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15 May 2024 17:45 #899096
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The Rust Bros. Garage Collection
1974 Honda CB 550 K0
1975 Honda CB 400F Super Sport
1977 Kawasaki KZ 1000 LTD
1980 Suzuki GS 1100E
1982 Honda CB 900F Super Sport
1983 Honda CB 1100F
1984 Honda Sabre 700
1984 Honda Interceptor 1000
1990 Moto Guzzi 1000
1994 Kawasaki ZG 1000 Concours
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Looking forward to seeing the "blundering"
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Is that like the fact that it takes 3 times to get anything right, no matter how good you think you are.
The Rust Bros. Garage Collection
1974 Honda CB 550 K0
1975 Honda CB 400F Super Sport
1977 Kawasaki KZ 1000 LTD
1980 Suzuki GS 1100E
1982 Honda CB 900F Super Sport
1983 Honda CB 1100F
1984 Honda Sabre 700
1984 Honda Interceptor 1000
1990 Moto Guzzi 1000
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15 May 2024 18:45 #899099
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I am glad my misery has a lot of company! I just wish there was more time in the day to get work done…
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28 May 2024 14:13 #899888
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2000 ZRX1100 not ridden enough
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Welp, the first thing I had to do was to take it all apart, because, um, you know, because.
Next I figgered some better suspenders were in order. First, my buddy that I bought them from offered me a GS1100 swingarm that he had saved for a three-wheeler project that he had lost interest in. I decided to have it modified to take KZ style shocks, because, you know, because. I then ordered these--
Next I figgered some better suspenders were in order. First, my buddy that I bought them from offered me a GS1100 swingarm that he had saved for a three-wheeler project that he had lost interest in. I decided to have it modified to take KZ style shocks, because, you know, because. I then ordered these--
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28 May 2024 14:18 #899890
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Clearly, something had to be done with those wet-noodle LTD forks. I reckon some 90 wight oil could have done the trick, but why bother with simple and cheap when I could spend a pile of money on something much more complicated, like the forks, triple clamps, stem, handlebars, wheels and complete brake system from a 1995 GPz1100?
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28 May 2024 14:23 #899891
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I am sure some of you wise guys are thinking, well, with that wider rear wheel and the 530 rear sprocket, sumpin aint gonna work so well at the output shaft end of things. If you look closely in the last picture, you may see a front sprocket from and early 1100 Ninja that seems to solve the chain pitch and offset difficulties.
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28 May 2024 14:34 - 28 May 2024 15:53 #899892
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That's the spirit, why do. easy ?
how many teeth on that front sprocket (I am running 18/46 which should give me 70mph cruising at around 4500rpm) with a 17" wheel
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28 May 2024 18:54 #899904
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17 teeth
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29 May 2024 01:34 #899924
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29 May 2024 02:19 #899926
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Oboy that øhlins look nice !
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29 May 2024 03:49 #899928
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I could buy a Wiseco/Wossner piston set, pay for the boring and probably still not have dollars left over compared to the cost of a set of those shocks, ha. Rolf..just noticed You hail from Norway?
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29 May 2024 03:52 #899929
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29 May 2024 06:26 #899939
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Hmmm. With some gold spray paint, some hot glue and wire hangers, I could modify the GPz wheels so they can identify as Sun rims and spoked wheels……You could always go old school and use spoked wheels. Dig those wild colors! The gold anodized Sun rims would match your Ohlins. Me back in 1999.
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