GS550E Project "Kafebiku"

[Kodak]

Great build. I'm interested in making a similar electronic tray/seat pan. What gauge metal and how did you make your clean bends in the tray?

[Guest]

Great build. I'm interested in making a similar electronic tray/seat pan. What gauge metal and how did you make your clean bends in the tray?

Thank you! I used a metal bender to make the bends.

[Guest]

Does anyone have a link for the math to calculate wheel travel vs. shock travel?

[Chuck78]

If you find the appropriate geometry calculations for the correct type of triangle to find angles and lengths of sides, you will get there.

[Guest]

Been MIA for a while. Busy with other project and life.

Got the custom shocks from Hagon with all new hardware.

[Guest]

Made the gauge bracket and had it cut from 18g steel. Also got the headlight mounted.

[Guest]

Rebuilt the carbs, new boots, hardware and velocity stacks.

[Guest]

Made a bracket inside the hump for the tail/brake/turnsignal lights.

[Guest]

Next started work on the exhaust. header pipes were first.

[Guest]

Next was the merge and muffler section. Still need to add spring tabs and a bracket to hold the muffler. Very happy the way this turned out. All stainless tubing and back-purged for best results.

[Guest]

Received the C5 Ignition system. Almost time to fire this thing up.

[Guest]

Rebuilt the GSXR front brakes.

[posplayr]

Love the 4:2:1 exhaust. Not sure how I missed this build. Bike looks great

[dorkburger]

Agreed, the exhaust looks great. I like that you reused the original finned collars thar connect the pipes to the head.

[Sam 78 GS750]

Glad to see you back at it. I was keeping an eye on your build last year... Good stuff going on here