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GS850 Brat Tracker Rebuild

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growler said:
what are your plans for the seat?
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Well take a skateboard deck and a bit of foam and .....voila

pics on the blog

http://gs850brat.blogspot.com.au/

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Great stuff Simon, glad to see some progress!

How long 'til she's done do you reckon?

Once she is you'll need to get out with us on a Saturday morning ride and the next big ride will be Sunday 1st June...
 
Hi pete

Yes slowly goes unfortunatley.
Took her for a spin up the road today ! Was glad to see the clutch hadnt bound as i expected. ! another thing off the list :pray:

Question about your battery ...did you ever go a slimmer battery??

I have an antigravity i am trying to fit and would love anybodies experience in this...:-k
 
As for the SS bolt kit. I bought one for my 850 and got way more than I needed. Couldn't believe the price. If I had to buy them all separately they would have cost me 50x more. Z1 also ships abroad and on the lading bill they list it as old motorcycle parts. I have never had to pay duties or taxes on anything I ordered from them up here in Canada. Seems they have international shipping down to a fine art. Either that or the customs agent is a biker.
 
She sounds good Simon! Glad to see you could at least take her for a quick spin... but no seat and no footpegs... ouch!

As for the battery, I just went with a Motobatt, same size as stock so no help there I'm afraid...
 
hey simon, do you have any pics of how you mounted the speedo? i'm thinking of different ways to do mine....
 
Seat cover finally ready to fix on.

Seat cover finally ready to fix on.

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Mini Speedo mount

Mini Speedo mount

growler said:
hey simon, do you have any pics of how you mounted the speedo? i'm thinking of different ways to do mine....
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Growler there are 2 mount holes on your triple tree, originally for the big boofy speedo cluster.
I used the left one to put a bolt through for my mini speedo thus:

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nice and clean, love it.

i am looking into a brat seat, but the kick up being a greater angle. or moving that rear cowl forward, chopping 6-8 inches off. something that will be comfortable on longer rides and give me a little back support. let us know if that seat is comfortable enough for you. :)

simonw said:
Growler there are 2 mount holes on your triple tree, originally for the big boofy speedo cluster.
I used the left one to put a bolt through for my mini speedo thus:

IMG_0064.JPG
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i dig that bottom mount headlight as well. very clean. did you fabricate a mount?
 
Seat looks good Simon! Must be more comfy than sitting on frame rails... :rolleyes:
 
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