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Old 03-26-2012, 07:13 AM   #121
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Awesome work looks great
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Old 03-26-2012, 10:01 AM   #122
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Awesome work looks great
Thank you sir, hopefully I get more done next weekend. It is absurd how long some stuff can take.
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Old 03-26-2012, 11:24 AM   #123
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Old 03-26-2012, 12:06 PM   #124
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The headlight mount took me most of a day. But stopping for lunch, dinner, helping my friend with his bike, it all adds up.

We'll see if I can get the headers, skidplate, OR crash bars done next weekend.

The headlight also makes the steering a bit twitchy, likely from the additional weight. I'm thinking a conventional style steering stabilizer might be a good addition. I have a Scott's steering damper but I don't seen a good way to mount it with how I have things laid out.
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Old 03-26-2012, 08:28 PM   #125
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Headlight/aux lights are all mounted. Gauges are mounted. Mirrors put on. Still need to figure out what I am going to do with that huge ignition. It was dangling under the bike and I kind of forgot about it. I need to find someone to swap my springs also so I can put the R1 shock back on.
Search this site.There are a few good write ups on homemade spring compressors on the cheap.

I have one on another forum. http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=41239
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Old 03-26-2012, 09:08 PM   #126
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Awesome looking bike!
Was looking for an idea on the spring clamp!
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Old 03-27-2012, 04:16 AM   #127
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Search this site.There are a few good write ups on homemade spring compressors on the cheap.

I have one on another forum. http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=41239
Hmm..the spring on a gs500 is a lot lighter than these springs. The one I'm putting on is a 750 pound spring. I sort of doubt those would hold up, could be very dangerous.
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Old 03-27-2012, 05:06 AM   #128
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after seeing the pics of your shop i want to encourage you to do a custom swingarm/subframe. the r1 shock is so "last year" and might clash with that cool dez lamp
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Old 03-27-2012, 05:49 AM   #129
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after seeing the pics of your shop i want to encourage you to do a custom swingarm/subframe. the r1 shock is so "last year" and might clash with that cool dez lamp
haha. While it is obvious I have the tools necessary to do a swingarm and subframe, this shop is 60+ miles from my house and I have no car/truck. So any work I start has to leave the bike in a position I can ride it home whenever the work day is over. I am very lucky my friend works at this shop and allows me to work on my bike here. Maybe someday I will get to bigger and better mods for this bike but for now it seems like it will do everything I want it to.
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Old 04-19-2012, 08:21 PM   #130
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This bike is amazing, I got the R1 shock on there with a Yamaha Warrior spring(13kg/mm). I haven't dialed it in perfectly but it is so much better. I've had the tire rubbing on the underseat though, need to figure that out.

Sadly I still haven't finished the following:

headers
skidplate
crash bards
steering locks
ignition mounts
muffler (thinking titanium R1 muffler)

I've been riding it off road every night this week, the headlight is amazing.
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Old 07-23-2012, 10:58 AM   #131
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For sale

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Old 09-12-2012, 01:20 PM   #132
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Well, I listed my bike for sale, and it sold. I think I'm going to regret it and I'll likely be on the lookout for another ninja/versys this winter.
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