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    Comparing OEM headlight and cowl frame to DW headlight and ally cowl frame.

    OEM headlight and frame by Max Mutarn, on Flickr


    DW headlight by Max Mutarn, on Flickr


    DW headlight subframe by Max Mutarn, on Flickr


    DW headlight frame by Max Mutarn, on Flickr


    OEM assembly = 2,370g vs 1,257 g for the DW assembly.
    Last edited by Shin-Ken 1074; 11-22-2023, 09:30 PM.
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    1982 GSX1100SXZ Wire Wheel Katana - BOM Nov 2011
    1981 GSX1135 Katana Build completed Mar 2024, Curb Weight, all fluids and 21 lt fuel = 206 kg.

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      Originally posted by Shin-Ken 1074 View Post

      Hi Lorenzo, what are Roadriders?
      Are the tires Avon Roadrider Mark 2?
      2@ \'78 GS1000

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        Originally posted by steve murdoch View Post

        Are the tires Avon Roadrider Mark 2?
        Thanks Steve, got it now. For the project I went with Bridgestone Battlax T32 Radial tyres. Lightest radial tyre I could find for an 18" x 2.50 front and 18" x 3.50 rear that has good performance in wet and dry conditions.


        Bridgestone Radial by Max Mutarn, on Flickr
        Last edited by Shin-Ken 1074; 11-22-2023, 10:32 PM.
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        1982 GSX1100SXZ Wire Wheel Katana - BOM Nov 2011
        1981 GSX1135 Katana Build completed Mar 2024, Curb Weight, all fluids and 21 lt fuel = 206 kg.

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          Cowl, frame and headlight fitted.


          OEM cowl by Max Mutarn, on Flickr


          Running tally = 171,668 grams.




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          1982 GSX1100SXZ Wire Wheel Katana - BOM Nov 2011
          1981 GSX1135 Katana Build completed Mar 2024, Curb Weight, all fluids and 21 lt fuel = 206 kg.

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            A milestone event today, the Kat is off the bench and on her wheels for the first time at the start of her new life. Had three friends help lift her off the bench and to make it easier to lift, the rear guard and cowl were removed so we could grab the frame and forks and not damage anything. Wow, a great feeling seeing her on the deck at last, still smiling!

            23 Nov 23 on wheels 1 by Max Mutarn, on Flickr


            23 Nov 23 on wheels 2 by Max Mutarn, on Flickr
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            1982 GSX1100SXZ Wire Wheel Katana - BOM Nov 2011
            1981 GSX1135 Katana Build completed Mar 2024, Curb Weight, all fluids and 21 lt fuel = 206 kg.

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              Tomorrow taking her out for the day to have new HEL brake lines made and fitted. Now that she is off the bench and not resting on the OEM sump I can replace the OEM sump with a modified and lighter sump which means the running tally will be reduced, happy times!

              The modified sump.
              DW sump by Max Mutarn, on Flickr
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              1982 GSX1100SXZ Wire Wheel Katana - BOM Nov 2011
              1981 GSX1135 Katana Build completed Mar 2024, Curb Weight, all fluids and 21 lt fuel = 206 kg.

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                Originally posted by Shin-Ken 1074 View Post
                Had three friends help lift her off the bench and to make it easier to lift, the rear guard and cowl were removed so we could grab the frame and forks and not damage anything.
                Eerr It shouldn't have been that bad after all the effort put in before...
                GS1000G '81

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                  Yes, with all that weight shaved and saved, I'd have thought you could have done it single handed.

                  Remind us, is she close to about 400 lbs?
                  1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

                  2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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                    Originally posted by Lorenzo View Post

                    Eerr It shouldn't have been that bad after all the effort put in before...
                    We had been drinking Rum for the afternoon so four bodies to lift her down seemed like a good idea, that way if we dropped her she would fall on someone and not damage the new paint.
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                    1982 GSX1100SXZ Wire Wheel Katana - BOM Nov 2011
                    1981 GSX1135 Katana Build completed Mar 2024, Curb Weight, all fluids and 21 lt fuel = 206 kg.

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                      Originally posted by Rob S. View Post
                      Yes, with all that weight shaved and saved, I'd have thought you could have done it single handed.

                      Remind us, is she close to about 400 lbs?
                      Err, yeah,nar, enjoying a few Rums and relaxing, talking bikes with the crew and then the light bulb flashed on, while the bodies are here let's lift her off the bench. Job done and back to the drinks.

                      Weight wise as of yesterday = 379 lbs.
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                      1982 GSX1100SXZ Wire Wheel Katana - BOM Nov 2011
                      1981 GSX1135 Katana Build completed Mar 2024, Curb Weight, all fluids and 21 lt fuel = 206 kg.

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                        If it's Friday it must be brake line day. Had these made today at the local HEL agent.

                        HEL lines 1 by Max Mutarn, on Flickr


                        HEL lines 2 by Max Mutarn, on Flickr


                        HEL line 3 by Max Mutarn, on Flickr
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                        1982 GSX1100SXZ Wire Wheel Katana - BOM Nov 2011
                        1981 GSX1135 Katana Build completed Mar 2024, Curb Weight, all fluids and 21 lt fuel = 206 kg.

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                          The OEM side stand is drop forged steel and weighs close to 900 grams so I have been thinking about a lighter version. The lizard brain in me tells me that as sexy as aluminium is to reduce weight, the stress on an aluminium side-stand clevis for an "Old School" street bike raises a concern. The idea of using a steel clevis is lowering my heart rate so I'll start there. Found an old Suzuki dirt bike side-stand in the parts bin, going by the blue colour most likely a mid 1980's model?

                          Cut it down and reversed it so the spring retaining pin is positioned to the outside to mimic the OEM Kat pin position. Filed the clevis to fit the Kat side-stand lug and then cut a notch in the steel to make an angle. Next was to use some ally round tube to fit inside the steel section, this will be held in place with a bolt on the inside of the side-stand.

                          Sidestand 11 by Max Mutarn, on Flickr


                          Sidestand 1 by Max Mutarn, on Flickr


                          Then cut and shape the footplate
                          Sidestand 2 by Max Mutarn, on Flickr


                          An aluminium footplate will wear out pretty quickly so to get around that issue I will fit a sacrificial plate to the bottom of the footplate, it wears out and is replaced when needed.
                          Sidestand 3 by Max Mutarn, on Flickr


                          Sidestand 6 by Max Mutarn, on Flickr







                          Last edited by Shin-Ken 1074; 11-24-2023, 05:25 AM.
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                          1982 GSX1100SXZ Wire Wheel Katana - BOM Nov 2011
                          1981 GSX1135 Katana Build completed Mar 2024, Curb Weight, all fluids and 21 lt fuel = 206 kg.

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                            The ally round tube slides inside the steel clevis section and as a bonus this allows the side-stand to be adjustable, winner winner chicken dinner! Using the MK I eyeball to gauge the angle and length for the ally tube and then cutting it to size. Test fitting it to check for angles, seems O.K. Monday I'll drop it in to the welder to weld up the notch in the steel and TIG the round tube to the footplate.


                            Sidestand 7 by Max Mutarn, on Flickr


                            Sidestand 9 by Max Mutarn, on Flickr


                            Sidestand 10 by Max Mutarn, on Flickr


                            Sidestand 12 by Max Mutarn, on Flickr


                            Sidestand 13 by Max Mutarn, on Flickr
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                            1982 GSX1100SXZ Wire Wheel Katana - BOM Nov 2011
                            1981 GSX1135 Katana Build completed Mar 2024, Curb Weight, all fluids and 21 lt fuel = 206 kg.

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                              Half the weight of the OEM side-stand.

                              Sidestand 14 by Max Mutarn, on Flickr
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                              1982 GSX1100SXZ Wire Wheel Katana - BOM Nov 2011
                              1981 GSX1135 Katana Build completed Mar 2024, Curb Weight, all fluids and 21 lt fuel = 206 kg.

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                                Lovely-jobly; I reckon you could claim another win-win implement, by cutting a series of diamond patterns (doable with a triangular file) on the contact part of the sidestand; that will let you skim some more alloy, and guarantee a better grip on those icy days, so frequent down-uder ya know...?
                                GS1000G '81

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