Psyber_0ptix's super duper FE and other mods. (thread title by Buddha)

[psyber_0ptix]

Okay, I get the steering stop idea but is that really enough turning radius for the bike? Have you rode it yet?  

it's a bit worse when backing up and slow slow slow maneuvering. But turn any more, then the clipons/triple hits the tank. it's about half centimeter clearance as it sits now.

who knows, if it's that bad then it's easily removed or i can get custom spacer made....or find smaller diameter washers

edit: when i say half clearance, i mean between the tank and clipon/triple <~ at the mount not the bars themselves

[psyber_0ptix]

i got a gauge with hazard light instead of oil pressure on accident. doesnt matter...just a red light.

will wire it all up tomorrow but gotta get a magnetic rotor bolt for speedo to work

[ohgood]

sheesh, could you at least post a picture, or a description ? i mean, a thread this long with no pics....






just kidding man, that's a really, really nicely detailed thing you've done. thanks a ton for sharing it !

i read through, and it seems like you've only gotten one short ride in, then were planning on a brake bleed. please keep us updated on damping/rebound adjustments, riding impressions, and what you do for the rear shock to make things match nicely.


really nice work, enjoy that sweet looking and HANDLING ride

[average]

Nice, I'm glad you almost got everything together. Now you can sell me your speedo 

[psyber_0ptix]

sheesh, could you at least post a picture, or a description ? i mean, a thread this long with no pics....






just kidding man, that's a really, really nicely detailed thing you've done. thanks a ton for sharing it !

i read through, and it seems like you've only gotten one short ride in, then were planning on a brake bleed. please keep us updated on damping/rebound adjustments, riding impressions, and what you do for the rear shock to make things match nicely.


really nice work, enjoy that sweet looking and HANDLING ride

thanks;
i rode around more yesterday to test the brakes and they locked up on me. I had accidentally overfilled the resevoir and the MC remained under pressure. i had to let some fluid out of the MC and it works great. Brakes are very nice, but probably overkill

The suspension is pretty soft so far. I just measured rider sag and will start tweaking in the next couple days. Currently, everything is set on minimal settings. Lowest compression, lowest rebound and no preload just for a base. But i will work on this more in the next couple days.

rear shock i'm using a katana 750 with remote resevoir. everything is set to minimum but it's still a stiffer shock and provides very little rider sag.


FOLLOWING UP ON THE STEERING STOPS:
the steering stops are not an issue, i can still u-turn in a narrow neighborhood street and the amount of steering input for around the block (low speeds) riding never posed an issue as far as hitting the stops. The only time you will feel it is backing out the bike and turning it around.

The clipons are low...i want to change them to maybe some TL1000S (raised) stockers. But for now they will do.

[psyber_0ptix]

Nice, I'm glad you almost got everything together. Now you can sell me your speedo 

i just finished wiring the gauge; the only problem is i dont have an oil pressure light. I thought i could just wire it into the hazard light that comes on the gauge that i got (the one that i posted on the first page was out of stock) but the hazards are positive switching while the oil pressure light is negative switch.

oops.


IF YOU GET THE ACEWELL GAUGE, USE THE 2802

everything else works great.

i will post a wiring diagram at some point though because one is NOT included with the gauge. kinda crappy but it is what it is. A lot of harness work and soldering but i made it in such a way that everything was separable or utilized the old gauge harness as much as possible.

just figuring out the tach wire and getting waiting on a rotor bolt for speedo to function

[The Buddha]

Happy Psyber ?
Cool.
Buddha.

[psyber_0ptix]

spanks

[seamax]

just figuring out the tach wire and getting waiting on a rotor bolt for speedo to function

So the model you got does not come with the speedo sensor model provided by acewell? Will the 2802 model be a plug and play with the speed sensor?

[psyber_0ptix]

you have to get the speedo cable.

the difference between the 2803 and 2802 is the oil pressure light is exchanged for hazard light indicator. They are opposite switched so what i thought would work didnt. (i was trying to just use the hazard light as my oil pressure warning)

i just have to run a relay and it will work fine.... but i've been lazy. Once i get my $20 from buddha, i'll mount the new tire on the rim i got back and take more pics and have an opportunity to create a wiring chart/how to/guide

no matter what, you have to buy a speed sensor with the gauge....

[psyber_0ptix]

update 7/09
Katana wheel swap: (no writeup just before and afters)


tire size comparison. stock 130 vs 160



transfering the cush/sprocket carrier


before:

after:

[cstilt]

On my Acewell the tach wire was a yellow wire that wraps around one of the spark plug wires. Then you program the number of cylinders you have into it.  The speedo, I used the magnet/sensor thing that came with it. I glued the magnest to the rim and then mounted the sensor to the front fender.

Yeah, the wiring instructions suck with those things.  I do enjoy having right and left turn signals though.

[psyber_0ptix]

wrapping the wire around the spark plug wire gave a poor signal. it was either very sporatic or it lagged with the change in RPM's i decided to solder i to the white wire on the left cylinder wire but after 5k it would start flashing. i'm going to try the resistor they recomend to see if this cures it.

i got the motorcycle speedo mount which was fairly useless as far as the magnet is concerned. the magnet provided is a m6x1.25 and i need a m10 for the rotor bolt. Or... buy a strong magnet and glue to the rotor.

I have no fender...will mount using aluminum bar stock at the fender mount location

[cstilt]

Yeah, my tach is a bit jumpy but it's close enough for me. I don't plan on taking it to redline anytime soon. I set the shift light on mine to  9K I think.
They sent me the same useless bolt they did you. I emailed them saying just a plain magnet would work better for me and they sent me just at magnet free of charge.  Then I glued the magnet to the front wheel and was in buisness.  The new magnet was sent to me in like 3 days. I was suprised by how fast the turn around was.

[kml.krk]

that fat tire looks awful...
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just kidding man, I am just jealous  it looks amazing!!
how does it handle? same or little more effort is necessary?

[psyber_0ptix]

i actually havent taken it for a good long ride to scrub the tires down. But around the block, it needs a bit more input. i also bumped the front tire up to 120 (stock gsxr) so that affected turn in as well.

[annguyen1981]

Your bike is coming out GREAT!

[eralor]

Hey guys,
I've had my 08 GS for a year today and this weekend it gets a custom paint job. Keeping the fairings all around because I really like the look but i want to change the front and rear tires to a 120 and 160 very similar to what you have done Psyber. So my question is how would I go about swapping the tires (I know there were a few pictrues of the different tires but not much explanation as to what had to be moified to fit those tires)?

Thanks,
Eralor

PS I also need some more aggressive bars. I was told by KevinBlank to get in touch with Buddha for a set of more aggressive downturn bars. Hopefully you guys might have a picture of these on a later model GS with fairings still attached.

[The Buddha]

Oh no ... buddha ... no one seen him in years.
Yea ...
Cool.
Buddha.

[psyber_0ptix]

Katana rim swap for a 150/160 tire is as easy as removing your stock wheel and reinstalling...

Difference is you put the GS sprocket carrier on the katana wheel (much like the pictures above) and reassemble with the spacers and such in the same order. You may need to bend your Brake arm/torque bar to clear the tire, but i ended up using a bandit arm without modification to anything else. Also added two washers behind the sprocket bolts to give some clearence on the left side. There is a write up on it already. Search the wiki.

The fronts.... not too sure, i was using a 2002 gsxr wheel