Member Contributer y2kvfr Posted January 27, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted January 27, 2011 Did the front brake pads. Started the rear (they were more worn than the fronts... guess I still use my rear a bit much). I couldn't get the pistons pushed back in so I removed the caliper. Then I cleaned it. So, while I was in a cleaning mood, and since I am going to change out the rear sprocket, I took off the chain guard. Then I cleaned it. While that was soaking in WD40 I cleaned the swingarm. I then took off the side stand Then I cleaned it. Then temps got down to -5ºF, so I went to the basement to work on some wood turning. Ok, Seb, it's over now, I'll get some smelling salts so you can come to after having passed out. Yeah, I CLEANED stuff. Imagine that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEBSPEED Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 Then I cleaned it. Pics or it never happened!!! :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer KevCarver Posted January 27, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted January 27, 2011 Some super secret parts arrived! lenses.JPG tank.JPG :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer y2kvfr Posted January 27, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted January 27, 2011 Then I cleaned it. Pics or it never happened!!! :biggrin: hahaaha! Will get pics this weekend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEBSPEED Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 Some super secret parts arrived! lenses.JPG tank.JPG :cool: Umm... coiuld it possibly be clear lenses & a replacement tank? :huh: :goofy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer KevCarver Posted January 27, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted January 27, 2011 Some super secret parts arrived! lenses.JPG tank.JPG :cool: Umm... coiuld it possibly be clear lenses & a replacement tank? :huh: :goofy: Many options there, however. Could be smoked, or clear with incandescent, or clear with led. No telling what the tank looks like, either! :fing02: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer CornerCarver Posted January 27, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted January 27, 2011 ok, opionions from the gallery are welcome right now... Kawasaki ZX10R forks with radial brakes or RC51 SP1 forks with axial brakes (probably Suzuki TL1000 six piston axials)? What say ye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer KevCarver Posted January 27, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted January 27, 2011 ok, opionions from the gallery are welcome right now... Kawasaki ZX10R forks with radial brakes or RC51 SP1 forks with axial brakes (probably Suzuki TL1000 six piston axials)? What say ye? RC51 brakes are mighty nice as is! F4i calipers are nearly identical, but black as opposed to gold-ish RC51. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer CornerCarver Posted January 27, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted January 27, 2011 Ok, well I guess I am diving in to the deep end here. I just "won" these on fleaBay....it has begun. ZX14.jpg ZX14 top view.jpg ZX14 Brakes.jpg Soon I will have measuremements and data on another fork for the chart. Hopefully a wheel situation I am working on will come to fruition this weekend...stay tuned. Seb, where did you find that sweet top triple? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer KevCarver Posted January 27, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted January 27, 2011 Seb, where did you find that sweet top triple? Just a guess: TygaUSA.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer CornerCarver Posted January 27, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted January 27, 2011 Yea...kinda guessed it was a Tyga, :biggrin: from being able to read and all but...I don't Sebastian as well as some of you but he doesn't strike me as a guy who threow down $250 for a top clamp...maybe there is a secret handshake at a secret Northeastern warehouse that gets you one of those for what they are asking for one of these... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HONDA-CBR-929-954RR-UPPER-TRIPLE-TREE-RED-TC12AR-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem35a2e72348QQitemZ230366323528QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories but it was interesting to see that Tyga no longer makes top triples for CBR 954's.... now a question for you, Kevin....how do you make your links small and change the name to Here or whatever? :fing02: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer KevCarver Posted January 27, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted January 27, 2011 Yea...kinda guessed it was a Tyga, :biggrin: from being able to read and all but...I don't Sebastian as well as some of you but he doesn't strike me as a guy who threow down $250 for a top clamp...maybe there is a secret handshake at a secret Northeastern warehouse that gets you one of those for what they are asking for one of these... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HONDA-CBR-929-954RR-UPPER-TRIPLE-TREE-RED-TC12AR-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem35a2e72348QQitemZ230366323528QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories but it was interesting to see that Tyga no longer makes top triples for CBR 954's.... now a question for you, Kevin....how do you make your links small and change the name to Here or whatever? :fing02: In the line above the text box, click the icon to the right of the smiley. When you roll your cursor over it, it says "Insert link." Link goes in the top box, and change the words "My Link" to whatever you want to name it. Also the 954 top clamp is the same as RC51 dimensionally, but the 954 is gull winged instead of the RC51 flat one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer CornerCarver Posted January 27, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted January 27, 2011 Aaaahhhh, so Seb is planning on running his bars below the top clamp...that Tyga top triple is indeed flat. He is young and flexible, I must have the bars above so i prolly just buy whatever crappy 954 top clamp I find. :biggrin: thanks for the tip on making mine smaller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEBSPEED Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 Yea...kinda guessed it was a Tyga, :biggrin: from being able to read and all but...I don't Sebastian as well as some of you but he doesn't strike me as a guy who threow down $250 for a top clamp...maybe there is a secret handshake at a secret Northeastern warehouse that gets you one of those for what they are asking for one of these... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HONDA-CBR-929-954RR-UPPER-TRIPLE-TREE-RED-TC12AR-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem35a2e72348QQitemZ230366323528QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories but it was interesting to see that Tyga no longer makes top triples for CBR 954's.... now a question for you, Kevin....how do you make your links small and change the name to Here or whatever? :fing02: Nope, I actually did drop $217.xx on the clamp! That's right, $250 for the forks and $220 for the top triple! :blink: It is really nice though! :biggrin: If you want to save $50, you can buy the clamp minus the ignition mount, then relocate your ignition ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer KevCarver Posted January 27, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted January 27, 2011 Yea...kinda guessed it was a Tyga, :biggrin: from being able to read and all but...I don't Sebastian as well as some of you but he doesn't strike me as a guy who threow down $250 for a top clamp...maybe there is a secret handshake at a secret Northeastern warehouse that gets you one of those for what they are asking for one of these... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HONDA-CBR-929-954RR-UPPER-TRIPLE-TREE-RED-TC12AR-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem35a2e72348QQitemZ230366323528QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories but it was interesting to see that Tyga no longer makes top triples for CBR 954's.... now a question for you, Kevin....how do you make your links small and change the name to Here or whatever? :fing02: Nope, I actually did drop $217.xx on the clamp! That's right, $250 for the forks and $220 for the top triple! :blink: It is really nice though! :biggrin: If you want to save $50, you can buy the clamp minus the ignition mount, then relocate your ignition ... Didn't those folks sell ya another bit that is a little below the triple clamp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEBSPEED Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 Aaaahhhh, so Seb is planning on running his bars below the top clamp...that Tyga top triple is indeed flat. He is young and flexible, I must have the bars above so i prolly just buy whatever crappy 954 top clamp I find. :biggrin: thanks for the tip on making mine smaller. Yes, I plan to mount the bars under the top triple. *But* I am planning a DIY Convertibar setup, so the bars can be stock, higher, lower, back, forward, whatever... :smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer KevCarver Posted January 27, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted January 27, 2011 Aaaahhhh, so Seb is planning on running his bars below the top clamp...that Tyga top triple is indeed flat. He is young and flexible, I must have the bars above so i prolly just buy whatever crappy 954 top clamp I find. :biggrin: thanks for the tip on making mine smaller. Yes, I plan to mount the bars under the top triple. *But* I am planning a DIY Convertibar setup, so the bars can be stock, higher, lower, back, forward, whatever... :smile: Think you could make another set o' those? I'm not sure about the clearance I'm going to have when I get things assembled... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEBSPEED Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 Didn't those folks sell ya another bit that is a little below the triple clamp? Not sure what you mean? I bought the 2 pc version that includes the ignition mount. The same triple is available in a "race version" without the ignition mount for $167. Think you could make another set o' those? I'm not sure about the clearance I'm going to have when I get things assembled... Maybe. Haven't started on the first set yet, will be soon though. I'm not planning to allow for bar angle adjustment - I'm going to set the angle as close to stock as I can, then have rotational and height adjustment left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer CornerCarver Posted January 27, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted January 27, 2011 Dang...that is chunk of change for the top triple...I can't wait to see it in Franklin in 108 days or so... :fing02: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer KevCarver Posted January 27, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted January 27, 2011 Didn't those folks sell ya another bit that is a little below the triple clamp? Not sure what you mean? I bought the 2 pc version that includes the ignition mount. The same triple is available in a "race version" without the ignition mount for $167. Think you could make another set o' those? I'm not sure about the clearance I'm going to have when I get things assembled... Maybe. Haven't started on the first set yet, will be soon though. CF Front Fender? Let me know on the bars. I still have to get the steering stem steering stops cut off and try to fit it all together. I have some SP1 stock clip ons, but nothing else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer KevCarver Posted January 27, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted January 27, 2011 Dang...that is chunk of change for the top triple...I can't wait to see it in Franklin in 108 days or so... :fing02: Ahhh! No count downs! I'm nowhere near a rideable VFR yet... :ohmy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEBSPEED Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 CF Front Fender? Nope, I bought a very nice stock R1 fender (that I will paint red to match) for $15. I'll let you know on the bars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer KevCarver Posted January 27, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted January 27, 2011 CF Front Fender? Nope, I bought a very nice stock R1 fender (that I will paint red to match) for $15. I'll let you know on the bars. Ah, I remembered seeing your post on a Tyga thread on Speedzilla, but forgot it was the triple! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Since it's "winter " here in Cali...60 degrees....Brr! I'm changing out the chain and sprockets...RK Chain. A new front tire either a M3 or M5 Front Metzler, oil change and Coolant change. Then go and work on the the truck, with a new fuel pump. And ride the snot out of what's left of my front tire! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer y2kvfr Posted January 29, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted January 29, 2011 Then I cleaned it. Pics or it never happened!!! :biggrin: Hub after basic WD40 rubdown. One half of the sidestand cleaned up Other half of the side stand. How'd that get there? Keeps me warm when the 65k btu kerosene heater isn't on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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