Hello!
My name is Peter van den Berge. I live in the Netherlands, and have recently gotten myself a 1999 Suzuki GS500E.
I'm currently working as an network and system administrator for a small company here in the netherlands.
Here's a list of things i have done, and what you can expect to see during this project :)
- Fitted Podfilters (DMP 54mm)
- Modded the original airbox to hold all my cables
- New Grips (TNT 922X)
- Carbs revised (Kitnumber still incoming)
- Secondhand headlight unit incl brackets
- Secondhand original Suzuki mirrors
- 2003 blue gastank
- 2003 seat
- 2003 tail plastics and taillight
- Katana 600 rear shock installed
- Takkoni slip-on installed
- Powdercoated frame
- New rear blinkers installed.
- Straight handlebar installed.
26 Juli
This is it how i received it (Yes the grips need to go :p)
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I have plans, but i don't know which way i want to go with this bike.
Ill keep you guys posted! :D
9 August:
Since i hate the original filter for its impracticality for placing back once removed, I decided it had to go!
This day i received a nice package :D and i started taking apart the bike.....
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Can you spot the replacement? :)
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YAAAY PODFILTERS!!!!! :D
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I used my original airfilter to carb pipes to donnect the 54mm podfilters to the 60mm carb. It works like a charm :D
LOVE EM! :D
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I offcourse had to rejet my carburettor, adjust my fuel/airscrews and rebalance my carbs.
im now running:
- main 148
- Pilot 40 (3,5 turns out i believe)
The pilot screws i did one carb at a time. Disconnecting the other sparkplug, then i balanced by connecting and disconnecting the plugs after the carbs performed their best on their own.
The sound of this thing is mental! :D i have no good camera to film it though :(
Thats it for this update!
Ill keep you guys posted! :D
Friday 15 August 2014
So yeah, i had a bit of a crash :sad:
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Damage:
- Headlight and mounting brackets broken.
- Sidefender split in half
- Speedometer cable broken off
- Speedometer damaged
- tagometer damaged
- Tank dented
- left mirror damaged
- Adidas Jacket gone to shaZam!
- Helmet damaged
But the frame and driving capabilities don't seem to have been influenced. and i learned a good lesson. NEVER GET DISTRACTED! NOT EVEN FOR A SECOND!
I myself have been lucky i think. Got a couple of solid bruises, and a nice scratch on my side, but nothing that time won't heal i think. I bought myself a new motor jacket, wich i will wear as normal jacket. so i'll ALWAYS have a jacket on when i drive.
A bad day, but lessons learned!!
Ill keep you guys posted!
Quote from: Krav on August 23, 2014, 08:13:01 AM
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That looks sweet :thumb: Does an air filter change (like yours or just a regular k&n) affect the fuel consumption in a negative way?
Sorry you got hurt and about the bike, but yeah you always have to be "in the zone" when riding. Get well soon.
Saturday 23 August 2014
So yeah, while im awaiting salary to buy myself some new stoeefff to put on my bike, i've been looking around the forum, watching projects to be inspired for a bit. In any case, it involves the backend. I therefore decided that all the wiring in the back (Accept blinkers and ass) had to go somewhere else. This is what it looked like, when i took the seat, tank and side fenders off.
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Yup! A lot of cables everywhere. If i was to alter or chop off the back Bobber style (which i plan to do) all those would shot. Ugly stuff. This had to be changed, but where to put it all?! Check this out:
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Yup! My good 'ol stock airfilter house! I have space there! If i would make it into a little bucket or something, i could just put all the wiring stuff in there! So i did :)
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This is a view of all the cables and boxes for god knows what, put into a little space. And everything seems to still work :)
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I have to move into the garage, due to incoming rain. but this is what it looks like from the sides now:
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Took it outside later today to make some more photo's. Im quite liking where this all is going! :D
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Thats it for this update!
Ill keep you guys posted! :D
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Quote from: Krav on August 23, 2014, 08:13:01 AM
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That looks sweet :thumb: Does an air filter change (like yours or just a regular k&n) affect the fuel consumption in a negative way?
Sorry you got hurt and about the bike, but yeah you always have to be "in the zone" when riding. Get well soon.
Thanks! :)
Im very sure that these filters doe affect the comsumption in a negative way, as i had to up my mainjets a lot. how much however, i cannot say. i've had it to short, and since i put pods on so fast, i don't know what to expect from the comsumption anyways :P
Heheh, well, i can walk fairly well again, but now that the swelling is gone, i can see all the bruises a lot! :0 my side and left upper legg looks like one of those blue dudes in avatar! XD
Sorry to hear about the crash. Hope it doesn't put you off the bike. I'm liking the pod filters. What size do you think I should order? We're the ones you got a perfect size?
Thanks :) i used pods with a diameter of 54mm.
I pulled the tubes out of my original airfilter. The pods very tightly fit IN those tubes, so when you then put those clamps on t here, its a strong, tight fit. That way you can still use carb side of the original air filter tubes for easy fitting.
Ow and im allready back on the bike :) i love riding it and not that easily scared off ;)
sub'd :)
Thanks! :D
Got some nice goodies coming in this week :laugh:
Great work so far, loving the ideas you have
Thanks a lot! :) I use your project to inspire me. So in the bigger lines, i try to do what you're doing. In the details, i want to be unique though :)
Received 2 packages today! Will update soon!
26 August 2014
Another small update, I received 2 packages today! (yay)
I have 2 more coming, but this to start with
- New Grips
- Tankguard
- Carburettor Revision kit
- Taillight with front and back blinkers :D
I changed out the grips today, and put on the tank guard. The carb revision kit ill save for a later day.
The Taillight though i have a little problem with, there's no instructions, and theres a very limited wiring scheme in french present with more units in it then i received. I think i figoured out that the flasherrelay should be replaced, but that something i didnt have time to wire this day. Anyway. Here's some pictures :D
Groupphoto:
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Some photos of the new stuff on the bike :D
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A nice little touch :) Im not to stoked about the grips though. the orange tone differs from the tank, so it doesnt give the effect i hoped for. But it was better then the flaming grips i had by far :D which is nice :P
Next update is going to be bigger, i hope :)
Thats it for this update!
Ill keep you guys posted! :)
looking good man. I had some bother with my tail light but in the end there were only 5 wires and 2 of them were indicators so after a few fuse poping attempts I got it.
I quite like the handlebars you have. Might look into getting a set that sit lower to give the bike a sportier feel.
Krav, cool project so far. But there are 2 concerns of mine that I hope you can address: I see you moved a lot of the electronic stuff into the airbox, but where is the regulator / rectifier? They generally need a good bit of airflow. And the other concern - what type of pod air filters are you using? The cheaper Emgo pods are terribly designed.....for a multiple reasons.
Thanks :)
The unit with the coolingfins on it? I mounted that to a bracket to the side of my battery, so that catches the wind nicely.
The pods were cheap. I might consider changing them to K&N pods at some point, but the weather now isnt to bad. so for now, ill keep these pods.
I received another package today :D update coming soon!
The cheap filters don't really filter well at all, and can wear out your engine quickly. And on some bikes, they actually block one of the passages in the carbs.
I know they may not filter as well. but with mild weather, in a city, im not to bothered to spend 100 on K&N filters right now.
As for air flow, they both are unrestrictive. My mainjet size of 148 works well for me on these. On the wiki i read that 147,5 should work for K&N pods. So im not too worried that the airflow is restriced.
But thanks for your concern! :) And at some point ill definately replace them, but for now, ill keep em on.
would you know of those are first gen SV650 mirrors? they look like it if you ask me.
Welcome to the world of the UJM aka Universal Japanese Motorcycle. Many parts will interchange without modification. Many more with some modification
Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on August 27, 2014, 09:17:30 PM
Welcome to the world of the UJM aka Universal Japanese Motorcycle. Many parts will interchange without modification. Many more with some modification
I'm finding that out more and more every day.
I was just curious as to the size of the 1st gen SV650 mirrors, like the diameter, I cant seem to find the answer anywhere and no one seems to have these mirrors.
I have no idea where my mirrors came from. But since there's a cheap carbon print on the back of em, i expect that they're indeed japanese :p
Update 2 September 2014
A small update. i bought 2nd hand suzuki mirrors, and a new headlamp + mounts. This because my old headlamp and mounts got crushed in my little crash. The more cunning of you may see that my tankguard is gone. Well :p an 8 euro tankguard apperently has the stickingpower of soap or something, because it came of not 10 hours after putting it on :p Im going to give it a try with hot glue.
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A small little update, but next one is going to be auite a lot bigger. Then ill be tackling a new dashboard, and new LED blinkers + LED traillight.
But thats it for now!
Ill keep you guys posted!
Great bike I love the ideas so far, I am working on a '95 GS500 right now and the previous owner had laid it over also. The gauges while cracked still work but I want new ones just to upgrade the look a bit. Did you end up just getting stock replacements or springing for some digital/chrome upgrades?
Update 30 September 2014
TEASER Time! :D
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Nice a new type rear end!
Nice oud papier box do :-)
Update 2 October 2014
So i installed my new rims with Michelin Pilot streets! i must say: They look sweet! :D
after solving a little problem with the outlining, the ride stability has improved much, i must say!
These tires feel way more grippy, something i used to have problems with before.
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Also got a package today! :D
Ill upload some pictures of the mounting and tuning process.
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Update 26 October 2014
Got busy with my Tank and seat today. Pictures tell more then 1000 words, so here it is.
In progress:
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In progress still:
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Finished product for today :)
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Ill take the back plastics to work tomorrow, where i can work on em in the workshop, to make em fit. Or maybe, ill cut off the arse completely, i dont know yet.
Anyways, thats it for now. Let me know what you guys think:
1. Cut arse off!
2. Make the back plastics fit!
Update 28 October 2014
Today i finished up the taillight mount, and mounted the new plastics to my old frame. This being the result:
How i made the plastics mounts:
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How it looks now :)
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Also, tomorrow i've got another thing coming :)
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Ill be bach!
you sir have inspired me to just buy all the newer gen stuff.
hows the seat mount up? i saw there was a bit of a gap between the seat and the frame. Any issues with passengers?
So here's the thing. The gastank will mount, no problem. The seat in turn, will mount on the gastank and the lock aswell. the rubbers under the back of the seat will float, as the contact point for those lies about 5cm higher. even though i havent fixed that up yet, its an easy fix.
I just need to fabricate 2 blocks of 5x5x2 cm. preferably steel or something. then what you do is drill a big hole halfway trough the steel (on a 5x2cm side) and then drill a smaller hole in the middle of the big hole and out trough the bottom. that way you can screw it all into place on the flap below it all.
It may be a bit of a weird story right now, but when i've done it ill post the result. its fairly easy really.
Ill see if i cant explain it with a nice paint picture :)
EDIT> Paint picture failed :p ill post a picture when mine are done.
I'm pretty sure I understand what you're getting at.
Over this winter here I'll be collecting parts. Anything in particular I should look out for?
All the parts i used came from a 2003 bike with its engine blow.
That way i could be sure the parts fitted together nicely, since it all came from a single bike.
for the rest, it was mostly a bit of creativity and spare steel parts wich i could hammer, drill, grind and tap into the shape i needed em to be. a welder could come in handy aswell.
Update 2 November 2014
Yesterday, i fitted a refurbished 1999 suzuki gsx 600 katana shock to my lovely gs500. Height difference is pretty much absent. I wanted to have it tuned aswell, but i ran out of time.
Im still looking for a how to to adjust the rebound dampening, but the preload i know how to do.
This was my table yesterday morning:
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And this is the shock installed:
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Right now this is the parts i still have to fit. Excuse the exhaust manifold, for its at a sandblaster's. itll be back by monday, and then i can paint it :)
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The fork oil is for next month, when i get my new progressive springs (tips where to get it in europe anyone?)
Got my exhaust back from the sandblaster's. This is the result. Not as good as i hoped, but then again, it was only 40 euro's. the grey paint im going to spay it over with, will make it look very nice, im sure.
Can't wait to have it sprayed, and mounted on my bike :D
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I noticed the little hole in the collector. I blew into the exhaust, covering the exits, and it is airtight!
Make sure you bake yourexhaust 1st to get the moisture out beffore paint. If you Dont it will cause bubbles in your paint when it gets hot and ruin your paint job.
I run a small powdercoating shop and it looks like the sandblaster didn't blast the whole thing as I still see large patches of rust. Sand that down first trust me!
I appreciate the tips! especially since you know your stuff (running a powdercoating shop) but i have no access to such an oven (size), but the instructions from the paint manufacturer doesnt say that i should heat it, and people who used this specific paint online, havent preheated either. it does say however, that the to be painted object should be in a roomtemperature for 2 hours, so that's where it's been sitting for now.
i think i might indeed sand it before in some area's.
thanks for your advise!
The oven is the best way but, a heat gun or torch also works just fine.
You have to get the metal hot! to where it starts to smoke/steam, then let it cool and hit it with some of the high temp/flame proof paint.
Newer tank/fairings are a big improvement man. Well done. Let me know how much better the k&n lunchbox is over the pods. Might upgrade if its worth it.
My expectations are:
- No power difference
- Less sound :(
- easier to tune (carbs)
- less prone to outside temperature and own temperature differences.
the last 2 reasons were the main reasons i decided to go for this filter over my pods. im gonna miss the sound, but today ill mount my takkoni exhaust anyways :D so f*ck it! :D
Update 7 November 2014Yesterday, i tried for an hour to get the old exhaust manifold off. those STUPID imbus bolts were not going to come off. one came off, the rest of the imbus bolts stipped away. even induced heat and WD 40, yet the screws wouldnt come out. so i've learned that ill have to live with this manifold untill i get my engineblock of the bike. good times :(
Anyway, after 10 minutes of grinding and sawing i done away with the old muffler, and installed the slip on Takkoni one.
it sounds great :D i have the DB killer, but not installed. this is what it looks like!
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I also set my eyes on a go pro. found one for not too much money, with very tolerable quality. Cause, my bike now sounds great, is an awsome ride, but im kinda bugged that i now can only post photo's. The way photo's say more than 1000 words, a video can (literally) say more then 1000 photos :)
Maybe ill go motovloggin, who knows :P
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Here's a samplevideo of the product, for only 150 euro's including barmount.
Update 23 November 2014
So, i bought myself a 1993 gs500e frame. This frame was sandblasted and powdercoated by someone who wanted to start a project.
Since he then moved to australia for a year, when he returned home again, his license allowed him to drive heavier motorcycles. therefore scrapping the project.
only 40 euro's this all cost me :D
The black powdercoating he added for the 5 HP bonus looks in mint condition! absolutely awsome! looks brand new :D
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One frameswap for table 6!!!! :D
Jammer, je bent net wat te snel geweest met je GoPro...
Bij MediaMarkt, nieuwste instapper.
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Quick question...
Did you get the frame off a guy called Patrick on marktplaats.nl?
I actually did :) en ik heb de gopro nog niet, komende maand waarschijnlijk.
Shall I tell you something funny... I put out a bid of €40 for that frame and he said it was too little! >:( He wanted at least €75.
Mind you, that was a while ago...
I'm happy though someone from the forum has got it in the end ;)
Check out the new entry level GoPro it's seems to be a good deal if you don't need or want all the extras & gimmicks!
Hahah :p well, i guess it s good to know that the price of this thing wasnt always this low. tbh, i was still a bit fishy about why this frame came in so cheap in the first place. Lack of demand i guess.
Does anyone know a frame swap project on this forum? it looks not that hard, but just to be sure. i want to do the frame swap within a day, is that possible?
Update 27 November 2014
I've given my new frame a mustage today! :D
Full frame swap will happen on saturday, so look out for those pictures!
This is my preparation for saturday. Im doing it in the workshop at work, so tools are all accounted for! :)
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Here's the mustage! its secondhand. i didnt feel like placing over my old one. Now i wouldnt have a problem with it, now that i know how it all works (and how easy it is xD)
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Good luck tomorrow :thumb:
Im uploading all the photo's now. even making a video montage from the point where it was all going to come together :p
I want this update to be complete, so its going to take some time ;)
I want some good samaritan/bike school student to come along and paint my fame all shiny and new....jealous of how good it looks
Well, in my town, i can have it done for 120 Euro's :p you bring the frame, and pick it up a week later :p or buy a powdercoated one second hand :p
The assembly video is rendering. the photo's have been uploaded. not long now ey! :D Here's a little teaser for you guys.
Update 2 December 2014
Im the bloke in grey with the green striped black tracking pants ;P
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Here's the build film. Started the moment we started putting it all back together :)\
I wish we were able to do frame swaps here in the US.
Unless we get a title with the frame this is very illegal here!
I bought a frame with the license plates matching the chassis number. So this is very legal, i think :p
very similar to here.
Just where I live the Frame needs about another $200-$300 in paper work to be legal. Then you can buy your own plates (another $100)
Not a lot of use if you don't mention where you live boys!
I'm right outside Chicago, IL.
Or as i call it Chiraq or lately Chiberia
I live in the netherlands.
Update 2 January 2015
So, i wound up making pilot screw modifications. Just as a start i wanna say this:
My setup roughly: open podfilters and an takkoni slip on.
Pilot screw setup: 3 full turns out.
Against my own expectation, my first try was just 3 turns out, and it drives very nice now (better then before).
But i guess, if you want to be able to easily adjust the screws, here's what i did :)
Step 1. Obtain your pilot screws.
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Step 2. know someone with a lathe, and you're going to drill with 4 kinds of drills
1. A centerpointer.
2. A 1.5 mm drillbit
3. A 1.98 drillbit
4. A 1.98 spacer (i guess that's the translation of it. the bit under the package on the photo under here.)
Go no further then 5mm into the screw!!
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Here are some photos of the progress.
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5. Press a 2.0 mm steel thread trough it. i did this with the drillbit on the lathe bench. 5cm was my perfect length, it would bottom out on the drillbit, ensuring a good press.
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6. This is what you end up with. Simply bend the ends in a 90 degree angle.
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7. My complete kit.
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8. This is the final result. very handy if you feel you need to tune your screws.
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I wish you all a happy 2015!! :D
every time I see someone doing lathe or mill work, I get so jealous...
The allen wrenches are too long. You will break something if you stick your hand in there to say adjust the idle screw or just being careless removing them.
The screws should be no longer than the bowl.
Cool.
Buddha.
now, several months after having build this, i can rightfully say that even though i've adjusted my idle screw, i didnt turn or damage my homemade screws.
OT: Mods for highway improvement incoming!!!
Update 26 March 2015
So, my first brand new parts of 2015: a straight handlebar! :D
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Aaaaand offcourse the clamps don't fit the holes in my gs500 <2001 yoke :*(
I gues i'll have to wait till next week before i get my new ones. If anyone wanna know: the holes are 10M not 12M
Well, the blinkers are on, so thats something :P
UPDATE 3 APRIL 2015
Just installed my new handlebar, and it looks FREAKING AWSOME! :D
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I now see that i should really change out my front brace bracket. It looks like crap, and really needs to go next.
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I love it :thumb: Nice handlebar :cool:
(nog wel ff de brace netjes maken tussen de forkpoten) ;)
Thanks man :) That means a lot to me :) (specially coming from someone with a bike like your's ;))
Weet jij waar ik in nederland zo'n brace kan bestellen? ik heb er al een paar keer naar gezocht, maar dan moest het helemaal uit Amerika komen.
What kind of brace do you mean?
Wat voor brace bedoel je?
I mean the brace plate between the front forks you mentioned. I would love a new one, preferably thicker than what i have now.
Quote from: Krav on April 09, 2015, 02:56:30 PM
I mean the brace plate between the front forks you mentioned. I would love a new one, preferably thicker than what i have now.
You could make it yourself :) or try to contact BPH-motoronderdelen ;)
Make one myself.......
Actually... Thats not a bad idea! :D Ill see if i can get my hands on the tools needed :D
Update 28 Oktober 2015
Hello chaps,
It has been a while. I've been having fun with my Gs500 trough the summer. I've been saving up some money aswell, and after my carbs started leaking (again) i decided it was time to bring my bike with all its little problems to a suzuki dealer. This is the (translated) list i gave them:
- Gas leaking from carbs
- Front brake makes whizzing noise
- Doesnt reach top speed
- Gas supply too little for full throttle
- Speed whobbles a bit
- knocking engine at times
- Please check the engine for the coming year
Bonus:
- If able fix the rpm counter on my trailtech vapor (its really inacturate and jumpy now)
The only thing they didnt fix is the last one! So thats great! for the grand prize for a bit over 500 euro's they checked all my little problems, and tuned it on the dyno.
This is the result:
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netjes man :thumb: