September 6th, 2011, 05:54 PM | #81 |
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Well this day just got waaaaaaay better, when I came back home I found the UPSD man had left me a surprise: MY 08+ FOOT CONTROLS!!!!. Even though it was already dark and is raining over here I already went ahead and installed them on the bike( straight bolt on BTW). I will be taking pics when the weather gets nicer, for now Im all soaked and pretty happy with my DW results.
Thanks to Kevin 2109 for selling the stuff and being such an awesome seller. |
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September 6th, 2011, 08:01 PM | #82 | |
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September 6th, 2011, 08:13 PM | #83 |
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do you know if the two bolts that hold the chain guard on are the same distance apart? I like the looks of the yamaha bison hugger
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September 6th, 2011, 08:55 PM | #84 | |
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September 6th, 2011, 08:56 PM | #85 | |
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September 6th, 2011, 09:09 PM | #86 |
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Coming along nicely so far!
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September 6th, 2011, 09:20 PM | #87 |
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Thank you, just wish my engine was here so I could mount it. My mechanic has been out of town for a while.
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September 7th, 2011, 05:30 PM | #88 |
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I'd love to see what you find as a hugger solution!
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September 7th, 2011, 06:43 PM | #89 |
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Since it has a complete 08+ rear wheel, I was kinda leaning towards the sportisi one.
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September 9th, 2011, 01:21 PM | #90 |
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I'm tired, I'm angry, my neck hurts from sleeping on a friends couch and I just got back from MD(stupid rain). But as soon as I got in got the pics I promised my fellow ninjetters.
here are the 08 foot controls installed on my pre gen: hope you like them. |
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September 9th, 2011, 02:13 PM | #91 |
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whao! great to know that the rearsets are compatible.
is the position any different (up, back, down, front)? was it a BEAR to mount the rear brake return spring? did the rear brake light 'activator' switch attach? |
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September 9th, 2011, 02:39 PM | #92 | |
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September 10th, 2011, 01:30 AM | #93 |
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odd, the pre-gen right rearset has 5 mounting bolt - 2 to the frame, 2 for the rear brake master cylinder, and 1 to mount the rear brake light activator.
and for the spring, even though your rearset came with it, was it pretty easy to attach it to the rear brake master cylinder? |
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September 10th, 2011, 01:39 AM | #94 |
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also, i am very curious, either you are real gutsy or tremendously lucky, how do you know those new gen parts will fit? (swing arm, rear controls, and the front wheel which you haven't tried yet)
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September 10th, 2011, 01:45 AM | #95 |
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also, are you gonna use the new-gen or the pre-gen rear brake caliper?
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New gen, it seems that is one of the few things that change( caliper bolt mounts are different). |
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September 10th, 2011, 08:56 AM | #97 | |
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September 10th, 2011, 01:56 PM | #98 |
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As far as I know I'm the first one around here that has stuck an actual 08+ swingarm to a pregen, but I know several people do the 08+ shock as an upgrade, I also know copperaxe has a pregen with new gen wheels( i guess he did that before me). I can't take all the credit, I give credit to the customfighters.com community since they inspired me and thaught me that everything fits everythign with enough "convincing" and elbow grease.
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September 10th, 2011, 07:32 PM | #99 |
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progress looks great
yes the new-gen shock on the pre-gen is fantastic. just throwing it out there. Get the sportisi if you can! that would look beautiful on a pregen. that and the 17" wheels would REALLY update the look of the bike, while still keeping the classic sport look that the pregen has. are you going to modify the fairing so that the bottom/front edge of the tank isn't exposed? all it would take is hacking up the fairing and attaching pieces to the tank, then a big round headlight. Or are you just going to do the headlight and not worry about you any fairings? |
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September 11th, 2011, 03:21 PM | #100 |
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Don't have a front fairing so that takes care of itself, as for the lights and gauges I kinda wanted to find me something semi old school/ cafe like so It had that vintage racer kinda look. I will start that once the engine is installed and I know that I have a running bike.
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September 14th, 2011, 11:51 AM | #101 |
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What types of headlights have you looked at? I've been checking in at customfighters, and have been looking to go the route you're going. Are you going to go with the headlight/fairing kits, or just slap some universal lights on, sans fairing? I've looked at the combos, but ~$200 is a little out of reach for those. Right now, I'm running with stock headlight and gauges on the stock mounting bracket. If I find something I like for cheap, I'll pull the bracket off and plop it on there. Nice work, btw. Coming along nicely!
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September 14th, 2011, 12:04 PM | #102 | |
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If you're good with fiberglass there was guy over on custom fighters that when and bought an old MC helmet and fiberglassed his headlight and stock gauges into it. lemme see if I can find the link. Its my favorite fighter here ya go: http://www.customfighters.com/forums...t=38318&page=3 |
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September 14th, 2011, 01:35 PM | #103 |
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Looking good so far, good luck with that project.
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September 14th, 2011, 01:47 PM | #104 | ||
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Yeah, I'm subscribed to this thread. His headlight conversion is way too farfetched for the looks of my project but is pretty damn awesome nonetheless. I actually liked his tail conversion a lot, I wonder if it would look awesome with the 08 up hardware. |
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September 14th, 2011, 03:13 PM | #105 |
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That helmet light is sick! Not something i would do either, but def sick! But the same as you said, I'm not keen on the round headlight myself, so have been looking around for something a little more "different". I kinda like the two smaller headlights, side-by-side. Depends on my mood.
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September 16th, 2011, 01:07 PM | #106 |
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So, I got my complete new gen shock from eBay, it looks brand spanking new!!!! Not bad for 50 bucks.
So I noticed is on the lowest setting, should I adjust it up a bit to get a taller/stiffer ride?, here is a pic: So after a little wrenching, cussin' and overall good times here it is all installed; I'm surprised it was a straight up bolt on. So there you have it folks, an 08+ complete rear wheel section installed on a pregen. On a related note, got a call form my mechanic telling me he was sorry for the delay and that he has been out of town, and... my engine is gonna be ready next week!!!!!. So, soon the little beast will have a functioning engine, I'm so happy Last futzed with by cerberusrex25; September 16th, 2011 at 03:24 PM. |
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September 16th, 2011, 02:36 PM | #107 |
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that. looks. great. I'm telling you, buy a hugger
try it out on the 1st setting where it is. See how you like it then go up from there. I'm 140 with gear and like mine set one up from the softest; solid through turns, but doesn't ride like a dump truck through turns. I'll be very interested once you get an entire J front end as well. Is that also a straight swap? How's the center stand work with the J swingarm? |
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September 24th, 2011, 03:24 PM | #108 |
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Well got a call from the mechanic today and it seems we had found a hiccup, so after spending the whole afternoon shopping for parts and 560 bucks later( labor included) my engine will finally be ready in a couple of weeks. This engine will run like a champ, new pistons, new rings, new cam shafts(one of the ones I originally had was slightly bent), complete carb rebuild,bored cylinders, all new gaskets and hoses. I am really looking forward to having my engine finally on my ninjette, then it will be ready to ride next season.
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September 24th, 2011, 04:29 PM | #109 |
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I think your mechanic is taking you for a ride.
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September 25th, 2011, 07:07 PM | #110 |
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my mechanic charged me only 350 for labor, the rest is all me and OEM parts. In fact I saved like 60 bucks by buying the parts myself, he orders from a place where crap is way overpriced. the extra cost was the pair of cam shafts I had to buy because the ones I had were a considerably( and very noticeably) warped, without that unexpected extra spendage the total cost was like 438 with parts. Trust me I have done my homework when it comes to mechanics, specially here in NoVA, they overprice the crap out of labor, Jason has been the cheapest one and does excellent work.
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September 27th, 2011, 12:59 AM | #111 |
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Dave, nice discovery with that 08+ rear setup on the 88-07!
Question: Have you been able to fit any sprokets and chain yet? I'm curious if the link requirement will stay the same or get smaller or bigger! |
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September 27th, 2011, 06:39 PM | #112 |
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Not yet, I will find out soon.
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October 23rd, 2011, 07:06 PM | #113 |
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Great looking project! I'm gonna follow this one for sure.
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October 24th, 2011, 07:51 AM | #114 |
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Great looking project.
Will keep an eye on your project for ideas on a Ninja 250 Street Fighter project after my CX500 Street Tracker Project. Nice Work! |
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October 25th, 2011, 01:16 PM | #115 |
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Hopefully after my engine drama is over I can finally move forward with it., who knew a set of piston rings was like the holy grail. It's been like a month of trying to get them form different places after Babbit's online messed up my order and lead me on instead of giving me a refund and fixing it. I found a local dealership that has guaranteed the part to come in by this friday, this beast will have a heart soon. For now I'm researching plastidip, this way I can go ahead and paint my frame an even Satin Black and make it look nice.
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October 26th, 2011, 10:52 AM | #116 |
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Cerberusrex25,
is this what you're going for as the end result? I know you're just getting it together now, but I'm curious as to the finished product. http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/51594...3_kpzbBZG-A-LB |
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October 26th, 2011, 11:14 AM | #117 | ||
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Kinda, I really like the small round light in the front. is not gonna be as sporty as this one, but you got the right idea. Im using the stocker tail with a few modifications and I'm also planning on fabricating a fiberglass cowl. Been working on my friend's space marine armor and I think I am comfortable enough with the materials to try it. |
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October 26th, 2011, 12:08 PM | #118 |
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That will look legit. If you get good results with the cowl, try making a whole new tail. The oem tail is a bit boxy and might kill the look.
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October 26th, 2011, 08:34 PM | #120 |
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BWAHAHAHA, I see what you did there!!!.
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