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So, I finally got a little more done on the bike! I assembled the second fork and it went together well, and it works a lot better than it did before... the only thing I did differently during assembly was to hold the fork upright when I tightened the bottom bolt with my impact gun, where last time I held it horizontally. :fing02: Any way, it works now, so... on the bike it goes! Used the old bearing races to tap in the new ones, I had planned to borrow the special tool from the local Honda dealer, but they didn't have the one I needed. Got the lower triple in: Checked my clearances to the frame on either side; the triple was hitting the frame before I modified the stop with a pair of screws, looks like they worked out pretty well! I retained a lot of the steering travel, and the triple doesn't hit the frame. Right side: Left side: Upper triple is in, with the right leg: Used a VTEC top bridge nut & steering plug, and you can see the Yoshimura F3 billet clip on there: My son helped me tap out the holes for the rotor bolts(dirty in the first place, plus glass bead leftovers): Then I bolted the rotors on that I painted a while back, and threw the wheel up on the lift as well as installed the other fork leg: I'm digging the black on white! :biggrin: If you didn't notice in those pics, there is a custom fork brace in there that Jamie Daugherty designed and had another guy machine for me, it's made to bolt on the 1000R forks and hold a 750F fender! Yay!! I'm not liking the rough machine finish, so I will be sanding and polishing that piece at some point, it's too nice to paint black, but looks rough as-is. I spent an evening with my regulator-rectifier/fuel pump bracket, and this turned out real nice. I am going to try out the gravity feed fuel setup, so I got rid of the pump for now, removed the R/R, and degreased the whole plastic bracket. It cleaned up really well, and looks like new now! Here it is with the R/R back on(the bolts were wire wheeled before reassembly): Another little success story here is the shock linkage. Man, was that thing dirty! It had a layer of grime like you wouldn't believe... and the linkage arms(I like to call them drumsticks :rolleyes:) were pretty rusty. Another can of degreaser, a little glass bead blasting, and a spritz of paint later - much better! Installed: Other side: In that pic you can see the foam I filled the swingarm with, it's just the stuff that comes in the can "Great Stuff" it's called. I put the cush rubbers back in the F2 wheel, slipped on the specially machined hub, and then, finally, after much ado, I have a rolling chassis!! Seeing that got me motivated to install the brand new upper fairing stay that I bought 2 years ago, it was damaged during shipping & so I had to spend about 45 minutes with various tools to get it just right again, but it's about perfect now. Then I just had to throw the new headlight in to see how it would look, I think it's going to be pretty badass!! :fing02: Any thoughts, opinions, comments/questions/concerns are welcome! :fing02:

Work on your smooooth. Could also be a suspension issue. You're a big(tall) guy, you might be alright by just scooching over a little on the seat, then leaning your upper body forward and into the turn. Try it out.

Got my foam yesterday, I had already cut the paper out the day before. Sprayed the frame down with degreaser, then epoxied the metal screen back on(it comes off if you trim the plastic runners out). I used Loctite 6 or 8 minute plastic gel epoxy, let it sit overnight with a pile of cut 2x4's on it. Cut the foam to size before I glued the screen back on. I'm planning to use black high-temp gasket silicone today to glue the foam in. :laugh:

Looks sweet, I vow to have a mill & lathe in my shop one day soon as well! What did you use around the brakeline at the hole? I'm still trying to locate nylon bushings like that for the last lines I ran... ?

Check the "Featured Modificatons" forum, post is called "The lines are now running through the swingarm".

Glad you like it, just check and make sure your fender doesn't hit the radiator or the cylinder head.

Brake line in the swingarm you say? :fing02: & are you kidding??? POST ALL YOUR PICS!!!!! :fing02: :angry: Just maybe link them from photobucket...

Cool!

Fine, you asked for it!! :musik20: :cool:

Sweet! :cool: I was referring to the song! :musik20:

I just ordered some from DK too, w/ shipping was $20.xx. I just got a K&N but it doesn't fit right, so I'm going this route. I think the K&N was meant for a 5th gen, it will be for sale shortly!

Lo ri der Rides a little slower...

I have precision granite surface tables at my disposal at work, I just convinced myself that the tube was bent, and so I sent it out without further verification on my part. Then GMD told me it was fine. I will check it out before reassembly. So to update, I have not done much of anything with the bike lately, except spend a bit more money on parts. I got a very slightly used Accel ignition setup, a 2006 CBR1000RR clutch master(so now I have a choice between that and the B'bird master), and also had Jamie Daugherty's CNC guy make me a custom fork brace that will allow me to use my 750 front fender instead of the ugly 1kR piece. Will try to get some new pics up this week, but it's been slow(or no) going lately...

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I took my reflectors off the minute I rolled my bike into the garage for the first time, they lasted 19 miles... no crack in my fender yet?

So, who got the last laugh on this? :biggrin:

Finish it yet Lonnie? I'm curious to see what lines will compliment the 5th gen...

...the RC forks are shorter...

Not yet, but I'm working on it. :wub:

Don't you need a gullwing triple(like the 929/954) to keep the stock geometry? Looks good otherwise!

That really does blow, especially that you can't ride on/off the base without both mirrors! :ph34r: Look on the bright side, at least the fender is ok! :biggrin: (and you too, of course!) Good luck getting her back to 100%!

WHAT??!!?? I really hope you're joking Patrick... :fing02:

Not to toot my own horn, but I've been working in the aerospace manufacturing industry for the better part of a decade as well. All good, valid questions though, I'm glad to know that people think about these things before they just go at their bike with a drill!!

Siggy, you should have your fender any day now! :warranty: Supersport Fender Version 2.0, for sigsauer: As you can see, I left a little more on the rear portion of the fender this time around, I can't wait to see how it looks on the bike! Here's a new angle of Steve's bike: