Questions regarding 2012 R6

[butcher bergs]

I'm confused. Can't you just pull the spring down by hand and slip the 19mm on the jam nut?

Not keen on the idea of the wrench being pinched by the remaining spring tension between the collar and the bottom of the fork cap. Even with preload backed all the way off, everything is still loaded a fair bit, IMO.

[butcher bergs]

I'll go out on a limb and say these forks have never been apart. No tool marks on the adjusters or related hardware.



And below is the DIY spring compressor shown with spring compressed. Some changes from the first use are that I hooked on the carriage bolts on the inside of the PVC ring which allowed for more stability at the carriage bolts since it's pulling closer to the collar. I also decided to use a sliding strap instead of a ratcheting one for more control over compressing and relaxing the spring.



A couple things I learned with regards to setting the depth of the bolts in the collar, first, I centered the tool over the fork leg and set a conservative depth on one bolt then locked it down.

I then made up the distance to the collar with the loose bolt and locked that down, making sure not to contact the damping rod. There's got to be close to 1/2" of play inside that collar so, plenty of room to hook onto it without risking damage to the internals.

This DIY spring compressor isn't a perfect science. It will walk around a bit when tightening as well as releasing the spring and it does require paying attention so it won't get side loaded, for example. But it's otherwise safe, stable and easy to use so, in the tool box it goes.

[Paul_E_D]

Never opened? Was the oil like chocolate milk?

[butcher bergs]

I think due to the bike sitting for nearly 2yrs, most of the metal filings from the tube and spring making contact had settled.

Pic below is an example of what came out of the well of the compression damper


As compared to what was dumped from the tube...

[Paul_E_D]

Oh yeah, it all settled out.

[butcher bergs]

Plan is to ride it for a bit then do a mid season fluid change.

Hopefully setting sag tonight.... we'll see what the boss says though

[Jim]

where are you riding it?
asking for a friend that misses you

[butcher bergs]

No plans at the moment. Currently my life's purpose is to put this bike back together.

[butcher bergs]

Alright, Jim....where and when are we going riding? Bike's finally together!


Went out to terrorize the neighborhood and almost ended up riding across town!


A few thoughts:

Quick shifter....never used one and didn't have one when I was racing. The R6 has one. Instant love.

Slipper clutch....never used one and didn't have one when I was racing. The R6 has one, almost certain it's unmodded stock. I have no idea how to use it. Am I simply banging clutchless downshifts now and sending it?

Track time.....had plenty of it way back when but there's a 10yr gap I'm dealing with. Open to all sorts of advice on what to do here.

My thoughts are to do a few trackdays to knock the dust off and get the suspension dialed. Also thought Intermediate would be a good group to start in because I feel like it would all come back to me fairly quickly. Race pace is not on the radar. Remembering how to ride is the goal.

[butcher bergs]

Shout-out to PeaPod for offering the use of a fork spring compressor a while back.

I forgot to mention it in the other posts so here you go, your very own post!

[Jim]

Alright, Jim....where and when are we going riding? Bike's finally together!

summit point. memorial weekend. or NJMP 4/23 - 4/24

Slipper clutch....never used one and didn't have one when I was racing. The R6 has one, almost certain it's unmodded stock. I have no idea how to use it. Am I simply banging clutchless downshifts now and sending it?

yes but i still blip my throttle a little bit, since you're using an OEM. not sure about the yahama slippers, but the suzuki's require adjustments often in order to keep the feel/slip consistent. i adjust mine every race weekend.

[FirstDuc-1098]

... i adjust mine every race weekend.

Of course you adjust your blinker fluid every race weekend

[Eddie]

Paul, I have an extra Yamaha exhaust servo eliminator that you can have, if you need one. Ping me if interest.

[Eddie]

Forget bazzaz, or Dynojet. Get your ECU flashed (Anthony @ Bauce Racing & the Motorcycle Mall are always my choices). Anthony can set you up with a nice translogic blipper as well.

[Eddie]

Concerning tracktime, Tony's are always my number one choice - best people in the world and super-organized. Otherwise, I hope to run into at NYST (walk-ins welcome most of the time). Hell, I ran into Quentin there last year. Either way, it is been a long time good friend. I'd love to see you out there. Cheers buddy

[Paul_E_D]

The stock slipper clutch on the yam doesn't actually slip unless you mod it. It's easy. Just google R6 slipper mod. I had done the max mod and the back still liked to pass the front, so I went to an EVR slipper. Even this one doesn't slip much til you are around 13k rpms, but it does resolve that back passing the front problem.

[Paul_E_D]

Oh, and you ride the bike the same. Clutch is used for downshifts. But you can bang them out a little faster with the slipper mod.

[Eddie]

Oh, and you ride the bike the same. Clutch is used for downshifts. But you can bang them out a little faster with the slipper mod.

My bad. I had to delete cause I thought I misread. Anyway, concerning the blipper: I am lazy...therefore I use a blipper Cheers

[Paul_E_D]

Yes, the blippers are nice and may actually replace the need/desire for a slipper clutch at all! I don't have the blipper.

[butcher bergs]

Hi Eddie! Good to see you posting. I'm all set on the EXUP eliminator, thank you. I have extra components to build more in case the installed one fails, if ever.

No desire for automatic rev matching. Maybe at some other point in time but not now. Gotta learn how to ride again.


And thank you, Jim, for recommending race weekends to get started.

[Jim]

And thank you, Jim, for recommending race weekends to get started.

you know there are always track days before the race weekend. so if you could race that weekend after if you dusted off enough cobwebs and want some flag to flag riding. or just hang out and watch races. either way, it's a great idea

[butcher bergs]

I do have some unfinished business at Summit Point

[Jim]

I do have some unfinished business at Summit Point

may i mention it was repaved in 2017 and is smooth as buttah :

[Eddie]

Hi Eddie! Good to see you posting. I'm all set on the EXUP eliminator, thank you. I have extra components to build more in case the installed one fails, if ever.

No desire for automatic rev matching. Maybe at some other point in time but not now. Gotta learn how to ride again.


And thank you, Jim, for recommending race weekends to get started.

Yo Paul! Well, just like riding a bicycle. Happy to see you back in the game. Looking forward to seeing you!! Cheers buddy

[butcher bergs]

Hung out at Penguin school yesterday.

While the bike's suspension still needs a bit of tweaking, I'm amazed at how easy it was to ride. Took a couple sessions to get used to the forward-biased ergos but had a ton of fun getting reacquainted with riding again!