GS1000 streetfighter idea w/ picture

[solo suzuki]

nice seat mister!

 

[Diamondj]

Yoshimura used GunKote as it disspates heat, if you just paint crankcases and heads they hold heat in which saps power.
Anyone know where I can get a litre of dark gey GunKote???
PJ make sure you get someone who knows what they are doing with regards to rebore..if they get it wrong it gets very expensive.

YJ

Gunkote is available at:

http://www.kgcoatings.com/

That's where I got mine for my GS1000. Haven't put it on yet as you need an oven to bake on the coating......

Jim

 

[YoshiJohnny]

Gunkote is available at:

http://www.kgcoatings.com/

That's where I got mine for my GS1000. Haven't put it on yet as you need an oven to bake on the coating......

Jim

Thanks Jim,

I will find an oven OR persuade Mrs Yosh to go shopping for an hour or two 8-[8-[

Nice seat PJ that will look much better...

Summer is just round the corner here and mine is nearly ready to rock and roll..

Wooooooohoooooooooooooooooo.....

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.

 

[YoshiJohnny]

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

 

[Diamondj]

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

 

[timeworks40]

Beautiful pics

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.

 

[80GS1000]

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.

 

[YoshiJohnny]

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

 

[80GS1000]

YJ-

x 1000

 

[Bad Kaw]

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

-KR

 

[80GS1000]

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.

 

[salty_monk]

Hey PJ,

Where did you source that seat??

Dan

 

[80GS1000]

Hey PJ,

Where did you source that seat??

Dan

I got it on eBay.

 

[80GS1000]

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.

 

[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!! :lol:

 

[80GS1000]

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

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

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]

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

 

[Bad Kaw]

Just make sure you post progress pics so I can get inspiration!
-KR

 

[80GS1000]

Suspension, brakes and tires day today.

Wiseco 1100cc piston kit is on order.

The GSXR 1000 forks are back from Jason @ Corporate Suspension. 1 kg/mm springs were installed along with new oil and fork seals. They feel goooood, Jason knows his stuff. The forks used to compress too easily, now they feel about perfect in spring stiffness.

The old Michelin Pilot Powers that were on the GS were getting close to the wear bars so a set of the Gixxer's BT-002 RS trackday takeoffs got mounted on the GS's rims. They had excellent stick on the track and still have a lot of center tread left.

Slightly molten from a trackday, GS bound:

After a few hundred GSXR street miles to scrub off the gooey bits:

they're bound for the GS wheels:

Got the wheels back from the shop and decided to inspect/service the brakes.

Set of EBC HH sintered front brake pads. Makes braking like hitting a brick wall in a good way. I tried this same compound at the track on the Gixxer and these pads made the rear end get really light going into corners, highly impressive. Can't wait to try them out on the GS.