GS1000 streetfighter idea w/ picture

[salty_monk]

Great, that gives you all of June for test riding then

You're paying someone else to do the work for you now... we'd best be seeing this bike in July in that case!!

Hah, yep. Riding a GS to a GS rally? Stranger things have happened.

From here on out it's gonna look like this:

Forks rebuilt with new oil/heavier springs.

Engine rebuild scaled back due to time/cost considerations to restoring compression - new pistons, rings, 1085 or 1100 cc overbore, valves if needed.

Bodywork paint - tank, seat trim, tail

Battery relocation version 2.0 w/ GSXR 1100 battery box

4-2-1 header for more ground clearance and midrange grunt

New Dyna coils and plug leads

Maybe a bit more frame bracing

Tank coated on the inside with POR-15

[salty_monk]

You're paying someone else to do the work for you now... we'd best be seeing this bike in July in that case!!

Quick update-

Making forward progress on the bike again. I removed the GSXR 1000 forks from the front end last night. Later on tonight I'm taking them over to our local roadracing suspension guru Corporate Suspension to have the forks rebuilt with new oil and some 1.0 kg/mm Racetech springs. The stock Gixxer springs were much too soft so the front end felt vague and was using too much travel and was coming close to bottoming out. These new springs should provide a much firmer, more precise feel to the front end.

Hey PJ,

Where did you source that seat??

Dan

I got it on eBay.

[salty_monk]

Hey PJ,

Where did you source that seat??

Dan

Holy smokin' guacamolie, that's a sweet bike...naturally you (80GS1000) would come up with it...:-D

-KR

YJ's bike was the inspiration for this project - didn't know that retrofitting modern GSXR suspension including a monoshock on a GS was possible till I saw pics of his bike.

Holy smokin' guacamolie, that's a sweet bike...naturally you (80GS1000) would come up with it...:-D

-KR

YJ-

x 1000

Spent some time out on mine recently,

Racetecs are good but I have some hot snot Avon Viper track tyres to fit..

Goes stops and scares the hell outta everything out there.. :-D

Lads at work laughed all the way to the traffic lights.... then they changed

:shock::shock:

YJ

http://forum.oldskoolsuzuki.info/cgi-bin/Yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1210186788/0

That is an outstanding piece of work. I am all about individualism and that is what mods are about. I am currently trying to modify my "79" GS1000L, I want to put a wider tire on (200) it like yours, where did you get your swingarm from?,the one you have rocks.

It's a 2006 GSXR 1000 swingarm with a 180 tire mounted on a 5.5x17" rim.

Beautiful pics

That is an outstanding piece of work. I am all about individualism and that is what mods are about. I am currently trying to modify my "79" GS1000L, I want to put a wider tire on (200) it like yours, where did you get your swingarm from?,the one you have rocks.

BTW, from what i have heard it is a very bad idea to do the gunkote in your kitchen, the stuff really really stinks and the smell will never leave. might be best to find a cheapo electric oven and hook it up outside.

+1!!!!!! Why do you think I haven't done mine yet? We're talking divorce court level reek here!

Jim

BTW, from what i have heard it is a very bad idea to do the gunkote in your kitchen, the stuff really really stinks and the smell will never leave. might be best to find a cheapo electric oven and hook it up outside.

I will just tell her I made dinner.... :-D

Seriously, thanks for that, I wouldn't want to upset her, she's the best.

YJ

[first timer]

BTW, from what i have heard it is a very bad idea to do the gunkote in your kitchen, the stuff really really stinks and the smell will never leave. might be best to find a cheapo electric oven and hook it up outside.