pushing my luck

[gsx]

Well deserved, love that bike

[yantosh]

went to change my spring yesterday, soon as I unboxed the new spring something looked wrong, existing spring is 525lb.... and here is where it all went wrong , the new spring was ordered as an 8.5kg/mm,  so they sent me an 850lb spring.... I'd have been better of with a steel strut ... ah well , nothing that can't be swapped 

went for a hurl around Ayrshire on Friday night, bike didn't feel right, I need to sort the geometry, so it needs it's steering damper, turns out the anchor post needs bracing, if moving at any kind of pace the amount of steering input don't move the damper much at all ... add it to the list 

(but we need pictures) 

I had to sort out the back brake , I've not mentioned this have I?, I'd fitted the HRC green rear res tube... which I now know is shit for long term use, ended up with a seized master cylinder, so that got stripped , cleaned and made to work again, then I made myself something more fitting. Couldn't decide what to engrave on it, bike already has  Suzuki logo, GSXR, BFT... so i went full on nerd 

 

[yantosh]

got my bar end mirrors fitted, I must be getting old, indicators ...mirrors... where will it end?  To be fair, with the carbon Bandit lid you have fuck all hope of seeing much over your shoulder .... and.....i'm... auld 

the act of doing this pointed out something I've never really noticed, as soon as I get on my bike I automatically kick up the side stand , not a bad thing I hear you say ? No, not under normal circumstances, but when you've just adjusted the mirrors, have no hands on the bike and just let it roll onto the stand... it becomes an issue, catching a bike on one leg alone, before the nearby wall stops it for you is no mean feet, which evidently was beyond me 

so for now at least I now have black numberboards on the tail 

 

[geogsxr]

At least it never hit the Deck. Next week. Geo.

[yantosh]

7 hours ago, geogsxr said:

At least it never hit the Deck. Next week. Geo.

it done it once, trying to avoid it again  

[yantosh]

fat bastard spring out, slightly less fat bastard spring fitted....... 

see if I can get in in the bike tomorrow . 

Also blew the tire up, 18psi in the front was a bit shit..... funny that 

[yantosh]

shock's in, holes through the frame are handy for working on the rear end 

 

[GeorgeEI7KO]

Absolutely savage build. Very Spondon monster'esque I love it. Hats off to you Sir.

[jonny1bump]

Fantastic build, massive credit to you.

[yantosh]

and just to prove its not just for sunny sunday afternoons , it got to meet Havoc a few weeks ago 

(granted i won't be using it on salty roads) 

[yantosh]

cos i'm a twat I dropped it on the floor, indicator broke, so i'm making new ones , drew up the blanks and had friend with CNC lathe turn the blanks 

 

[yantosh]

indicators need replaced (repaired) again..... threads are obviously too much of a stress riser for UK roads 

[yantosh]

in other news, how reliable is my built in a shed bike ? 

 

1250  miles in 4 days ..... that'll do 

 

[jonny1bump]

Perfect weather too, nice one.

[Rncv]

@yantoshLove the build, I would like to do something similar in the future! 
 

Good picture at Ness point, probably the only good part about Lowestoft 

[yantosh]

18 hours ago, Rncv said:

@yantoshLove the build, I would like to do something similar in the future! 
 

Good picture at Ness point, probably the only good part about Lowestoft 

ice cream was ok 

[Madb]

On 8/21/2022 at 5:37 PM, Rncv said:

@yantoshLove the build, I would like to do something similar in the future! 
 

Good picture at Ness point, probably the only good part about Lowestoft 

Only good thing out of Lowestsoft is the road out.