Hey guys, just thought I'd share my first project/bike. I bought it off one of my father's colleagues who was getting out of riding. According to him, he had started on the bike, commuted on it for a few years, then passed it along to his son, who used it for the same purpose, and then it found its way back to his father.
Anyways, I picked it up for $450. It runs, but could stand to have a tuneup. To this point I've tossed on a quick rattlecan job, and some flipped euro bars to get rid of the stock mini-apes. As you can see, I've got some clearance issues with the stock brick of a master cylinder, and am waiting on a Nissin unit with a remote reservoir to replace that. I may need to rebuild the front caliper as well, but was wondering about a double disc swap from a KZ1000, as there appears to be mounting positions already on the forks.
Anyways, other than the mechanicals needed to get it on the road, I'd like to do something about the dreaded step-up seat. I've seen a Suzuki Savage conversion that kept the original cruiser frame, but just added a solo seat, and fabbed up a rack to sit on the rear fender. (Can be seen here: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=854669 ). With my almost non-existent fabrication ability, that seems like it would be a decent solution, as opposed to the usual reworking of the frame on these LTDs.
Hand in hand with that, the high stop light has to go. I'm not sure if I want to replace it completely, or just mount it in the stock location on the fender (presently missing).
Anyways, what's a thread without pics?
Here you can see the clearance issues caused by the brick of a master cylinder.
Full left lock, and the bars clear the tank!
Anyways, I picked it up for $450. It runs, but could stand to have a tuneup. To this point I've tossed on a quick rattlecan job, and some flipped euro bars to get rid of the stock mini-apes. As you can see, I've got some clearance issues with the stock brick of a master cylinder, and am waiting on a Nissin unit with a remote reservoir to replace that. I may need to rebuild the front caliper as well, but was wondering about a double disc swap from a KZ1000, as there appears to be mounting positions already on the forks.
Anyways, other than the mechanicals needed to get it on the road, I'd like to do something about the dreaded step-up seat. I've seen a Suzuki Savage conversion that kept the original cruiser frame, but just added a solo seat, and fabbed up a rack to sit on the rear fender. (Can be seen here: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=854669 ). With my almost non-existent fabrication ability, that seems like it would be a decent solution, as opposed to the usual reworking of the frame on these LTDs.
Hand in hand with that, the high stop light has to go. I'm not sure if I want to replace it completely, or just mount it in the stock location on the fender (presently missing).
Anyways, what's a thread without pics?
Here you can see the clearance issues caused by the brick of a master cylinder.
Full left lock, and the bars clear the tank!