul)was a bike breaker by trade and had a vast amount of spares for all italian bikes.he had a complete front end including wheel of a gilera rc 600 which i brought.and it fits .

more updates tomorrow when i complete the refit.

regards adrian

alfaade wrote:hi marco,

i went to see the xr1 forks this evening ,luckily i took along my r1 forks for comparecent.the xr1 forks where far to big between the yokes.the guy(paul)was a bike breaker by trade and had a vast amount of spares for all italian bikes.he had a complete front end including wheel of a gilera rc 600 which i brought.and it fits .

more updates tomorrow when i complete the refit.

regards adrian

Hi Adrian!
Oh! Very good! Very lucky!
I think that was Paul to send me some lateral stickers for my Gilera XR1....
Tell me more!

Ciao

Marco

hi marco

update!

gilera rc 600 forks /wheel all fitted to the r1.all seems fine .

the only thing is the new wheel is aluminium and the rear r1 wheel is gold
doesnt look too bad though.

the only thing i need to do now is the rear brake and then its mot time.

will send some pics when complete.
regards adrian

hi all,

i took the bike out for a quick spin and all seems well,apart from a little hunting(rise and fall)at tickover. any ideas?

the rc 600 front end fits well and handles quite good.

regards adrian

alfaade wrote:hi all,

i took the bike out for a quick spin and all seems well,apart from a little hunting(rise and fall)at tickover. any ideas?

the rc 600 front end fits well and handles quite good.

regards adrian

Hi Adrian!
Very well! Good job!
What do you mean about hunting at tickover?
A not regular number of rpm at "minimum"?

Please tell me more!

Ciao

Marco

hi marco

the tickover rpm is a little erratic.sometimes the rpm rises for a while then returning to normal.
its probably the carburettor jets or settings.

apart from the above all is fine

thanks for all your help

regards adrian