"Suzati" For Sale - update 7/14/12

[O.C.D.]

Thanks for the subtlety Remo, lol.  That is why I didn't post a price.

For what it is worth, I sold another hobby and the parts from this bike to buy about 90% of that stuff.  My out of pocket has only been about 15-20%  That and I bought parts for months so none of it has affected me financially.  If I had it all to do again, I sure would! 

Now, is no one gonna comment on my rear? lol I love the way the sheet metal looks.  No wires to show and very street fighter-ish.

[cosmiccharlie]

The under tail cover looks great!  I should have used sheet metal on mine instead of the ABS.  I may change it one day, but for now I need to find a headlight and get the bike running again.

[remo2k9]

thats actually a good price to pay for a bike that floats ur boat in evryway and knowing that uve built it urself and no other has one jst liek that ! Original kind of lol and wats subtlety i tried searching google definitions =[ too many definitions! which one is correct?

[O.C.D.]

Subtlety means not being obvious with something in a manor that doesn't bring attention.  It was a joke.  I laughed cause you just threw it out there. 

Back on track.  Charles, I was about to use the plastic idea but then I realized how the big boys use sheet metal on the StreetFighter place, lol.  I thought I might as well try it and it worked so well.  I am more pleased with the underside than any part so far.  Plus, every part is removable for access, replacement.

[seamax]

If you look closely at my custom undertail it is actually this.....our winter boot tray, $3 at the local hardware store. Rigid but soft enough to work with.


http://housewares.hardwarestore.com/37-184-floor-mats/boot-tray-645302.aspx

[tt_four]

Haha, I'm glad someone took the time to add it up. I saw all those numbers and got too lazy to do it myself, and forgot about it. That's a fair price for a really nice bike. As far as selling other hobbies, that's the way to go. Especially if you're married like I am, because it's tough to bogart the bank account and say "I'm saving this much of our money every month for a new motorcycle", instead I'm just selling off all the bicycle stuff I have hanging out in my garage and am hoping to pull a minimum of $2k, and from there I won't mind saving the last $1k I plan to spend. July is a 3 pay month so that'll help. Bicycles are a great hobby because if you know what you're doing they'll completely pay for themselves. I can't even tell you how many bikes I've actually gotten paid to ride just because I bought them, rode them for years, and then sold them for more when I was done, and obviously in this case it'll hopefully be worth 2/3rds of a motorcycle, or 100% of a scratched up and cracked one.

Both undertails look good. Sheet metal works great for custom jobs, but plastic looks a lot more 'finished', like it was meant to be that way, so they both work out. I'm hoping to do some work with fiberglass once I make some more progress on my tail. Right now I'm just a little too busy riding to care.

[BaltimoreGS]

Now, is no one gonna comment on my rear?

"Nice ass.  He must work out."

[Tywash]

I have been hibernating for 6 months. I just went back and read everything I missed up until this point.  All I can say is wow! Your dedication to getting the job done has far surpassed mine. I cleaned out the workspace in the garage and now I need to catch up. Hopefully I will keep the updates coming as quickly as yours have been.

You are so close to the goal I can almost smell the exhaust! Keep it up man.

[O.C.D.]

Ok, I have video to prove it, but the Custom Led Electronic Flasher Relay works!!!  I hardwired the new relay into the old relay lines and it works.  NO crossover needed, no Kurykan diode either!  I simply spliced it in and voila!

Guys, if you go all LED buy this!
http://www.customled.com/products/flasher_relay/flasher_relay.htm

[Toogoofy317]

Wish I would have known that two years ago. Probably would have saved alot of chest pains!

BTW nice a$$

Mary

[O.C.D.]

Wish I would have known that two years ago. Probably would have saved alot of chest pains!

BTW nice a$$

Mary

Sweet, Mary likes my butt, lol.

As for the LED flasher, I was so happy it did what it was described as being able to do.  Not many things in this world work like that for me.

[Tywash]

Well, I have found failure to work exactly how I expect it. Along with disappointment coming in at a suprisingly close second. It also achieved at a ratio of almost 4 to 1 (failure/success) and sometimes greater. It's never too late to try. Get some failure today!

[O.C.D.]

I really dig this color combo!

Hey Charles.  I know you are busy, but can you do me a chop on this.  Make the frame more charcoal and include the rear sub as well.  Make the red a more deep italian red.

Almost the same so to speak but with more definite colors:



The colors are not spot on, but you get it.

[cosmiccharlie]

I'll see what I can do this weekend.   

[O.C.D.]

Thank you sir!

Oh, and I will have the arm ready to ship tomorrow before I go to Cali for the week. 

[O.C.D.]

cswcewec

[O.C.D.]

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[utgunslinger13]

Congrats man!  Glad to hear it all came together and your able to ride it.  It took me 700 days to get my first ride on my project (bought with a siezed engine) so I know what that first ride feels like!

[tt_four]

Hey, looks fantastic. Can't wait to see it all painted up and ready to go, but it still looks great as it is.

Glad you finally got it on the road. You sure your clutch isn't just adjusted a little too tight? Everything flows together really nice. The duct tape on the engine is a nice touch too. Just paint it ducati red and no one will notice.

Someday when you get bored you should angle that exhaust up a bit. Partly because I want to angle mine up and it'd be easier to see how it looks if you do it first. 

You guys do make me really want the new front end, but I just don't know. I need to wait until I find another bike and see how much I still feel up to messing with the GS.

[JEREMY JOCK]

Gonna have to agree, about angling the exhaust.

Other than that, that's a damn nice GS. I'm super jealous of your skills, haha. Can't wait to see it all painted up.