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Started by jdbutler13, March 28, 2011, 12:43:59 PM

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jdbutler13

I love my bike! Its my ride, my hobby and my way to clear my head and relax.
I'm not the best mechanic, but I do like tinkering and playing around with it trying my make it look unique. I've seen lots of great bikes that inspire me to try new things with my bike.
Thought this would a great thread to show off the Streetfighters (or wanna be streetfighters in my case lol)

Post a pic, share upcoming projectors or mods you want to do or are considering. Lets inspire each other!

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My love:

I really want to swap the existing bulb for an HID projector
Also, considering some bar ends and maybe swap the tail.
Share your bikes, let me steal... I mean be inspired by your bikes.

tt_four

I don't consider it a streetfighter, but I did some work to mine. With a more aggressive tail and a few other little things I think it would be closer to one though.


tt_four

These are NOT mine, but I thought I'd share the pictures anyway because they're cool...





and by far the best I've seen yet...



jdbutler13

TT since I saw your thread on tail swap I really want to do it.
Those bikes look crazy man.

bkrtim

2009 SV650s
2000 GS500e

scottychop


tt_four

Quote from: jdbutler13 on March 28, 2011, 02:34:02 PM
TT since I saw your thread on tail swap I really want to do it.
Those bikes look crazy man.


Do it! it's not too complicated. That white bike above has pretty much the same tail. There's a lot of cooler tails out there to pick from too.

GSnoober

Scottychop:

First question: Does "GSXF" stand for "GS eXperimental 'Fighter"?

Any chance you'd care to enlighten us on the mods to your GS450E? You could avoid threadjacking this by starting a new thread with the details... What front-end did you use? How hard was it to make these double-disks fit? Did you machine those adapters, or pay someone? You know the drill...

I've got a friend with a nice '80 E; he claims if he ever wrecks it, he's going to make a streeter out of it, so I e-mailed him the link to this thread. I won't even take a guess about your exhaust system, but I'm pretty sure I see a GS5 swingarm out back in among that single-shock conversion you've done...

Do you still have that fighter? If so, any chance I can ride it someday, IF I ever get to Seattle? Hey man, write it up so we can appreciate your handiwork...

Last question: Got any more photos for us?

noober

tt_four

I love that back whee. I'd gladly ride a drum brake to use that wheel haha.

All of suzuki's model codes stand for something. I'm pretty sure GS is for dual overhead cams, x is for 4 cylinder, r for race, f, well I guess full fairing maybe? I know that doesn't help out here though because it's clearly a naked twin cylinder haha.

KlaXon

This is mine  :D




Waiting for new headlight and turn signals. Later planing to fit straight handlebars with barend mirrors and maybe new paint..

Also planing to make my own thread to show all the works that i have done with it  :thumb:

kluge9

I'm digging all these fighters and plan on remodeling my F when it gets warmer out here.  I am enjoying fairing/windscreen too much right now w the crazy wind we've been having.
2006 GS500F, Fenderectomy, bought Mar '11 w 76 miles

scottychop

#11
I won't hijack the thread, but....

It's a GSXF (Katana) rear swinger, GSXR rear shock and front forks, tail by me, disks by me, pipes by me.  The thread is on GSResources:

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=163012

Youtube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mphi9ZyDp2k



scottychop

#12
Culled from the web...








Fry

#13
Not done yet, but getting close.

Have you learned the lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from those who braced themselves against you, and disputed passage with you?
Walt Whitman

gregvhen


scottychop

#15
From Streetfighter Mag:







tt_four

I hate bobbers, but that bike above with the green shock and slipped forks looks awesome!

scottychop

Quote from: tt_four on April 06, 2011, 08:33:18 PM
I hate bobbers, but that bike above with the green shock and slipped forks looks awesome!

I totally agree.

cosmiccharlie


scottychop


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