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huzier
Love how it's coming. Where did you get the exhaust? & did you have to do any carb work with the new pipes?
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Turtleface
Originally posted by jonmasaya View PostSeems like a lot of work. I'm all about simple solutions. Do I have to cut the spring as well?
Hillsy, is that red bit you highlighted a PVC spacer, or is it metal? I don't have it on my bike's fiche, just a small piston with an o-ring around it that sits right beneath the adjuster.
Either way, aluminum or PVC, should be easy enough for a hacksaw.
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jonmasaya
Originally posted by huzier View PostLove how it's coming. Where did you get the exhaust? & did you have to do any carb work with the new pipes?
The Mac exhausts will normally work without re-jetting the carbs if you are using the stock airbox. (which also means you won't get much performance gain from them). I chose it for the look and price.
I also put pod filters on though, and those definitely require re-jetting. I picked up the DynoJet Stage 3 kit. I also needed a replacement petcock to accommodate the increased flow.
Originally posted by Turtleface View PostI've just pulled apart the forks on my 1100 EZ. The hardest part about the whole thing is pulling the forks out of the clamps, which you're going to have to do to push them up farther anyways. Since you'll have to do it anyways, difficulty should be about the same. Plus, inspect and/or rebuild your forks at the same time!
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Originally posted by Turtleface View Post
Hillsy, is that red bit you highlighted a PVC spacer, or is it metal? I don't have it on my bike's fiche, just a small piston with an o-ring around it that sits right beneath the adjuster.
The spacer below the damper rod can be metal or PVC, but probably best to go metal down there (it will cop a bit more of a beating on rebound than the top spring will).Current:
Z1300A5 Locomotive (swapped my Intruder for it), GS450 Cafe Project (might never finish it....), XT500 Commuter (I know - it's a Yamaha :eek:)
Past:
VL1500 Intruder (swapped for Z1300), ZX9R Streetfighter (lets face it - too fast....), 1984 GSX750EF, 1984 GSX1100EF (AKA GS1150)
And a bunch of other crap Yamahas....
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Turtleface
Originally posted by jonmasaya View PostThe exhaust is Mac 4into1. I got it from http://www.procycledepot.com/. They have free shipping on orders over $99, so saved a bunch there.
The Mac exhausts will normally work without re-jetting the carbs if you are using the stock airbox. (which also means you won't get much performance gain from them). I chose it for the look and price.
I also put pod filters on though, and those definitely require re-jetting. I picked up the DynoJet Stage 3 kit. I also needed a replacement petcock to accommodate the increased flow.
Cool! That's definitely preferable to having stubs sticking up from the triple. I still need to find a way to get the weight off the front though. Might just borrow my friend's bike-jack.
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Turtleface
Originally posted by hillsy View PostThe schematic is for a (newer) GS500 which has a metal spacer above the springs. I don't think the older GS models had a spacer, so you can either try and compress the existing spring (if they are a bit sagged you might be in luck), or cut a few coils out (cut them from the "tighter" coiled (or top) end).
The spacer below the damper rod can be metal or PVC, but probably best to go metal down there (it will cop a bit more of a beating on rebound than the top spring will).
Thanks for the info! My bike doesn't even have a spacer (1100EZ), but it's good to know in case I'm in a position to help others. I can't imagine putting one in, the Progressive were about twice as stiff as the stockers, and I nearly blew a gasket getting the fork caps back on. Then I realized bolting them into the clamps would make things muuuuuuuuch easier.
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indyjoel
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Bad Kaw
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footy14
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Bad Kaw
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