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  • Blower
    Forum Mentor
    • Jan 2006
    • 365
    • Finland

    #1

    Third time

    My supercharged and fuel injected EFE is beginning to look a little boring.
    So it?s time to make a "facelift".

    The starting point:



    First thing to do was a new belt guard:



    then the better flowing sc outlet:



    new stainless fuel rail for the E85 fuel:

  • Blower
    Forum Mentor
    • Jan 2006
    • 365
    • Finland

    #2
    Because the fueltank and tail/seat are going to redone the electric stuff need to relocate:



    main electrical things relocated and started to making the new fuel tank:









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    • Blower
      Forum Mentor
      • Jan 2006
      • 365
      • Finland

      #3
      Then was time for the seat/tail unit.

      Planning the lines:



      tail done:

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      • Blower
        Forum Mentor
        • Jan 2006
        • 365
        • Finland

        #4
        The engine needs new update too.

        Original EFE cylinder block without cylinder liners:



        1100 GSXR liners and Hayabusa pistons:



        new big block (1360 cc) done:



        to be continued...

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        • Agemax
          Forum Guru
          • Apr 2008
          • 8371
          • plymouth uk

          #5
          wow, lovely bike. i am loving the new tank and seat unit. engine looks awesome as well.
          are you going to paint the tank or polish it as before?
          1978 GS1085.

          Just remember, an opinion without 3.14 is just an onion!

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          • Crankthat

            #6
            :d dude :d

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            • steve murdoch
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              Past Site Supporter
              • May 2004
              • 8489
              • St. Catharines, On.

              #7
              How you figure that starting point is "boring" is beyond me. lol.
              Amazing work as usual, Blower.
              2@ \'78 GS1000

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              • Blower
                Forum Mentor
                • Jan 2006
                • 365
                • Finland

                #8
                Originally posted by Agemax
                wow, lovely bike. i am loving the new tank and seat unit. engine looks awesome as well.
                are you going to paint the tank or polish it as before?
                It wasn?t polished before. It was painted with chrome paint.
                I?m going to leave the tank and seat unit finish after eccentric grinder and 1500 grit grinding disc.

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                • 81ZUKI75
                  Forum Mentor
                  • Jun 2008
                  • 364
                  • TN

                  #9
                  You sir, have skills...

                  Amazing.

                  Really like the new look.
                  sigpic
                  1981 Suzuki GS750E (one owner), 1982 Suzuki GS750T (my "tinker" toy), Previous (First) Bike: 1979 GS425 (long gone)
                  2002 Suzuki Bandit 1200S (new to me in 11/2011)

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                  • Blower
                    Forum Mentor
                    • Jan 2006
                    • 365
                    • Finland

                    #10
                    Thanks for your positive comments!

                    Yesterday and today I?ve been working with the seat lock and glued & formed the seat padding.

                    It?s not finished yet, it needs more forming before I can take it to the saddle maker:

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                    • boontonmike
                      Forum Mentor
                      • Feb 2010
                      • 340
                      • NJ

                      #11
                      Great work !
                      1978 GS550 E
                      673cc swap / the hot rod

                      2013 GSXR
                      New daily rider

                      2012 RMZ450
                      for playing in the dirt

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                      • Bevo

                        #12
                        Amazing work!!
                        You got skills!!

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                        • wkmpt

                          #13
                          That is a really, really, awesome looking motorcycle. In either the "before" or "after" incarnation.

                          I bet (if you haven't) you'd have no problem at all getting that bike into some magazines if you sent out some pics and such.

                          I really like how in the first incarnation, the nose of the fairing really matched the tail of the bike, are you going to do a similar thing for the new tail?

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                          • Blower
                            Forum Mentor
                            • Jan 2006
                            • 365
                            • Finland

                            #14
                            Originally posted by wkmpt
                            That is a really, really, awesome looking motorcycle. In either the "before" or "after" incarnation.

                            I bet (if you haven't) you'd have no problem at all getting that bike into some magazines if you sent out some pics and such.

                            I really like how in the first incarnation, the nose of the fairing really matched the tail of the bike, are you going to do a similar thing for the new tail?
                            I try to keep it simple this time so no front fairing, only 7" round headlamp.

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                            • Charlie G
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                              • Feb 2009
                              • 6440
                              • Siskiyou county

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Blower
                              I try to keep it simple this time so no front fairing, only 7" round headlamp.
                              I think your on to a good idea with this approach.

                              cg
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                              83 GS1100g
                              2006 Triumph Sprint ST 1050

                              Ohhhh!........Torque sweet Temptress.........always whispering.... a murmuring Siren

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