I purchased this bike in 2012 and started tearing it down and doing some modifications. Soon after I relocated from Madison, WI to Green Bay, WI and bought a house with a decent garage. I had plans to work on the bike right away after I moved in, but two years later I'm finally getting around to it.
Here's what it looked like when I started tearing it down when I first got it...
Had the wheels powdercoated along with getting some new Kenda tires...
I had polished the side covers, front forks, replaced the seals in the forks and installed Sonic springs. I tack welded closed the port for the air valve as well since I ditched that. This is how it sat for two years.
In my new place. See the bike back there? No? It's there somewhere.
Finally cleaned up the garage enough and started unpacking parts that I didn't even remember purchasing...
Started building a electronics tray and picked up a Millermatic 140 in the process...
Unpacked these babies after sitting in a box for two years. Completely rebuilt (cost about $250 in parts), polished, jetted.
Tossed the GS850 tank on that I had purchased from a member on here (still need to build mounts), and put on the Hagon shocks.
Got some basic wiring done and fired it up last night! One plug wire was cut and spliced back together. Tried to solder it just to get by, but that coil was getting crazy hot. Ordered up some Dyna coils and wires. Also have a SH-775 R/R on the way (had bought a FH-009 but got talked into the nice series regulator on the GS Resources forum), along with wiring loom, Weather Pack connectors, and left side controls off of a GSX-R.
A lot of work to do. Weld up a rear loop, figure out the rear set mounting (it might be too far back as shown in the pic, but that's the only good mounting location), mount tank, figure out what petcock to use, turn signals, tach/speedo, new cables, ugh. Still plan on doing an RFID ignition using a relay, have all of the parts for that as well.
I was previously working on a Arduino tachometer, but I doubt I'll end up doing that. Might just use the standard mechanical tach and speedo cables with some aftermarket gauges.
Here's what it looked like when I started tearing it down when I first got it...
Had the wheels powdercoated along with getting some new Kenda tires...
I had polished the side covers, front forks, replaced the seals in the forks and installed Sonic springs. I tack welded closed the port for the air valve as well since I ditched that. This is how it sat for two years.
In my new place. See the bike back there? No? It's there somewhere.
Finally cleaned up the garage enough and started unpacking parts that I didn't even remember purchasing...
Started building a electronics tray and picked up a Millermatic 140 in the process...
Unpacked these babies after sitting in a box for two years. Completely rebuilt (cost about $250 in parts), polished, jetted.
Tossed the GS850 tank on that I had purchased from a member on here (still need to build mounts), and put on the Hagon shocks.
Got some basic wiring done and fired it up last night! One plug wire was cut and spliced back together. Tried to solder it just to get by, but that coil was getting crazy hot. Ordered up some Dyna coils and wires. Also have a SH-775 R/R on the way (had bought a FH-009 but got talked into the nice series regulator on the GS Resources forum), along with wiring loom, Weather Pack connectors, and left side controls off of a GSX-R.
A lot of work to do. Weld up a rear loop, figure out the rear set mounting (it might be too far back as shown in the pic, but that's the only good mounting location), mount tank, figure out what petcock to use, turn signals, tach/speedo, new cables, ugh. Still plan on doing an RFID ignition using a relay, have all of the parts for that as well.
I was previously working on a Arduino tachometer, but I doubt I'll end up doing that. Might just use the standard mechanical tach and speedo cables with some aftermarket gauges.