gs1000g mild cafe build

[thebrandonbeezy]

That does sound nice!

Thanks mate, but im sure that 1150 you have sounds a lot meaner haha

 

[dorkburger]

Not necessarily. http://[URL=http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a590/dorkburger/20170205_170549_zpst9mj7hxk.mp4][/URL]

 

[thebrandonbeezy]

I didnt really take any pictures of the harness because i dread that kinda stuff and needed to concentrate so as not to half ass it. But i did notice last night that if i wiggled the handlebars the gear indicator lights would flicker and i did take pictures of that because i was mighty proud of what i did haha





Now im no professional with the soldering iron, but it held and works flawlessly. Only problem now is that i think that the tank sender got messed up in the fire. When i tested before the fire it read almost perfect now it gets stuck at just above e with a full tank. Ill be investigating this over the next few days.

 

[thebrandonbeezy]

Not necessarily. http://[URL=http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a590/dorkburger/20170205_170549_zpst9mj7hxk.mp4][/URL]

Man i swear i will have an 1150 one day.. such a beastly bike

 

[thebrandonbeezy]

Did you have do modify the katana header to fit the gs? Just the header, I am sure the mid and muffler would require tweaking...

The cool part is that the gs factory header has a smaller tube inside of the chrome tube. The kat header pipes fit snugly inbetween these, and really makes the install easy

 

[dbarale]

Thanks for the details

 

[thebrandonbeezy]

My roommate playing with the tig last month haha

 

[thebrandonbeezy]

Had a wind storm today and the gate blew down.. the gs is perfect for holding the gate so the pup doesn't get out haha

 

[850 Combat]

If you still have the two little chrome covers that go over the head pipe to muffler weld, I might want to buy them. They looked rusty, but not like the head pipes. They might clean up.

 

[thebrandonbeezy]

Theyre long gone

 

[Buffalo Bill]

Had a wind storm today and the gate blew down.. the gs is perfect for holding the gate so the pup doesn't get out haha

I been thinkin' that can would look mo-betta if you shortened it by 6-8 inches. Won't cost anything.

 

[thebrandonbeezy]

I been thinkin' that can would look mo-betta if you shortened it by 6-8 inches. Won't cost anything.

I too have thought this, im going to pull it apart this weekend for cleaning and polishing, night chop it down a bit

 

[thebrandonbeezy]

There?

 

[Guest]

There?

Too much, IMO. I would cut it so the can ends just in front of the lower shock mount, about where the 'c' is in Vance on the logo. Of course, you know how the old saying about opinions goes...


Mark

 

[thebrandonbeezy]

The end of the aluminum or sot that the end of the tip will be at the shock?

 

[Buffalo Bill]

As an artist, I would find the “magic” proportion.
Measure the can, not the ends, cut off 1/3.

 

[Guest]

The end of the aluminum or sot that the end of the tip will be at the shock?

The end of the can, I would leave the tip going past the shock mount a bit.

As an artist, I would find the ?magic? proportion.
Measure the can, not the ends, cut off 1/3.

That doesn't sound too crazy to me, should end up in the same ballpark as my suggestion.


Mark

 

[thebrandonbeezy]

Yeah, im liking it. Think im finally gonna polish out the header tonight too

 

[thebrandonbeezy]

Ill post pics. I need to do all the free crap anyways while im saving for the next round of crap i have to buy

 

[dorkburger]

Before you chop up the can, why not cover the questioned part with black tape, step back and have a look see. So you dont have to uncut it