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Title: my katana frontend install
Post by: jeremy_nash on May 09, 2009, 05:34:35 PM
installed my katana frontend today.  didn't take any inprogress pics, but have a few of what it looks like now

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/jeremy_nash/gs500/IMGA0165.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/jeremy_nash/gs500/IMGA0164.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/jeremy_nash/gs500/IMGA0163.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/jeremy_nash/gs500/IMGA0162.jpg)

yep, no gauges for now, but after I sell my old 89 clipons, there is a veypor with my name on it
Title: Re: my katana frontend install
Post by: jeremy_nash on May 09, 2009, 08:34:39 PM
for a spacer for the longer stem, I took the needle bearings off the inner race, and used it upside down between the bearing and the stem nut, looks nice and clean
Title: Re: my katana frontend install
Post by: average on May 09, 2009, 10:18:43 PM
Looks good but the light looks really low; like vespa low. And are you running clear fuel lines? Any pics of how you used the bearings; kinda want to see what that looks like.
Title: Re: my katana frontend install
Post by: jeremy_nash on May 10, 2009, 08:38:22 AM
the light is 1/8th of an inch from touching the ignition.  the universal headlight mount doesn't stick out very far.  going on a ride today, and will post pics of my steering spacer when I return
Title: Re: my katana frontend install
Post by: Jay_wolf on May 10, 2009, 12:54:15 PM
i mounted the stock guages to the kat front end
Title: Re: my katana frontend install
Post by: jserio on May 10, 2009, 01:21:32 PM
nice bike.  :thumb:
Title: Re: my katana frontend install
Post by: xhyperxshogunx on May 10, 2009, 06:15:36 PM
looking good, especially the fat tire at the back!
Title: Re: my katana frontend install
Post by: jeremy_nash on May 11, 2009, 03:33:07 PM
here are the pics of my "spacer"

and the dust seal is solidly in there, so I forsee no problems with it.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/jeremy_nash/gs500/IMGA0178.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/jeremy_nash/gs500/IMGA0179.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/jeremy_nash/gs500/IMGA0181.jpg)