Ya, I bit the bullet and got mine for the GL500 a couple months ago. Beautiful piece and pressed in like butterjordandogtown said:Not cheap by any means, but Cognito sure puts out some high quality parts. I'm going to drool over it a little longer then press it in and spend all weekend mashing parts together
Koëstum said:Ya, I bit the bullet and got mine for the GL500 a couple months ago. Beautiful piece and pressed in like butter
The Jimbonaut said:Looking good Jordan - nothing about the positioning of that tank that doesn't work. I like these DOHC tanks too, with a little finagling I really like their unconventional shape. No clearance issues?
irk miller said:Not saying it matters since they're 5 gallons, but you'll a half gallon or so of fuel capacity. Looks better though, I agree.
Maritime said:Could you fill the old tap hole and put either dual taps or a crossover down near the front of the tank to get back the capacity?
The Jimbonaut said:Nah mate, you'll be golden in the tight slalom - it's looking cool in front of the pump attendant trying to pull off a 12-point turn that'll really get you sweating 8)
Oh come on... you could have just left that there without qualifying it...jordandogtown said:I accompany my wife to a lot of events at her high school...
jordandogtown said:
The battery and wiring always a challenge on the Cafe and Brats. Hid a Gel battery in tail hump on my project. Reduced sized and CCA , flipped it sideways and used the OEM Honda battery holder trimmed down with OEM strap. Worked well. Changed all lights including Mini LED turn reduces amp draw.jordandogtown said:After tacking on the subframe, I could finally begin shaping and fitting the seat pan. I have no experience with fiberglass, so I just grabbed the angle grinder and went at it (theme of this whole build?) It cut super easy, and luckily I was just steady enough to not ruin it.
If you can remember back a few pages, I've had a "cut here" line painted on for months. After cutting along that line I thought I had made a terrible decision. The proportions were all way off, the lines didn't work together anymore, and I could just hear my hard earned money circling the toilet. After a quick snickers break, I started trimming the edges back little by little and eventually got it to a point where I really dig it. The bottom was also cut about 1/4" so it doesn't hang below the frame rails much. I still need to go back and refine/sand the edges, but I had my fill of fiberglass dust for the day, so it can wait.
Onto the next puzzle piece; the battery. I knew I wanted to upgrade to lithium to save weight and space, but I really didn't want to mount it in the tail. I'm trying to keep that as empty as possible, with only a license plate and taillight. Moving the tank opened up a nice little cavity, but I still had to test it out before spending the money on the battery. After digging through some reviews, I began with the dimensions of the Shorai 12 cell that's so popular. After laughing at how comically small it looked, the mockup fit perfect inside the tunnel, tucked completely out of the way. I'll use some heat shielding and foam insulation (from heat as well as bumps) to protect the lil guy. Hopefully the remaining electronics will fit under the seat without hanging below the frame.
7aliveatlast7 said:This is exactly what I’ve been struggling with, the compound angles! Got one perfect, but getting the other one to match was tricky.