I was going to make this lastnight when i got her home but i didn't feel like uploading all the pics and since i knew there would be pic Buddha Loves Youing (i would too) i waited till today. shes running well im about to go outside and adjest the right float (its High and gave some studer problems lastnight) but other then that shes great and looks 4 BILLION times better
Day i got her
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Ugly as sin
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Major mods
Kat fork EBC pads (fixed my braking problem ((told you it was the pads)))
GSXR rear shock
40/150's
bandit 400 rear wheel
Pilot power tires
jardine pipes with a Yoshi muffler
bar end mirrors and ducati turns
thats pretty much it
nice job i almost missed the fe upgrade. love the color. :thumb:
^ ya hard to spot im glad i could do it so clean
Looks great man, big change from when you got it!
How did you mount your gauges to the kat 600 triple?
looks nice. the burnt orange was a good choice. now you just need to switch your gauges out for a veypor or the like.
If you shorten the stem - the non spacer method then you would prolly have to push the legs in up into the triples/clipon's ~3/4 inch.If you did spacer method you can leave it @ the stock location. I cant tell if you brake line is too tight especially on the lower 1/2 or not.
Cool.
Buddha.
Looks awesome. I want to paint my frame even more now.
Looks really sharp! I've seen that color (or at least similar) on other bikes and cars, and I've always loved it! Nice work! :thumb: :cheers:
very nice color. looks hot.
SWEEEEEEEEEET
Love the orange :cheers:
Quote from: cafeboy on April 08, 2009, 04:04:29 PM
SWEEEEEEEEEET
Love the orange :cheers:
+1 billion
love the orange
Did you do the paint yourself or pay someone? Looks real nice!
Looks nice! I don't agree with you about the original condition of your bike though, I have two purple GSs that look much worse than yours ever did. The purple does grow on you after a while, and with bikes that look like mine, you never have to worry about anyone stealing them...
looks good man :cheers:
Cool look. Like the Kat FE.
Quote from: The Buddha on April 08, 2009, 12:32:21 PM
If you shorten the stem - the non spacer method then you would prolly have to push the legs in up into the triples/clipon's ~3/4 inch.If you did spacer method you can leave it @ the stock location. I cant tell if you brake line is too tight especially on the lower 1/2 or not.
Cool.
Buddha.
with the front end jacked up there is still play in the lines from the splitter to the calipers
Quote from: fred on April 08, 2009, 05:08:31 PM
Looks nice! I don't agree with you about the original condition of your bike though, I have two purple GSs that look much worse than yours ever did. The purple does grow on you after a while, and with bikes that look like mine, you never have to worry about anyone stealing them...
yes but im a 22 year old male in school right now purple just wasnt working
ya it was fine shape just not a fan of purple at all
Quote from: lopee on April 08, 2009, 04:48:29 PM
Did you do the paint yourself or pay someone? Looks real nice!
dad lost a bet at Xmas so he paid for the orange stuff to get painted. i sanded and painted the frame and wheels myselft (that took forever)
^^^^ You need to change your sig now ^^^
looks great, eerily similar to my own, but a lot nicer paint. Your metallic orange looks many times better than my Chevy Engine Block Heat Resistant Enamel Orange.
Quote from: commuterdude on April 08, 2009, 07:08:37 PMChevy Engine Block Heat Resistant Enamel Orange.
You still need to put a big 01 on your tank :thumb:
Quote from: Mdow on April 08, 2009, 06:39:19 PM
Quote from: fred on April 08, 2009, 05:08:31 PM
Looks nice! I don't agree with you about the original condition of your bike though, I have two purple GSs that look much worse than yours ever did. The purple does grow on you after a while, and with bikes that look like mine, you never have to worry about anyone stealing them...
yes but im a 22 year old male in school right now purple just wasnt working
ya it was fine shape just not a fan of purple at all
I'm 26 and I still say big deal. If you're so concerned about your manliness that you can't even bear the thought of being seen near something purple, you need to relax and take yourself a whole lot less seriously. If you're worried about picking up women, don't. The women you'll actually want to date could care less what color your bike is. Having a purple bike might even act as a good filter so you can quickly reject the ones who think riding a purple bike is sending some kind of message they're uncomfortable with.
Quote from: fred on April 08, 2009, 07:37:16 PM
Quote from: Mdow on April 08, 2009, 06:39:19 PM
Quote from: fred on April 08, 2009, 05:08:31 PM
Looks nice! I don't agree with you about the original condition of your bike though, I have two purple GSs that look much worse than yours ever did. The purple does grow on you after a while, and with bikes that look like mine, you never have to worry about anyone stealing them...
yes but im a 22 year old male in school right now purple just wasnt working
ya it was fine shape just not a fan of purple at all
I'm 26 and I still say big deal. If you're so concerned about your manliness that you can't even bear the thought of being seen near something purple, you need to relax and take yourself a whole lot less seriously. If you're worried about picking up women, don't. The women you'll actually want to date could care less what color your bike is. Having a purple bike might even act as a good filter so you can quickly reject the ones who think riding a purple bike is sending some kind of message they're uncomfortable with.
haha manness was not the question i just really don't like the color. i really just looked bad. i thought about pink hello kitty bike for alittle bit then just meh.
im not worryed about it
i would have repainted it if i was the last person on the planet
looks great, nice job! :cheers:
Quote from: Mdow on April 08, 2009, 06:38:00 PM
Quote from: The Buddha on April 08, 2009, 12:32:21 PM
If you shorten the stem - the non spacer method then you would prolly have to push the legs in up into the triples/clipon's ~3/4 inch.If you did spacer method you can leave it @ the stock location. I cant tell if you brake line is too tight especially on the lower 1/2 or not.
Cool.
Buddha.
with the front end jacked up there is still play in the lines from the splitter to the calipers
You didn't shorten the stem ? I cant see in that pic too well, but I think I see extra spacers under the triple. Then yes it wont have to be pushed in.
Cool.
Buddha.
it a GS stem in a Kat lower tripple
that looks sweet period. i love the paint bud, what are you going to do next?
James
ummmmm
R1 tail light maybe
right now just ride it and save some money back up haha
looks good, man!! LOVE the color, I agree, purple has to go. i would change it, too even though I am not looking to attract any more females. Daughter and wife are enough :icon_mrgreen:
Nicely done! :thumb:
Quote from: Mdow on April 09, 2009, 02:47:06 PM
it a GS stem in a Kat lower tripple
Huh, OK I guess It dont need to get it pushed in then. Can you see marks on the leg where the lower triple used to be ? If you can ... is the lower triple now higher or same as that.
Cool.
Buddha.
no can't see the marks at all. legs were cleaned up when the seals were replaced