Sup,guys. Yep, you read it right. I actually did with a huge shout out to Ken!!! We started first thing this morning. We a couple of issues arise but for the most part it was very informative. Here are a few pics.
Full fairings complete w/Kat FE,shock and rear wheels swap :thumb:
Again, shouts out to Ken for doing some amazing work. And we had a special guest stop by. Some of you may know him ;)
At any rate let me know what you think. I still have some bugs to work out with my brakes and the Kat axle which I have already sourced and will be receiving tommorrow. Fairings will be painted sometime this summer.
Later
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nicely done :thumb:
bike is comin along great
i <3 your shop, mmm gotta welder too
better go check quick, i think some dooood is takin off with yer laundry soap ! (I had to get a picture of Twenty Mule Team Road when we passed by on the way home from cali) too cool !
Cool dude.
And terrible pic BTW of the buddha but its OK, the buddha is not about looks, Buddha is about enlightenment and ahmisa and beer.
Cool.
Buddha.
Inquiering mind want to know why you have so much "red dirt/mud/sand" on your back wheel ?
Testing it in the pine woods ?
ps: nice job! :thumb:
Looking good, hopefully picking up my kat f/e later this week. Can't wait to get started on that. Nice work :thumb:
Quote from: pbureau69 on April 07, 2008, 08:05:31 AM
Inquiering mind want to know why you have so much "red dirt/mud/sand" on your back wheel ?
Testing it in the pine woods ?
ps: nice job! :thumb:
Kat brakes are crap right now. Im going through them today. They were grabby which caused me to spin....alot...trying to get up the hill to were the trailer was.
Quote from: pbureau69 on April 07, 2008, 08:05:31 AM
Inquiering mind want to know why you have so much "red dirt/mud/sand" on your back wheel ?
Testing it in the pine woods ?
ps: nice job! :thumb:
Red mud, its a feature ...
Its a unavoidable feature south of Virginia, all the way through Lousiana/TX on the west, and possibly FL on the south and maybe as far west as OK.
In Whole area of the US called the south.
Cool.
Buddha.
looks great congrats on the job and kudos for the guys that helped out. you gotta love the people of the gstwins family :thumb:
Diaz - could you post a riding impression - mainly looking for FE feedback.
Cool.
Buddha.
It feels exactly like a Kat! Can't due too much since I still have the GS axle so its not really safe to ride.
OK, when you get the axle swapped out let me know.
Cool.
Buddha.
Quote from: The Buddha on April 07, 2008, 12:45:45 PM
Quote from: pbureau69 on April 07, 2008, 08:05:31 AM
Inquiering mind want to know why you have so much "red dirt/mud/sand" on your back wheel ?
Testing it in the pine woods ?
ps: nice job! :thumb:
Red mud, its a feature ...
Its a unavoidable feature south of Virginia, all the way through Lousiana/TX on the west, and possibly FL on the south and maybe as far west as OK.
In Whole area of the US called the south.
Cool.
Buddha.
No way, we have plenty of it here but mostly around the volcanic areas in cali
Yea red clay is red for a reason - hematite - AKA rust ... rich in iron, its very good for growing almost anything, but it gets into everything, retains water like a PMS'ing fat chick, and is just plain ugly to boot. Literally.
Now a redneck like Werase lives in it and its everywhere around his place. City dwellers see less of it on a daily basis, but its downright nasty when you do. On the roads when it rains, it turns it into a red river that you get on your windsheild etc etc ...
Cool.
Buddha.
forks probably suck..... i know where he got them from....... :flipoff:
Budda actually brought som non skunk beer!!!!!!
then he took home the extra......and 3 of my movies
and yes the car in the background has a SUZI engine in it also......
love the shot of Budda with the soap.......
look Budda we did it...all f%&ked up, not the way you would have done it....... :flipoff: and the tabs are all welded on.
glad your back :kiss3:
So you gonna name the bike ZUK! I just thought that was cute in the pics. I love my faired little "FLIK" my friend named him before i even bought it so I had to take the little guy home. You can't name 'em then leave 'em ! ;)
Mary S.
nice so far
Quote from: werase643 on April 08, 2008, 07:53:07 PM
forks probably suck..... i know where he got them from....... :flipoff:
Budda actually brought som non skunk beer!!!!!!
then he took home the extra......and 3 of my movies
and yes the car in the background has a SUZI engine in it also......
love the shot of Budda with the soap.......
look Budda we did it...all f%$ked up, not the way you would have done it....... :flipoff: and the tabs are all welded on.
glad your back :kiss3:
Forks are actually good! No more weeping. Gotta head to Jeff's sometime this week and dig through his "storage" :icon_rolleyes:(have you met Jeff,Srinath :laugh:) Still need that Kat axle so I can safely ride. And yes, the tabs are fine;Sri, even though we didnt do it your way :flipoff:
Yea yea yea ... the Buddha is a cheapskate. BTW I also said that the damn lowes foods only had 2, 6 packs. They also had no clue about what exactly they would get, the clown was like ... shiner Book ... no, hefe - what ... no idea man.
Your movies are comming back.
The welded tabs ... well OK ... I welded the threaded inserts in mine ... you see the tabs are ~1/8th of an inch off the frame ... now you dump the bike and bend or break the tab, what you gonna do ... In my method, you take off the tab and buy another tab (easily available by suzuki for $6 - $15 depending on which tab). In any case, I had to do it as jacob was asking ... he was footing the bill ... :thumb: ...
You need forks or triple welded diaz ... let me know, I have to split the thing and you get the chewed up triple form ken and fit it on yours and send me the good triple etc etc.
Good to be back too ... you clowns are the comic relief of my life.
The jeff, we shall speak of the jeff ???
Cool.
Buddha.
fyi... 89-97 and 98+ use the same front axle.
Quote from: werase643 on April 08, 2008, 07:53:07 PM
forks probably suck..... i know where he got them from....... :flipoff:
Budda actually brought som non skunk beer!!!!!!
then he took home the extra......and 3 of my movies
and yes the car in the background has a SUZI engine in it also......
love the shot of Budda with the soap.......
look Budda we did it...all f%$ked up, not the way you would have done it....... :flipoff: and the tabs are all welded on.
glad your back :kiss3:
Oh yea, you also forgot me leaving the busted triple clamp in your house for you to fix ... :thumb:
Anyway, with Pizza in 2 weeks and yes beer too ... and you better learn to drink and work. However I'll locate more hefe and buy it and not worry aboout having enough ... Houston had it at walmart though ...
Cool.
Buddha.
Does have a pic of how the baffle mounts up under there? If I could see which way it goes I could make it fit. O0
Hey ... you want the Kat lower legs ? I split it today ... The ken's house next weekend ??
Cool.
Buddha.
Is it confirmed? The 24th, guys? :dunno_white: