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[ThumpnRed]

Originally Posted by Schultz!

Hmm well seems adv is trolling me as it has eaten my pic and plans post but i can now post pics...

Lets try this again here are some mock up photos.

Lots of polished parts. Looking good!

[Schultz!]

Sweet that post didn't get eaten


Anywhos, after following tons of bike builds and looking at tons of bikes I loved the motoard look especially a few from the likes of Kubiak, ASF, XRmanu and Carlos/Zipper(some are xr600s and one is a 650R but eh art is art imo ). so the original plan was to dismantle the bike, move it to the basement upgrade the motor a bit and throw some 17s on it, that was 2 years ago. In those 2 years i have found a wonderful little gall whom I will call my mrs this summer and with that all my cash went buh buy but not before stumbling across this fellow over at TT in the DRZ ( you can find him here in one of the GS forums) named ebrabaek the guy makes great tutorial posts on DYI carbon fiber too were even my sorry ass could get a clue and pick up some of his technique. So with the mods out of control i started fabing sanding ect to were you see her today and still getting stuff done as cash trickles in.

List o Mods

Aesthetics

Gas tank while not shown is a 4 gallon IMS also painted black (using casewell sealent on a brand new tank should prevent gas fume bubbling of the paint)

Almost all the body plastic is as you see all going to be replaced by CF some is 100% custom others are just re pops from available parts.

Seat will be a Guts cover black

Suspension

Front forks are off a 2000 CR250 will get new oil and seals before any spring or valve changes, think i will get rid of the gold and polish them as well

Upper triple is a RSW lower is a stock CR. think i will shoot these in red

Rear shock will be mostly black (not painting the threaded section) new oil with the stock spring in red

Rear swing arm will be polished on the outside with the cast section and inside being painted black

Front and rear wheels will be off a CBR F3 painted red with custom spacers

Brakes

Stock calipers and most components painted black

Stainless front and rear brake lines

Custom front rotor bracket polished

Engine & Transmission

J&E 10.5 piston

DLC coated wrist pin (hope to help with the galling)

FCR 40 off a 2003ish CRF 450 with adjustable leak jet

Megacycle 173-12 camshaft with rockers, shortened guides and such

DYI port job on the inake ports ( tryed like hell to mimic those old TT stepho pics but with no flow bench might of done more harm then good and if it does kill the flow all a better reason to save the penny's for a tricked out CW head )

Oil cooler of some Suzuki i got on fleabay

XR600 countershaft with associated kicker bits

NX 2nd and hopefully the 5th gear (still working on getting my hands on one of those)

RSK xring chain red

45 tooth rear with a XRR 15 tooth front

FMF power bomb header with those nasty ass welds ground down and polished up

Yosh RS2 muffler with a DYI carbon body

Engine is painted in the picks but a shoty rattle can job has recently been blasted and will be getting a better coat of paint black of course

Side covers again as pictured will stay polished.

Electrical

Koso instrument cluster

Innovative L1 wideband ( I HATE trying to figure stuff out with only a butt dyno)

Piaa sports horn

TRX 400 EX headlights

Led blinkers and tail light

Turn tech 5.0 ah lithium battery


As you can see there isn't much I'm not messing with and all most got all my parts together. Santa is bringing me the rest of the fork bits and a nice new hvlp gun so once that stuff arrives along with a 5th gear i can start some progress again.

[Schultz!]

Originally Posted by mendoteach

Can't wait to see this thing! Yes, a small bike like an 80 is a good way to learn to ride off-road. Check out service Honda's new overing with an XR motor. Very cool, if very $.

http://www.servicehonda.com/2010-mod...a/junior-100-y

holy crap! for that kind of cash can pick up a older ktm 200 (closet 2 smoker fan as well).

[Sierra Thumper]

Originally Posted by flyingwombat

If I get out that way again, I'm taking my KTM380 because I'm also a closet 2 smoker.

Yep sand like Glamis is light, powerful 2 stroke territory......either 2/3/4 wheels. I prefer a modded banshee with paddles myself

[beechum1]

Originally Posted by Motor2of7

First time I've used photobucket. Lets try this again.

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What ICO?
What Voyager trim?

[MentalGuru]

Originally Posted by Motor2of7

Details please....

You're such a tease...

[ThumpnRed]

I managed to get my grip heaters installed today. Never being one to leave anything alone, I decided that they needed improvement. I wired a relay into the circuit so they are only hot when the key is on (I know I will forget and leave the toggle switch on) and I ditched the resistor and wired in a turn signal flasher in its place. I had several extra flashers in the tool box, so I figured I would give it a try. After all, I read about it on the Internet, so it must work. The driveway test indicates that it does, indeed work! Hopefully tomorrow will yield a more thorough test.

[award900]

Originally Posted by ThumpnRed

I managed to get my grip heaters installed today. Never being one to leave anything alone, I decided that they needed improvement. I wired a relay into the circuit so they are only hot when the key is on (I know I will forget and leave the toggle switch on) and I ditched the resistor and wired in a turn signal flasher in its place. I had several extra flashers in the tool box, so I figured I would give it a try. After all, I read about it on the Internet, so it must work. The driveway test indicates that it does, indeed work! Hopefully tomorrow will yield a more thorough test.

Be careful with how the throttle side wires exit the grip. I broke a wire last weekend. I had been using the heaters for a few weeks, and loving them. I read about zip tieing them to the grip, to protect the contacts, so I did it, and it broke three hours later. I think I had put too much of a bend at the soldered contacts, and broke one. Im thinking there might be enough room to slide the heater down the grip a bit so the wire exits the grip away from the contacts, then zip tie it. Just something to look out for. It sucks bringing the thin gloves, and the losing a heater.

[Wattner]

Originally Posted by Schultz!

Hmm well seems adv is trolling me as it has eaten my pic and plans post but i can now post pics...

Lets try this again here are some mock up photos.

Man, your carbon fiber looks simply badass!!!! This will be a super sweet build when it's complete!

Your skills are quite impressive! I love the dash, front fender/fork slider protection, the side panel/rear fender assembly.... SWEET!!!!!! This deserves its own thread..

Please keep the updates current?

[3girlsdad]

Originally Posted by Schultz!

Oil cooler of some Suzuki i got on fleabay

shultz - i've been looking at oil coolers from about 50 different bikes. can yo provide any pics of your oil cooler install?

thanks, and can't wait to see your finished product

paul

[Cumbacheech]

Originally Posted by Schultz!

Hmm well seems adv is trolling me as it has eaten my pic and plans post but i can now post pics...

Lets try this again here are some mock up photos.

That front fender is amazing! any details?That rear fender is really nice as well, any chance you would be making some for sale??

[Ben99r1]

Originally Posted by ThumpnRed

I managed to get my grip heaters installed today. Never being one to leave anything alone, I decided that they needed improvement. I wired a relay into the circuit so they are only hot when the key is on (I know I will forget and leave the toggle switch on) and I ditched the resistor and wired in a turn signal flasher in its place. I had several extra flashers in the tool box, so I figured I would give it a try. After all, I read about it on the Internet, so it must work. The driveway test indicates that it does, indeed work! Hopefully tomorrow will yield a more thorough test.

How is the signal flasher better than the resistor?

[ThumpnRed]

Originally Posted by Ben99r1

How is the signal flasher better than the resistor?

The resistor is famously fragile and also reduces the power to the heater by turning it into heat. So... you have to be careful where you put it. The flasher simply steps down the juice to the heater by cycling it on and off repeatedly. Besides... if you haven't figured it out yet. I have to try shit just to see if it works
Fortunately that spirit of experimentation never found its way into other parts of my life (kind of hard to stay married it if did!)

[ThumpnRed]

Originally Posted by award900

Be careful with how the throttle side wires exit the grip. I broke a wire last weekend. I had been using the heaters for a few weeks, and loving them. I read about zip tieing them to the grip, to protect the contacts, so I did it, and it broke three hours later. I think I had put too much of a bend at the soldered contacts, and broke one. Im thinking there might be enough room to slide the heater down the grip a bit so the wire exits the grip away from the contacts, then zip tie it. Just something to look out for. It sucks bringing the thin gloves, and the losing a heater.

I paid attention to that when I was installing them. I zip ties the wire to the grip as well as ran a couple of wraps of electrical tape around the area where it bends. I wanted to have the wires run straight off the heater pad, tape them to the throttle tube and then bend the wires, but dont have a long enough throttle tube to allow such a thing to happen. We shall see what happens. I'll take my usual heavy and thin gloves, just in case.

[Schultz!]

Originally Posted by 3girlsdad

shultz - i've been looking at oil coolers from about 50 different bikes. can yo provide any pics of your oil cooler install?

thanks, and can't wait to see your finished product

paul

I found one on ebay just now it is a 80ish GS 750 cooler. http://www.ebay.com/itm/83-Suzuki-GS...647112&vxp=mtr

The oil cooler was the driving motivation for the low mount fender so i could mount it on the down tube with out interferance from A SM fender i had already made (any one want a CF re pop of a I think ufo super moto fender?).
With were i have it mounted it will interfere physically and wont provide any airflow unless you chop the back side of your fender off.



here are a few better pics