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Title: intrest in custom dog bones? -for all you shorties
Post by: davipu on March 04, 2005, 10:20:05 AM
ok, so I looked into it and for 20 bones a set (min 5 sets) I can make them in any length.
Title: intrest in custom dog bones? -for all you shorties
Post by: Jake D on March 04, 2005, 10:42:53 AM
These would either lower or raise the bike?
Title: intrest in custom dog bones? -for all you shorties
Post by: davipu on March 04, 2005, 10:48:02 AM
well if you make longer ones than they lower the bike, and shorter ones raise the bike.
Title: intrest in custom dog bones? -for all you shorties
Post by: Jake D on March 04, 2005, 10:56:50 AM
You just blew my mind. . .
Title: intrest in custom dog bones? -for all you shorties
Post by: davipu on March 04, 2005, 11:00:55 AM
what did you expect,....no these are the same as the stock ones just out of aluminum so they are lighter by 3.457235 ounces per side. ...
Title: intrest in custom dog bones? -for all you shorties
Post by: Dom on March 04, 2005, 11:54:18 AM
If they are aluminium they will be less strong than stock, more flex.  Did you account for that by making them thicker?  Just say yes.  :mrgreen:

Anyway, I'm in.  I havn't received my '03 gsxr shock yet(it's in the mail, I hope...) but I'm pretty sure it's the same as the one you used, so I'll need some with the same dimensions as yours.  

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Title: intrest in custom dog bones? -for all you shorties
Post by: dgyver on March 04, 2005, 12:10:16 PM
Aluminum dog bones come stock on most sport bikes.
Title: intrest in custom dog bones? -for all you shorties
Post by: Dom on March 04, 2005, 01:19:01 PM
I'm not worried about the aluminium, I'm worried that if they are the same dimensions as the steel ones they will be too weak.  But dav is the man when it comes to calculating strength with aluminium v.s. steel and whatnot so I'm not stressing anything, just wondering.
Title: Yea
Post by: The Buddha on March 04, 2005, 07:57:43 PM
Yea that dog bones are really what crapped dog sheite under DOM's bike, and he blamed the carbon can ...  :lol:
Cool.
Srinath.
Title: intrest in custom dog bones? -for all you shorties
Post by: V8Pinto on March 05, 2005, 11:41:12 AM
I'll take a set in whatever length is required to mount that newer GSXR shock you've been working on.  (gotta hit ebay for a shock now..see what you did???).

Is it possible to get near stock ride height with that newer GSXR shock?
Title: intrest in custom dog bones? -for all you shorties
Post by: davipu on March 06, 2005, 04:15:56 PM
yep, the ones I made are the same ride height.
Title: intrest in custom dog bones? -for all you shorties
Post by: mondo27 on March 06, 2005, 04:45:33 PM
i'm down for a set to lower mine 1 inch. i'm only 5'3 and would like to be able to flat foot it or get as close to it as possible.
Title: intrest in custom dog bones? -for all you shorties
Post by: jiggersplat on March 06, 2005, 07:55:44 PM
i might be down with a set to bring mine back to stock height with a katana shock.
Title: intrest in custom dog bones? -for all you shorties
Post by: Dorianfes on March 07, 2005, 07:14:52 AM
hey, i might be down for a set that'd lower the bike about an inch too.... anyone have any input as to whether this would change handling?  this was mentioned in previous posts.


dorianfes
Title: intrest in custom dog bones? -for all you shorties
Post by: V8Pinto on March 12, 2005, 09:48:08 AM
I'm in.  Lemme know when they're done!