Hello all, here's my distraction from day to day life. Don't get much time to work on it but this is what I have so far. Rear wheel will be off a katana w/ 160 series tire. Exhaust will be Termignoni off the right side of a Ducati 900ss. SV headlight, gsxr rear pegs, cbr rearsets, motor from an 04 GS. Tail is 03 R6 and subframe is custom made from square steel tubing. I will post more pics as things progress slowly.
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Lovely , cant wait to see this bad boy on the road! :thumb:
Keep us posted :thumb:
Very nice work :thumb:
Wow there's some work in that :o, but it should look good finished.
Just one thing, get rid of the yamaha sticker thats on there, the last thing you want is people think that you ride a yamaha, cause you know what they say about yamaha riders ;)
Very nice work so far. Keep us updated can't wait to see the finished product. :thumb:
Awesome 1st post!
Nice fabrication. Great to see someone else not afraid to use a saw and a welder. :cheers:
Thanks to all for the compliments. I just started welding about 6 months ago and I have to say that it's one of the most satisfying things I've ever done. There's something about fusing two pieces of metal that just makes you feel good. My welds aren't all that pretty but you've gotta start somewhere.
Hey dgyver, I've been lurking on this board off and on for the past several years and your work is inspirational.
I'll post updates as I make progress.
Welcome, and amazing job! :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :thumb:
Here's my latest progress... Got my passenger pegs mounted up and my exhaust is in the mock up phase. Changed my mind and got some yosh rearsets off ebay. Waiting on those before I do any other frame work. Also waiting on some 2.25" bends so I can weld up my exhaust completely.
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Changed my mind and got some yosh rearsets off ebay. Waiting on those before I do any other frame work.
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Are they the ones from Narsurin, The Blue devil yoshi rearsets? If so they are a bit of fun to install which is what I'm doing at the moment if they are same ones you will either need to make a mounting bracket or grind out the mount holes and use the original mount bolts also make up a rear mastercylinder bracket and rod for the brake lever to the mastercylinder and a mount for the rear brake light switch also get a gear selector for the gear rod any suzi one will fit, I got mine off a GSX250.
Be warned though there is no way in the world that the ones he sells a genuine yoshi rearsets I looked on Yoshi's website and they have nothing like them if you check his feedback I'm the one who questioned if they were genuine, He didn't like that LOL.
They do look ok but are a bit of work to fit but should look ok once done although they do look a bit flimsy also hope you have small feet. :thumb: :cheers:
Quote from: Lukewarm Wilson on September 27, 2007, 04:16:23 PM
Changed my mind and got some yosh rearsets off ebay. Waiting on those before I do any other frame work.
Are they the ones from Narsurin, The Blue devil yoshi rearsets? If so they are a bit of fun to install which is what I'm doing at the moment if they are same ones you will either need to make a mounting bracket or grind out the mount holes and use the original mount bolts also make up a rear mastercylinder bracket and rod for the brake lever to the mastercylinder and a mount for the rear brake light switch also get a gear selector for the gear rod any suzi one will fit, I got mine off a GSX250.
Be warned though there is no way in the world that the ones he sells a genuine yoshi rearsets I looked on Yoshi's website and they have nothing like them if you check his feedback I'm the one who questioned if they were genuine, He didn't like that LOL.
They do look ok but are a bit of work to fit but should look ok once done although they do look a bit flimsy also hope you have small feet. :thumb: :cheers:
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I was looking at buying a set of those, but they looked like too much screwing around to get them on & working. So I went for a pair of gixxer pegs on my existing hangers.
They are the narsurin ones... No biggie on having to fab some stuff up cause that's what I planned on having to do. I guess I never really considered them being imitation yoshi but that doesn't really concern me so much either. They're clean and aluminum and any other rearset would have cost a fortune. I was thinking about cutting up the stock gear selector and fabbing somthing out of that but if I can get one from any suzy then that would probably be easier. Thanks for the heads up. Post up some pics when you get done with yours. By the way, how long did yours take to get there?
Theses are the ones I got
http://cgi.ebay.com/CUSTOM-RACE-BIKE-REARSETS-FOR-ROAD-OR-TRACK-Black_W0QQitemZ160160212234QQihZ006QQcategoryZ32628QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.com/CUSTOM-RACE-BIKE-REARSETS-FOR-ROAD-OR-TRACK-Black_W0QQitemZ160160212234QQihZ006QQcategoryZ32628QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem)
These looked a little more stout and I'm pretty sure they're genuine MOTO R but the color wasn't right for me. My frame will be black.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160157945523&_trksid=p3907.m32&_trkparms=tab%3DWatching (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160157945523&_trksid=p3907.m32&_trkparms=tab%3DWatching)
Thats the ones, by memory they took a little over a week to arrive I think they came from Thialand they do look good though but can scratch up pretty easy so be careful when fitting. I hope to have mine finished by the end of the weekend but will still have to finish the clip ons and digi dash as well as reroute my cables and wires amoung otherthings oh yeah also fork brace.
I'll have to get a sticker made up saying bike built by Ebay :laugh: I think there is only 1 or 2 things on it that didn't come from ebay. :cheers: :thumb:
Have your rearsets turned up yet? If so what are your thoughts, I have fitted mine and found the following 1) rearbrake switch is a bugger to fit correctly and the gearselector is so, so at the moment.
I am getting another sprocket/ chain cover and will cut a section out of it so the selector can sit straight up at the moment the buldge in the gaurd gets in the way and and wont shift smooth so more work and lotsa fun except we have perfect riding weather at the moment and the bike is stuck in the shed :mad: :oops:
Let me know how you go :thumb: :cheers:
Whats the rubber you've got on that back tire. The tread doesn't look familiar. Also, what wheel are you running it looks like a really low pro tire.
Just thought I'd post some pics of how mine is going
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Yours are looking nice :thumb: Mine have yet to show up. I'm expecting them by the end of the week. I've been working on making a hugger out of the stock undertail. I'll post up some pics of that when I get finished.
The tire is a 150/60 sportec m1 on a katana wheel. It looks low pro because it's flat and down to the threads in the middle... Junkyard wheel. My new tires will be the conti road attacks
any more news yet? :thumb: :cheers:
Nice bike!! It most Def will be a one off! :thumb:
Sweet looking Conquest BTW!!! I loved those cars.
Things are coming along slowly. I got my rearsets mounted but I haven't really messed with the master cylinder and rear brake switch. Plumbed the connection between the pipe and the header. Started working on a rear hugger but abandoned that for the time being to work on exhaust and rearsets. Once I get a bracket made for the can to mount to, I'll clean things up and snap a few pictures.
Thanks, Oklahoma Mike, the car is a '88 Mitsu Staion and you probably know that it's the same as a conquest. 2.6L w/ 16g turbo, equal length stainless header, custom hardpipes and full 3" exhaust w/ hooker aerochamber muffler. It's pretty quick for a SOHC four banger. Got it five years ago from the original california owner with 65k on it. It's my baby ;)
A couple of things I have learn't from my rearsets A) they are cheap Sh*t probably should be on a pit bike then a proper road bike B)setting up the rear master cylinder is no problem but there is no brake light return spring mount and or switch mount and nothing to stop the rear brake lever from being pushed all the way down except the MCyl pushrod hitting its stop so you have no feeling in the rear brake also the selector shaft that comes with it is to short to give nice smooth shift.
I had to take mine off as I am about to do a long ride and did not quite trust them yet so I'll wait to I get back and try to make them better but have probably tipped to much money into them already.
Also the selector rod should have a left and right thread for the I bolts these only come with standard right hand threads, not good >:(
Quote from: Lukewarm Wilson on October 22, 2007, 03:55:48 PM
A couple of things I have learn't from my rearsets A) they are cheap Sh*t probably should be on a pit bike then a proper road bike B)setting up the rear master cylinder is no problem but there is no brake light return spring mount and or switch mount and nothing to stop the rear brake lever from being pushed all the way down except the MCyl pushrod hitting its stop so you have no feeling in the rear brake also the selector shaft that comes with it is to short to give nice smooth shift.
I had to take mine off as I am about to do a long ride and did not quite trust them yet so I'll wait to I get back and try to make them better but have probably tipped to much money into them already.
Also the selector rod should have a left and right thread for the I bolts these only come with standard right hand threads, not good >:(
I'm glad I never got a set of those after reading that.
I put a set of SV650 passenger pegs & mounts on the other weekend and that was reasonably easy :thumb:
I wouldn't call them cheap sh!t, but they're definately generic. Having said that, I would buy them again. Granted, I haven't ridden them yet, but from what I can tell, they're pretty stout and the ball bearings are pretty smooth. I got them with modification in mind. I'm going to rig up a spring from some other rearsets I have lying around and maybe a mecanical stop for the lever. I welded plates to the frame, simillar to the ones dgyver did here http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=34220.60 (http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=34220.60), and tapped them so the reaset would mount firmly against the frame. In the past I had CBR rearsets and enlarging the ID of the rearset holes made them too easy to flex against the frame. The way these are mounted is much better.
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Looking good. :thumb:
Sexy rearsets. I need to copy them. :icon_mrgreen:
GP shift is compfusing. :icon_razz:
Looks like the R6 seat fits right up. Why is the covering off the seat? Did you have to shave it?
Your fabrication work looks good. :thumb:
Quote from: bubba zanetti on September 12, 2007, 01:46:29 PM
Wow there's some work in that :o, but it should look good finished.
Just one thing, get rid of the yamaha sticker thats on there, the last thing you want is people think that you ride a yamaha, cause you know what they say about yamaha riders ;)
Noooooooooooooo bubba it is now a "yamazuki" get yer facts straight :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
looking good, I like the way you have filled in that rear set mounts that is sweet but probably more effort then I'm prepared to do for them have you been able to sit on the bike to feel how stubby the pegs are? I have small feet and the edge of my boot was almost of the end of the peg.
Have to say though youre doing an awesome job keep it up :bowdown: :thumb: :cheers:
QuoteWhy is the covering off the seat? Did you have to shave it?
The seat is half of the original... I took the cover off to cut it in half so I could keep the same frame rest points. I picked up some foam so I could change the contours a little but I don't think it's the right kind. I read a write up about using "rebond" foam and how good it worked to shave it. Couldn't find any locally so I just got some "high density" foam at a fabric store. It really doesn't seem that dense to me but I'm going to give it a try. :dunno_white:
servus,
the rearsets are great. :thumb:
but the rearframe is too long. it looks ugly like this german one:
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the gs is a short bike and you need a short rear, not a 3-seat-rear! :icon_mrgreen:
"the gs is a short bike and you need a short rear, not a 3-seat-rear!"
Not real sure where you get 3 seat rear, but I assure you that this tail is no more than an inch longer than stock. I mocked it up before cutting off the subframe. :flipoff:
Jim is the man when it comes to customising GS500's, all hail :bowdown: :bowdown: :thumb: :cheers:
Quote from: Lukewarm Wilson on October 29, 2007, 09:22:52 PM
Jim is the man when it comes to customising GS500's, all hail :bowdown: :bowdown: :thumb: :cheers:
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