GS1000 streetfighter idea w/ picture

[isleoman]

Hope you guys don't mind a "blog" style post, had some cool stuff happen today and thought I'd share. :-D

Hoping this'll help someone else if they have to go through this type of injury - it gets better with time. : )

So back in August of 08 I had a bad highside at the track on my GSXR due to a mechanical failure, leading to a rather severe clavicle (collarbone) fracture. Ended my racing season, yada yada yada.

The bone wound up looking like this: (not my pic but looks about the same as mine was)



Had to have 7 screws and a titanium plate installed by an orthopedic surgeon to stabilize the bone while it healed. Then 6 weeks of recovery, physical therapy etc. Was not fun by any means.

After the surgical repair it looked like this, not my pic but looks pretty much identical to my x-rays:



The plate was also painful in the mean time as the screws and plate were constantly poking and scratching me under the skin.

So today was the day to get the hardware removed. The surgery was quick and only took about 45 minutes under general anesthesia. The recovery so far is surprisingly painless - no pain meds needed at all.

Here's the plate and screws removed. The doc let me keep the hardware.

I plan on using the Ti plate as an exhaust hanger on the GS.

Six weeks and counting and I'm back on two wheels. :-)

80 GS1000 Glad your all recovered. Hope you don't mind another war story

Made a key chain out of my stainless plates from a broken arm. Serves as a reminder to never give up when you start to loose it on a bike. I know what you mean about having the plates and screws just under the surface. My arm was in a cast for a year. Had the plates removed and had to wear another cast for another three months.

I was 18 at the time and wanted those plates badly, so I asked the doctor and the head nurse politely before the start of the operation. When I finally came too in recovery the 60 year old nurse was leaning over me with my plates in a plastic bottle rattling them a few inches from my nose. She said here's your fricking plates!! That's all you been saying while you were unconscious through out the operation and in recovery. Guess I wanted those plates. Still have em.

That's over the top! Even if it doesn't work out as your exhaust hanger you have to mount that thing on the bike someplace just for good mojo!

NorCalSuperF

Ain't nothing but a thing without titanium bling...

Hope you guys don't mind a "blog" style post, had some cool stuff happen today and thought I'd share. :-D

Hoping this'll help someone else if they have to go through this type of injury - it gets better with time. : )

So back in August of 08 I had a bad highside at the track on my GSXR due to a mechanical failure, leading to a rather severe clavicle (collarbone) fracture. Ended my racing season, yada yada yada.

The bone wound up looking like this: (not my pic but looks about the same as mine was)



Had to have 7 screws and a titanium plate installed by an orthopedic surgeon to stabilize the bone while it healed. Then 6 weeks of recovery, physical therapy etc. Was not fun by any means.

After the surgical repair it looked like this, not my pic but looks pretty much identical to my x-rays:



The plate was also painful in the mean time as the screws and plate were constantly poking and scratching me under the skin.

So today was the day to get the hardware removed. The surgery was quick and only took about 45 minutes under general anesthesia. The recovery so far is surprisingly painless - no pain meds needed at all.

Here's the plate and screws removed. The doc let me keep the hardware.

I plan on using the Ti plate as an exhaust hanger on the GS.

Six weeks and counting and I'm back on two wheels. :-)

[salty_monk]

Hey 80GS1000!

Do you still have this pipe? I'm very interested!.

Too late matey... sorry



Looking good PJ

I really wish I wouldn't have read through this thread again. Looks like I may be getting a newer daily riding bike and now I'm seriously considering the monoshock on the 1100 now....

I bought the Earl's lines and fittings from www.anplumbing.com (great service/prices on Earl's products) and put them together. Measured the length of the hose runs from end to end for the oil lines and then cut a small piece of hose to practice on.

I tried various methods of cutting but what worked the best for me was wrapping the section to be cut tightly in stretchy electrical tape a few times and then making the cut with good quality hose cutter from Summit Racing.

Here's a good video on the assembly process. They use a chisel to cut the line so there are various methods of getting the cutting done.

Getting the hose ends into the fittings took a few practice runs on the test piece of hose, then I put together the "real" lines shown once comfortable with the assembly process.

Yeah he did

OK, here are few progress pics. My wife has been gracious enough to let me work on the bike in the house this winter to stave off those 25 degree garage temps. :-D

The stock clutch basket has rattled at idle ever since I bought the bike so it was sent out to GRC to have a Falicon heavy duty clutch kit installed. Stan did a very nice job, wish I could TIG weld like that!

It was reinstalled in the bike using half OEM clutch springs and half Barnett heavy duty springs to give an easier clutch pull over the all heavy duty springs which were in the bike last season.



An Earl's oil cooler and lines were installed to help keep temperatures in line. Bracket and cooler will be painted black once it warms up enough to paint.





I wasn't a fan of the way the Hindle can looked and the ghetto-fabulous exhaust hanger I had installed to test out the viability of the header system so...

I'm in the process of putting an eBay-special (read CHEAP!) 06 GSXR 1000 Ti Yoshi slipon on the bike right now.

This is a quick mockup to see how it looks and to take measurements etc - need to fab a couple of exhaust hangers.

PJ, did you make fab your own cooler lines?

[renobruce]

A bit of inspiration:

Awesome pic, PJ!! Very cool.

i love your thou....one thing that worries me slightly though is your cooler . i note its a curved one ...towards the wheel and it sits quite low.

now youve probably got it covered...but just to put my mind at ease ...you have checked that the muddy isnt gonna touch the cooler under heavy under braking havent you.

rory




ps ....been to the post office yet

No it won't touch, and yes the package is somewhere between the USA and UK at the moment...tell your m8 to watch for a package addressed to S. Affa

i love your thou....one thing that worries me slightly though is your cooler . i note its a curved one ...towards the wheel and it sits quite low.

now youve probably got it covered...but just to put my mind at ease ...you have checked that the muddy isnt gonna touch the cooler under heavy under braking havent you.

rory




ps ....been to the post office yet

A bit of inspiration:

The yoshi looks really good on your build. I would like to find one for my 1100. I have to say your bike is by far one of the nicest looking monoshock builds on here. A great point of reference.

Man I'm diggin that paint job it looks fantastic! Is that Yoshi a new mod?

Yep, the Yoshi pipe is replacing the fugly Hindle can and "hanger" on the bike previously.

OK, here are few progress pics. My wife has been gracious enough to let me work on the bike in the house this winter to stave off those 25 degree garage temps. :-D

The stock clutch basket has rattled at idle ever since I bought the bike so it was sent out to GRC to have a Falicon heavy duty clutch kit installed. Stan did a very nice job, wish I could TIG weld like that!

It was reinstalled in the bike using half OEM clutch springs and half Barnett heavy duty springs to give an easier clutch pull over the all heavy duty springs which were in the bike last season.



An Earl's oil cooler and lines were installed to help keep temperatures in line. Bracket and cooler will be painted black once it warms up enough to paint.





I wasn't a fan of the way the Hindle can looked and the ghetto-fabulous exhaust hanger I had installed to test out the viability of the header system so...

I'm in the process of putting an eBay-special (read CHEAP!) 06 GSXR 1000 Ti Yoshi slipon on the bike right now.

This is a quick mockup to see how it looks and to take measurements etc - need to fab a couple of exhaust hangers.

Man I'm diggin that paint job it looks fantastic! Is that Yoshi a new mod? I like the carb centerpiece on the table..