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Post a picture of your custom GS

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700 with 1150 wheel swap

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Wow, a lot of work went into NastyBastartd1 ! Whoever did that is an artist at heart.

Where can I get a set of those grips?
 
nvr2old said:
That bike looks great, Joe. It looks totally factory..of course, I would expect no less with anything you do. All of your modified bikes look perfectly executed. Nicely done, man.
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Thank ya Larry! That 1150 3.5" rear wheel mod could be done to literally any GS to improve grip and improve the stance. The front was fairly easy as soon as I figured out the spacing.
 
posplayr said:
Interesting looking bike, I was hoping for some rear shocks but it still has a nice feel to it.
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Yeah, its definitely a hard tail now, which gets a little interesting to ride where I live because of poor road maintenance. There's been more than a few times where I've felt like someone punched me in the kidneys when I couldn't avoid a bump or pothole. :(
 
Gregory said:
Wow, a lot of work went into NastyBastartd1 ! Whoever did that is an artist at heart.

Where can I get a set of those grips?
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To give credit where credit is due, this bike was originally dreamed up and built by a man named Jack Barron (owner of Custom Wild Rides, Yuba City). It's got a chopped frame and a custom rear fender, gas tank, and handle bars. It also had a custom air box, but that thing liked to stab the inside of my thighs when trying to back the bike up so I swapped it out for the pod air filters. I think the muffler was pulled off a junked acura.

Those grips are just kuryakyn grips, you can find them all over the place (ebay, amazon, biker barn, etc.) Here's a link to a set:

http://www.cruisercustomizing.com/kuryakyn-iso-grips-universal-78-inch-diameter-bars/part/KY-6241

I've also got a bar end mirror on the left side, and a helmet lock end on the right. I found the helmet lock on a clearance sale at a local harley davidson dealer.
 
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Pic of My 83 1000 Katana parked at work, needs a good polish and paint job when funds permit. Has 1170 Arias Kit, 89 GSXR cams, Nicely milled,ported and epoxied head,RS36 Carbs,Backcut gears , and 750 Oil pump. Keeps my arms stretched , and a smile on the face :)
 
Spot1000Kat said:
Pic of My 83 1000 Katana parked at work, needs a good polish and paint job when funds permit. Has 1170 Arias Kit, 89 GSXR cams, Nicely milled,ported and epoxied head,RS36 Carbs,Backcut gears , and 750 Oil pump. Keeps my arms stretched , and a smile on the face :)
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I think that would put a smile on anyone's face :D

Are you on the Katana Australia forum at all?
 
Yes Pete, same Name, based up in Townsville, lovely 28 Deg Celcius up here during the day, could do with some rain though, go a heap of spare GSX parts, if your chasing anything PM me. How's things in the southern part of the sunshine state.

cheers,

Darryl
 
Here is my great pretender. Got a new sponsor who sells Yamaha, so while the FJ motors are being built, this is what he gets.
How good are you at identifing the parts?
 
Spot1000Kat said:
Pic of My 83 1000 Katana parked at work, needs a good polish and paint job when funds permit. Has 1170 Arias Kit, 89 GSXR cams, Nicely milled,ported and epoxied head,RS36 Carbs,Backcut gears , and 750 Oil pump. Keeps my arms stretched , and a smile on the face :)
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Nicely milled, ported and epoxied head

"Nicely done heads" is what I call my company hear in Florida. Is there another company in your country with the same name. I am in the process of getting all the paper work to become a LLC. I have sent a couple of heads to the land down under but they were GSXR heads




.
 
stetracer said:
Nicely milled, ported and epoxied head

"Nicely done heads" is what I call my company hear in Florida. Is there another company in your country with the same name. I am in the process of getting all the paper work to become a LLC. I have sent a couple of heads to the land down under but they were GSXR heads




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Hi JD,

I only meant Nicely , as in Nicely Done, Not Done by Nicely. I ported it myself with a spare head over a few weeks, was a bit conservative , but my butt dyno definitely says it is a good improvement.I know I should have got it flowed checked/ and a dyno comparison, but a bit short on the coin side of things , so gave it a go anyway whilst cleaning the spare head up. Had .020 milled off , and recut the valve seats etc as well, will post a few pics if I can work out how to get them under the required size.
Cheers,
 
Spot1000Kat said:
Hi JD,

I only meant Nicely , as in Nicely Done, Not Done by Nicely. I ported it myself with a spare head over a few weeks, was a bit conservative , but my butt dyno definitely says it is a good improvement.I know I should have got it flowed checked/ and a dyno comparison, but a bit short on the coin side of things , so gave it a go anyway whilst cleaning the spare head up. Had .020 milled off , and recut the valve seats etc as well, will post a few pics if I can work out how to get them under the required size.
Cheers,
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That's cool. That is how I started doing my own heads because I was on a budget and I got a lot of good advice from a few great engine builders. The first head I ever did myself was also for my 82 Katana 1000 in the late 80's
 
Well I got rid of the street fighter look and put a stock headlight on it. I painted the bucket to match the wheels.
 
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