Hey hey , got the time to fit it 2day and what a Day , On The Gstwin Forum , D Said it would take about 1 hour to file down the stem , took me more like 2/3 , but i did have breaks to play a video game , followed those instructions, and they were spot on , so i have it done, and its turning dark , and i still got to take apart the gs , so i work as fast i can , taking the throttle off and i had to take stuff off the loom , theres to wires im not sure about, but ill work it out 2morrow , so i ask my bro and mate to lift the gs , comes out completely fine , and i go to mount the Katana , and i had loosened the bottom triple to move the stem up to file , so it just falls really bad down, but its manage able , so i lift it up and tighten . and then i noticed the bottom bearing didnt match up , so i was trying to work it out , and then i thought , SPACERS , so i ran inside , and i looked at this great website , and i matched the blushings , and it mounted Perfectly , the filing and the top bearing , perfect , looks like it was ment to be there, and tightened it ,
im so damn pleased with the Results, and Thanks Again D , For the spacers , The Excellent Right up , and all the Help You gave me , :thumb:
Pics Up Tomorrow , As its still dark , but yea , Its all installed and looks Sooo Good ,
Jay
Edit: Here Ya Go
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Good Looking Pic :thumb:
Cool! Glad it is coming together. Better post some pics. :thumb:
Im sooo Sooo Pleased , It fits like a glove , perfect, looks like it fits better than the Gs one!! the bearings were fine , turns fine , not to soft , not to hard , the way it looks is so much more aggressive ,bigger,. fatter , and generally reallly koooll ., still have to modify the top plate to mount the acewell ,and so i can have the warning lights, but i got my old broken one to test out alotta ways im gonna do it , and it , and my new ones coming in ,
got my new fork brackets for the headlight and stuff,
And its a naked :P . so it will look even better!!
Thanks Dgyver :thumb:
pics will be up tomorrow for sure
I ground and knocked the stems loose from GS and katana triples ...
Wanted to swap them ... GS stem in katana triple ... then figured out ... I can weld the Katana stem back short ...
Anyway ... have fun ... I am figuring things as well.
The hardest will prolly be the dash mount ... IMHO. My goal is to make it look factory like. Lets see ...
Cool.
Srinath.
Mine Luckyly wasnt welded in , so they came loose so it was really simple , i dont have access to welding anything at the moment , i want to buy equipment and learn , and would be handy for projects , i have a acewell dont i , it will need one drill hole in the top clamp, and bolted on , sorted , and as for the light , it has the indicators built in , and i managed to get some cheap 41 mm brackets ,
The reallllly hard bit , will be the N Indicators , oil etc , im not looking forward to that lol
Ill have loads of fun , mhmm it looks so good , the GS should come stock with it
Awesome,
glad everything is going well :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
Looks great :thumb: :thumb: really coming along nicely :thumb: you'll be tearing the street up in no time :icon_twisted:
still got paint , rear wheel swop , undertray , and underseat exhaust , but its getting there!
servus,
good job! :cheers:
Quote from: Jim Knopf on June 11, 2007, 09:03:24 AM
servus,
good job! :cheers:
Thanks Jim . Maybe one day , ill have a bike to rival 8 ball . :thumb:
You have the lower insert upside down. The stepped part fits inside the plastic dust shield.
Ah , will be changing that asap , :thumb:
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I Think this is correct D , Thanks :thumb:
Yep,dat's it.got the same front end coming this week. :icon_mrgreen:
I Knew it was correct :icon_mrgreen: lol
Thats another helpful thing bout this forum , attention to detail, :thumb:
i didnt relise it went like that , would of made sense , its a perfect fit , and the throttle and clutch, and signals and stuff, fit straight on , and theres no traps in the wires , its better than the Gs! , plus the horn on the front the loom attaches on to that , and then its gonna be easyer to hide the wires behind the headlight , Very Pleased ! :thumb:
Jay- wolf,is that the GS fender and was it a direct fit?Thanks
That is a Kat fender. Actually, the GS and 89-97 Kat fenders are interchangable. The 98+ Kat fenders are not.
Quote from: dgyver on June 12, 2007, 07:06:44 AM
That is a Kat fender. Actually, the GS and 89-97 Kat fenders are interchangable. The 98+ Kat fenders are not.
Thanks.
The Kat Fender Looks So Much Sweeter!! :thumb:
<---------------### Man,I was an ugly baby. :laugh:
are those bars the same height as the stock GS?
Jay,
goto the UK version of radio shack
they got little bulb assys with LED's for like 5 bucks each 12 volt already have the resistor built in
in red/orange/blue and I think green
Jay?
I am concerned about something. The front brake line doesnt look right. With twin disc setups you usualy find a T-piece towards the bottom of the line and not 2 seperate lines coming off the reservoir like in the picture. If you are going to run like that its vital you put a copper sealing washer between, and banjo-unions as well as the ones either side and use a longer bolt. If you are going to change it before taking it on the road fair enough but if you use it the way its stands the old-bill and the MOT will kick off big time if they see it.
Sledge,
you and your dang ....MOFT
:icon_mrgreen:
I got to figure out how to say "dog's ballz" in a proper sentence
after livin in the southfor over 1/2 my life I finally can say Ya'll properly
Kenny
MOT is a good thing really, stops a lot of potentialy dangerous bikes from getting out on the road. Check this out and see what is involved, you will find it interesting. Over here a bike has to be inspected before its been registered for 3 years then every year after that.......otherwise the law will take a keen interest!!
What concerns me about Jays bike and the brakes is covered in section 3.1.5....under "Modifications to the braking system"
www.motuk.co.uk/manual/mc_contents.htm
Quote from: sledge on June 13, 2007, 06:14:36 PM
Jay?
I am concerned about something. The front brake line doesnt look right. With twin disc setups you usualy find a T-piece towards the bottom of the line and not 2 seperate lines coming off the reservoir like in the picture. If you are going to run like that its vital you put a copper sealing washer between, and banjo-unions as well as the ones either side and use a longer bolt. If you are going to change it before taking it on the road fair enough but if you use it the way its stands the old-bill and the MOT will kick off big time if they see it.
Yep , the thing is , the katana i bought to get the front end off ,thats how it came , but my mate is my mot dude , and its due for its mot , so hes gonna come and look it over , then tell me exactly what i need to do , they work perfect , i dont see what the problem is , i have no idea that i was doing it wrong lol , could u explain please?
Jay
Jay?
Its not a common practise to fit 2 banjo-unions together in the way shown in the pic. The Unions are the round ends of the brake lines that fix into the reservoir. There must be a copper sealing washer either side of the banjo otherwise brake fluid will leak when its under pressure. I may be wrong but I cant see one in the pic. Just because thats the way it came it doesnt mean its right and you cant take chances with your brakes, you should get it double checked.
Yep ... crush washer between each banjo and between bolt flange and banjo and caliper and banjo and master cyl and banjo ... and you cannot reuse these crush washers. By definetion, crush them ... they cant be uncrushed. Heck, I see so many with deep ass grooves on them ...
The pressures in there will make a thin stream of fluid come squirting out at the worst possible moment.
Cool.
Srinath.
Quote from: werase643 on June 13, 2007, 06:28:55 PM
Sledge,
you and your dang ....MOFT
:icon_mrgreen:
I got to figure out how to say "dog's ballz" in a proper sentence
after livin in the southfor over 1/2 my life I finally can say Ya'll properly
Instead of dogs ballz, try mutt's nut's, or the dog's dangly bit's. I can't say that about my dog as he lost his a while back :cry:
Ah kool , Sledge , im in no way disagreeing , i will get them checked before my mot , indeed the breaks are very important lol , thanks for noticing , i had no idea
Ian,
that is the typical 2 line setup on many bikes
well with SS lines
you never seen a double banjo bolt...... :cookoo: ...kaw and zuki love using them on the sport bikes
Last bike I owned with twin-discs was a bog-stock 400/4 and that had a tee-piece in the line. Cant honestly say I have ever seen 2 banjos on top of each other like that but in saying that I only buy old stuff..... I cant afford new kit......not on these fuggin`wages :laugh:
My 95 Katana F/E has a tee,no no dual banjo union.My ss line may be.I'll know when I get it.
There Goodritch if that helps , i have a full SS set all over , rear and front , still have my front Gs one , hmmm, No idea Dudes , Your the masters not me lol , i just followed instructions to fit lol
what about the handlebar lock?
the rest looks cool, IMO
well im using the kat ignition , so i havent changed it , nor have i modified anything apart from the top near the thead to have the front end fitted.... i have no idea lol , thanks tho :thumb:
That is a problem using spacers. The steering lock will not be useable without moddifing the catch to accept the higher lock.
i see . well if a bike doesnt have one , then it doesnt have one , i have a imobeliser, that will be fitted by Mot time ,
Kool
dgvyer no offense but you can make the stearing lock obsoleat by parking it next to a gsxr or a cbr chances are good they will steal those instead.
you wish.
Quote from: nastynate6695 on June 14, 2007, 10:18:44 PM
dgvyer no offense but you can make the stearing lock obsoleat by parking it next to a gsxr or a cbr chances are good they will steal those instead.
I've heard that they'll steal R6's as well, dunno might just be a rumour though.