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Ah, lest I forget: Today is new rear tire day - 9700 miles definitely left this one a little bald. Put the old one out the proper way - https://instagram.com/p/3Hl8lsBkm5/

Risen from the dead! A couple of you have asked about some more build details and I've come to deliver...finally. I've nearly got 10,000 miles on her (300 shy!) since I've had her back together and shes been running like a champ. Couple small things, had a coil overheat after warm, replaced...

Shoot, sorry man! I'll get some glamor shots up tonight. The Hagons are awesome. They are considerably stiffer than oem and take an unimaginable amount of play out of the back end. The biggest improvement to handling (or maybe the aspect that tied it all together) was the lower profile seat. I...

I've recently replaced the seat and somewhat redone the fender so it isn't quite the same anymore, the set-up in earlier in the thread is simply the stock fender cut back considerably and mounted in the stock location. I run the 'Lucas Style' taillight and have a couple smaller turn signals off...

Pretty sure they're the bridgestone battleaxe bt-45. I like them, I can only compare them to the crummy stock ones. I've heard pirelli and Avon both make some that will work with our weird rim sizes. Check out thegsresources.com if you haven't already.

I only have the one with the battery in it and this one: I thought it was funny, "I am Electronics Tray - Insert Wires." It's essentially thin gauge aluminum sheet from Ace hardware. I made a paper template of the shape, traced and cut the aluminum using tin-snips. The bends aren't precise...

Pete put this up on GSR. http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=207055&highlight=tuning+450 Ton of pretty useful information. I drilled out the slide and shortened my slide spring based on this thread and it turned out well, definitely a noticeable improvement. I'm liking the...

Thanks AlphaDog. I took your advice on another thread and started with the 140, which was much higher than I expected to be at but seems to be a good starting point. Just a quick question about 'shimming fundamentals', I was planning on using the small washers that I've heard can be purchased...

In between the snow and rain I've been able to do about 700 miles and it seems to be doing great! I've had to fab up some brackets to hold the mufflers from bouncing around and allow for a return spring on the rear brake. For some reason the horn has stopped working, a scary thing to find out...

Re: GS450-Sticky.this weeks progress My clutch is actually very similar, even after adjusting it exactly as stated in the manuals. However, I've found that ensuring the worm gear and cable are thoroughly lubed allows for a -much- smoother operation. I was also able to properly torque the...

Takes about 11 days to receive parts from them but they're the cheapest I've found for stock Suzuki parts. http://suzuki.gssuzuki.com/fiche_select2.asp?category=Motorcycles&make=SUZUKI&year=1982&fveh=2100

Yeah, and my 'Spring' Break just started today...All I was looking forward to was a week of no obligations and motorcycle cruising. Thanks! Just take it easy, one set of wires at a time. It's a pretty simple system as it is, a few redundant routes but easy enough to understand. You've probably...

Holy smokes man. Yeah I knew about the Mac systems, they're $300 though, I was trying to find a used one for 1/3rd that price. I've since just cut the stock mufflers off and am using slip on shorty reverse cones. I've actually sold the tail light/fender. I've got a bunch of other take off parts...

Actually found one on Ebay for cheap enough. Thanks for the heads up though!

And of course, This was yesterday: And today I'm looking at this:

Finally! I've got my mufflers on! Simply brazed on a couple of 1-3/4" OD tubes to my odd Suzuki sized headers and was able to slip the mufflers right on over that! Still sounds pretty mean, but at a much more civil volume. Next I've got some finishing parts for the exhaust to sort out...

So I still don't have the exhaust on. Should finally be getting that sorted out tomorrow morning. Did a little adjusting to the carbs since I'll be riding it about 35 miles round trip to get the exhaust welded up. I had a wicked lean Pilot circuit with the K&N's and open headers, popping on...

So I've been able to get the bike on the road a few times yet and its a blast! I've not been able to get my exhaust welded together yet so it's running open pipes now and I kinda like it. Sooooooper loud, and I would definitely get sick of it, but for now I'm ok with it. It seems I've got the...

Thanks! Looks good! I'm hoping that I can retain the slip-on clamps for mine. I'd like to be able to remove them if necessary. But I like what you've got going on here!

Sounds pretty solid. I like your idea for the front mounts of just screwing the pads in. Sounds easy! For the rear I have a PDF of the bracket that I made to utilize the two T-tank frame mounts into the one S/E bolt hole if you'd like a copy.