GSXR K4 Swingarm Swap

[TJS]

I'm starting to get very jealous!

[Unique]

I'm starting to get very jealous!

TJS "I second that"

Slow but steady progress

At less its steady' More then I'm doing at the moment, its come to a full stop.

[El Gringo]

Thanks guys, it's getting there!

I fitted the 600 K2 dog bones earlier, 5mm longer, which dropped the tail about 8mm at the point i measured it but had the desired effect of straightening out the chain run a bit more.

Will get some more pictures soon.

Also found that i need to make a new sprocket cover as the new front sprocket hits the clutch actuator.

[TJS]

Just use washers to space the sprocket bar. Then use a longer clutch actuater bar from and older gsxr or katana.

[El Gringo]

I could do TJS but it going to need to come out a long way to clear the sprocket.

Plus seeing as everything else on the bike seems like it needs fabricating  i might as well push the boat out and make a trick one

[El Gringo]

Hi All,

A minor update, have been a lazy git again and not really achieved much.

Seat side infills are finished, just need to make a bit to fill the hole to the seat cowl.

Got the side rails cut and tacked in place, front bar has a loop in for the rad hose to run through.

Have an idea for the rear sets, probably juts going to space the standard ones out and use solid mount pegs.

Have ordered a new exhaust so will refit the headers for now to make the brackets up.

Hopefully should be on to adding electrics and ancillaries shortly.











As it currently stands



Cheers

Chris
 

[nos]

grate.... giving me a lot inspire....

[El Gringo]

About time i updated this, after  bit of hassle with a dropped valve (no wonder the guy i bought it off couldn't get it to run on 4 cylinders!)



We've ended up about here



Just running the loom - nightmare!!!!!

[Unique]

Hi El Gringo

I spot the lights and where you'll mount them, it seams we both had the same idea !!

[TJS]

What rear sets are those? They are a direct bolt up to the frame?

Your photo bucket on this bike is really good!

[El Gringo]

Thanks guys, its coming together now

TJS the rearsets are these ones

http://caferacerseats.co.uk/products/150-a-universal-rearsets-alloy-finished-in-black

Genuine Fake Yoshimuras

I try to take lots of photos just to remind me what i've done 

There's a more comprehensive build thread on the Performance Bikes Forum in the project section

[El Gringo]

Clocks arrived and mounted albeit on a temporary bracket



Have ordered some proper multi pin connectors so i can wire it direct to the connector on the bikes loom.

Finished Clutch Actuator/Sprocket Cover



Rearsets were a direct bolt on fit on top of the existing plates but with the peg hangers machined off. Just needed a washer on the top bolt as the hole is over sized



KXF250 rear master cylinder with built in reservoir on a bracket

[Unique]

Jealous, Jealous, Jealous...Once again good work with Clutch Actuator/Sprocket Cover and I like way you fitted Rearsets on top of the existing plates, as will as the KXF250 rear master cylinder. 

[El Gringo]

Thanks Unique

In other news ITS ALIVE!!!!!

Sort of,

After getting the loom taped up we stuck some fuel in a bottle and had a go at firing it up.

Surprisingly it didn't take too long to fire but it took an awful long while for it to pick up on all 4 cylinders and even then it was only as the fuel in the bottle ran out.

It was like it was being drowned by too much fuel, something that became obvious when number 4 carb actually filled up with fuel right to the air side 

So, good news and bad news, good news is when it did run on 4 it revved cleanly, sounded quite smooth with no rattles and doesn't appear to leak oil or water from anywhere.

Bad news is i need to go through the carbs again, not the end of the world though.

I've got some fresh plugs as the ones i used were old and out of another bike.

Also ordered a full carb o-ring set from LiteTek as some of them looked a little suspect.

Will have another go tonight and report back tomorrow

[El Gringo]

Oh and another thing....

I mentioned it in Greg's thread, no 1 carb slide only has 1 open hole, the other is blocked off, whereas the other 3 slides have 2 air holes, 1 either side of the needle.

Can anyone confirm if this is correct?

We noticed that no1 wasn't lifting where the other 3 were when revved.

I've check the manual and looked online, all the pictures i've found have 2 holes and the part numbers are the same from US and Euro 91 models.

Very odd - might just run a drill down it and see what happens