kja.busa Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 (edited) Been messing with this for a few months, it started off as a bare frame, I had a 600 engine in the depths of the shed too, so I got it to rolling chassis stage fairily easily and added the engine. I decided I wanted to build an unfaired streetbike, nothing too radical but hopefully make it look credible. The top yoke was drilled and some cheap bar clamps added, with a hefty spacer on the underside to keep it all secure. I soon decided the srad rear panels had to go, too bulky, but I wasn't sure what to replace them with. A mate has a gsxr1000k3 and the seat unit is a lot sleeker. So I sourced some chinese plastics to suit and an oem tail light. Modified GSX1400 headlight brackets and an aftermarket headlight were also sourced. I also saw a bellypan for a GSF600, the B-King wannabe, so I got one of those too. By this time the bike resembled this....... With the K3 seat unit it was obvious the seat subframe needed surgery too....... Edited September 18, 2015 by kja.busa Quote
Captain Chaos Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 that seat unit is way too long, looks crap. IMO a tailpiece should not stick out further than the rear tyre.For the rest this project looks promising. 1 Quote
R1guy Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 that seat unit is way too long, looks crap. IMO a tailpiece should not stick out further than the rear tyre. 100% agreed Quote
kja.busa Posted September 18, 2015 Author Posted September 18, 2015 Hopefully I'll get the subframe cut and shut finished tomorrow so it should fit and look better, although I do see what you mean. 1 Quote
kja.busa Posted September 19, 2015 Author Posted September 19, 2015 Abit more done today, the seat unit fits better, but the rear crossmember of the subframe needs removing altogether, so more welding. Homemade clock brackets mount the clocks to the top yoke, b-king bars, TL1000 hugger and a fairing meant for a gsx1400 have been added too. The subframe is almost there, the seat doesn't quite fit right so that will need trimming to get it closer to the tank. 1 Quote
Hayabuser Posted December 6, 2015 Posted December 6, 2015 I like it! I don't even mind the long tail, something that you'll appreciate if you ever ride in the rain. My 80 GS11 has an abbreviated tail and it looks really cool, but the muddy skunk stripes up my back after a wet ride make me look pretty lame. 1 Quote
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