Diary of my current project build ... with plentyo' pics

[erbilabuc]

what mirrors are those and were did you buy them? Cost?

[dgyver]

funhobbiez on ebay. I was unsure about having them shipped from Hong Kong, but for $37 it was not much to lose. They arrived in less than 1 week. I am very pleased with them

Here is a link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Suzuki-SV650-1000-GSF-Kawasaki-Z750-Z1000-ZRX-mirrors_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ34284QQihZ019QQitemZ290154020492QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

[erbilabuc]

thanks, im going to ditch the jardine and get one of the 40$ rice burner carbon mufflers on ebay and mess with that to do the undertail and these mirrors are exactly what I was looking for.

thanks again

slowly but surely Im getting parts and in late november it will be all together

[cerius]

so did we finish the tail exhaust yet or what? wheres the finished pics?

[dgyver]

No new pics. I have been slack with working on this bike....motivation has been low. At least I have fixed my 97 to be rideable again.

Here is a recap of the status....

The exhaust is completely fabricated. Just finished the brackets for securing the can a couple of days ago. Still need to wire brush, clean and paint the header. I may work on it this weekend.

The solo tail mold is still in the works. Half of it is done but I broke part of the master moving it, again.

I have made the holders for the magnet to mount them in the rotor for the speedo.

Also, I made a heat shield to protect the rear brake fluid reservoir.

Sometimes the little things take the longest.

[cerius]

No new pics. I have been slack with working on this bike....motivation has been low. At least I have fixed my 97 to be rideable again.

Here is a recap of the status....

The exhaust is completely fabricated. Just finished the brackets for securing the can a couple of days ago. Still need to wire brush, clean and paint the header. I may work on it this weekend.

The solo tail mold is still in the works. Half of it is done but I broke part of the master moving it, again.

I have made the holders for the magnet to mount them in the rotor for the speedo.

Also, I made a heat shield to protect the rear brake fluid reservoir.

Sometimes the little things take the longest.

no kidding I am trying to cutomize my bike a little bit and i can never find the time to do it.

[lovemygs]

The bike looks awsome!

I'm not a welder but I've put myself in the situation were I need a new sub frame, if you have any sugestions (materials)  or measurements or anything that would be helpfull,

[dgyver]

A quick update...have not forgot about it...

Finally figured out the speedo. I am using an 02 SVS gauges which require a pulse signal. The GSXR wheel does not have a place for a speedo signal drive unit. So fabrication is required. A GSXR speed sensor and 4 neodymium (rare earth) magnets epoxied in fabricated housings (which I made) that mount inside the brake rotor buttons make up the basic Hall Effect sensor required. Basically it is a fancy version of bicycle speedo setup. I still need to fabricate a bracket to mount the GSXR sensor. I had some wiring wrong and need to fix it. I did not come up with this design, it came from SVrider.com.

The mounting plate for the gauges flex a little to much for my liking, so I am making a couple of support brackets from 1" wide stainless steel sheet metal. This will stiffen it some to keepit from breaking.

The exhaust header is painted and needs a few more days to cure. I used a silver header paint but looks more like primer gray. Maybe it will change color to more of a silver once heated for about 15- 20 minutes for its final curing. I left the midpipe natural since it is stainless steel but did polish it a little to remove the yellowing from heat. I did not want a black exhaust.

Since I have the exhaust apart, I may repack the muffler. It was a little worn when I shortened it and carbon fiber can be damaged if the packing is not good enough. Also, I will need to make a can/flange gasket.

Started working on fixing the master to finish making the mold for the tail. I had broke part of the master when I was moving it.

I had been looking at making a new cush drive spacer to move the sprocket carrier outwards to move the chain away from the tire. 2-3mm may be enough.

Again, no new pics. Once I get some of the things finished I will post some.

[cerius]

sounds all good

[Copperhed51]

Hey, what paint did you use to paint the frame?  I currently have my GS stripped down to just the frame and want to paint it a blackish color like you did.  I'm kind of looking for a semi-gloss finish.  I don't know how accurate the pics are of your frame color on my computer but it looks pretty good.

[dgyver]

Hey, what paint did you use to paint the frame?  I currently have my GS stripped down to just the frame and want to paint it a blackish color like you did.  I'm kind of looking for a semi-gloss finish.  I don't know how accurate the pics are of your frame color on my computer but it looks pretty good.

It is Eastwood charcoal gray wheel paint. The problem is that it is an acrylic lacquer and it has chipped in places during the reassembly. I have seen another type of wheel paint at automotive stores which I will use next time, I think they are an enamel.

If you want black, Eastwood sells Chassis Black paint in a couple of sheens. I have used it on another frame and it had held up very well.

[werase643]

hey D,
what you doing for T-day?


grove park inn..... and then a place on lake lure for the night

[dgyver]

Not sure... depends on if the gf invites me over... have not really met her kids yet. Something we need to talk about. How soon do you need to know?

[ROD gs rider]

good luck with the build keep update 

[dgyver]

Have not posted much on my work, mostly because there has not been much. 
I get distracted easily... like starting the assembly of the 569 motor for my track bike. 

The wiring needs to be tucked in after fixing the speedo sensor.

I fixed the master for the tail mold over the holidays. It is prepped to lay-up the second half on th mold. I could not lay any glass over the holidays since I had problems with my heatpump in my shop, luckily it was just a $5 fan capacitor. I do not like working with epoxy in the winter, tough to keep it warm enough to flow properly.

Ran her a little bit to cure the header paint. I really love how this exhaust sounds. Still not wild how it came out more like primer gray than silver. Spraying it black is always an option. Got the muffler packing taken care of.

Here is how she sits now...

[ajaxgs]

looks sweet !!!

[kml.krk]

for sale??    just kidding 

bike rocks!! I love the front end! undertail looks sweet either

[TobySuzuki]

This is a 98 gs with ninja 600 tail. I really like that pipe you got on there that is awesome....... A 95 nija swingarm will fit with the same mods. washers and new bearings.

[facepants]

What kind of rearsets are those dgyver?

[The Antibody]

dgyver, how did you go about packing your exhaust? I bought a CF race pipe. I want to quiet it down, but was told there is no way to do it. The packing would just shoot out. There has to be a way.

  -Anti