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InfiniteWhiskey's build/story thread. [Pic heavy]
First post on the site. Didn't know whether to post this here or in farkles.
Anyway, I've been lurking for a while, so I'm glad I'm finally making a post. This bike is my take on modern streetfighter/cafe racer style bikes. I pretty much finished it for right now since I'm kinda low on money and time (broke college student). The last big aesthetic change would be a new seat. Aside from that, what I have left to do is to add spoked rims, a 46T sprocket, hack off some parts, maybe a new exhaust, install new cams/gears and have them re-finished at Yoshimura, redo the underseat tray with P-clamps, chop down the front fender, and add a rear fender. I'll make a list of current mods at the bottom of this post. All of this is also documented on my instagram (yeah, yeah I know). P.S. Sorry if the formatting sucks. I'll try and fix it if there are problems. When I first got her, along with my buddy and his new (to him) 600rr. Quote:
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May 11th, 2013, 01:39 AM | #2 | ||
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I also ran into some fitment problems with the clip-ons and the tank, but everything worked out. My main complaint is that I wanted the bars more angled towards the inside of the bike (like a reverse V), but, instead, it's almost straight.
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There was a noticeable difference in how she handled. It was a lot more sensitive and easier to control. The position was uncomfortable for street riding but for twisties, it was awesome. Plus it made the bike look a lot different. And here she is... All done... For now. : Quote:
She's not the best but she's mine and I love her Here's the mod list, based on what I can remember: GS500 headlight eBay 36mm headlight brackets eBay turn indicators eBay 36mm clip-ons with gold brackets and black bars. eBay bar end mirrors EX500 clutch perch + adjustable levers from rideitmoto.com Grips from rideitmoto.com Trail Tech Vapor speedo/tach Welded and powdercoated tank with painted bolts/gas cap. NGK spark plugs Removed airbox and relocated electronics + random wiring. Rejetted with Keihin jets (from jetsrus), needles shimmed with #? washers Custom 2-1 header, wrapped, and with an EX250J Yoshimura slip-on K&N Pods Custom coolant reservoir A&L Rearset adjusters eBay gold foot pegs Venhill SS brake line on rear Custom wrapped stock seat Removed passenger pegs Electronics + battery relocation to underseat pan. eBay integrated tail light with license plate bracket and light Brake light modulator from superbrightleds.com (Under $10, hell of a lot cheaper than other places) EX250J drain plug assembly edit: For some reason, the pictures in this comment are huge, so I'll just make an imgur album and link to it.
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May 11th, 2013, 07:35 AM | #3 |
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May 11th, 2013, 09:06 AM | #4 |
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Great thread!
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May 11th, 2013, 08:32 PM | #5 |
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Looking good, get your hands on an old street sign, it's nice thick aluminum. You can work wonders on that vapour mount, it's real easy to cut with a jigsaw. My friend restored a 74 Honda 750four and you would be amazed at how many brackets are made from a sign and how good they look.
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May 11th, 2013, 09:08 PM | #6 | ||
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May 13th, 2013, 02:33 PM | #7 |
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Your bike is pretty sick! Love what you've done to it!
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May 13th, 2013, 08:58 PM | #8 |
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Thanks!
__________________________ Last night I painted the chrome on my bucket matte white. Dunno how I found time for that and not for making a new speedo mount
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May 13th, 2013, 09:00 PM | #9 |
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How did you mount the magnet and sensor for the speedo?
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May 13th, 2013, 09:42 PM | #10 |
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For the sensor, I've seen pictures of people bolting it to a bracket next to the brake calipers on the right side of the bike. I was testing out the speedo so I just zip tied it there.
For the magnet, I JB welded it into one of the holes in the rotor. Both have held up fine for the past 4-5 months, though I'm planning on bolting the sensor on whenever I decide to take off my front wheel to cut up the front fender.
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May 14th, 2013, 11:32 AM | #11 |
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how is that exhaust performance wise? how does it feel etc. lol
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May 14th, 2013, 01:28 PM | #12 | |
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May 14th, 2013, 02:27 PM | #13 |
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did you just cut off the header and have it going through the balance pipe?
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May 14th, 2013, 08:36 PM | #14 | |
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May 18th, 2013, 11:19 AM | #15 |
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Would you recommend the vapor tach/speedo? I'm running a naked 250 right now and I think I'm gonna lose the gauge cluster and headlight.
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May 18th, 2013, 12:20 PM | #16 |
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I just put mine on a few days ago and it's nice to know how fast I'm going. I used the stock gauge harness and used the positive and negative of one of the back lights to power the trail tech.
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May 21st, 2013, 08:01 PM | #17 | |
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Yes, I'm sure. The main reason why I think the tach's off is cause I didn't get the wire with the resistor 600 ohm resistor in it. I still need to order it lol. If you do decide to pick one up, get the one for SV-650's.
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Here's the latest update:
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May 29th, 2013, 08:20 AM | #19 |
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If you load them as attachments, they are resized automatically.
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May 31st, 2013, 06:35 AM | #20 |
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You can always flip those bars upside down if they're too uncomfortable. Just bought the same pair and am gonna do just that.
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May 31st, 2013, 12:17 PM | #21 | |
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Ah. How come the pictures in my first post get resized? I'm still using the same method to post pictures (with the [.IMG] tag), so it's been bugging me as to why it's different.
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They're angled downwards by 10 degrees so I think it looks awkward to have them that way. There's also this type of clip on that's a little higher. Too bad I didn't come across when I was researching this stuff. All I saw were the WC ones. I think it would've helped with some clearance issues too.
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May 31st, 2013, 01:09 PM | #22 |
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This site isn't doing anything to the pictures that are linked between img tags. If the pics in your first post are certain size, it is because that actual picture between the img tags is that size. If later ones are larger, it has to be because you are linking to larger pictures.
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Did you put the clip ons above the triple clamp?? I can't tell from the pics.
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Dat. Header.
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June 1st, 2013, 05:34 PM | #25 |
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Can't even find time to glass my seat right now.
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dual on the right would look pretty cool man
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June 3rd, 2013, 01:08 PM | #28 |
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Is there any way to align these clip ons accurately or does everyone do them by feel/sight?
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June 3rd, 2013, 01:55 PM | #29 |
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Do you know if it's compatible? How do you hook up the coolant temp sensor?
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Fell in love with it after I saw it on the ducs. Still need to decide on what I'm gonna do lol.
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June 7th, 2013, 04:55 PM | #31 |
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Do you know what PPR setting works the best for the Tachometer on the Trail Tech gauge?? Which method did you use to hook up the wire?
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Infinitewhiskey, ..... you are too awesome.
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The PPR setting was either 1 or 2... don't remember. If you search, I believe there's a thread where someone clarifies. As for the tach cable, I don't remember which colors were which, so bear with me. The ground is connected to a bolt on the radiator that I sanded down to bare metal for a better grounding. The tach wire itself is tapped into the power wire for my left coil. If you wait until Monday-ish, I can get back to you with my PPR setting and pictures of my set up. Quote:
I originally wanted to save up and buy a rolling shell of the old Datsun 240z's and do a twin-turbo RB26DETT build but money is/was a huge issue. I think the total cost of my bike and the stuff I bought for it plus gear and insurance is less than half (maybe even a quarter) of what I'd probably spend on the Datsun project.
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This is an awesome thread! If you don't mind me asking, how much was it to get your tank fixed? I didn't realize it until after I bought it but mine has the exact same problem. Previous owner punched through it with the wrong fairing bolt and very crappily patched it up with something or other. I've been keeping the same long bolt on it because it holds most of the gas in, yet still leaks a little if I fill it above a certain point.
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You have to make sure that as you empty the tank, you get rid of all the gas vapor also because it may blow up from the welding. Some (lower-end) welding guys don't double check this, and I've heard some bad stories. There's a way to do it somewhere, I'll try and find it and get back to you. When you get it repainted, either get a color that won't significantly show imperfections, or make sure the welds are bondo'd/JB weld'd as smooth as possible. With a matte white powder coat, you can see some imperfections when you look at it up close. I think the guy who welded mine didn't really do a good job because there are 1-2 tiny bubbles that seem to be from the gasoline leaking out. So I recommend that after you get it welded, you should do a tank lining to make sure it doesn't leak out.
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Haven't really done much with the bike since the last post, but I've got a bunch of stuff waiting for me to use. Anyway, here we go!
Don't waste your time on this. Left a really cloudy coat and wore off really easily. If you're putting it on something that doesn't really come in contact with anything, go for it I guess. But unless it's white, it's gonna look like crap. Or maybe you could apply it to concrete before you do an oil change, but IMO cardboard is cheaper and better unless you spill a bunch. Quote:
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Painted the valve cover gloss black, since the silver stood out so much. I wanna wet sand it and paint again whenever time permits. I also want to paint the swing arm when I take it off to do maintenance and replace the sprockets and chain. Quote:
Here's a recent shot from the front. Need to take one from the side. Besides from the painted valve cover, can anyone spot a difference from the older pictures? Quote:
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July 30th, 2013, 09:39 PM | #37 |
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what stands are those? I'm looking into getting some so I can do proper maintenance on my bike(s) and I don't really have a ton of cash for it
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July 30th, 2013, 09:46 PM | #38 |
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LP racing stands. IMO if you buy wanna them brand new, you might as well spring for pitbulls.
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Did you have to mount any spools for those stands?
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Nope, it's lifted up by the swing arm. It looks like this:
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