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ShowBizWolf's 1998 GS500E

Started by ShowBizWolf, August 10, 2016, 09:06:25 PM

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J_Walker

hah I had one of those pegs on my SV650... yes one, different peg on each side, mismatched everything on that bike, if it was a 10mm on one side, it was a 1/2" on the other.. lol  :D still miss my SV..
-Walker

ShowBizWolf

#241
Front pegs are on :woohoo: Got 'em done today before work.

Ended up using some 1/4" x 1 1/4" stainless bolts and lock nuts instead of the stock pins. The pins were bent so bad that I had to wiggle and swear at and twist the one on the shift side until it finally came out and the one on the brake side I had to cut with the dremel. That part I knew already last week when I removed the stock pegs and put on my heel guards. Could have used the pins from the passenger pegs but I liked the idea of being able to tighten them down. The pegs will still fold up a ways (similar to the stock pegs) if they ever came in contact with the ground but let's be honest, I don't lean that far !!

Also rode the bike to work and will be testing out the LED H7 I mentioned before tonight when I get out. Got it in the mail last week but this is the first day with a rain-free forecast we've had in a while. I'll be sure to take pics of just the stock H4 and then the H4 + the LED H7 shining against the wall at 25'.
Superbike bars, '04 GSXR headlight & cowl, DRZ signals, 1/2" fork brace, 'Busa fender, stainless exhaust & brake lines, belly pan, LED dash & brake bulbs, 140/80 rear hoop, F tail lens, SV650 shock, Bandit400 hugger, aluminum heel guards & pegs, fork preload adjusters, .75 SonicSprings, heated grips

ShowBizWolf

#242
Whooo it was a chilly night! Hovering around 35F... got to test out my Joe Rocket heated leather gloves though for the first time and they are wonderful!

OK here are the headlight pics. 25' away from the wall of the Red Cross at the correct height.

Standard H4 bulb, low beam:


Standard H4 bulb, high beam:


Standard H4 bulb and the LED H7 bulb I mentioned earlier in the thread, low beam:


Standard H4 bulb and the LED H7 bulb I mentioned earlier in the thread, high beam:


And an extra picture just because lol


This bulb setup is what I'm the most happy with. The headlight swap has been a really fun and educating project for me. Now to keep working on that fender and install the rear pegs and order paint...!
Superbike bars, '04 GSXR headlight & cowl, DRZ signals, 1/2" fork brace, 'Busa fender, stainless exhaust & brake lines, belly pan, LED dash & brake bulbs, 140/80 rear hoop, F tail lens, SV650 shock, Bandit400 hugger, aluminum heel guards & pegs, fork preload adjusters, .75 SonicSprings, heated grips

Ne0n

those LEDs lighting up the engine look really awesome!
~ ride hard ~

Big Rich

Gotta say it..... that is probably the most terrifying helmet I've ever seen! Think of the children! Haha....

Thanks for posting pics of the light patterns Showbiz. Huge help!
83 GR650 (riding / rolling project)

It's opener there in the wide open air...

qcbaker

Your bike is really coming together, ShowBiz. Can't wait to see how it looks when the 'Busa fender and GSXR fairing are all painted and finished and installed. :thumb:

ShowBizWolf

#246
@ Ne0n, hey thanks!! Very much appreciated! Not the best pic but I figured hey when I'm following someone's project thread I like to see a overall pic of the bike here and there thrown in the mix.

@ Rich, hahaha yeah Corey's original mask was/is my favorite and I like sometimes when I ride up behind someone at a stoplight or something and I can see 'em turn around and look at me and then real quick look away lol...!!

I'm bummed that the Native H4 bulb won't work for me anymore but... maybe I can find something to do with it. The one supervisor at my work rides this huge yellow Harley and she expressed interest in maybe buying the bulb from me if it'd work well in her bike.

But yeah, this H7 LED in the pictures is only 260 lumens... but I'm happy with how much light it does put out for me. I'm tempted someday to buy these:
https://www.nighteyeled.com/products/2016-nighteye-car-styling-a-pair-of-car-9-led-fog-lights-bright-white-lamps-left-rights-h7
and try one of those out in the bottom projector spot.

@qc, thank you for following along! Believe me, I can't wait either! I have to admit that the look of the bike without the nose fairing is appealing to me a bit... was thinking about wiring up the front signals so they are there while I finish up the other stuff. I thought I'd really miss the fairing and windscreen, especially last night/this morning when it was in the 30's but it really doesn't bother me tbh.

Grabbed pics of the front pegs before I left for work:


Superbike bars, '04 GSXR headlight & cowl, DRZ signals, 1/2" fork brace, 'Busa fender, stainless exhaust & brake lines, belly pan, LED dash & brake bulbs, 140/80 rear hoop, F tail lens, SV650 shock, Bandit400 hugger, aluminum heel guards & pegs, fork preload adjusters, .75 SonicSprings, heated grips

cbrfxr67

Love me some pix in the morning :D
"Its something you take apart in 2-3 days and takes 10 years to go back together."
-buddha

ShowBizWolf

#248
Happy to provide, cbr!!

Finally got the passenger pegs done. I added some notes to the wiki. I didn't use a split pin/cotter pin for the stop... probably didn't have ones as thick as in the wiki (no size was specified)... I stood up on the one side like I would if I was gonna get on the back of the bike and the pin bent... so I drilled a 1/4" hole and used some 1/4" x 1 1/4" stainless clevis pins with 3/32" stainless cotter pins for the stops


Superbike bars, '04 GSXR headlight & cowl, DRZ signals, 1/2" fork brace, 'Busa fender, stainless exhaust & brake lines, belly pan, LED dash & brake bulbs, 140/80 rear hoop, F tail lens, SV650 shock, Bandit400 hugger, aluminum heel guards & pegs, fork preload adjusters, .75 SonicSprings, heated grips

cbrfxr67

I have the same pegs.  Starting friday off nicely with pics again!  Sweeet.  What's next? :woohoo:
"Its something you take apart in 2-3 days and takes 10 years to go back together."
-buddha

ShowBizWolf

Ahh cool! Are yours silver/chrome too or do you have a color?

Next is more work on the fender and also, since I have been riding the bike this way, I am thinking of making some brackets for the front signals. I don't like riding without them... and it's gonna be a while 'til I order the paint and finish up the nose fairing.
Superbike bars, '04 GSXR headlight & cowl, DRZ signals, 1/2" fork brace, 'Busa fender, stainless exhaust & brake lines, belly pan, LED dash & brake bulbs, 140/80 rear hoop, F tail lens, SV650 shock, Bandit400 hugger, aluminum heel guards & pegs, fork preload adjusters, .75 SonicSprings, heated grips

cbrfxr67

I got the black ones,...

"and it's gonna be a while 'til I order the paint"

"Its something you take apart in 2-3 days and takes 10 years to go back together."
-buddha

ShowBizWolf

I liked the black ones too... they would have been my 2nd pick!

And it won't be THAT much of a while, dontcha worry ;)
Superbike bars, '04 GSXR headlight & cowl, DRZ signals, 1/2" fork brace, 'Busa fender, stainless exhaust & brake lines, belly pan, LED dash & brake bulbs, 140/80 rear hoop, F tail lens, SV650 shock, Bandit400 hugger, aluminum heel guards & pegs, fork preload adjusters, .75 SonicSprings, heated grips

Big Rich

Where are you thinking about mounting the front signals?
83 GR650 (riding / rolling project)

It's opener there in the wide open air...

ShowBizWolf

#254
I was looking at it today actually before I had to leave to run some errands... and it looks like I can make some more aluminum plates... small ones... that will mount to the last open hole on the stock headlight brackets (the ones that go around the forks).

And since they are already wired up with quick disconnects (I have two more laying around as well) I can easily put them back on the nose fairing once it's done. But if this ends up being too much of a pita, I'll just leave it alone.
Superbike bars, '04 GSXR headlight & cowl, DRZ signals, 1/2" fork brace, 'Busa fender, stainless exhaust & brake lines, belly pan, LED dash & brake bulbs, 140/80 rear hoop, F tail lens, SV650 shock, Bandit400 hugger, aluminum heel guards & pegs, fork preload adjusters, .75 SonicSprings, heated grips

ShowBizWolf

#255
Got the signals mounted up and took some pictures. Hopefully will get that fender sanded and primed by the end of the weekend if no other projects come up :icon_rolleyes: Oh yeah and I need a new horn too lol







Superbike bars, '04 GSXR headlight & cowl, DRZ signals, 1/2" fork brace, 'Busa fender, stainless exhaust & brake lines, belly pan, LED dash & brake bulbs, 140/80 rear hoop, F tail lens, SV650 shock, Bandit400 hugger, aluminum heel guards & pegs, fork preload adjusters, .75 SonicSprings, heated grips

J_Walker

I have a horn somewhere.. dunno if it works, or exactly what box its in, ill look. if it works you can have it, unless you're gonna buy an upgraded horn! then don't worry about dinky stock Suzuki horns!
-Walker

ShowBizWolf

Awe, thank you so much J_Walker, very kind of you! I stopped down at my dad's garage yesterday and he ordered me one from one of his parts places. Said it will be silver !! I'm wanting to see what it looks like and if it will work... if not, it can always be sent back and I'll be sure to PM ya :-D
Superbike bars, '04 GSXR headlight & cowl, DRZ signals, 1/2" fork brace, 'Busa fender, stainless exhaust & brake lines, belly pan, LED dash & brake bulbs, 140/80 rear hoop, F tail lens, SV650 shock, Bandit400 hugger, aluminum heel guards & pegs, fork preload adjusters, .75 SonicSprings, heated grips

cbrfxr67

It's a sweet Friday morning when we gots pics!  That's looking hot showbiz.  really enjoying your progress!  Thx for posting!
"Its something you take apart in 2-3 days and takes 10 years to go back together."
-buddha

peteGS

Well that's all pretty fancy schmancy ShowBiz!!! Love your work and as always good job :D
'82 GS450E
'84 GSX1100S Katana

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