Anyone have any low budget diy mods for an 06F? I've already done led lighting, springs, sprocket, fenderectomy, clipons, wheel stripes, dog bones, rejet, lunchbox, and exhaust. I'm looking for something creative that maybe some of you have done. I've searched for hours and can't really seem to come up with anything. Wether it be performance or visual... any ideas?
180 wide rear tire ??
Belt drive ??
What is your goal ?
I dunno, mod what you want to mod, not just cos someone says so.
Cool.
Buddha.
Really, I'm looking for something that I could go to home depot and pick up like 15 bucks worth of random stuff and make something unique. I have plans for a kat rear wheel, I just have been dumping too much money into my suby to afford it right now. I know with customization the sky is the limit, I just need a jumpstart I guess. I'm sure someone out there has some really cool things they have done for little money
go naked
Build a gear indicator:
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yeah, go naked, send me all your stuff so I can make my bike a faired and I'll send you all the stuff needed to go naked. O0
You know, I've been thinking about losing the fairings, but I haven't made up my mind about it yet. Swapping might be a good idea, but I bought the bike with less than 600 miles on it and the p.o. dropped it on both sides. There's some slight rash and very small cracks but not too bad. I've been thinking about giving it a flat black paint job too.
Hey, rash and cracks can be fixed. I'm to the point that I have been thinking of making a template out of cardboard or foam and then laying some fiberglass out. Having never worked with fiberglass at all, it's not an option I really want to explore right now. The wind kicks my butt on the interstate and I like the look of the faired bikes better anyway. If you decide, lemme know.....for cereal!!!!
Quote from: lewismug on July 30, 2008, 09:33:54 AM
yeah, go naked, send me all your stuff so I can make my bike a faired and I'll send you all the stuff needed to go naked. O0
Dont you have a motor that is busted. now you do know you can heat seize the thing with the fairing on and no oil cooler right.
Cool.
Buddha.
Yeah, I would add an oil cooler to the engine if that's possible. I dunno.
fiberglass up a rear hugger.
camera mount.
tint the little wind screen
NOS
Turbo
different tailight from a cbr1000rr
F.I
wait wait wait. you said you wanna go to home depot or lowes and get stuff.
hmmm
i don't know I don;t think they have cbrs and those places.
Haha I was thinking the same thing. The title is low budget mods and I get a suggestion to add a turbo. Haha. Thanks for the input though. And I don't think the poor little motor would like a shot of nitrous very much. I think itd be like giving a 10 year old a bag of cocaine... bad idea.
I might do something with the windscreen. It is very plain.
I painted my windscreen flat black and it looks pretty sweet.
there is a crazy bastard :cookoo: on youtube that turbocharged his gs there is a bad video of it idling and one more of him doing a burnout that would be a pretty crazy mod and very doable also there is a company that makes a electronic supercharger that runs on 12v and makes 3psi of boost they are called eRAM superchargers .... have fun
Dupli-color anodized blue paint for your forks and can. I dunno. I haven't seen that yet.
eRAM is a bunch of garbage. The fan cant keep up with the speed of the motor sucking in air and it basically blocks airflow. Ive also read about people who have had fins break off the fan and get sucked in the engine.
How 'bout a powered fan on the oil cooler to keep engine temp down. Maybe with a thermostat so it won' get damaged on the highway?
Cosmetic:
Paint calipers hot pink or the color of your choosing.
Comfort:
Lower footpegs if you are tall. See if the Buell Lightening footpegs can be made to fit. They sit an inch or so lower.
Lower the seat if you are short by shaving away some of the foam.
Quote from: DeeJRedE on July 30, 2008, 08:44:27 AM
Really, I'm looking for something that I could go to home depot and pick up like 15 bucks worth of random stuff and make something unique. I have plans for a kat rear wheel,
I don't think those home depot Kat wheels are real good quality.
I like the idea of the fan on the oil cooler, would that be necessary though? Ive also been thinking of using some white leather to cover the passanger seat. I hate the look of the bannana seat. I thought about trying to make a cowl, but i have no experience with fiberglass. and my girlfriend will kill me if i she didnt have a plalce to ride.
Low budget enhancements you can make;
Remove that grab rail, fill it in
Mesh up the fairing holes
Valve caps and rim tape
Fit a half decent push bike computer with rare earth magnets...gives you digital speedo + lots more (clock etc!)
Have some custom made decals...not that expensive and nobody else has em!
Here's my bike with the above:
(http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll45/newgs500f/GS500NoGrabOrTailWithMeshAndLogo.jpg)
I next plan some of the mods you have already and reckon the fatter rear tyre, K&N and some other bits n bobs are in order :thumb:
What did you use to fill in the holes from the grab rail? And what's involved with fitting the bike with a push bike computer? I haven't came across anything about that on this site yet.
Quote from: NEWGS500F on August 01, 2008, 04:08:09 PM
Low budget enhancements you can make;
Remove that grab rail, fill it in
Mesh up the fairing holes
Valve caps and rim tape
Fit a half decent push bike computer with rare earth magnets...gives you digital speedo + lots more (clock etc!)
Have some custom made decals...not that expensive and nobody else has em!
Here's my bike with the above:
(http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll45/newgs500f/GS500NoGrabOrTailWithMeshAndLogo.jpg)
I next plan some of the mods you have already and reckon the fatter rear tyre, K&N and some other bits n bobs are in order :thumb:
Quote from: DeeJRedE on August 04, 2008, 06:11:40 AM
And what's involved with fitting the bike with a push bike computer? I haven't came across anything about that on this site yet.
Bicycle computer thread:
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=38219.0 (http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=38219.0)
$15 (or less) major customization - pick up 2-3 rattlecans and give it a custom paintjob. Then don't spill gas when filling tank (I have no problem with that part, others do, evidently.) You'll blow your budget if you want decals and such, however. I don't consider decals an improvement, so I'm happy to lose them. "Real" paint costs MUCH more.
Quote from: DoD#i on August 04, 2008, 06:22:47 AM
Quote from: DeeJRedE on August 04, 2008, 06:11:40 AM
And what's involved with fitting the bike with a push bike computer? I haven't came across anything about that on this site yet.
Bicycle computer thread:
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=38219.0 (http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=38219.0)
$15 (or less) major customization - pick up 2-3 rattlecans and give it a custom paintjob. Then don't spill gas when filling tank (I have no problem with that part, others do, evidently.) You'll blow your budget if you want decals and such, however. I don't consider decals an improvement, so I'm happy to lose them. "Real" paint costs MUCH more.
DoD#i - You can cure the paint on the gas tank problem (im presuming your refering to when you use low quality paint it is 'smeared' when gas gets on it) get some high quality laquer (clear coat) and spray that on, 2 or 3 coats and you should be good. Also allows it to be polished beautifully and protects and stickers from picking up grime and peeling off.
Quote from: DoD#i on August 04, 2008, 06:22:47 AM
Quote from: DeeJRedE on August 04, 2008, 06:11:40 AM
And what's involved with fitting the bike with a push bike computer? I haven't came across anything about that on this site yet.
Bicycle computer thread:
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=38219.0 (http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=38219.0)
$15 (or less) major customization - pick up 2-3 rattlecans and give it a custom paintjob. Then don't spill gas when filling tank (I have no problem with that part, others do, evidently.) You'll blow your budget if you want decals and such, however. I don't consider decals an improvement, so I'm happy to lose them. "Real" paint costs MUCH more.
Improvements are in the eye of the beholder I guess. Decals I had made didnt cost much at all and are top quality vinyl...I had others made for my last bike and they were cool too....7 year quality vinyl for much cheapness. There's far more chance of someone doing a bad paint job with a rattle can - spraying a bike is far harder than sticking some decals on. I certainly wouldnt consider a botched paint job an improvement.......
"REAL" paint, costs a lot more...when done properly, by professionals. As I said, the poster was looking for cheap, DIY tricks. Decals are cheap, DIY and if you get something half decent, needn't cheapen the bike.
As I said though, improvements are in the eye of the beholder...
not to be an a-hole, but isn't your picture in your profile a bit big??
DoD#i I agree decals are not an improvement. Save your money for real mods.
lol plainfield. iv egot family there, anyhoo consider perhaps audio? or something liek that?
Yeah I know the pic in my sig is big, but my computer has taken a dump so I've been using my phone for internet and it doesn't support a lot of stuff. Sorry.
I thought about audio, but I haven't come up with a good way to shield the radio from the elements, and I'm worried that the electrical system might not be able to handle it.
I really like the idea of getting a digital speedo, I'm going to start looking into that for sure.
I got an idea!! Not sure if anyone mentioned that (did not have time to read entire thread)
Design and build FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR!! I'm serious.
If you could make it or anyone else this would be great!!
Digital or analog, whatever...
This would be great addition to our bikes!!
Kamel
Quote from: kml.krk on August 05, 2008, 10:47:11 AM
Design and build FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR!! I'm serious.
Needless complexity. You have a tripmeter, and you have a reserve. Don't need anything more than that.
Quote from: DoD#i on August 05, 2008, 01:35:28 PM
Quote from: kml.krk on August 05, 2008, 10:47:11 AM
Design and build FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR!! I'm serious.
Needless complexity. You have a tripmeter, and you have a reserve. Don't need anything more than that.
I agree, plus i dont think it would be very accurate with how much the fuel sloshes around in the tank. Although if it were efficient, it would be nice to have
Quote from: DoD#i on August 05, 2008, 01:35:28 PM
Quote from: kml.krk on August 05, 2008, 10:47:11 AM
Design and build FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR!! I'm serious.
Needless complexity. You have a tripmeter, and you have a reserve. Don't need anything more than that.
Since ive never owned a GS where is the fuel reserve tap? And can you switch it easily when riding.
I ask because im actually going to sell my bike soon and never buy a bike with a reserve switch again. My first bike had a light and altho occasionally with fuel sloshing it would flicker you would know when you were in the "reserve zone" No switches to be flicked or anything you just had to head for the station.
On my ZXR however it has a reserve switch petcock and its located and designed in the WORST POSSIBLE way ever.
problem 1... switch is on the clutch/gear change side right
behind the knee flush with the plastics
problem 2... instead of you reaching behind the knee and turning it anti clockwise - which would be easy as your pushing the top down and the hand position your in aids this, you actually have to turn it clockwise. but you cant get your hand infront because your leg is there to use your thumb to push it anti clockwise.
problem 3... its stiff as hell as there is virtually no leverage.
Its built to be switched off the bike and even then its stiff. Often when riding and you have to go to reserve you end up switching it to off (middle) and not being able to get it the full 180 degrees to on. It sucks ass and i hate it. A light is a much better idea. I can't take my bike on the motorway unless i know it wont need to go onto reserve or ive already switched it onto reserve for the sake of that bit of the journey. As if i needed to switch to reserve i would have non chance stuck in 3 lanes of high speed traffic id be f%&ked and end up stranded.
Under your left buttock. Easy enough to switch while riding. Practice helps.
yeah! it's easy enough to do while riding. I've done this recently doing 70mph quite easily.
I haven't been practicing before :laugh:
cheers
Kamel
I only dream of having an accessible reserve switch. Even with practice your always on the danger of wobbling (as its so stiff to twist the friggin thing) and when you get to the OFF position you have to fiddle around with your hand to try get in a position to continue to the RESERVE. So damn dangerous and stupidly designed
Quote from: Kasumi on August 07, 2008, 02:13:53 AM
I only dream of having an accessible reserve switch. Even with practice your always on the danger of wobbling (as its so stiff to twist the friggin thing) and when you get to the OFF position you have to fiddle around with your hand to try get in a position to continue to the RESERVE. So damn dangerous and stupidly designed
get the GS then :thumb:
Hehe i was thinking more of an FZ1 or KTM duke