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Apprciate it Yorkie. Teazer, yea I tested them singly and both feel about the same. They were pretty stiff for me, could only push them down maybe 4 inches or 5, but I'm a light guy. No the adjusters are just for show, I cut off the adjuster rod right below the fork cap. I tried plucking them off to see about just removing the entire thing and plugging it but that was a no go. I might just paint them fancy and call it a day. But in all likelihood, I'll probably not touch them haha!
New developments as of the late..I finished putting together the engine after leaving parts out of it haha! I soda blasted my head(cleaned the carbon and paint in the ports as well as the combustion chambers) and jugs(didn't like the black). While I was doing that I had new EBC clutch disc soaking in oil all day. Last night I had everything ready to put the clutch together and the cover on. As I was putting the lock nut on the clutch basket one of the rods to screw the pins busted off as I was using a large screwdriver to keep it from turning when tightening the nut. Not sure how else to do it, but ended up taking the clutch center off the 350f I had laying around trying to sell haha! This time I used two vice grips on the fins and puts the screwdriver on them. So it's all put together and the cover is on. I think I'm going to paint the clutch cable cover a different color cause black isn't looking good to me.
Appreciate it fellas.. @evil They are 94 Suzuki GSX600 Katana forks, with race tech springs and valve emulators..
I just started doing the number crunching and I will have to get an axle machined. The XS650 hub uses a 17mm axle and the Katana uses a 15mm.. Well they dont have bearings that are 15 ID and 47 OD that will fit in the XS hub. So I'll just make the bump up to 17mm axle and have the end at 15mm so it will fit in the Katana fork(the otherside has a bushing that slides out). This isn't too terrible as I need to get the hubs taken down 2mm as the discs I have are that much smaller so they don't slide one so I can bolt it up. So I'll be going to do that today sometime hopefully..
But today I will be buffing out the rim and hub to clean them up and get them ready for clear. Trying to acheive the brushed look to match the Excel Rims, that is if they don't come another way.
I brought my hub, discs, and axle to a machinist friend and he's going to get it done while I'm offshore the next 6 weeks. So that's taken care of, I decided I'm just going to powder coat the rims because I'm not doing all of that work in polishing it haha! So I might go buy some cheap spray cans and see what color I like the best before I spend the bucks for powder.
Other than that, I just repainted my jugs to a dark grey/smoke/charcoal color which I think looks better than the black that was originally on it. Hoping to get the pistons installed before I go back to the ship on Tues.
Lookin great Ronnie mate like the idea of powder coating the rims cos i worked me fingers raw polishing the rims haha and i agree the gold on silver looks awesome see ya getting a breather while off shore , time to buy more parts maybe haha keep it goin fella she's gonna be sweet 8) 8)
Mocked up some of the engine tonight.. But won't be putting the pistons in tonight. Want to do some reading so I know all the tips and how to before going with it. Don't want to mess something up. Want to prep it right too.. Here is the pictures for you fellas!
Appreciate it fellas, I'm trying to do things right with it.
And that has me thinking about whether or not I should have sprayed zinc primer on that block before I painted it with that duplicolor engine paint. Think I will be alright since I soda blasted it and washed it with soap and water really well, and then wiped it down with lacquer thinner before I painted?
I'm also wondering if any of you can give some light on something. I am wanting to get rid of the two casting lines/braces on the Xs650 hub.. Is this possible or are those for strength and I should leave them? I think Kiley did something like this but not sure if it was the same application..
I'm also wondering if any of you can give some light on something. I am wanting to get rid of the two casting lines/braces on the Xs650 hub.. Is this possible or are those for strength and I should leave them? I think Kiley did something like this but not sure if it was the same application..
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like the idea of powder coating the rims cos i worked me fingers raw polishing the rims haha 
