I then went to 1990 NF5 RWU forks with an NF5 "gull" top triple. Those forks are significantly better internals, with compression adjustment in the fork bottoms, and rebound adjustment that actually works, but they are [a] significantly shorter, and [b] significantly softer than the NSR forks. With them flush with the top bridge (i.e. with max available ride-height), there was still only about 4" between the fender and the underside of the nose fairing, and on full compression I could just touch the fender against it! The handling was absolutely awesome though, and a few that tried it reckoned it wasn't far behind StephenRC45's F3 in the handling department.
I now have NF5 USD forks on it, and they are leagues ahead of the RWU forks, and also longer. I'm happy to have the steering/ride-height back to a less aggressive level, but it's still dropped from the standard MC21 setup. It's probably close to 10mm again now, like I had it with the SP front-end, but it doesn't scrub tyres like it used to. I also have an MC21 F3 alloy rear shock fitted, with the ride-height set to max, and the whole setup is sweet. Standard link plates used throughout.
All in all, I've personally found the MC21 responds very well to dropping the front a little, but I don't expect it's to everyone's taste. The worst thing was it made the front a lot more planted over crests where previously I would've had the front all light!
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