Finally done except for digital gauges and brake upgrade. Rejetted with 22 65 147.5 3#3 washers 2.5 turns;K&N Lunchbox;Jardine Full Exhaust;Katana Rear Wheel with 160 tire;Katana Shock;Progressive Springs;Custom Under Faring;Led Brake;Led Turn Signals front and rear;Vortex 41T rear sprocket;Afam front 15T sprocket;Vortex Clip on's;Painted Windscreen and levers;GSXR mirrors;GSXR pass rear sets;Yoshi GSXR Cams(modified);Frame Sliders;some more stuff I can't think of. What you guys think so far?? Chef
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very nice. one of the best F models I have seen. Nice light touch to mods :cheers:
keep it up :cheers:
Looks great :thumb:
Looks great!
What on it is Yosh tho? Or you just like the sticker :icon_lol:
dope
and so is ur jacket
got the same one lol :thumb:
i was under the impresion that the v&h advancer would not work with the newer models but its working for u? and where did u get ur tail lights and would they fit on an 04
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what rim size are you running at the rear? and the tire size?
Thanks guys for the comments, i've done everything to the bike myself, my friend helped me with a couple mods- I think he went to wyotech or something.
Skidmax - My friend I refered to at the top got Yoshi cams for a GSXR and fabricated it for my bike, not exactly sure how, that part was a little over my head, works though, I don't know if he used parts from both or just the GSXR cam.
mm75658 - Its actually a motified g-pack, I guess the ignitions are different with newer models. Tail Light is for a GSXR, but any Suzuki wiring is same, once again major dremel work to get stock female ends out of tail light. And then just made it fit right. Got them from a local shop, but I've seen them on ebay.
DirtyHarry - 4.5 inch Katana Rim with 160 series tire. Handles awesome!
bike looks good, I have one issue is how your frame sliders are installed, I would be worried that instead of taking impact and helping the bike slide (and stay off your leg) it would actually PLANT itself into the ground and flip the bike on impact.
aside that bike looks very nice, I am about to put the katana 4.5 rim with michelin pr2 160, which brand of tire you got on yours..?
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kudos man
Cool, i never really thought of the sliders making it flip, I was trying to stay away from cutting the plastic, but I might want to reconsider. I figure anything over 20 mph frame sliders would be useless anyway(maybe i'm wrong), i just dont want to hurt plastic incase of minor fall, but once again I could always change position. Thanks.
Sweet bike!
Looks good.. You should make it all white! And how hard was the rear peg install and how much did it cost?
Thanks
Yev
sweet looking bike!! although, you are crazy to ride a bike in FTL. No one can drive in that city!!!
Sorry - Sik Dmax.
Yev - I purchased the GSXR pegs from ebay I think under 40 bucks. I then cut off the stock sets, welded on tabs I made and then just bolted the GSXR sets on, it came out perfect and hooked up to the exhaust real nice as well, i am happy about them. I would love to make it all white, it wouldn't be that much to paint the tank and front. :thumb:
And your right tripleb no one can drive here, I get cut off on the daily!
nice ride man!
are you planning any other mods??
cheers
KaMeL
Cool bike. Sounds like you've put a lot of work into it.
I don't suppose that FTL has bad drivers because of the high population of retired blue haired grandmas? Just a thought... :icon_razz:
Thanks KaMeL, yeah I want to upgrade the brakes, woodcraft rear sets, and I found a digital gauge I want, I think the name is Viper. Also today or tomorrow i'm putting in clear gas lines and changing the petcocks. Any suggestions? Chef
The GSXR pegs you installed, from 600 ? 1000? any perticular year ?
Sweet! Great job! :cheers:
Looks great! love the Jardine system also.Very nice! :thumb: :cheers:
with the katana rim, did you have to bend that brake bar? also what other modifications did you have to do to get that wheel to fit on the bike? how much clearance do you have between the tyre and chain?
Pass Sets are from 2004 GSXR 600, purchased from ebay. Yes I had to bend the brake arm, easier than expected, you have to put washers under the sprocket to push the chain out a little otherwise it rubs. There isn't much room between the tire and chain as well as the tire and brake arm, but no scrubbing, that's the objective, very easy though. In my opinon best mod i did,I don't know why Suzuki puts those skinny tires on them, it rides 100 times better with the wider rim..??
Today I painted the side emblems, they looked like crap, but look pretty good now.
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how did you paint ur wind screen
mm75658 - I didn't like any of the windscreen styles that I found that are made for the bike, so plan B, which turned out to be better in my opinon because you keep the stock windscreen which looks good to me. Paint the inside of the screen, tint dosen't stick to plastic very well. I used some metallic type spray paint. The outside stays glossy, but I sprayed a clear coat over the outside as well. Chef
so with the 41t rear and 15t front what is your top speed. What did you modify to the G-pack and does it work?
Really a fine looking motorcycle. Suzuki should adopt your mods for the next generation of GS's. Is that shirt armored? Looks cool.
Very nice bike! Most of the stuff I plan to do to my F. The only thing I'm not to sure about is the sliders. Are they mounted to some sort of bracket inside the faring. If not they're just going to break off anyways.
one last question what are the dimensions for ur brake arm now that it has them larger bend in it because im going to have one fabercated and i was wondering what the increase in the bend had to be/ how the over all lenght was affected
Thanks again
-MM
Quote from: SIKDMAX on July 09, 2008, 08:14:34 AM
Quote from: Chef GS500f 06 on July 09, 2008, 06:08:18 AM
Skidmax
SIK DMAX
lol now its clarified. . if you dont mind, can you explain what your username means?, hell when i first saw it. i swore you misspelled it hell i thought it was skidmax as well :laugh:
Mach 1 - The top speed with the sprockets is 125, thats in the red line though, i'd say 11500 rpm's. The ignition was the only thing i didn't mess with, my friend is very knowledagble about bikes and he had a bunch of toys laying around, i'll get more info from him and relay.
commuterdude - it's an Alpinestars Jacket with full pads in it.
GI JO Nathan - I wasn't sure where the best place to mount was, I actually changed the placement yesterday to the side and more on the top, much better now, thanks for your concern though, i was thinking the same.
mm75658 - The brake arm is not that hard, it was trial and error as far as bending was concerned, a little bend and I would measure with the tire on. The only reason for the brake arm is to keep the caliber from moving with the rotor and from side to side as well, when bike get extended swing arms i've seen many different types of methods and materials. As long as the caliber is straight and dosen't move or rub you should be fine.
Is that the stock paint job with the stixkers removed?
Thanks,
Karry
Hey Chef,
Nice Ride! I'd Love to see the bike in person sometime.
Nice to see a fellow S Fla person on here. :thumb:
is it just me or the frames slider are in a weird angle??? :dunno_white:
Quote from: SIKDMAX on July 09, 2008, 08:14:34 AM
Quote from: Chef GS500f 06 on July 09, 2008, 06:08:18 AM
Skidmax
SIK DMAX
hahahahaha
I'm still laughing after this started (or I noticed it was happening) in the clearlight alternatives sale thread.
The bike looks great. I really like. I just got new fairings and a cowl, fender elimination, and got aftermarkets lights, and I need to get rid of some stickers before I can get the body parts looking shine. I'll post pics when I get a chance, but for a blue and white bike, your bike really looks AWESOME!
what are u rear sets off of?
is did u just change change the pegs?
Quote from: waiho on July 11, 2008, 08:37:58 PM
is it just me or the frames slider are in a weird angle??? :dunno_white:
thank you for playing our game, I mentioned that atop this post.
:)
Yes I did figure the frame sliders wouldn't work there, that was bothering me for a couple days. I have relocated them to a better position. Here you go.
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Thanks for the compliments skwidd.
Fatboy420 - Yep stickers removed, i want to paint all white though...soon.
Tang - I put gsxr aftermarket rear pegs on the front, that's the stock rear set. The back pass sets are off 04 gsxr 600 welded on.
They do look better there. But the problem is when your bike goes over that bracket is going to bend and your fairing is going to be screwed any ways. Really the only way to do it is bolted to the engine mount, with a hole in the fairing. :cry:
I did install some reinforcment brackets behind them, they will probably still bend with alot of force, if this dosen't satisfy me i will drill a hole and then straight to the frame.Thanks. Chef
Quote from: GI_JO_NATHAN on July 12, 2008, 10:56:47 AM
They do look better there. But the problem is when your bike goes over that bracket is going to bend and your fairing is going to be screwed any ways. Really the only way to do it is bolted to the engine mount, with a hole in the fairing. :cry:
yep the good ones will have its own bar that goes across the chassis of the bike, its a kit from the Ulk though ~ 130$ for the whole set.. but its solid.
but for now yours will work, but anything but 5mph drop and your bodykit is going to rip apart when that brackets bents. besides when it does most likely it will force the nose of the bike into the ground, causing more damage on the front of the body kit.
Yeah I know I am all negative... but figure you would not mind and not drop that pretty girl anyways.
Yeah I know I am all negative... but figure you would not mind and not drop that pretty girl anyways.
Hopefully............... :thumb: By the way i just sent you the invoice for the dyno and mirrors. Thanks. Chef