Hi Tony
Nice Bike and what a price.
Can you tell me the make of the fork Brace
Cheers
Originally Posted by Tony Nitrous
Hi Tony
Nice Bike and what a price.
Can you tell me the make of the fork Brace
Cheers
Not sure, but Chris (Red_ZX) would know.
He did mention he'd got parts from JUST BANDITS
and it does look like one of there's,
http://www.justbandits.com/shop/prod...hFor=&PT_ID=79
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Suzuki-GS...item1e5bb1ae2e
or
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Billet-Fo...item35b55b4bd8
the latter being the one that is on just bandits and the one that is on tonys bike from the pics
I can handle pain until it hurts.
All done except the mirrors and clocks.
Looks like i'll get "Koso" clocks when I can afford some.
Managed to get a quick "test ride".
1 tooth down on the front, Full Yoshi system,
P.A.I.R removed and a Power Commander.
Pull's OK. Quite nice for a Porky retro.
Glad to hear it was just the clocks draining the battery.
Yes it was P.A.I.R.S removal. Has to be done before dyno tuning, also cleans up the throttle in lower RPM and removes backfiring on decel.
Ignition has not been advanced. The advancers are NLA. But there is a DIY tutorial on the org.
Fork Brace is certainly from Just Bandits, along with the bar clamp and Bars themselves.
Levers are genuine Pazzo.
Koso are what I was planning on putting on it.
For those of you who are saying to get the suspension sorted, once adjusted the stock setup did suprisingly well.
Tony can comment on the state of the footpegs/side stand/engine mounts. Never had a hiccup from the suspension, mind you, it is adjusted almost to max settings.
I am pretty sure I still have the Yoshi baffle here somewhere. I have a couple boxes of bits from various bikes. i will have a rummage and send it down if I find it. All I can say is that it was almost as queit as stock with it in. It only lasted 1 short ride before I removed it. It was held in with a rivet, so I just drilled/knocked it out.
I think I still have the orignal owners manual and toolkit here somewhere too. Just surfaced during some cleaning. Again, if I find it I will send it down.
Also it would look a lot better if you painted the fork lowers. It was always on my To-Do list, but had no was of pulling the wheel off and doing it properly at the time. That along with a Fender Eliminator would make it look much better.
The only reason I did not put the filters on was the prospect of cutting out the airbox, or moving the engine. Never found the motivations.
The most annoying thing about owning one, is the 4.2L of oil needed for a full change. JUST more than the standard bottle of Motul (all the bike has ever had in it BTW).
Also the front pads are brand new, only about 1000km on them. Original set were only half worn. I just am not someone who pushes hard into corners on the brakes.
Thanks Chris.
Very greatful for any parts, info or advice.
The bike is a credit to you. Im very pleased with it, A lot better than I expected
to be honest and I think it'll be a long while before I can match your cornering on
it going by the pegs, stand and engine mounts.
The fork lowers seem to be a common issue on the 14's. Several folk have
mentioned that they are quick to mark and have painted/polished them.
Im off to the UK in a few weeks.
I plan to safety cert/rego/start using it when I get back.
Thanks again for the info.
thanks Tony
Thanks Michael
Now has Black Renthal 789 Streetfighter bars,
New Yuasa Battery,
Staintune baffle in the Yoshi can,
(poor fit but wont be there long)
Postman's just been.....
Last edited by Tony Nitrous; 27-09-2012 at 06:05 PM.
What happend to your oem clocks Tony?
"I call it a Camberwell carrot as I invented it in Camberwell and it looks alot like a carrot"
Bike had damage when I got it,
Dented tank and damaged / crunched clocks,
Lots of electrickery inside the speedo and the
damp had got in there too.
Mr Large said its not unusual.
Couple of guys already looking for clocks .
Looking good mate, mine made flames tonight will try and get it started tomorrow.
need some clocks tho
"I call it a Camberwell carrot as I invented it in Camberwell and it looks alot like a carrot"
Not too bad so far,
found permanent live / ignition live and earth.
Indicators / main beam / oil light / back lights were easy.
Plugged rev counter into original feed, seems OK,
Fuel guage seems OK,
Adjusted shift light and pre-shift light settings,
set clock and date.
Put the speedo pick up supplied on for now,
doesnt use a magnet, just counts "changes" so should
work with either disc bolts or spokes in disc ( 8-of)
I'd like to use the original feed but thats something i'll
look into in the future.
Going to make some new bracket to mount it lower,
and will double check to speedo against my GPS,
but everything I wanted is now working.There's still
oil temp and air temp senders to play with sometime.
Nice looking 14 mate. I put heavier oil in the forks and a couple of clicks made a big difference. Also put a couple of jack up blocks under the rear sussies to sharpen up the cornering, DNA do a free flow filter direct replacement so no need to chop the air box, pod filters look the muts nuts though had some misfires when riding in the pissing rain. Just my 2c worth.
GSX1400 Need I say more? Probably, yes.
I'm going for rego next week
Bloody Hell, thats nice (apart for the pipe!)
Makes mine look like a Rat...
Going to sell it or keep it ?
New clocks dont suit mine, looks all "empty" between
the hadlight and bar's. Will give it some thought but might just
leave it and use it as transport and work on something else.
After a quiet but stern chat with number one injector we have a runner.
Not bad started first go and was last run in 2002 somthing has to be said for the mighty Suzuki!
"I call it a Camberwell carrot as I invented it in Camberwell and it looks alot like a carrot"
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