Topic: The Quest for Brakes and Suspension: GSX-R Treats

[sethdhawkins]

Teaser number two:


This will all be buried in candy apple. It's gonna be stellar.

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Nice. Like the Old School lace stencil. Great fade, too.

[sethdhawkins]

It's a black pearl (literally black pearls in clear). I certainly can't wait for the candy apple red.  I'm debating a silver pinstripe around the edge. Any thoughts?

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

It's a black pearl (literally black pearls in clear). I certainly can't wait for the candy apple red.  I'm debating a silver pinstripe around the edge. Any thoughts?

I'm not sure if it needs it.

[timbo750]

That looks awsome!!!

Project 1 CB750 - http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=126864

[calj737]

I'd encourage the silver pinstripe to separate the red and black. Else, the 2 colors will always "bleed" together visually. Needn't be wide, just 1/16" or so. The shadow is very nicely done.

[Terry in Australia]

I'd encourage the silver pinstripe to separate the red and black. Else, the 2 colors will always "bleed" together visually. Needn't be wide, just 1/16" or so. The shadow is very nicely done.

+1 Seth, that will look brilliant! I've got a "laced" tank in my garage that my son painted for me a couple of years ago, I just need to seal it with POR-15 so I can put it on my bike. Cheers, Terry.

[Syscrush]

Very nice.

As for your question... I have yet to see a tank that's been ruined by good pinstriping.

[sethdhawkins]

More paint photos. I'll wait to see what the red candy brings.

[Terry in Australia]

Sweet!

[timbo750]

This might be a silly question, but did you try to match the pattern on the fuel cap and the top of the tank.  Or will it not matter.  The pattern used on the top of the tank seemed to be more uniform.

Project 1 CB750 - http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=126864

[sethdhawkins]

This might be a silly question, but did you try to match the pattern on the fuel cap and the top of the tank.  Or will it not matter.  The pattern used on the top of the tank seemed to be more uniform.

Project 1 CB750 - http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=126864

I chose a smaller pattern for the center stripe. The fuel cap pattern was cut from the same portion of cloth, so they match.
If you look closely, this picture kinda shows it.

[timbo750]

Well done, cant wait to see the final paint finish

Project 1 CB750 - http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=126864

[sethdhawkins]

Mmmmmm...butter.

This is how much I bevel the edges on a stock boot to install the RS34's.

They're in! Much easier with a friend. I just about gave myself a hernia putting them in solo :-/

I've seen people ratchet them on with tie-down straps. Not looking forward to it.

Just bevel them like in the photo, heat them up, put on a little lube, and I promise it won't be that bad. Learn from my mis-steps. The first time I tried to put them on, I only beveled the insulators a tad and didn't use heat. Even with the help of a friend, I was unable to get them on. I smartened up, and used heat. With a friend, they slipped right in. This time around, I knew how much to bevel, and to hat them up. They went on (relatively) easily compared to the first go around.

[sethdhawkins]

Wanted to pick folks brains a bit on two slight annoyances. The first is the starter gear clutch. I rebuilt it with the little kit from David Silver Spares. At the time, when I had everything apart, I inspected both the large and small starter gears, and they looked just as decent as the set I bought of eBay (from an unknown mileage bike). Nonetheless, the bike, on one of the 15-20 times I started it, made that godawful clang again! I'd rather not tear the damn thing apart again, put in the used gears, and have it do the same thing. Am I missing something, or should I just throw starter gears at it till it stops, or could it be an issue farther upstream? Kinda sucks, especially now that I have the rearsets and can't kick it.
The second issue may or may not be an issue. I installed the cycle x clutch kit (pretty damn confident it was done correctly) and reinstalled my Barnett clutch springs, modified my clutch basket per Hondaman, and filled the bike with Valvoline 20w-50 motorcycle oil and my ZDDP zinc additive, and fired her up. I can shift just fine through the gears while running, but finding neutral is damn near impossible. With the bike shut off, no problemo. I've never run 20w-50 (last three oil changes were 10w-40 and Rotella Diesel oil cause it's what I ran in my Cummins), or Valvoline bike oil before. I never had a problem with this prior, unless it was a super hot day and I was sitting in traffic...and even then, I could just rock the bike back and forth a lil' and find the sweet spot. Without getting into an oil discussion, anybody else out there have an upgraded clutch, and have a proven oil and weight that the clutch enjoys?

On the same vein as oil, I saw this on eBay the other day, and thought it pretty nifty, and maybe an easier solution to the wet sumping problem that so many seem to encounter.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/201086220345

I just got back to work, so there's not going to be any progress on the bike for the next three weeks I do hope to see the completed paint via photo (might even be able to get him to set the tins on the bike).

Seth

[sethdhawkins]

Some photo documentation with a good camera. We had fun with this, as we were both a few drinks in

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Some photo documentation with a good camera. We had fun with this, as we were both a few drinks in

How is she running, Seth?

[sethdhawkins]

I didn't fire her back up after the carb insulator replacement. I imagine it'll be fine. I actually didn't see a huge lean out with that tear in the insulators, surprisingly. The bike has always run well with those carbs, but after all the miles I've logged, I think there's room for improvement. See my post above about the two nagging problems I have at the moment that seem to be eluding me. I cannot wait to ride the crap out of this thing when I get home; she ain't no trailer queen

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

I didn't fire her back up after the carb insulator replacement. I imagine it'll be fine. I actually didn't see a huge lean out with that tear in the insulators, surprisingly. The bike has always run well with those carbs, but after all the miles I've logged, I think there's room for improvement. See my post above about the two nagging problems I have at the moment that seem to be eluding me. I cannot wait to ride the crap out of this thing when I get home; she ain't no trailer queen

I've been getting some false neutrals lately on my 750.  It'll read neutral in 2-4 gear sometimes, and then be a biyatch actually slipping into neutral at a stoplight. 

[sethdhawkins]

Some photo documentation with a good camera. We had fun with this, as we were both a few drinks in

How is she running, Seth?

Don,

Since your new project is getting the full treatment anyway, I think you should forge the path for the use of a set of re-racked FCR's

http://www.dynoman.net/carb/keiFCR.html

Seth

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

I am still jonesin' to put RS34s on my new 750. 

Too much bike porn and bikes and not enough time to ride them.  I had a "weak moment" today when I thought of selling my very pristine RC51, since I've been neglecting to ride it much lately. 

[sethdhawkins]

I am still jonesin' to put RS34s on my new 750. 

Too much bike porn and bikes and not enough time to ride them.  I had a "weak moment" today when I thought of selling my very pristine RC51, since I've been neglecting to ride it much lately.

I've been looking at putting together a sidecar rig for myself and the hound dog.
 I'm thinking a new Bonnie or a sportster for the propulsion, and trying to find a cheap Chang Jiang/Ural car...budget around $8k. I'd love to just cruise the back roads with her.

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

I'd love to have a sidecar for the dog.

[sethdhawkins]

You do understand!

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

I run all of my errands with the dog in my mini-pick-up.