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43 minutes ago, KennyKak said:
Timeserts look a lot better but over 200 quid for a fitting kit!!!!
Could buy new calipers for that or is there a cheaper kit out there?
Yeah their way to expencive
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25 minutes ago, TonyGee said:
if theirs enough meat then helicoil or go up a thread size, but that would mean drilling the mounting holes out.
feck im loosing it !!!! i was meant to say Timeserts
i never use helicoils anyway.
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if theirs enough meat then helicoil or go up a thread size, but that would mean drilling the mounting holes out.
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B12 forks would be better but if you want to use the B6 forks upgrade the springs and maybe thicker oil as they are very soft.
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looking great mate
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had the same issue with my 1100, went back to OEM plates and new OEM springs
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looks more like a 550
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a popular front end is off the GSXR1100 from the early 90's. but finding a good set of forks is getting harder, but a pretty easy swop.
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can i join in ? B12 with triumph front end, actually longer than standard B12 forks.
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51 minutes ago, Peterv said:
Yeah that is what I read also over here , about the airbox , thing is , it has these chrome sidecovers , and I absolutely HATE chrome on a bike (a chopper isn't a motorbike baby...;-) and take away these covers and it just looks like a big lump of plastic..
Also when I put the bike back on the road it has to be Mot'd again , and with all these EU inviromental shit I don't know if it will pas without an airbox..
I think I should take it firts there and then do the airbox , but then the engin needs to drop ..if all is painted and such ..not a nice option..
I do some carbon work on the side , maybe I'll take mold of these chrome things and replace them with carbon , I'm sure there is a market for these aswell..
cheers
Peter
you could always fit the airbox for now and get it on the road, then pull the carbs off and sacrifice the airbox by cutting it so it can be removed !! on my Katzuma it didn't look that bad as i didn't use the chrome covers. but a bit of carbon wrap might look ok.
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2 hours ago, Peterv said:
Cheers Tony
I will keep this foto as reference for my build..
Is there a reason you kept the airbox on the bike? I did read that they are all but impossible to remove..
But I think they look ugly and heavy... a couple of K&N 's and a stage kit would surely liven up the party...
Peter
this bike was a ground up build, started with the 750 frame and fitted a B12 engine, the problem i had was the B12 carb tops got in the way of the tank so went with the B600 32mm carbs, I decided to use a zuma airbox to save fucking around with jetting, it all worked out perfect with no changes to the settings of the carbs. its the same set up a 1200 inazuma uses and also the GS1200SS. I also like the way the bike runs with smaller carbs with the increase of bottom end and mid range grunt. im doing the same thing with the GS im building atm.
by the way you can't fit or remove the airbox with the engine in place, yeah i found out the hard way
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26 minutes ago, Peterv said:
I don't think I will modify the frame Tony , I would have to cut the beams on the top of the frame , and so will drasticly weaken the frame , cos on the top beams is where all the strengt is...
I don't know !!! with a bit of ingenuity it could be slimed down and strengthened with gussets. just having a look at my Katzuma project pic.
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4 hours ago, gs7_11 said:
The problem Hoppy will have is that there are 2 tap mounting hole spacings on Suzukis of this era, 44mm and 50mm.
The taps with no lever have a 50mm spacing and so far, I've never seen a suitable replacement with a lever.
yeah ive looked for a tap with the lever with 50mm spacing and had no luck !!!! the tap on my ET tank is 50mm but would prefer a RES position as I probably won't have/use a fuel gauge.
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7 minutes ago, Peterv said:
I allready got the ET tail and taillight , guilianni saddle , Paul , if all tanks fail (modefieing a et tank or a 1400)maybe I would look in a efe tank but not the complete EFE bodywork.
I did contemplate fitting an ET tank to my zuma but couldn't find anyone local who would take the tank mod's on, thats why i went down the Kat route. could of got the frame modified but decided against it in the end. I think the frame mod is the way to go as you could fit other tanks if needed at a later date.
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1 minute ago, Peterv said:
.I'm just trying to get a 80's look ET ..
you will have to do some major surgery on the underside of the ET tank to make it fit, or modify the frame. !!!
as to footrest hangers i used some thick ally plate and made my own, could never find zuma ones in the UK, but they doo come up sometimes over in France. if you click on the pic and zoom in you can see the hangers i made and bolted bandit pegs to it
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54 minutes ago, Peterv said:
Not looking for the katana look Tony , and aren't they as rare as hen's teeth by now??
the tanks are getting hard to find and fecking expensive
but they look good on a zuma 
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bandit footrest won't fit the zuma frame, completely different. as to the tank i'm with you on that, not keep meself !!!! but you will struggle to find a tank to fit, the top frame rails are to wide for a "normal" tank to fit without some surgery. but a Katana tank fits fairly easy.
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7 minutes ago, Fazz711 said:
It would be easier to swap engine than swap Suzuki shaft to chain.
Something like bandit or power screen motor.
its the only way to go
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2 minutes ago, BasilBrush said:
I reckon it`s a GS 1000 G with a shaft drive thingy, but I`m just guessing.
yeah but is he wanting to convert a shaft drive engine to chain !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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more info needed, what engine ?
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21 minutes ago, ProducerBill said:
Battery reading was 11.5VDC and heading up. We had been starting and stopping the bike so I guess I just accepted that it might be below 12VDC.
put it on charge for a while then you can do a proper charge test when running
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1 hour ago, ProducerBill said:
Well I am the big dumb-ey on this one. After reading the comments I went back to the start and re-measured. After testing everything at 5k rpm I found stator output was almost 100vac but DC at the battery was still at 11 vdc and going down. Thank god for my buddy who asked the question "Is the rectifier grounded?" Bingo! My dumb ass had used the rectifier mounting screw as a ground. One continuity check later and no connection to chassis ground was found. After relocating the ground to a better suited location and bang we are online. DC voltage at 11.5 and going up.
Thank you all for your help and thoughts. Someday my dumb ass phase will pass, but at 42 I am starting to wonder if that will ever happen.
ive seen reg/rec earth wire mounted to the electrical plate which is rubber mounted from the frame before
is the battery flat ? should be more Volts than 11.5 though
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7 minutes ago, clivegto said:
Just going to leave it for now but might paint it in the future.
!!!!!! your gona paint that lovely tank
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nice, is it getting polished or painted ?
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shame thats not a legal plate