Blubber
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The way you type it... sounds to me like the side stand switch is still active.
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Hi and Welcome to OSS.
Please post a more detailed introduction. (There might be someone close to you.)
Congratulation on the purchase
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GIA
in Trick Frames
Nice to see this is still "on"
How is the gsx1400 frame project going?
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If asking for an opinion: The numberboard / headlight is the only item that distracts me from all your hard and nice detailed work.
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21 minutes ago, no class said:
...... yeahhh I know what you mean....I sometimes lay awake at night looking at porn too
Mechanical porn or lubed up porn?
Just asking for a friend
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6 hours ago, Dezza said:
Just wondering
Hanmā-shin Hamamatsu- The Hammer God of Hamamatsu- A brief history
Ancient depiction of the Hammer God, Hanma-shin
Up until the early 90’s Hanma-shin could be found in the Suzuki factory at Hamamatsu where he diligently watched over the work of Suzuki’s designers and technicians, blessing their work with his divine and mighty hammer and scroll. Legend has it that his hammer is made from the very same meteorite that crashed to earth and killed the Dinosaurs. It is also said that the in-line four Suzukis of the 80’s and early 90’s owed their explosive power and durability to the thunder of his mighty hammer, which he divinely bestowed on each and every machine that rolled off the production line. It is also written that he was never without his sacred scroll of engine tuning spells which were attached to his hammer handle by the power band from a GT750.
The story goes that only one man ever got to view the contents of his sacred scrolls. He was a young mechanic named Pops who, after glimpsing their contents, was promptly forced to flee in fear of divine retribution. Some say the Hanma-shin never fully recovered from the trauma. Things really started to go down hill for him shortly after that when he refused to bless a water cooled in-line four engine that was in development at the factory. He was rarely seen again after that.
By the late 90’s there were whispered rumours that night watchmen at the factory reported older production lines for EFEs and oil cooled GSXR engines just starting up of their own accord. Technicians working on Suzuki’s latest models reported missing front ends and swing arms as well as other cutting edge cycle parts. The legend goes that somewhere in the factory there is a hidden room where Hanma-shin has built a stable of the most perfect old skool Suzukis. The bikes that Suzuki should have built but never did. They are rumoured to be the perfect blend of old skool grunt and cutting edge bling.
For years after his disappearance there were reports of H*nda Firebl@des in the staff car park being found smashed. The management of the factory put this down to badly driven delivery trucks but staff reported that the bikes very clearly looked like they had been smashed by a huge mash hammer.
A long serving Suzuki executive told us that all rumours and sightings had abruptly ended around about the same time Suzuki had introduced the water-cooled Bandit. He said he thought this had been the last straw for Hanma-shin.
I am pleased to end this sad story on a high, for after many years in the wilderness, Hanma-shin has finally mastered the wonders of the internet. After months of surfing inane, confused and frankly pointless motorcycle “web dwellings” ( as he calls them) he was on the verge of raising his mighty Hammer to smash his 10th computer of the day when the “sage oracle” ( this is what he calls Google) suddenly spoke to him of a distant clan of mortals by the name of the OSS, who had not yielded but had instead stayed true to the ancient ways, forsaking all other things. Since then he has carefully observed that the OSS too live by the hammer and scroll and in turn has come to realise that the OSS is an Island sanctuary in all the interweb and indeed in all the world. Perhaps here, he thought he might find lasting peace.
Here at oldskoolsuzuki.info he truly believes he has found his spiritual home. A place were fellow Luddites burn the midnight oil in secret rooms toiling to create the perfect Oldskool Suzukis by pilfering incidentals from modern machinery. He also loves the rules so much, that he has a laminated copy and slipped it in beside his sacred scrolls. Henceforth he has pledged his mighty hammer and his blessing to our cause.
Hanma-shin has agreed to allow us to use his hammer as our symbol and his image as our emblem on our “interweb dwelling” ( website) on our machines and on our “tunics” ( hoodies n’ that).
Thank you Hanma-shin, may your blessing give us success and your hammer protect us.
OSS- Hanma-shin emblem for the back of our tunics?
The new OSS logo. Hanma-shin’s mighty hammer
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Or a RF, DR, a VX.....
Or maybe a earlier model registered later to up the guessing game
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Maybe a Savage.. or an Intruder?
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plus... the swing arm has spacers behind the dust seals . at least mine did.
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1 hour ago, TonyGee said:
ha ha yeah theirs 7 of em
sell them in parts......
if we are still talking about bikes. If your "kids" are the biological types... ignore my first suggestion. Dont want to come over all Jason Voorhees from the movie Friday the 13th
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13 minutes ago, TonyGee said:
why ?
Because you need "man" hands to operate the clutch of a EFE .
Viz knows.. because only his misses drives one
( it is called Valentino ) link
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Cool that your dad still likes to tinker
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Every time it surprises me that you can still get this stuff for your project.
Looks fresh too .. i mean.. not NOS stored for 30 years at a dealer.
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Hi and welcome to OSS.
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The new fiat 500 has a 900cc aircooled twin and a turbo. Dont know about the rev range of the fiat but it might work out on the motorcycle of the topic starter?
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1 minute ago, Captain Chaos said:
OldSkoolSarcasm
Yep.. that works for me.
Will check if the url is still available
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36 minutes ago, Richard said:
I have a custom bike with an oil cooled GSX-R1100 Engine. It starts ok and revs ok I can pull the clutch in and put it in gear and it still revs ok until I let out the clutch and set off and it will stall. There isn't a clutch switch or a side stand switch on the bike. It's been recently rewired and looks a bit iffy. Any ideas what the problem could be?
I think the problem will be that the previous owner did not include a custom loom?
That ...
Or it's gear box seized, clutch seized , clutch switch still active / side stand still active, diode for that f*cked
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11 minutes ago, vizman said:
RTFR
He just got the intro bit covered
he needs RTFM... read the flipping manual
ooohh wait,, its a custom bike... it should say RTFCM... read the flipping custom manual.
You're fooked mate... you will now need a big bore engine and a turbo to sort it the OSS way
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Download it to a tablet.. a hyroglyfic one ?
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Hi and welcome to OSS / Sarcasm Central
Please take the time to introduce yourself -> General section,
Also have a read of our rules - bookmarked in the general section / terms of use during your registration,
Get familiar with the site,
Maybe even try the search function on this site or the one on Google,
HTH
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mmmh... this is 1135cc vs 1157cc.
I can't remember what i did ( this was done 2008 ) it did not leave a big impression
I did use it with 4 single pod K&N filters hidden behind the EFE side panels... and a Sebring flat collector with a curly wurly custom link pipe hidden in the R1 swingarm to a Micron GP style - hydroformed - exhaust for a R6
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Back in my "proper" aircooled days.. i ran mikuni rs36 carbs on a stock EFE engine but with dialed in stock cams. Think it was set at 110 / 110°
It was very good combo .. lots of grins.
Downside: The action range was reduced to 160km .
Before that it had bandit 1200 carbs which was a sensible option. 240km between fuel stops .
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2 hours ago, Peterrr said:
Can never be much with only 85hp
Claimed 85 and at the crank too. Reports say low 70 bhp.
It is a nice addition to your katana's ..it has a katana -esque vibe to be
ET headlight cowl
in Air Cooled
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Try and broaden your seach, seach different countries , even search in different language. ( use google translate for that )
I have recently seen complete units (cowl, headlight and chrome trim) sell for no more than €70 an Eblag Italy.