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Crack on Russ!!
Gave the top clamp a lick of pint last night should be ready to refit after work and put on switchgear grips etc..
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Also cleaned the calipers right up and was going to go black caliper paint but after I taped em all up I started to think maybe leave them gold?? not sure yet.
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gold looks good mate
Yeah might leave em gold for now Blaster, they're a bit pitted from 12 years of use but they're in pretty good nick..
Fit all the business bits today.. the renthal grips were a bitch to get on, very very tight I ended up snapping the little locating pin on the starter switch gear fucking pain in the ass like 2 mins after I drilled the bar and fitted it too..
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I use hairspray to get my grips on they just slide on nicely whilst its nice and wet then the next day there set and ive never had a grip move after . Compressed air gun is also a good one for getting them on too just the tip of the gun under the lip trigger wide open and just slide them on
Shes looking the goods anyways gitzy
Cheers Scotty, I use a spray bottle with soapy water it's never been an issue putting grips on, they slide straight on then dry etc you know the drill but these renthal road/race grips were way too small on the I.D. the left side went on ok but the throttle side no dice.
I had to slice off the raised edge from the Suzuki plastic throttle and all the ridges along it actually come straight through the grip.
Had a fiddle today with the air intakes, nothing too fancy, just make a template for the mesh cut some staino mesh stick it in with some selleys clear, run a bead around the rubber mounts and reaply to frame..
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Also fitted the Rad and Oil cooler Guards.. bit more protection now..
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The mask arrived in the post today to.. drilled some holes to fit the headlight. Just need to fab up some mounts...
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Good good.
What's the mask?
Its a Pleiadescustomz , Shop in Turkey Rich..
https://www.facebook.com/search/str/...z/keywords_top
Here is the back of the headlight, the bolt and nut setup works well to adjust the mask independently of the light itself..
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Knocked up this little bracket this morning, very simple but it will do the trick very nicely..
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When it's painted it should blend in and not be overly noticeable..
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In case you were wondering what it bolts to, there are two nicely tapped holes in the lower triple for a plastic scoop thing from when the fairing was fitted.. so that's quite handy..
Pic for ref.
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Nice! Good work Gitzy.
You shit me with your good fabricating skills! The crap I make looks like a blind retarded sea otter had his first go at welding.....
looking good mate
cheers Guys, and Russ that's how I feel driving an excavator so you got me there Lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nudie
If only I could make a living driving an excavator....Quote:
Originally Posted by Gitzy
oh wait
Ditto for me!Quote:
Originally Posted by Nudie
Bike looking sexy, air intake with that mesh is great.
Looking good mate. That h'light bracket isn't gonna snap for you now is it. haha
looks great, look better in ally giggles
Lol nope not gonna snap anytime soon, def better in ally buuut since I can't really see it to appreciate it and front end weight isn't an issue for my lady like riding skills this'll do.
So I got home yesterday and it fit a treat but the flat position of the actual headlight plate maxed out the adjustment for the headlight so it was too high up so time for mark II bracket, just had to angle the plate down 38 degrees and voila.. took the opportunity to make it a bit better shape too cos why not..
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Mrk2 much cooler
if it was me I would try to hide the bracket a lot better instead of it being square try making it v shaped to still make it ti the bolt holes if that makes sense then it would be hidden
Look up a post or two Rodney :p ^^^
New one fits a treat, obviously needs paint.. etc..
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oh coolI didn't see that pic hahaha
Mk3 would be to have the light mounting plate adjustable with bolts, unless you reckon you have nailed it for angle first go?
Oh, and also, (I'm sure you have this covered) beware of solid mounting. Vibration will rattle globes and other things apart, not to mention the vibration noises. I have learnt that the hard way over the years. A bit of rubber should save the day.
Not a truer word spoken......Quote:
Originally Posted by Gix11
I hate it when everyone can hear my vibrator noises.
I mean, vibration noises.
Looking good Gitzy.
You keeping the tail ??? Would you like a single seat full carbon one ??? I have one on my K2, but am looking for a pillion one so I can throw my lady on the back. I'll do a trade :)
Cheers, Jed
Looking good gitzy
Indeed rubber will be involved Si :-)
Nah keeping then seat Jed soz.
Made some little indicator brackets to fit the headlight..
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Purchased some MAB's from bunnings, MAKE A BRACKETS never heard of em but pretty handy if you want to shape something..
The gauge bracket will have to wait this one will do for now for NFR.
http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/...psapknha0f.jpg
I will however make a new exhaust bracket this one is just temporary.
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Also the ol water bottle trick worked for 6 years on the R1 so I thought it will do the trick again here..
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err...... Do you think that those exhaust hanging brackets will late more than a couple of K's mate?
I'll second that...Quote:
Originally Posted by Gix11
They're not gonna do much. Bit of vibration and I reckon they're gone
Peoples peoples read between the piccies..Quote:
Originally Posted by Gitzy
This'll hold I reckon.
http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5elwpqyg.jpg
Hang on I see my error in my own quote, I meant template not temporary..
i use them on my bike for heaps of stuff. Usually for things that don't weigh much though.
I have the pre made right angle pieces as part of my bracket for my oil cooler, has been fine for maybe 5-10 000ks.
depends which way the load is being distributed.
Gitzy's template exhaust hangers brackets aren't definitely better than mundy's balsa wood dog bones.
Template makes more sense! :) I thought you meant temporary just for this ride and you'll sort it after NFR. What surprised me more was that it was on YOUR bike! Engineer par excellence doing this!? :)