The Purple Explorer build..

[NortwestRider]

When I bought Trey from addiasguy I planned on making it into a adventure/dirt road runner for my wife for a upcoming Alaska trip.Today I finally put it in the shed and started the build.The list of things to do and add is as follows.
DS tires..705's
Skid plate
Fairing
Hard bags..50 cal ammo cans
Hwy pegs
Throttle lock
Bar mitts
BarkBusters

I started buy installing the barkbusters,I had to trim the the levers for clearence.The install was wayyy harder then it should have been.The barkbusters were NOT designed for a bike with a front master cyclinder so they didn't fit.But after a hour or so with a cut off saw and a grinder they now fit!!







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[yamahonkawazuki]

nice work my friend. i take it you hitting the alcan?

[ohgood]

hell ya, lets see those tires fitted!

I'm getting the gs bug again... wanna toss some k270's on it and roam a little.

[NortwestRider]

All the way to Deadhorse my brother !!.


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[NortwestRider]

Here's a pic or two of the type of bags that are going on it.These are on my sidecar rig ( another GS,a 850 ).





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[Higgins13]

I rename this bike, Dora.

[NortwestRider]

Hehe,I like that.I will see if my wife likes that(it's her bike ).


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[adidasguy]

"DORA"? Another sex change? That poor gender confused Trey.

[NortwestRider]

People were talking,you know a boy who likes purple!!.hehe


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[adidasguy]

That's UW school spirit! Their color is purple!
Add some gold. Paint on a Husky dog and a "W". You just doubled the value of Trey!

[NortwestRider]

All I know is that purple is my wifes favorite color and this bike makes her happy !!!.


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[GI_JO_NATHAN]

All I know is that purple is my wifes favorite color and this bike makes her happy !!!.


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That's awesome! Good work.
It's a little late now, but I've flipped that banjo around on mine for clearance when I had clip-ons on it.
My wife wants my yellow 04 to be purple as well. I'm not too sure how it would look.

[NortwestRider]

I'm going to try to flip it around for some extra clearence.When I bought the bike it was blue but Pat let my wife pick out a color and we converted it over to purple before it left the bike cave !!.If you guys think we are lying about the amount of parts addiasguy has,how many people have most of the colors Suzuki put on the GS hanging around in there rafters,complete sets !!.


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[BassWoW]

Saw your thread on ADV forum and located it on here. Nice backrest and rack. how did you make it? It looks professionally done.

[adidasguy]

He will have to tell you about the back rest.
The rear rack is a stock Renntec. Pretty nice. Easy to put on.

[NortwestRider]

The back rest I made so that my wife could ride my 4 year old grandson around,It's made so that it keeps him up against her.It just bolts on with 2 bolts.The rack is great albeit a little small but I have a alum plate that bolts on to hold a 2 gallon fuel can .


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[NortwestRider]

Here's the low down on the back rest.
The pad is a piece of 1/2" plywood with a piece if memerory foam glued to it then a peice of black vinyl over it.
The steel is just some scrap 1x1" square tube and the mounting plate is some 2"x1/4" thick.the plate on the rack has the holes and the back rest has the bolts welded to it.
I had my wife and grandsin sit on the bike then I measured and built it.!!









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[BockinBboy]

...Nice... rack...  It looks professionally done.

Agreed. 

No but really, great idea on the backrest for young pillians! Keeps him close, and just looks great for riding with little ones... Start em' early!

- Bboy

[NortwestRider]

He's been in the sidecar since he turned 4,and on the bike for the last 6 months or so.Cycle Gear makes kids gear now and there full face street helmets are really kids sized ( not just a adult small with extra padding ).I took him down there to pick it out and he thought that was pretty cool.They also have leather and textile gear and real MC boots!!.


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[NortwestRider]

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