Project Cafe

[beergood]

I started stripping my top yoke today so that I could paint it some time next week. That idea is out the window now. That thing is getting polished.

Lookin good so far.

[jonesti]

Albert check out these two links they should fix ya right up! http://www.z1enterprises.com/

http://www.bikebandit.com/partsbandit/

[jonesti]

Beergood, I was stripping the upper and lower triple to paint too and the idea came to me after seeing how rough the casting was on the upper. I figured I wouldn't get the finish I was after by just painting. To polish, it'll take a ton of sanding because of the quality of the casting but it can be done. Mines not really polished but more of a brushed finish, I call a metal finish. The picture makes it look shiny but it's more of a statin look, same as the carb float bowls and caps. My engine will, is, being done in a similiar manner. Basically, sand with 400grit then take a wire wheel bush to it at a certain angle as not to mar it terribly.

[jonesti]

Been sometime since the last post. All I've done is rebuilt the forks with new Progressive spings and started working on shimming the valves. The gasket on the valve cover is being a complete pain to get off. Of all the bikes and cars I've worked on this gasket has been the most stuborn!

Parts paid for but yet to arrive: ZRX1200 KYB Shocks, 2003 GSXR 1000 300mm front rotor to match up to the Tokico caliper. '

Sunday plans are to paint the forks, brake torque arm and test fit the suspension(if it arrived when I get home). Pics on Monday.

[jonesti]

[jonesti]

Let me apologize again for the crap pics. When it's done I'll make sure and wrangle the digi away from my wife.

[pan]

How do you plan on mounting that radial caliper onto your forks?

Mark...

[jonesti]

I plan on milling basically an aluminum Y bracket using the stock caliper mounts. If get lazy I may just fab it using steel plate???

[jonesti]

Mr. UPS dropped of the KYB's last night

[pan]

I plan on milling basically an aluminum Y bracket using the stock caliper mounts. If get lazy I may just fab it using steel plate???

Looking forward to seeing it :-) I would just love radials fitted to my GS1000

[80GS1000]

Mr. UPS dropped of the KYB's last night

Nice! Those Kawasaki shocks should be a great improvement!

[80GS1000]

Looking forward to seeing it :-) I would just love radials fitted to my GS1000

Pan-

Are you planning on racing your 1000? If so, are wider rims and USD forks fitted with radials legal in your class?

[pan]

No, only fast road and maybe the odd track day. I am not a big fan of USD forks on older bikes, I'd rather use a fully adjustable RWU front end & fully adjustable twin shocks just to keep the period look of the original bike.

These are my shocks :-

[pan]

Mr. UPS dropped of the KYB's last night

You may want to re-spring the KYB shocks as they are a over sprung for the ZRX and your bike is a lot lighter.

Mark...

[jonesti]

These are my shocks :-

Nice!!! Too pricey for me!!!!

Yeah, I have to have them re-spung down the road. There will be about an 80lbs. difference from the ZRX to the GS when all is said and done.