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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:

You would have a better point if the hole was in a stressed area of the arm, where the hole is now, very little stress if any gets put on that area. Given the size of the hole, the location, the thickness of the swingarm, etc, I am not worried in the least that the arm was compromised to any degree. I am not saying that there was no change, but it's far from making the arm weak enough to break or cause problems. The 5th gen/VTEC arm is thicker/heavier/stronger than the previous gens to begin with.

Thanks for the input guys, I gotta check out that nylon bushing. RRW, you're right about the burrs and chips, but in this case, it's a matter of doing the job 100%. You can do whatever you like on your own bike, but I would want the chips out to do away with the risk of excessive wear/binding the swingarm. As for cutting the line, you can do it that way, but there is actually a how-to video posted above which was made by the folks who produce the line, showing the chisel as the best method. I do have a set of instructions at home from a previous job that show your method, so I'm sure either way works well. What I found is that using the chisel or a pair of cutters leaves a nice clean edge on the teflon hose inside. Lorenzo, I've used the foam trick on my VF750 swingarm, and many newer models come from the factory with a form of this used(the 600RR for example), as it as a tiny bit of rigidity, and keeps vibration frequencies down in these complex parts.

Not to mention, knowing the nature of this country, what do you think is going to quadruple(or more) in price once we -as a whole nation- decide to switch to E-vehicles instead of gas? That's right, electricity. Leave it to a few greedy people to ruin a good thing for millions. Sorry to sound pessimistic, but please try to convince me otherwise.

I spent 13 days o nthe road, if it hadn't been for the camping gear, the tank and saddlebags would have been enough. As I said, the Space Saver bags are waterproof, and you should pack everything in plastic bags anyway. Even if you have hard bags, your stuff will get wet when you open them... Glory shot.jpg Coronado Trail.jpg