clivegto Posted August 14 Author Share Posted August 14 Fancy filler cap too. 3 Quote Link to comment
BillyR Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 Another vote for R1/R6 wheels, they make a noticeable difference. My last one i picked up as accident damaged (rear ended) subframe was bent so it got cut and and i fitted a 03 gsxr750 aftermarket race seat unit/subframe that was cheap on Eblag. Weighed less and looked a lot better. Replacing standard (heavy) exhaust system is another place to lose weight (cheaply...ish) Id imagine that more modern forks/arm/wheel combo will be even lighter. The fun with Busa's is to be had on fast A roads or motorways when its effortless high speed fun. Quote Link to comment
clivegto Posted August 15 Author Share Posted August 15 3 hours ago, BillyR said: Another vote for R1/R6 wheels, they make a noticeable difference. My last one i picked up as accident damaged (rear ended) subframe was bent so it got cut and and i fitted a 03 gsxr750 aftermarket race seat unit/subframe that was cheap on Eblag. Weighed less and looked a lot better. Replacing standard (heavy) exhaust system is another place to lose weight (cheaply...ish) Id imagine that more modern forks/arm/wheel combo will be even lighter. The fun with Busa's is to be had on fast A roads or motorways when its effortless high speed fun. I have gsxr1000k7 wheels, titanium exhaust and a blade seat unit which will be fixed before turbo time 7 Quote Link to comment
clivegto Posted September 3 Author Share Posted September 3 (edited) With the blue Streetfighter tank fitted the bars crushed my fingers against the tank. So I bought some longer bolts and made 4 spacers up to lift the risers from the top yoke. I'v had a ride round in the yard & it works well. Edited September 3 by clivegto 4 Quote Link to comment
TonyGee Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 whats wrong with a pair of Renthals 1 Quote Link to comment
clivegto Posted September 3 Author Share Posted September 3 33 minutes ago, TonyGee said: whats wrong with a pair of Renthals Nothing. Easy fix at this stage 2 Quote Link to comment
imago Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 9 minutes ago, clivegto said: Nothing. Easy fix at this stage I like the idea. Aside from the 'I made it myself' kick you get with stuff like that, it's one of those double take modifications where you know something's different but it takes a moment to work out exactly what. Quote Link to comment
clivegto Posted September 3 Author Share Posted September 3 14 minutes ago, imago said: I like the idea. Aside from the 'I made it myself' kick you get with stuff like that, it's one of those double take modifications where you know something's different but it takes a moment to work out exactly what. 32mm lift as thats all the break line would allow. 1 Quote Link to comment
clivegto Posted September 4 Author Share Posted September 4 Did some research on turbo setups on these motors and a lot of people junk the oilcooler completely. Not really likeing this idea I bought a Mocal Laminova oilcooler cooled by water of a guy on a FB selling page, even came with all the lines . Will be fitting this at a later stage. 5 Quote Link to comment
DAZ Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 Wonder if there would be any benefit in plumbing the turbo in if it's got water passages ? , not sure whether it's would run that much cooler as they're in the breeze more than a car , or whether it would just put more heat into the cooling system.... Quote Link to comment
clivegto Posted September 4 Author Share Posted September 4 11 minutes ago, DAZ said: Wonder if there would be any benefit in plumbing the turbo in if it's got water passages ? , not sure whether it's would run that much cooler as they're in the breeze more than a car , or whether it would just put more heat into the cooling system.... Tis a fair point, I'll ask Dodge. 1 Quote Link to comment
clivegto Posted September 4 Author Share Posted September 4 21 minutes ago, DAZ said: Wonder if there would be any benefit in plumbing the turbo in if it's got water passages ? , not sure whether it's would run that much cooler as they're in the breeze more than a car , or whether it would just put more heat into the cooling system.... Pointless apparently. 1 Quote Link to comment
Gixer1460 Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 4 hours ago, clivegto said: Pointless apparently. Not entirely! The water-cooling was essentially a reliability thing with cars to protect the plastic bearing cages from getting cooked after a hot shut-down as no one can be bothered to idle an engine for 30 seconds! If no water, then a longer cool down is more important 1 Quote Link to comment
clivegto Posted September 4 Author Share Posted September 4 17 minutes ago, Gixer1460 said: Not entirely! The water-cooling was essentially a reliability thing with cars to protect the plastic bearing cages from getting cooked after a hot shut-down as no one can be bothered to idle an engine for 30 seconds! If no water, then a longer cool down is more important Thanks it's good advice. Dodge and Daz Rose both told me this evening that it's not essential and they don't know any one else cooling there turbos with water and to be fair I don't on my oil cooled bikes either. Quote Link to comment
clivegto Posted September 4 Author Share Posted September 4 4 hours ago, bunk said: Heat exchangers are genius. Looks cool Quote Link to comment
baldrick Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 (edited) On 9/4/2024 at 3:51 PM, clivegto said: Did some research on turbo setups on these motors and a lot of people junk the oilcooler completely. Not really likeing this idea I bought a Mocal Laminova oilcooler cooled by water of a guy on a FB selling page, even came with all the lines . Will be fitting this at a later stage. i ditched my oil cooler a couple of years ago, whenm the original rotted, as i was gonna fit a turbo. it works fine without it to be honest, but i dont commute through cities etc. Edited September 5 by baldrick 1 Quote Link to comment
clivegto Posted September 5 Author Share Posted September 5 3 hours ago, baldrick said: i ditched my oil cooler a couple of years ago, whenm the original rotted, as i was gonna fit a turbo. it works fine without it to be honest, but i dont commute through cities etc. I'd be I'd be interested to to see a pic of your busa if you have one. Quote Link to comment
baldrick Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 its not finished mate ill get a pic over the weekend for you. 1 Quote Link to comment
baldrick Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 here you go mate. its mid build after i stripped it down and sold off the single sider and front end etc. its now sporting a r1 front end in custom yokes, r1 wheels and an extended swingarm. gsxr k1 seat unit went binwards and i got a mate to build a one off subframe battery box etc, but due to mke having 2 fucked knees i need to raise it some more so its off the bike. i used all genuine parts as pattern stuff is usually rubbish. ive a fair way to go, but its taking shape 4 Quote Link to comment
baldrick Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 i started a thread on it a couple of years buck but stopped contributing when it became a shitfest. i dont need the grief tbh, so sacked it off. 2 Quote Link to comment
clivegto Posted September 10 Author Share Posted September 10 37 minutes ago, baldrick said: i started a thread on it a couple of years buck but stopped contributing when it became a shitfest. i dont need the grief tbh, so sacked it off. I remember that. Thanks for the pics it's all interesting to me bud 1 Quote Link to comment
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