wow how big of a slacker am i? I pretty much did absolutely nothing over that last winter. Although since then over the summer and stuff, thatkid has helped me put a custom passenger seat on the airtech tail, we sync'd our carbs together, he helped me install an R6 front MC (from him), carbon fiber levers, fixed the rear brake not bleeding problem (he's got pics of it somewhere, it was really messed up) i purchased pod filters (although i'm going to need a flo commander because although it's running ok and I gained some MPG, i still am losing some power). We relocated the mount for my FTC res, put the rear passenger pegs on to go with the passenger seat. oh god and i almost forgot! I got frame coolers! those need to be touched up a little as well. I also got my headers sandblasted by a friend and then I painted them with high temp paint at the beginning of the summer (although they are starting to rust already so I think i will end up wrapping them and possibly go with a custom bent undertail if it's in the budget this winter).
So plans have somewhat changed this winter. There are some issues right now with the bike but since it's riding season and it's rideable i'm putting those on the backburner for now. For this winter i'd like to:
-Get the frame, subframe and swingarm powdercoated. The swingarm also has a dent that i'd like to have taken out as well.
-Repaint rear MC and caliper, and get some new brake pads all around (Rear Caliper has been rebuild and repainted, just waiting for new pads to arrive) 8/28
-Buy a paint gun and attempt a somewhat professional repainting job of my fairings. They also need a little re-fiber-glassing touch up
-YZF mirrors with integrated turn signals. I have never had turn signals on my bike so hopefully this won't be a huge headache wiring them up. but i sort of know it will be Mirrors are now on the bike, just not wired up yet. 8/28
-thatkid is working on a template so I can use his R6 calipers on my 89 front forks. I'll prob. look into getting new fork springs as well because mine dips real bad when i'm hard on the brakes
-rebuild my rear shock. I have a fox TC and I am going to talk to modking for some pointers. to go along with that one of my dogbones is bent. i'm going to have thatkid make me up some new ones (he just doesn't know it yet!
)I do not have a Fox TC I have a WP rear shock. there is a guy i found in southern WI that rebuilds shocks for $35+parts. 8/28
I need new pegs as well. I have never had the correct pegs on mine. they are broken off and the left is on the right and vice versa. thatkid never lets me hear the end of it haha
-I really want to go with the ford coil conversion as well as some iridium IX plugs. I haven't got around to trying them yet. ordered, should be coming in shortly 8/28
-Check valve clearance and re-shim back to specs.
-repack and paint my exhaust. I am also throwing around the idea of an undertail exhaust depending on where i am in the budget for the project and if i can find a place that does mandrel bends.
-flo commander (and possibly remote, again, budget) for the pods
-relocate radiator overflow (i have had way too many "is that NOS!?!" comments (although i Love thatkids 1337mounting skillzzzz))
-I'm torn between getting the headers wrapped or coated. I'm betting on wrapped because it will be infinitely cheaper
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-New Grips
-New Emulsion tubes
I'm also going to make a build goal of $1500. I know that it wont be an investment where i'll get "more out than i put in," but i think i will love the learning experience and the fact that I did all the work to my bike. it won't just be like everyone else's gsxr or r6
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That's all I can think of right now. Don't worry i'm sure there's tons more that i'm missing. The list is damn intimidating and it might not even happen unless I can convince thatkid to let me store my bike over at his place for the winter and work on it there. Well, he's fine with it, it's his dad that would be losing his basement space.....
but once it's there, i'll have the advantage of having a modding god at my disposal with one fzr rebuild already under his belt (or is it two?)
the way the bike sits now
Id paint the tail orange too though i think.
, i like the alternating orange and black, i don't think i'll go for one solid color. but it's definitely going to be clean. no decals or stickers or anything crazy. Just a clean frame, clean fairings, clean engine. I feel like i'm getting so far ahead of myself because although i'll have help (i hope!!) this will still be my first experience completely disassembling and reassembling a motorcycle.
