I crunched a piston trying to install them last night. Ordered a new one and should have them by tomorrow. I hate when I'm not careful and do stupid stuff. Sliding a set of jugs over the pistons isn't rocket science. My bad.
I had a couple more parts come in today. A beehive tail light and a set of cartridge emulators. Really retro tailight that is LED. I think it's pretty cool.
I have Ohlins fork cartridges and K-Tech rear shock on my MT10 and had K-Tech cartridges and shock on my previous FJ09. Good aftermarket suspension is amazing. I've always felt like I instantly became a better rider. I mention this because it appears to me that a lot of custom bikes get built with very little consideration for suspension other than a set of $99 shocks.
I wanted to come out with a better handling motorcycle. I ordered a set of Hagon shocks which are an inch longer than stock and sprung for my weight (265) for the rear. That should make it steer better. I bought a set of Race Tech cartridge emulators on sale from Power Barn. I am having a set of tubes made by Franks Forks. I'm having him make them to the longer CB750 length. This should accommodate the extra length that the emulators add. I also ordered new springs (for my weight) and seals from Race Tech. I'm also going to buy a fork cap with a preload adjuster. It's almost a $900 bill for all of it but to me, there's no point in building a pretty motorcycle that doesn't perform. In the process of buying this stuff, I was very surprised at how hard it is to get the correct springs. Most sellers don't even offer them as an option. It generally appears to be 1 size fits all. You can put on a brand new set of Ohlins on a bike and if they aren't sprung for the riders weight, they're pretty useless. You can't even set the sag without the right springs. Although the suspension stuff I've bought is not Ohlins caliber, it's going to be pretty good when assembled.
