Here's a pic of my wifes bike

[ericzx7]

That is the "race" style (had to remove center stand and pipe has to come off to change oil filter) pipe that Yoshimura sold for those back in 1984.

Well, might be an inconvenience, but it looks awesome! Is it still currently available, or would a person just have to get lucky and find a used one? Anyway, it looks sweet!

[buster]

How much does your neighbor charge my seat needs redone...lol

Nice bike

[ericzx7]

How much does your neighbor charge my seat needs redone...lol

Nice bike

Thank you.
Well.......it was free for me, so I'm not really sure how much she would charge, But she does nice work!

I recovered the seats on my 95 ZX7 with a pair of fake leather pants(cut to fit ,of course)! Matched the seams up in the middle, and it actually looks really good. Weatherproof too! LOL

[BentRod]

hey, I've been looking at some of the other fairings that the ebay seller is carrying, and I'm liking some of them

what was the wiring like? is it three or two wire system? I presently have a 3 wire plug that connects to my head light, and i know i will have to modify that.. not sure how though.

[ericzx7]

hey, I've been looking at some of the other fairings that the ebay seller is carrying, and I'm liking some of them

what was the wiring like? is it three or two wire system? I presently have a 3 wire plug that connects to my head light, and i know i will have to modify that.. not sure how though.

The fairing I got is a 3-wire. All i did was (1) unplug original light (2) Turn the ignition on and check which wire is for the low beam and which is for the high beam.(Black is ground wire) (3) splice wires accordingly( I used bullet type crimp terminals, so I can unplug it without any drama) You will have to hot up each wire on the new fairing and check which one is high and low. The fairing I ordered did not come with a wireing diagram.

I can tell you, at least in my case, the mounting kit that came with the fairing is cheesy. (Rubber hook and loop) I am building a metal fairing stay for mine. Just be aware that whatever you order may have the same style mounting hardware, and you'll wanna do something more permenant. No biggie though. Good luck with your shoping!

[BentRod]

SWEET!

alright, thank you so much. time to make that heap of mine actually look like something.

[ericzx7]

Here are a few pics of the fairing stays that I built for the aftermarket fairing.

[ericzx7]

Just a couple more....

[ericzx7]

Sorry, I edited my photobucket account, and lost the links to these pics. Go to my windows live page, if you would like to see all of the pics.

http://thespeedspot.spaces.live.com/default.aspx

[ericzx7]

Fairing brackets

[ericzx7]

My solution for mounting a wider rear tire. Had clearance for the chain, but not the tourque arm for the brake caliper, so I made a new one. Any opinions?

[QuaiChangKane]

NICE!



Useless advice, now that you've fabbed a new one, but the torque arm from an '88-up Katana will work if you shave the mounting point on the caliper down about 1/8"...


But home-fabbed parts have more street cred. Very cool work.


What size is that tire, though? You really don't want to go any wider than a 130 on a 2.5" rim - it can cause handling problems due to sidewall flex with the sidewall being pinched back at such a severe angle. Remember that wider doesn't necessarily mean better....
-Q!

[ericzx7]

NICE!



Useless advice, now that you've fabbed a new one, but the torque arm from an '88-up Katana will work if you shave the mounting point on the caliper down about 1/8"...


But home-fabbed parts have more street cred. Very cool work.


What size is that tire, though? You really don't want to go any wider than a 130 on a 2.5" rim - it can cause handling problems due to sidewall flex with the sidewall being pinched back at such a severe angle. Remember that wider doesn't necessarily mean better....
-Q!

It is actually a 130 that you see in the pic. I am planning on eventually fitting a GSXR front end , and front and rear wheels and tires. This is just preparation for that.

[LeeGS550E]

My solution for mounting a wider rear tire. Had clearance for the chain, but not the tourque arm for the brake caliper, so I made a new one. Any opinions?

Any opinions? I wish you'd been around when I put a kat rear wheel on my 550, because I had the same problem. I didn't have my welder at the time, so used the "If it doesn't fit, get a bigger hammer" method.

You did a very nice job on that! And I agree, the fabbed street parts give you mucho street cred.

[ericzx7]

Any opinions? I wish you'd been around when I put a kat rear wheel on my 550, because I had the same problem. I didn't have my welder at the time, so used the "If it doesn't fit, get a bigger hammer" method.

You did a very nice job on that! And I agree, the fabbed street parts give you mucho street cred.

Thanks for the complement. I too have fallen victem to the "bigger hammer" method in the past. But, as I am off work, recovering from shoulder surgery, and have little money and loads of time, I thought I would do it "right?" this time. LOL hehehe

I'm no proffessional fabricator, that's for sure. But I figure I can't get there by being affraid to try something I've never done before. I'm gonna have to spend some money on materials soon though, as I am running out of "junk" to cut up and rework! :-D