GK73A

[Pete.]

Nice bike - don't they rev to about 9 billion RPM or something?
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[400bandit]

Chris,

I've got an exhaust from an import 400 bandit (full SS front to back nd all one piece), if it's of any use to you give me a shout. If you cut the headers and collector off it might save time and wonga making/buying new down pipes?

Just like this;

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUZUKI-GSF-400-BANDIT-COMPLETE-USED-EXHAUST-SYSTEM-/280734237308?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item415d10827c#ht_481wt_1185


Joe
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(+ a XS650 in lots of pieces in my garage and other places...)

[Nope.]

[CHR15]

3 sodding hours to drill through 6mm of hardened steel.

i can honestly say in the nearly 6 years i've been working on bikes, that is the worst job i've ever had to do.

in the end, spotted the centre with a carbide burr, cut a point using a carbide tipped spade drill, then took some out with a carbide tipped masonry drill, then back to the spade drill.... ect..

ive worn off the skin between my thumb and index finger from pressing on the drill so hard lol.

whats left:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/304855_10151018062588365_2096671941_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/10490_10151018063048365_1679561502_n.jpg

least i can crack on now.


picked this up today for a bargain price.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/545941_10151018061298365_1824662773_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/558942_10151018061838365_411661311_n.jpg


might look shit, but there very good in terms of gsxr400 headers. no holes and not much welding on them.

just need the half moon collets now.


also, lets play a game.

this is not the stock shock. whats it off?

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/391405_10151018063913365_518064732_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/418842_10151018063403365_1044591628_n.jpg
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Ste: I'm not entirely sure how you'd go about verbally abusing someone with a potato but I'm sure it's possible.

[Nope.]

My vote is for GS500 rear shock.

Apparently a GSXR 600 K7 shock slots right in but I'm yet to try it.
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[CHR15]

gs500 has no damping adjustment.


it will be getting a maxton once its all sorted.
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Ste: I'm not entirely sure how you'd go about verbally abusing someone with a potato but I'm sure it's possible.

[ThoughtContro...]

[Blau Zedong]

[MarJay]

I'd be going Nitron personally. Quality shocks reasonably priced. Not sure if they do one for the GK76A though...
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[_Iain_]

It does look gs500. But gs isnt adjustable otherwise i'd be a happy panda.

Katana?

But if it is GS fitment then the R6 shock would fit, and is cheap, looks the part and is also significantly more adjustable.
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[Chalky.]

Is this a project you might actually finish?

[stevo as b4]

[CHR15]

its a cbr 600 steelie shock.


i've bought the last 6 gsxr 400 half moon exhaust collets in the western hemisphere.

didnt really fancy 3 week lead time from japan, so i'll just clean up 2 of the rusty ones for now.
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Ste: I'm not entirely sure how you'd go about verbally abusing someone with a potato but I'm sure it's possible.

[dextersaurus]

Was gonna be my guess. it's the same shock on my bike. The F2. the F3 has the external cylinder.

If that one fits, the F3 one should... it's just a bit longer, and lets you adjust a bit more if you'd want the rear jacked up that little bit.

Dunc
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I was MrDunkable in a previous life. Then questioned why I was the one being dunked...

[Pete.]

[CHR15]

wow, well i was just doing a bit of research on the bike and came across some interesting figures.

in 1988, this bike cost 700,000 yen if you wanted a new one. if you use a historic exchange rate converter and a historic inflation calculator, it comes out at just over 12 grand in today money. (was £5,600 in 1988)

bit crazy really.
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Ste: I'm not entirely sure how you'd go about verbally abusing someone with a potato but I'm sure it's possible.

[Kickstart]

Hi

And to really worry you that was probably cheap compared to a VFR400

All the best

Keith
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[Frost]

NC30 was ¥695,000 in 1989, NC35 was ¥780,000 in 1994

[N cee thirty]

posting for noseyness
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[CHR15]

god damn mexicans putting their noses in everywhere.
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Ste: I'm not entirely sure how you'd go about verbally abusing someone with a potato but I'm sure it's possible.

[Shaft]

[Blau Zedong]

[Shaft]

Is there some gubbins hiding in all those chambers, or do they just create high/low pressure points?
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[Frost]

Yeah i think it's just an interconnection thing rather than an actuator based system like Ex-UP

[Shaft]

There's probably quite a bit of noise reduction going on there as well.

I'm guessing those upper link chambers act as a tank for the excess gas that the collector backs up, in an effort to not disturb the flow.

No doubt an expert will be on here soon to correct me, but there must be a lighter, freer flowing alternative, that extracts a bit more power, at the expense of noise/flexibility?
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