Suzuki GR650 - back to work...

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Thanks guys. I can't put any decals or badges on it til the paint is completely finished (sanded, buffed, etc). But I do have some ideas in mind for that already.

Funny you guys mention a fairing- I had talked to Von about that before. Originally I looked at the Hammer fairing on Airtech's site but it would be way too wide. Then I started thinking about a Titan fairing:

http://www.airtech-streamlining.com/suzuz/GS500Titan.htm

Of course, this wouldn't be til NEXT season. Once this is done I'm gonna run the hell out of her......
 
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Hell yeah man, I am a huge fan of that GS500 fairing man.

But I still think that tail looks good on its own, too.
 
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Rich, stance of the bike looks great, paint and flow of the art looks awesome...b ut i may have missed it, why such a massive tail piece? kind of a throw back to some of the vintage Cafes? or what
 
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Thanks Joe- I don't know what it is about the tail, but I just like it. Maybe it's because I haven't seen it on another bike before? I can't fully explain it.......I do plan on throwing some decals on it- Dime City, Airtech, RocCity (if I can get one made up), DTT of course, etc. Nothing tacky, just gotta represent!

Made the pad today:
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Gary makes all of mine... does a slamming job man!!! plus he is a forum member

Gary
GHI Signs
gary@ghisigns.com
 
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wow dude, looks real nice. Congrats! Like how the colour comes into the tail section like that
 
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Thanks guys- been a slight change of plans. A couple local members know about this, but I wanna let everybody know. The wedding has been postponed due to a medical emergency in the family. Everything is ok for now, but we are waiting for each phone call, text message, email, whatever.

Even though I won't be riding this in a wedding, I do plan on getting it done sooner rather than later. So the updates will be not quite as impressive and further in between. Thanks for following along folks......
 
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Sorry to hear that Rich, i hope everything gets better here soon. :(
 
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Oh man, I hope everything works out ok...that sucks....
 
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Rich,

First, I hope everything is okay. Second, the bike looks effin' amazing. Love the paint and even the seat pad. Excellent work.
 
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Thanks again guys- we appreciate it. It was actually my sister in law (the one who is getting married on Saturday) - she was 26 weeks into her pregnancy when they found out the baby needed to be born immediately. There were some concerns with lung and kidney development, but everything is going beautifully. They named her Claire and she weighs 1 pound, 9 ounces.

On the bike side of this thread: I did get a new oil pan gasket installed, muffler hanger mounted to the frame, and found out my non-vacuum petcock won't work. Did get to take a little spin around the block (no front brakes!). This thing is gonna be a hoot to ride.........
 
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Glad to hear young Claire is with us and going strong. The bike can wait, don't rush on our account. Family is more important than any machine, though I doubt I need to tell you that. In the mean time, have I told you that thing is looking sooooooooo...


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Thanks guys. I didn't go up to the hospital yesterday since I was a little under the weather. It's one thing to make my wife sick, quite another to make my niece sick.......


Crescent, I didn't even get the big picture of that until just now! Usually I'm on my phone and it organizes text as it sees fit. Thanks homie! Here's a pic of what happens when you're constantly shaking and baking carb mounts:


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No worries though, as I just took the other intakes off the other bike. And this time I added some support to the filter side of the carbs.......
 
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Big Rich said:
everything is going beautifully. They named her Claire and she weighs 1 pound, 9 ounces.

On the bike side of this thread: I did get a new oil pan gasket installed, muffler hanger mounted to the frame, and found out my non-vacuum petcock won't work. Did get to take a little spin around the block (no front brakes!). This thing is gonna be a hoot to ride.........
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Congrats on both, Uncle Rich.
 
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Ha! Thanks Kiley. That means a lot.

I have to go to bed early- my sister in law is still getting married tomorrow. Went from having 200 people to about 20, but that's ok. Got the stainless lines put on tonight all because of Beatnic. This guy just rocks.

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That's the only photo I took before Doug took it around the block for a test ride. I'll give the full story tomorrow when I have the chance.......

Thanks again to Beatnic!!
 
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Geez Rich! I haven't checked in here in a while, looks Great!!!! can't wait for deets and video!
 
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