Time for an update. Almost forgot that I had this build thread going on. Some new things coming up for the bike. Some have been done so a quick catch up before we move ahead.
It's been two summers that I haven't done anything for the bike. No new mods. Nothing. I've rode it and it served well. No big issues. After this last season I tackled a problem that I had with Hondaman ignition. I couldn't get it to fire cylinders 2 & 3 and I gave up and just left it on the bike and rode without it these two summers. Now I had the motivation to get back at it again and solved the problem with Mark. I had to send the part back to Mark and there was most likely a faulty transistor in the unit. I got a warranty replacement and it worked like it should.
I also had a tire clearance issue with my back tire hitting beneath the seat in bigger bumps so I had to find longer shocks. Well, my Ikons were brand new so I just made them longer. Maybe not the nicest looking option, but I'm happy with the result. Reinforced those welds with an extra plate on the outside of the fork. I gained about 20mm more height. Tyre has now enough room.
So, what to do next. I'm trying to lower those gauges next. I have clipons waiting to be mounted and those gauges stand too upright with them to my taste. I'm trying to keep the old gauges because I like the old worn look of them. Only problem is that they mount like the early ones. Not beneath. I have to figure out somekind of bracket for them. I allready have k5 top triple waiting so I don't have to modify this "rhino" type triple. I just hope the k5 part fits.
-JP-
