696 monster with 1098 Superbike forks

[w7ck7d]

 

[Raux]

just to give everyone a heads up.

the s*r forks won't work on the 696 unless you are trying to lower it more than an 1"  

and switching the lowers requires a bit of machining to get them to fit on if you are looking at the adjustable.

[devimau]

these looked the coolest of the different forks to upgrade 696--with the Nitrided lower legs in black, and a charcoal-tinted upper fork legs (the upper legs look more like plain silver in the pics.)
machining of new or old parts necessary for the clamps, rotors, wheels,etc.
the stock fender, calipers, and brake lines were all used with the (now fully adjustable) 1098 forks and axle.
I also changed out to M1100-size fat Handlebars and rizoma mounts at the same time.

To me, the stock 696 forks were by far the weak point of the bike-(no adjustments at all, and the dampening is only in one fork leg -the other leg is just a dummy fork tube w/ a spring)--the front end would NOT stay planted in turns for me..with the 1098 forks dialed in and correct springs front and rear, on the street it now corners well, at the same speeds as my superbikes....besides, black 1098 forks just plain look cool,- like they belonged there all the time.

it looks like the front preload  is almost all the way in, how much do you weight and how much static and rider sag you have there?