[Jorgen]

Just finished mounting my brand new Z1 Fr 150mm 2005 fork!

Weight: 2.58kg = approx 5.6lbs
BB height with 6" rockers: 350mm = approx 13.8" (or just below 14" anyways)
A-C: 538mm

Fork feels good and will get it's first ride tomorrow...at night, with lights.

I have new wheel coming up too, Hope Bulb hubs on 823UST rims, can't wait for those!! :-D

 

[JRB]

Nice bro.

 

[Castle]

Lookin' Good!

 

[math2014]

congrats bro, let us know how the new Z1 rides, coz i want to get one for my SX asap... still stuck with a 130mm Z1dropoff

 

[Jorgen]

Might shoot some tomorrow when I take it for it's first ride after the makeover
My first ever nightride!

Sun goes down at 16:00 right now, so lights are the only option when you work for a living. We'll see if we bother to stop for photos. It's coooold :-(

 

[Jorgen]

Until now I have ridden the bike with 5" rockers and a 5" DropOff1.
I have also ridden it with a boxxer and 6" rockers...

but this is how the RFX is supposed to be, I think!

 

[math2014]

good Jorgen so you are the man to ask between the comparison of Dropoff1 fork and FR1 150mm fork....

 

[MMcG]

Pretty sharp looking - so you have that RFX at 6" and 6" then correct? Does it feel really well balanced? How does the Romic pair up with the Zoke up front?

I love that green color of your bike!

 

[Bulldog]

Looks great. But any pics directly from the side, showing headangle?

 

[Incubus]

Looks hot. So many sweet 150mm forks for '05.

 

[B_LOWrider]

You should go with the full christmas theme to acsent the green stantions and the romic!?!?!?!? neaky: ... wait the 05 has green stantions right? Cause if not im going to kill myself

 

[Jorgen]

I'll take more pics today, and post. Will try to take som from the side.

From the commute to work the geo with 6+6 seems to be a tiny bit more slack, but still feels very "at home".
I have no device to measure headangle, and I guess I'm too lazy to do it manually as well :-D No, we'll see.

Tonight is the first ride, weather is supposed to be not-freezing, so studded tires are out.

You guys over in hot-country are SO lucky! Damn snow...and rain, and crap...

 

[mike67]

Man, that's a nice looking ride...they did a great job with the forks this year.

 

[Funky Monk]

somehow I don't care for the decals on that fork...mx comp-ish as in cheapish.

Oh well, that's kickass build nevertheless Let us know how it performs...

 

[Jorgen]

Went out for my first ride on the fork.
Wet, muddy, cold, dark with Niteriders.

Fork is just there, it soaked up everything, didn't dive to much, is superstiff. I don't know what to say. the easiest way to describe the ride is that I didn't notice it. It took care of everything. Low drops(2foot) wasn't noticable, weight is so close to the old Z1 DropOff I had so that's not an issue. It seems to be the perfect fit for the RFX. I can't wait to try this baby down dry trails, summer warm with daylight.

I am happy, that's for sure.

 

[gmac]

Sick fork. I also would like to see the profile shot. Looks like a good match.

I also dig solo night rides. Very scary. I ran into some freak one early 4:30 dawn patrol pre-work. It was 10/31 a full moon and this guy was just standing in the trail. I was like WTF ! I started asking the guy what he is doing in the woods @ this time... W/ my niteriders in his eyes. He was all F'd up. I usually carry a knife for emergencies... So, it gave me a little piece of mind during this. But geeez who expects to see someone on the trail @ 4:30am.

Anyway, you can get a protractor slope/angle type tool for $10 @ local hardware. Its like a compass looking thing w/ a floating needle. For roofing...

 

[Bicyclist]

Sweet bike. The fork looks awesome.