Converted to dual-sport? POST PICS!! - Page 17

Neonasty · 07-01-2009, 06:23 PM

Not mine, I just saw it on another forum. Looks awsome!

Might be a tad loud though

http://www.motociclismo.it/foto/index.php?album=moto-scooter/Special--Suzuki-GSX-R-1100-off-road

Jeez, Id love to do something like this to my FZR600. Not even this extreme, just some longer suspension travel ( I have the front end of an XR650 here ), some wire wheels, and higher clearance. Then I could do it all, sporty riding around the bumpy twisties, a little dirt roads and still take my Mrs on the back!

Looks like a LOT of work though

gag19381 · 08-09-2009, 12:51 PM

I have an old Hurricane 600 that I am working on for a conversion. I have located some forks from a CR500 that will work in my spare CBR900rr clamp.
HOWEVER.... the rear is a question mark for me.

I would prefer to use the OE swingarm/brake/wheel. Does anyone know how the linkage would cross over to another shock. I am not worried about mounting but I know that the linkage the shock uses changes the leverage against it. Is it possible to drop a CR500 shock in there and have it function reasonably ( some fine tuning will be needed regardless ) or will I need to buy the linkage to accompany the shock?

I know this is uncharted water but I thought I would throw it out there just in case someone had some knowledge to share.
Thanks

snakebasket · 09-09-2009, 09:30 PM

Anybody ever done anything similar with a VFR 750 / 800. Would it be feasible to build a single sided swing arm V4 trailie?. Any idea as to which front end off a Honda would fit XRV Varadero ?

Schelbi · 09-09-2009, 11:13 PM

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Anybody ever done anything similar with a VFR 750 / 800. Would it be feasible to build a single sided swing arm V4 trailie?

There is a dealer in Konstanz in Germany witha VFR750 conversion.

His name is Gerry Mayr.

He took a old RC24 and replaced a lot of parts with stock XRv750 parts. With this bike he rode from South Africa to Cairo.

I talk to him a few years ago but asked for something around 17000 Euro for the old used bike!

Then I started the same project myself but had no time to finish it. Maybe next year?

You can call Gerry's bike a stronger Africa Twin and thats what I want! I don't need a race bike.

Schelbi.

Willis24 · 09-10-2009, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Schelbi

There is a dealer in Konstanz in Germany witha VFR750 conversion.

Schelbi.

Are there pictures or other descriptions on the web?

Schelbi · 09-10-2009, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Willis24

Are there pictures or other descriptions on the web?

I have only one bad pic of the bike.

atgreg · 09-10-2009, 02:49 PM

BeeDub · 09-10-2009, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by atgreg

Greg, I forget from all the conversion threads I've been seeking out, but is that your bike? If so, I truly admire your creativity. I did want to show you this though:

I think it'd look pretty awesome on that thing compared to the yellow one. It's what I'm thinking about for my Ducati build. Acerbis makes them and they're not too pricey.

zippy-car · 09-12-2009, 10:45 AM

in the process of 'scrambling the bonnie'...

zippy-car · 09-12-2009, 10:46 AM

bumblebee1 · 09-12-2009, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by zippy-car

Nice, very nice.
Who made the exhaust for you and how loud is it.

CITYXSLICKER · 09-12-2009, 06:50 PM

w00t 2006 Buell City-X XB9SX, dont tell it that its a street bike,

zippy-car · 09-12-2009, 08:11 PM

he goes by 'little76midget' on the Evil-bay - he's on the west coast. I ended up putting some baffles in them. Otherwise they were L O U D without the baffles. Sounded great, but I'd hear about it from the neighbors.

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Originally Posted by bumblebee1

Nice, very nice.
Who made the exhaust for you and how loud is it.

Skidplate865 · 09-14-2009, 12:08 AM

I thought it already was a dualsport. Everyone I ran into told me I was taking a street bike offroad, so I guess I post here?

bumblebee1 · 09-14-2009, 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Skidplate865

I thought it already was a dualsport. Everyone I ran into told me I was taking a street bike offroad, so I guess I post here?

It's not the bike, it's the rider.

07-01-2009, 06:23 PM	#241
Neonasty Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Oddometer: 100	Enduro GSXR Not mine, I just saw it on another forum. Looks awsome! Might be a tad loud though http://www.motociclismo.it/foto/index.php?album=moto-scooter/Special--Suzuki-GSX-R-1100-off-road Jeez, Id love to do something like this to my FZR600. Not even this extreme, just some longer suspension travel ( I have the front end of an XR650 here ), some wire wheels, and higher clearance. Then I could do it all, sporty riding around the bumpy twisties, a little dirt roads and still take my Mrs on the back! Looks like a LOT of work though Neonasty screwed with this post 07-01-2009 at 06:58 PM

08-09-2009, 12:51 PM	#242
gag19381 No Post! Ride Now!!!! Joined: Jul 2008 Location: Displaced MO man now West of Flint Hills Kansas Oddometer: 44	CBR600F1 rear shock help? I have an old Hurricane 600 that I am working on for a conversion. I have located some forks from a CR500 that will work in my spare CBR900rr clamp. HOWEVER.... the rear is a question mark for me. I would prefer to use the OE swingarm/brake/wheel. Does anyone know how the linkage would cross over to another shock. I am not worried about mounting but I know that the linkage the shock uses changes the leverage against it. Is it possible to drop a CR500 shock in there and have it function reasonably ( some fine tuning will be needed regardless ) or will I need to buy the linkage to accompany the shock? I know this is uncharted water but I thought I would throw it out there just in case someone had some knowledge to share. Thanks __________________ Four wheels = two wheels too many!

09-10-2009, 02:49 PM	#247
atgreg Africatwinarama Joined: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney Australia Oddometer: 9,761	__________________ 1990 RD04 Africa twin 750 350,000km and still going strong

09-12-2009, 10:45 AM	#249
zippy-car Adventurer Joined: Nov 2005 Oddometer: 26	not as drastic of a change... in the process of 'scrambling the bonnie'...

09-12-2009, 10:46 AM	#250
zippy-car Adventurer Joined: Nov 2005 Oddometer: 26	and another shot...scrambled bonnie

09-09-2009, 09:30 PM	#243
snakebasket n00b Joined: Jan 2008 Oddometer: 7	Anybody ever done anything similar with a VFR 750 / 800. Would it be feasible to build a single sided swing arm V4 trailie?. Any idea as to which front end off a Honda would fit XRV Varadero ?

09-12-2009, 06:50 PM	#252
CITYXSLICKER Adventurer Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Sequimish, for now Oddometer: 80	w00t 2006 Buell City-X XB9SX, dont tell it that its a street bike,

09-14-2009, 12:08 AM	#254
Skidplate865 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2008 Oddometer: 144	I thought it already was a dualsport. Everyone I ran into told me I was taking a street bike offroad, so I guess I post here?

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