PS: Let me know ASAP if you are interested in selling some of those mod's as I've started ordering parts already!

I liked my CES dump pipe and never had a problem with it.

Yes, K20 conversion and it is awesome.

Not selling any of the bike mods. They will go with the bike if I sell it.

BTW, don't bother about heated grips until about April or May next year.

If you're over 80kgs, get the front springs and/or damper oil uprated as the first mod. The worst bit of the standard GS is how much the front bottoms out over small bumps.

The second mod should be an uprated headlight. Something like a Philips or Narva +80 or higher globe. It makes a significant difference. Everything else is more or less rice. You won't get noticeably more power from exhaust or air filter but it will be louder. I rarely take the buttplug out of my Staintune Exhaust as it gets annoying on longer rides.

If you want to power a GPS, phone, tyre pump or whatever, fit a waterproof 12v socket. Johnny Appleseed down at North Sydney sells good RAM mount gear for mounting phones etc to the bike. Add some sort of tailbag or box for carrying stuff. Get a puncture repair/tyre plug kit from MCAS or SCM and a small tyre pump from http://andystrapz.com/

Any tips on where to get front springs in Sydney?

What about a good place to pick up carb jets in Sydney?

Quote from: jolt77 on September 18, 2013, 06:17:19 AM
Any tips on where to get front springs in Sydney?

Im all for supporting Aussie business but in this case don't waste your time looking for these in Oz. Go get the Sonic Springs from the USA - http://www.sonicsprings.com/catalog/calculate_spring_rate.php

Lloyd Penn supplied and fitted front springs for my GS. They also did the same for the Honda VTR250 I had. Can't remember whether or not they are Sonics but I though the price was reasonable and they do a good job.

If I keep the GS (as I said, it is a good commuter) I will probably find and fit a Yamaha R6R rear shock. It is a popular, and apparently worthwhile handling mod. Still being relatively new to this motorcycling thing and never having taken a "good handling" bike for a serious ride I don't know if I'd be able to tell the difference. I do know I keep up okay with plenty of the more serious bikes and riders in the twisty bits and I don't count myself as a "good" rider.

Quote from: Twisted on September 19, 2013, 02:38:06 AM

Quote from: jolt77 on September 18, 2013, 06:17:19 AM
Any tips on where to get front springs in Sydney?

Im all for supporting Aussie business but in this case don't waste your time looking for these in Oz. Go get the Sonic Springs from the USA - http://www.sonicsprings.com/catalog/calculate_spring_rate.php

+1 on that advice


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Confused??? I went and saw Lloyd Penn during my lunchbreak yesterday and he said just to fit the uprated front springs, when I asked about the oil he said not to bother?

I've ordered a full Delkevic exhaust from eBay along with a K&N lunchbox from Amazon but he said that he thought it would run dangerously lean with the K&N and when I suggested rejetting he said he wouldn't bother.

Weird as everything else on this forum suggests oil in the front shocks and K&N lunchbox are great mods???

Thoughts?

Front springs and oil will depend on your weight. You may be a lot lighter than me in which case a slight increase in the springs may be enough.

I didn't go with the lunchbox. I just fitted the K&N version of the original style filter. I wanted a re-usable, long life air filter. There is sfa horsepower gain from the air filters and I'm not fussed about any noise increase.

I'm 100kg, so I think I'll definitely need both improvements to the front end, right?

I know there's SFA to gain from air filter (and exhaust too probably) but as ricey as it sounds, I am looking for as much acoustic entertainment as I can get until I can upgrade to a non-LAMS bike.

Mine is sprung for a 100kg rider.  If you want to test the difference this weekend, let me know.

Quote from: jolt77 on September 19, 2013, 05:31:14 PM
I'm 100kg, so I think I'll definitely need both improvements to the front end, right?

I know there's SFA to gain from air filter (and exhaust too probably) but as ricey as it sounds, I am looking for as much acoustic entertainment as I can get until I can upgrade to a non-LAMS bike.

100kg rider will be 85 or 90 sonic springs. The idea of using a heavier fork oil is to improve dampening. 15w fork oil will suffice when replacing the oil.

If you want to avoid a rejet just do the exhaust. If you do the K&N lunchbox filter and exhaust you will have to rejet.

Quote from: Banzai on September 19, 2013, 10:02:13 PM
Mine is sprung for a 100kg rider.  If you want to test the difference this weekend, let me know.

Thanks for the offer Phil, I might take you up on it another time though as I'm on Daddy Daycare Duty all weekend with the missus away for a couple of days.

Anybody in Oz done an R6 rear shock conversion? Any ideas where to source a good condition low km one from?

Quote from: jolt77 on September 23, 2013, 01:21:21 PM
Anybody in Oz done an R6 rear shock conversion? Any ideas where to source a good condition low km one from?

Yep I did it and the conversion video and got it all of eBay from the USA. I paid 20 bucks for the shock plus 60 postage vs anywhere from 300-400 sourced locally

Yeah I just rang these asking for a 2007 or later R6 rear shock:

www.motorcyclewreckers.com $300 for a 2010 or still $200 for a 2006

www.vicwreck.com.au $250

Can you use a YZF600 rear shock as well? Being aimed more at comfort than the R6, would it be better suited to the GS500?

So exxy for these compared to prices I've seen quoted on the forum!

just to backup Slips .. last month i bought a 2000 model Katana shock for $25 on ebay .. $68 to ship it from USA .. took about 8 days to get here?! .. much easier overall! ..

i still cant get my head around why the wreckers over here are STILL charging so much for shocks... they must know whats available online?... 

I'm not seeing any 2007+ R6 rear shocks on eBay (AU or US) for a decent price either, any hints on what I should be searching for?

At these prices, I'm wondering how much to convert the front end ... even it's a bit more expensive at least you get an upgrade to dual brakes.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/YAMAHA-2008-10-R6-YZFR6-YZF-R6-REAR-SHOCK-14335-1052-/321171223969?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4ac74bf5a1&_uhb=1


YAMAHA 2008-10 R6 YZFR6 YZF-R6 REAR SHOCK 14335-1052
Price:US $95.00
Approximately AU $100.58

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/07-08-ZX-6R-ZX6R-6-R-ZX6-Rear-Suspension-Shock-Spring-w-Linkage-/290981499224?hash=item43bfd95158&_uhb=1

07 08 ZX-6R ZX6R 6 R ZX6 Rear Suspension Shock & Spring w/ Linkage
Price:US $79.00
Approximately AU $83.64