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Pictures for all on my sky lift and cowl install
What Did You Do To Your Busa, Today?
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kim windsor
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That’s it for today foot pegs soon .
202mphbusa
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Installed a transducer to datalog Fuel pressure
Put in some fuel stabilizer, ran it for a bit, gave it a waxing, lowered the tire pressure then on the stands, covered, put in the corner of the garage until maybe April. I will take out the battery later in hopes we get one more nice day...
However the frost outside this morning almost looks like snow...
However the frost outside this morning almost looks like snow...
I really feel for you Northern guys . . having to say night night to your bikes for 6 months. So sad.
I replaced my Busa's voltage regulator/rectifier today, was only poking out 13v at best. I had a reg stashed away that I'd salvaged from a GSXR600K5 that I'd parted out. Fits well, voltage output is 14.2v, just as it should be.
And on my DRZ400 I just fitted a new LED headlamp, along with LED blinkers and tail lamp.
The headlamp was $70 delivered from CHINA!! Very reasonable price, but I had to make a bracket to fit it to the bike.
The JNS Eng. unit (exactly the same lamp) that comes from the States is USD139, plus USD90 freight, plus local import taxes, ends up being over $300!
The light it throws out is incredible compared to the 55w halogen.
And on my DRZ400 I just fitted a new LED headlamp, along with LED blinkers and tail lamp.
The headlamp was $70 delivered from CHINA!! Very reasonable price, but I had to make a bracket to fit it to the bike.
The JNS Eng. unit (exactly the same lamp) that comes from the States is USD139, plus USD90 freight, plus local import taxes, ends up being over $300!
The light it throws out is incredible compared to the 55w halogen.
ottafish
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Agreed. The idea of storing a bike for 5 months or so is hard to comprehend
You get used to it.....when I was up to having 5 or more bikes, it gave me time to do some detailed maintenance and cleaning...
Now that I'm down to one, I strip it down and give it a good detailing over the winter...I have heat in the garage and I go out, turn on the tunes and forget about life for a while.
ottafish
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I can relate to that oh so much
JohnnyDangerous
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Fitted some lever guards and a safer turn indicator auto canceller, works off gps and turns the turn signal off after it senses you have performed the turn.
Dopey
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I have the same lights @c10 had and installed them the same as he did using the reflector stud on the front fender and I'm pretty sure I've used my triple tree stand since with no issues. Now seeing this I'm thinking it might get the light a little more on the road so if you do make some kind of bracket I may be interested.
Jakegsxr11
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Bought it!
202mphbusa
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tracked down my slightest of coolant leaks
Ordered Thermostat for the gasket
and both hoses that go to the Thermostat housing
Ordered Thermostat for the gasket
and both hoses that go to the Thermostat housing
202mphbusa
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And don't need any of them HAHA Slightly loose coolant hose
I have a ton of parts I am gathering for next time I tear the motor out again
got coolant hoses
Thermostat
Undercut gearbox
Ported Big valve head
spare cases
have most gaskets
1/2 studs
Main studs
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Blacked out rear peg/exhaust hangers.
I just priced out a CF nose fairing-it is $1200Cdn and I'd have to buy the intake/signal light inserts separately...for $400 Cdn.
That project is shelved....
Nice pic Carl…. Welcome along, plenty of info here, plenty of laughs, plenty of Busa Fanatics showing what they got !
Keep posing pics mate, we looooove pics!
I have a DR650 up on my bench at the mo’
(Busa is fully up to scratch so no work needed there lol).and I’m upgrading the suspension in a big way, the customer has supplied the parts and dropped off his bike for surgery!
Let the fun begin….
Got the forks apart, get the seals tomorrow and fit new springs and ‘plexivalves’ as they’re called, new oil and bam!! Back on the bike….
Then I remove the shock and degas it and strip it. I’m fitting a race tech piston and customised shim stack (ready to fit for a DR650), new 5W oil, reservoir cap conversion is now done (from needle through rubber type to Schroder valve type) then gas it up to 170psi and will fit the race tech heavier spring (8.1kg). Refit the shock, set the static sag, check the rider sag (should be 80mm) and ride it for a bit.
The owner has already done the carb kit and pipe, and airbox mod and it has very good throttle response for a CV carb.
Pics…..
2017 DR650SE
My messy bench with forks ready for new seals . .
The forks springs and plexvalves and shock piston/shimstacks
Rear shock spring
Race Tech . . . AWESOME company!!
Right . . this is my modded reservoir cap . . now has the valve stem mounted in it, removed the little black rubber sealing block from it's position in the cap and drilled out the housing to 6mm to accept the valve stem and seals.
you can see the blue loctite threadlock on the threaded part . . .
Below . . . this little solid rubber piece is what holds 175 psi pressure in the bladder, the idea is to use a special syringe needle with an air hose fitting attached to it, push it through the rubber block and deflate the pressure to the atmosphere, then remove the cap, turns out it's quite difficult to remove so installing the valve stem gives ya something to grip on to remove the cap, but also . . . with the needle type, trying to push the cap (with bladder attached) into the oil in the res is very very difficult coz the air in the bladder cannot escape quickly through the very fine needle bore (size less than a mm.) BUT . . with the schroder valve removed from the stem it makes it so much easy to push the cap into position below the circlip recess . .
. . . . but you guys knew that eh . . . lol.
I'll keep y'all posted on the results of this job. I should actually take over from @c10 with . .
"Kiwi's garage" , but honestly, I cannot be arsed making videos lol.
All the editing and camera work, I take my hat off to Bryan, he did a fine job, and hopefully he will do more.
below is the plexvalve and it sits on top of the damping rod with the spring on top of it holding it sealed against the damping rod. All oil as it gets forced up and down the damping rod MUST pass through this piston and shims, both on compression stroke and rebound stroke also. So in effect, it acts as a cartridge system would . . almost as well.
Below is the rear shock piston and shim stacks ready to be fitted.
(Busa is fully up to scratch so no work needed there lol).and I’m upgrading the suspension in a big way, the customer has supplied the parts and dropped off his bike for surgery!
Let the fun begin….
Got the forks apart, get the seals tomorrow and fit new springs and ‘plexivalves’ as they’re called, new oil and bam!! Back on the bike….
Then I remove the shock and degas it and strip it. I’m fitting a race tech piston and customised shim stack (ready to fit for a DR650), new 5W oil, reservoir cap conversion is now done (from needle through rubber type to Schroder valve type) then gas it up to 170psi and will fit the race tech heavier spring (8.1kg). Refit the shock, set the static sag, check the rider sag (should be 80mm) and ride it for a bit.
The owner has already done the carb kit and pipe, and airbox mod and it has very good throttle response for a CV carb.
Pics…..
2017 DR650SE
My messy bench with forks ready for new seals . .
The forks springs and plexvalves and shock piston/shimstacks
Rear shock spring
Race Tech . . . AWESOME company!!
Right . . this is my modded reservoir cap . . now has the valve stem mounted in it, removed the little black rubber sealing block from it's position in the cap and drilled out the housing to 6mm to accept the valve stem and seals.
you can see the blue loctite threadlock on the threaded part . . .
Below . . . this little solid rubber piece is what holds 175 psi pressure in the bladder, the idea is to use a special syringe needle with an air hose fitting attached to it, push it through the rubber block and deflate the pressure to the atmosphere, then remove the cap, turns out it's quite difficult to remove so installing the valve stem gives ya something to grip on to remove the cap, but also . . . with the needle type, trying to push the cap (with bladder attached) into the oil in the res is very very difficult coz the air in the bladder cannot escape quickly through the very fine needle bore (size less than a mm.) BUT . . with the schroder valve removed from the stem it makes it so much easy to push the cap into position below the circlip recess . .
. . . . but you guys knew that eh . . . lol.
I'll keep y'all posted on the results of this job. I should actually take over from @c10 with . .
"Kiwi's garage" , but honestly, I cannot be arsed making videos lol.
All the editing and camera work, I take my hat off to Bryan, he did a fine job, and hopefully he will do more.
below is the plexvalve and it sits on top of the damping rod with the spring on top of it holding it sealed against the damping rod. All oil as it gets forced up and down the damping rod MUST pass through this piston and shims, both on compression stroke and rebound stroke also. So in effect, it acts as a cartridge system would . . almost as well.
Below is the rear shock piston and shim stacks ready to be fitted.
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