Recent content by jkilla71

The seat is a "phat tail" on ebay about $100 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cafe-Racer-Seat-Pan-PHAT-TAIL-for-Yamaha-Honda-Norton-/190639410725 Daystar series 58 on amazon pn: F00058BK04 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000TYHQ18?ie=UTF8&redirect=true

I am in the lehigh valley, I have the power commander on my bike and I still get in the upper 60's mpg but I didn't buy it for fuel economy. I bought this bike new in May and it took me 6 months to complete but I put 3,700 miles on it in that time too.

This was my first knee dent and painting experience. It took like 3 months and after 50 mistakes or so I finally learned how to apply and finish paint.

This is my 2012 TU250 cafe, the is a rustoleum rattle can paint job, orange and antique white. That is my 67' T100r in the background Youtube walkaround (running): http://youtu.be/iz1XANQu1xg Pictures

Yes it is the national cycle f-16 wind screen, I it comes all clear but I painted half of it.

Here are the matched seat pan and windscreen. Some small details still need to be done but I should have them on the bike next week

The paint falls right off you barely have to touch it, it is call Kleen Strip at Home Depot. Also, I did the entire tank by hand and this is the best compound I have ever used. The picture on the bottle is true, it takes half the labor, 2x the shine and looks so deep.

This is the series of pictures I took of my faux Triumph tank complete with Triumph badges that now say Suzuki for my 2012tu250. I had to use another TU250 tank because the fuel pump is mounted inside the tank. I used a tank from a 2009 TU250 but my 2012 TU250 cafe is the last picture in the...

I just completed adding a rearsets to my bike. I paid about $150 for the parts. I modded a Moto-R Suzuki SV650/1000 rearset kit from Ebay. I used a 82 Suzuki GS650 shift level and bent/cut it for the linkage and the Suzuki Hayabusa shift rod 140mm long. The brake side didn't need any part other...

2012 TU250 checkered stripe with rising sun on seat and checkered stripe on tank Update

Cafe Bike Connection:This ebay store has a lot of stuff and low prices, I am not sure if their seats fit your bike but they supply the dimensions of their products. I have their "phat tail" seat pan on my bike. http://stores.ebay.com/Cafe-Bike-Connection?_trksid=p4340.l2563

Actually I put a piece of dense foam under the seat pan first(forgot before, it came from a sleeping bag mat 3/8th")then the rubber stoppers which are about 2 3/4" wide on the big side(so it covers a lot of area under the pan, depending on the size of your pan you may want to go with a smaller...

This is how I mounted my seat it should work for most bike. No drilling the frame and easy on and off. Seat mounting: I bought ( 8 ) - #11 rubber stoppers(scientific) and I used the 2 white plastic cutting boards from Walmart as a base(2.99 a piece). I drilled four holes in the corners of the...

I bought these rearsets for a Suzuki SV650 or SV1000 off ebay for under $100 delivered. I think I can make them work on my TU with a just little bit of modification. If they turn out to be rubbish $100 is not too much of a risk...

Now that I have the bug in my ear, I think I can put some together for around $200. All the pieces are available on ebay but I still have to find one piece(2), aluminum brackets I can use to bolt the rearsets to and then to the frame, shouldn't be too hard to find something suitable. Hopefully...