Project: Cool Kat II

[katman]

Well, looks like it has begun. Won't be long before you are up to cool kat IIIIIIIIII

It is a disease for which there is no cure....

[russr33]

Ok I'm confused. You had a perfectly good package which you sold earlier and then bought this parcel of goodies. How come

Change of heart?

Inquiring minds need to know

cheers,
Spyug

Well Spyug at the time I had the other Kat I was kind of wanting something modern to have in the garage with the GS's and the motor that was in that Kat was going to take some $$$$ and was going to be put on back burner so I decided to part ways. Always regretted it.

Fast forward 1.5 years and ZRX1200 is now gone b/c I was too busy riding the GS's to ride it and came across this deal and couldn't pass it up. So here we go again.

Well, looks like it has begun. Won't be long before you are up to cool kat IIIIIIIIII

It is a disease for which there is no cure....

Rob the PO is a guy you sold a bunch of conversion parts to back in '07. His name is Mike W. in Washington state. Forks, bandit swinger, wheels, etc.

[russr33]

So first major snag. PO told me he had title. Bike gets here; no title. Talk to PO who says yeah he thought he had put it in his name but wasn't sure. Now PO (who is in Washington and I'm in Texas) won't respond to voice or email messages. Beautiful. So here we go with a ****ing title issue. Sigh.........

[7981GS]

Sumbeach!


Daniel

[El Giablo]

Russ, can you get the vin. verified in Texas? El G.

[russr33]

Russ, can you get the vin. verified in Texas? El G.

Yeah Gordon I will be checking on all that this week. I have a police officer friend who can run it. Or I can just call texas DMV.

[russr33]

Ok it appears that the title situation has been solved. Got ahold of Washington DMV. Title had been transferred to PO but they had his address wrong and couldn't get it to him. Being sent to him and he will sign over to me a mail it. One crisis averted.

Next problem is that both gsxr wheels are bent . I think he got these from Katman but that was back in '07. No telling what they have been through or if they are even the same rims. So if anyone knows of a good set of straight GSXR750/1100 rims for a good price let me know!

[russr33]

Ok new set of GSXR1100 wheels sourced. Next problem. Got a set of Ohlins locally. Who here can tell me the problem? Hint: it is not that they are eye/eye or wrong length; Ohlins can provide clevis's of any size. It's a little more sudtle.

[jwhelan65]

I think you are missing a left one....

[Greg B]

Looks like the shaft on the right one is a bigger diameter. Also looks slightly bent, but that could just be the photo. Also the section just above the lower eye looks different.

[jwhelan65]

I know the answer....

[russr33]

Damn Greg you scared me but it is just the photo.

Joe you are cheating!

[steve murdoch]

Wrong/sacked springs?
Looks like the collar is wound down a long ways. I had an old set of Fox piggybacks that had two springs per leg for a dual compound rate. Not that it worked.

[Nessism]

Looks like a fun project Russ.

Regarding those shocks, hope you aren't going to say something silly like the decal is on the wrong side. As far as eyelets on both sides is concern, this shouldn't be a problem since you will be modding the swingarm anyway and can put whatever kind of mount on it you want.

[russr33]

Looks like a fun project Russ.

Regarding those shocks, hope you aren't going to say something silly like the decal is on the wrong side. As far as eyelets on both sides is concern, this shouldn't be a problem since you will be modding the swingarm anyway and can put whatever kind of mount on it you want.

No Ed I wish it was something insignificant. It is not. I do feel better that no one else sees the problem. Ready for the answer?

Joe had it right all along (I had told him on the phone). They are both RIGHT SIDE shocks!!!!!!!! Hell I just assumed they were the same but each piggyback is angled. Each side is obviously angled in opposite directions. I am trying to get ahold of Ohlins to see if I can rectify the problem without having to buy one side (probably can't even do that-will have to buy set.)