My Current Project

scooble · Post by **scooble** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 4:22 pm

cool! -- looks a bit like mine now =D>

Luders · Post by **Luders** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 4:37 pm

It's getting there and thanks for the idea for the tail piece, it certainly gives the bike a face lift from the original.

tg100 · Post by **tg100** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 11:08 am

Hi ludders, the frame on my bike is looking a bit tatty, under the silver paint of the frame its black.Did you polish past the black to achive the finish you got.

Luders · Post by **Luders** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 12:49 pm

Yes that's right, I believe the black is the undercoat Kawasaki used at the time.

It's a lot of work polishing it all back. I used a fine wet and dry to get back to the bare aluminium and then polished it back with brasso to get that finish.

There may well be easier ways to do this though, but if you have a polishing wheel, that will make life easier.

Luders · Post by **Luders** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:44 am

Here are some naked pictures of the bike.

I went for some of the BT090's in the end, as I couldn't get hold of any Alpha 10's.

I've added a cold air intake running into the front of the air box. The front end connects to the air intake scoop on the front of the nose cone.

I've fitted some of Sivert Raask's rearsets, which are slightly higher and further back than the OEM peg configuration.

On the front I've added some GSX1400 6 pot calipers

Tambo · Post by **Tambo** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:55 pm

=D> Very nice !

jonnykr1 · Post by **jonnykr1** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 9:38 pm

where those calipers a direct bolt on or did they need modifications? if so what needed to be done?

looking awsome btw

JanBros · Post by **JanBros** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 7:00 am

they are bolt on. same as Gixxer 1000 K1-2 calipers.

But from what I've heard, they don't perform better than 4-pots, but they add unsprung weight.

I thinck you're better off using 4-pots like from a CBR600RR '04, or SV1000. if you do a search on theforum, you'll find a topic on them.

Charles · Post by **Charles** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 7:30 am

JanBros wrote:they are bolt on.

You're sure, Jan? I thought you needed bushes to fit them? Those that reddevil used to make:

viewtopic.php?t=2886&highlight=bushes

Charles

Luders · Post by **Luders** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 9:14 am

You're correct Charles, I did use some of those caliper spacers.

This is the list I had of compatible calipers.

Kawasaki Tokico
ZX9R 2002
Z1000 -06
ZRX1200 04

Suzuki Tokico
GSXR 600 01– 03
Bandit 650 07-
GSXR 750 01– 03
GSXR 1000 01– 02
SV1000
Bandit 1250 07-
1400 GSX 03-04
1400 GSX 05-06
1400 GSXR 01-

Nissin Only:
600 CBR RR 03
600 CBR RR 04-05
600 CBR F-FS 01-02
600 CBR F-FS 04-05
900 CBR -93
900 CBR 94-97
900 CBR RR 98-99
900 Hornet 02- CC
900 Hornet 06-08
1000 VTR
1000 VTR F 04-05
1000 VTR SP1
1000 VTR SP2 04-05
CB1300 04-08

I'll let you know how they perform compared to the originals.

Charles · Post by **Charles** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 2:11 pm

Luders wrote: I'll let you know how they perform compared to the originals.

According to Red Devil they really were an improvement.

Charles

Luders · Post by **Luders** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 2:15 pm

They should be and I'll let you know when I get those Goodridge braided hoses Charles, I have a few other financial priorities this month.

Charles · Post by **Charles** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 2:17 pm

Luders wrote:They should be and I'll let you know when I get those Goodridge braided hoses Charles, I have a few other financial priorities this month.

No problem, so do I

jonnykr1 · Post by **jonnykr1** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:23 pm

does anyone have a set of those bushes forsale still or know where they can be gotten as the topic with them in is from 2008

cheers

jonny

JanBros · Post by **JanBros** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:45 pm

Charles wrote:
JanBros wrote:they are bolt on.
You're sure, Jan? I thought you needed bushes to fit them? Those that reddevil used to make:

viewtopic.php?t=2886&highlight=bushes

Charles

to me , that's as simple as "bolt on"