I owned a 98 Hawk and sold it to my friend last summer and a week later he crashed it. I love this motorycycle and want it back. It needs a good amount of work but Im buyin it back for a very good price. It needs a new front end for sure..the forks are tweeked. I always wanted to do a swap on it but didnt really have the cash or time. I am really in no rush but was wondering as i see all you other guys do swaps theres a lot of mix matched parts. Is there any front end out there that will completely bolt up with almost no mods. and im probably not gonna run the fairings on it so that should make things easier but i was wonderin would a 954 fork upper and lower triple axle spacers bearings clip ons master cyclinder u know everything almost all bolt on..or does the project really gonna take a bunch of different parts and alot of time and experience..any help or sugestions would be fantastic THANK YOU!!!!!

 

Start here... https://www.superhawkforum.com/forum...ad.php?t=13401 Lists of completed and working re-builds...

That, or click the image in my signature...

 

Good read, but some of the modding sounds extensive.

Did anyone get a fork set-up that just dropped in without modding the radiators? I'm not concerned about steering stops as those can be cut off with a dremil.

 

1996-97 CBR900RR is a direct fit: http://www.vtwo.demon.co.uk/firestorm/firestorm.htm

Click on Fireblade Fork Upgrade.... Not USD but for most mortals they`ll do just fine. I love mine

 

I did the 954 swap without moving the radiators.. Yes my top radiator hose gets pinched a bit when I turn all the way to the steering stops (that I did grind a bit to give full turn) but how often do you turn the bars that far? Only in a parking lot at low speed. I really don't see it being a problem.

You can read my whole adventure here: https://www.superhawkforum.com/forum...ad.php?t=17505

Where I started thinking that I'd use GSXR parts, and ended with 954 parts.

 

I moved the rads but I'm an MSF instructor and absolutely need the extra few degrees of lock.

 

If you decide doing a swap is too much hassle, I will have a complete front end from the clip-ons to the front fender, including a fork brace, for sale in a month or so as I'm right in the middle of a swap myself.
The forks I have are resprung and revalved by Lindemann http://www.le-suspension.com/ and I will also have the rebuilt stock shock(which is matched to the front end) up for sale also along with a set of wheels...... So if you're part of the "Big Guy" club and weigh in at over 200lbs this might be anothe option for you.

 

I appreciate the advice fellas!
I'd like to do an upside down conversion for sure. I may be coming into a set of used Ohlins, but they are for a ducati, not sure what I'd have to change up, prolly the bottoms? Then acquire triples and figure out the wheel configs, brakes etc. Other then the forks, I'd like to use Honda components, but whatever is clever!

 

The "easiest" USD swaps by far are a complete CBR (929/954) or RC51 (SP1)... with minor tweaks to stops, and finding a set of clipons that get the bars where you like, they are as close to bolt on as you'll find.

Any other forks can probably be used, but will require all sorts of measuring and spacers at a minimum.... as there are a few GSXR swaps out there, and you can probably make the Ducati stuff work if you can figure out the triples and front calipers/wheel/rotors relationship.

Honestly... you could probably buy a full front CBR setup for the cost of a nice used set of Ohlins forks.

J.