USD fork conversion advice

[Pat Conlon]

Coming back to this, with the FZR front end, will it accept gold dots from a '03 R1?

Yes...
 I needed to grind a very small relief on the forks to clear the cast hose line fitting on the R-1 caliper body.
You've got to look closely to notice it.
 

Pat, do you think FZR 92 USD fork set is better than Thunder Ace big conventional fork?

There is a reason you have never seen an oem or aftermarket fork brace for USD forks.
Yes, USD's are superior to conventional forks...even the TAce beefy tostada (48mm) forks.

Just as cartridge forks are always superior to damper rod forks.

[MarioR]

Coming back to this, with the FZR front end, will it accept gold dots from a '03 R1?

Yes...
 I needed to grind a very small relief on the forks to clear the cast hose line fitting on the R-1 caliper body.
You've got to look closely to notice it.
 

Pat, do you think FZR 92 USD fork set is better than Thunder Ace big conventional fork?

There is a reason you have never seen an oem or aftermarket fork brace for USD forks.
Yes, USD's are superior to conventional forks...even the TAce beefy tostada (48mm) forks.

Just as cartridge forks are always superior to damper rod forks.

Pat,

Did some homework and you are right. I was wrong about tostadas....  They are not bad fork especially they are adjustable but cartridge is way better. Can't cheat on physics.... I have FZR 1000 92 USD full front end still on the bike so this is what I will use moving forward. What will be the best for the top clamp to use/modify in your experience?

Never to late to learn something new...

Thanks

[Pat Conlon]

I used the oem FZR top clamp with 7/8" dia. aftermarket handle bar clamps and a FZ-1 bar.

 

[Millietant]

I used a pair of 2001-2005 Yamaha FZ1 handlebar risers (need to drill the 2 holes in the FZR top clamp out an extra 2mm), with a couple of penny washers sitting in the recesses on the top of the top clamps (and under the rubber pad that goes under the risers).

A perfect mount for the FZ1 bars to get the same hand grip position as the original FJ grips.