A pair of projects

[Arnie]

Urban_Legend asked, "What is the most painless, cost effective and straight forward upgrade?"


Replace the rear wheel with a 17" GSXR wheel assembly.
That includes the wheel, sprocket carrier, brake carrier and caliper.
Basically, everything from the inside of the left swingarm to the inside of the right swingarm.

Then you can start on all the other upgrades :-)

[Urban_Legend]

All de-greased and cleaned. decision time (colours and mods) will get frame media blasted and powder coated (wheels too) Not sure whether to polish the swing arm or paint it too??

[fj1289]

If you want to keep a budget, you can try this for the frame instead of powder coating:

http://www.psychobike.com/forums/streetbike-dragbike/26006-painting-frame.html

[ribbert]

If you want to keep a budget, you can try this for the frame instead of powder coating:

http://www.psychobike.com/forums/streetbike-dragbike/26006-painting-frame.html

What an excellent tip, love it!
The close ups look good with just the right gloss level and texture.

Noel

[Urban_Legend]

If you want to keep a budget, you can try this for the frame instead of powder coating:

http://www.psychobike.com/forums/streetbike-dragbike/26006-painting-frame.html

Thanks for the link.....looks good. Still deciding on weather to try it.

[aviationfred]

Urban_Legend asked, "What is the most painless, cost effective and straight forward upgrade?"


Replace the rear wheel with a 17" GSXR wheel assembly.
That includes the wheel, sprocket carrier, brake carrier and caliper.
Basically, everything from the inside of the left swingarm to the inside of the right swingarm.

Then you can start on all the other upgrades :-)

The above 17" rear wheel mod. IMO.... (a must have for a street fighter)


I see that you have the swing arm off. A fairly easy mod is to swap in a 89'/90 swing arm. The benifits are that you can use a set of adjustable dog bones and change the ride height at will.

Fred

[X-Ray]

That bedliner spray looks fantastic. Oooh, new member from Grafton, guess where our rally is being held next year..........   

[Urban_Legend]

When is the rally. Would love to have it done in time. Just have to sell my Triumph Daytona to get Tue funds to do it right.

[Urban_Legend]

Ok. So I have started getting parts together for the bike. 2 new belly pans on order , and a front fender and tank rubbers on order from RPM. Seems like GSXR rear wheels and hens teeth have a lot in common here in Australia. Might have to stick with standard stuff for now. I am also trying to source a CBR F4i rear shock, but no luck so far. Will get the frame and wheels media blasted nex week and try and get colours onthem ASAP.

Motor and forks hopefully start their rebuilds next week too.

[aviationfred]

. I am also trying to source a CBR F4i rear shock, but no luck so far.

I have a CBR F4i shock that I can send for the cost of shipping.

Fred

[Urban_Legend]

Sounds good Fred. How do we arrange this? Postage from USA can be quite high.

[Urban_Legend]

Has anyone fitted a tyre hugger to the FJ swing arm before? Looking to eliminate the rear mud guard /fender.
Which ones fit best?
Can the battery be relocated to in the Duck tail? looking at cleaning up the airbox area on my second FJ for the street fighter look. Where else can the battery be located?

[FJmonkey]

Has anyone fitted a tyre hugger to the FJ swing arm before? Looking to eliminate the rear mud guard /fender.
Which ones fit best?
Can the battery be relocated to in the Duck tail? looking at cleaning up the airbox area on my second FJ for the street fighter look. Where else can the battery be located?

A few of us have fitted huggers, myself included. I will post up a pic or two my 92 GSXR unit today. Its not pretty yet, it needs some TLC and Red paint but it is mounted. LAMike has a nicer one fitted to his FJ swing arm...

[X-Ray]

Mmmmm, watching this closely as I have sitting in my shed a very neglected '92 1200 that has recently been left with me. This bike will need a full ground up rebuild, will start a new thread on this once I am sure I am keeping it,   

[Urban_Legend]

Been a big week for the FJ (need a good name for her). She is a high maintenance girl though. Spent about $3k on new bits for her - Belly pan, RPM stainless exhaust, front fender plus lots of small bits and new Sidchrome tool kit (the Kmart flexy tools weren't cutting it).

Her frame and wheels are getting media blasted and powder coated this week, then hopefully  I can start putting her back together. I was going to upgrade to a GSXR rear wheel, but the lack of availability and price (have already blown the budget big time) and still trying to source a new rear shock (something less than $900 would be good).

will post pics of frame and wheels plus build up and I go.