Suzuki GR650 - back to work...
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CresentSon
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Re: Suzuki GR650- 2-6-11
Bike purdy...
Bike purdy...
Hoosier Daddy
Earache my eye...
Re: Suzuki GR650- 2-6-11
You said it! she's gonna be a looker for sure there BigRichCrescentSon said:Bike purdy...
Big R
Heaven is so far away.
Re: Suzuki GR650- 2-6-11
Totally bummed- I stopped over to see my neighbor today and found out he didn't even start working the dent out of the tank. He asked when I needed it and all I could think was "sooner rather than later".
Oh well. I still have plenty to do even without the tank.
Totally bummed- I stopped over to see my neighbor today and found out he didn't even start working the dent out of the tank. He asked when I needed it and all I could think was "sooner rather than later".
Oh well. I still have plenty to do even without the tank.
DGR650
..should'nt ride faster then your angel can fly...
Re: Suzuki GR650- 2-6-11
Hope you get your tank back soon...am looking forward to results from this build.
For myself am wondering what you would think about mating a DR 600 (SP 600 in USA)
frame to that same engine you are using...GR 650...
(somewhat of a chopped flat tracker.)
I got the frame with suspention and wire wheels from the DR (300$) ---steep---
I Am getting the GR engine saturday(75$)----cheap---
What tank would be nice for this project?
Big Rich said:
Hope you get your tank back soon...am looking forward to results from this build.
For myself am wondering what you would think about mating a DR 600 (SP 600 in USA)
frame to that same engine you are using...GR 650...
(somewhat of a chopped flat tracker.)
I got the frame with suspention and wire wheels from the DR (300$) ---steep---
I Am getting the GR engine saturday(75$)----cheap---
What tank would be nice for this project?
Big R
Heaven is so far away.
Re: Suzuki GR650- 2-6-11
Hmmmm. Only problem I could imagine would be the height of the motor fitting into the frame. Of course, I'm sure it's not a bolt-and-go project......I have heard of some folks on the gstwins forum transplanting dr650 and GR650 motors into a gs500- so anything is possible?
But given the opportunity, I would never use a steel tank again. Either plastic or aluminum but that slims down the selections pretty quick.
Hmmmm. Only problem I could imagine would be the height of the motor fitting into the frame. Of course, I'm sure it's not a bolt-and-go project......I have heard of some folks on the gstwins forum transplanting dr650 and GR650 motors into a gs500- so anything is possible?
But given the opportunity, I would never use a steel tank again. Either plastic or aluminum but that slims down the selections pretty quick.
VonYinzer
Over 10,000 Posts
Re: Suzuki GR650- 2-6-11
Alloy tanks that look right are tough to come by from stock bikes, for reasonable money at least. A good number of ones that you'll find are from MX bikes. Cool for a tracker I suppose. Depends on your final vision.
You could always call Sean at RocCity and talk to him about fabbing up a new alloy tank to your specs. He does some great work.
By the way... Looking great Rich!
Alloy tanks that look right are tough to come by from stock bikes, for reasonable money at least. A good number of ones that you'll find are from MX bikes. Cool for a tracker I suppose. Depends on your final vision.
You could always call Sean at RocCity and talk to him about fabbing up a new alloy tank to your specs. He does some great work.
By the way... Looking great Rich!
Big R
Heaven is so far away.
Re: Suzuki GR650- 2-6-11
Not really an update. Ok, not an update at all. But I wanted to let the other GR owners to see this blog if they haven't already:
http://bubblevisor.blogspot.com/
The author owns a GR650 and tends to find a lot of other GR's from all over the place.
But I will be updating this build within the next couple days!
Not really an update. Ok, not an update at all. But I wanted to let the other GR owners to see this blog if they haven't already:
http://bubblevisor.blogspot.com/
The author owns a GR650 and tends to find a lot of other GR's from all over the place.
But I will be updating this build within the next couple days!
CresentSon
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Re: Suzuki GR650- 2-6-11
Very cool Rich. Sleek and subtle.
Very cool Rich. Sleek and subtle.
Big R
Heaven is so far away.
Re: Suzuki GR650- 2-6-11
Thanks guys - it was out of necessity though. I had planned on putting the indicator lights in the original handle bar mounts but could't get everything to fit properly. So, just drilled out some 1/2" holes in the back of the speedo and plopped them in there.
So I've been thinking about the wheel situation some more. Since I never planned for this bike to be a "vintage cafe replica" I don't feel that 18's are needed front and rear. Spoked wheels are a must now (since the damn mags I bought won't fit properly with the brakes). I have a 16" rear with the stock 130/90 tire on it that will swap right over and I can take an 18" aluminum wheel and spoke it to the original hub. Should be able to get a 100/90 tire up front depending on the width of the wheel.
And last but not least, I've decided on a paint scheme once I get the tank back. The headlight and front fender will be painted to match the seat and tank as well. But here's a couple pics of what I'm thinking:
Thanks guys - it was out of necessity though. I had planned on putting the indicator lights in the original handle bar mounts but could't get everything to fit properly. So, just drilled out some 1/2" holes in the back of the speedo and plopped them in there.
So I've been thinking about the wheel situation some more. Since I never planned for this bike to be a "vintage cafe replica" I don't feel that 18's are needed front and rear. Spoked wheels are a must now (since the damn mags I bought won't fit properly with the brakes). I have a 16" rear with the stock 130/90 tire on it that will swap right over and I can take an 18" aluminum wheel and spoke it to the original hub. Should be able to get a 100/90 tire up front depending on the width of the wheel.
And last but not least, I've decided on a paint scheme once I get the tank back. The headlight and front fender will be painted to match the seat and tank as well. But here's a couple pics of what I'm thinking:
Big R
Heaven is so far away.
Re: Suzuki GR650- 2-6-11
Now that winter is on it's way out, I decided to finish putting insulation along the walls of the garage. Got that done and started laying down the last bits I had on the ceiling when a board snapped.....hand went through the ceiling but luckily my chest landing on a rafter and broke my fall. And on that note, I called it a night and trimmed the front fender a little bit.
Now that winter is on it's way out, I decided to finish putting insulation along the walls of the garage. Got that done and started laying down the last bits I had on the ceiling when a board snapped.....hand went through the ceiling but luckily my chest landing on a rafter and broke my fall. And on that note, I called it a night and trimmed the front fender a little bit.
CresentSon
Over 1,000 Posts
Re: Suzuki GR650- 2-6-11
Thanks for testing to make sure gravity still works. Usually that is my job. At least it gave you an excuse to get the fender looking so good.
Thanks for testing to make sure gravity still works. Usually that is my job. At least it gave you an excuse to get the fender looking so good.
tWistedWheelz
BUILT NOT BOUGHT!
Re: Suzuki GR650- 2-6-11
Love the light in the gauges and the fender Rich! It all looks great! Hope you did not hurt yourself on the fall!
Love the light in the gauges and the fender Rich! It all looks great! Hope you did not hurt yourself on the fall!