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Before and After thread

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Whitedog said:
Not a GS but I'll play along. Winter project. 1980 Honda XL 500s.
Not a fan of Honda's red from that year so went with a custom color.
Before.
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After
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Dang! Nice job on that thing!
 
pete said:
Jim I'll bet those Ohlin's are nice... I had the pleasure of riding a worked Kat the other day with Ohlin's front and rear and it was like silk... the smoothest ride I've ever experienced. Made the Ikons on the 450 feel very average in comparison...
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Pete,
The bike is certainly handles and is more stable than when I got it. I changed to the adjustable Ohlins when I did the GSXR upgrade so hard to sort out the specific improvement for the shock. I have to say that the wheels,tires and brakes make so much of a difference that I would never want to go back to anything less.
Cheers
Jim
 
posplayr said:
Pete,
The bike is certainly handles and is more stable than when I got it. I changed to the adjustable Ohlins when I did the GSXR upgrade so hard to sort out the specific improvement for the shock. I have to say that the wheels,tires and brakes make so much of a difference that I would never want to go back to anything less.
Cheers
Jim
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Cheers Jim, that doesn't surprise me in the slightest!
 
OK the before, as found on the road;



and as it is now, 6 months later;

 
Check out the height and stance difference after the 1150 conversion.

BEFORE

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AFTER

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eddie21 said:
I hope you guys don't mind a post featuring SOB, (some other brand).

I bought a 1984 KZ1100R brand new.:)
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Through the years and life experiences the poor bike deteriorated.:(
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Feeling sick about the decay, it was time to give the old girl new life!:D
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Wonderful workmanship and what a great thread. We in the US didn't get the KZ1100R, looks close to a GPZ1100. Fell free to educate.
 
srsupertrap said:
There must be an interesting story with the After but your BEFORE is simply ausgezeichnet
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In a nutshell:

I took part in a 3 hours classic endurance race which only lasted 2:56 h for me.
I was on 2nd when that little mishap occurred and I lost front grip in a 5th gear corner... ouch.
 
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