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    Originally posted by pete View Post
    Starting to take shape now MLC... shouldn't be too far away from done now
    Oh yeah only a few gussets and brackets away from hitting the road haha

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      Originally posted by mlc216 View Post
      Oh yeah only a few gussets and brackets away from hitting the road haha
      Hahaha see I thought so

      I'm actually embarking on my own sort of fabrication of my duck tail after being inspired by ITim's 550... nothing of the scale of what you're doing of course, but I'm gettin' my toes wet so to speak...
      1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
      1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

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      450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh

      Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11

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        Originally posted by pete View Post
        Hahaha see I thought so

        I'm actually embarking on my own sort of fabrication of my duck tail after being inspired by ITim's 550... nothing of the scale of what you're doing of course, but I'm gettin' my toes wet so to speak...
        Whoa, watch out now! haha

        Hey pete, I have done a little looking but is there anyone that makes any major performance parts for 450's like cams, oversize pistons, etc.?

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          Originally posted by mlc216 View Post
          Whoa, watch out now! haha
          Haha yeah well... not exactly making my own frame or anything

          Hey pete, I have done a little looking but is there anyone that makes any major performance parts for 450's like cams, oversize pistons, etc.?
          Other than standard oversize not much, although I believe either 750 or 850 pistons may match up.

          I recommend looking at Mekanix thread here, fun stuff indeed

          1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
          1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

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          450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh

          Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11

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            whoa, tons of good stuff there. Gonna have to bookmark that one for later. I figure since I'll have an extra motor lying around once this bike is done I might try to extract some more power out of it or something crazy...

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              If I had a spare one and the skills and tools I'd think about it, but with only the one and my lack of skills/tools... I'll pass

              Should certainly have some stick once it's done!
              1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
              1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

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              450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh

              Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11

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                It's just hard to hide a turbo on a chopper ya know

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                  Hahaha... why hide it though?
                  1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
                  1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

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                  450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh

                  Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11

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                    petes right man that **** would be sick with a big ass polished turbo chillin in front of the motor

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                      Any progress MLC? And any word from your HEI man on the ignition?
                      1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
                      1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

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                      450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh

                      Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11

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                        Been busy with other aspects of life... but I did find a little time to disassemble it completely down to the frame and I cleaned off all the surface rust, slag, and checked all my welds for porosity, etc. Found a nice little gouge on the bottom of one of the stock frame rails... go figure the 18 inches or so of original frame I use has a hole in it haha. Looks like something punched it pretty good at some point in it's life. Still entertaining different ideas on how to fix it.

                        As far as the HEI conversion, I've got all the info on how to do it... I just haven't done it yet. It is super simple and I'll send you the info if you'd like to try it...

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                          Mate that's O'Reilly's law right there... typical

                          As to the HEI stuff, yeah post it up for sure! I can't do much in the way of testing at the moment (bike's down at Tranzac for the exhaust), but in a few weeks I should be ready to test so I wouldn't mind having a peek to see what's involved.
                          1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
                          1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

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                          450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh

                          Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11

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                            Been working on the fleetline a bunch lately, but since the ignition on the flat tracker thing is going out I decided that it's a perfect time to get the chopper on the road. Finish welded the frame, built motor mounts, made brake stay mount, made rear brake lever pivot, took the neck out of an extra set of gs450 triple trees and pressed it into the springer trees so that I can use gs450 bearings and hardware on the neck... Still a lot to do, but getting a lot closer:

                            Anyone got an extra set of top springs for a springer laying around?

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                              So you decided to use the springer after all .
                              1984 GS1100GK newest addition to the heard
                              80 GS 1000gt- most favorite ride love this bike
                              1978 GS1000E- Known as "RoadKill" , Finished :D
                              83 gs750ed- first new purchase
                              85 EX500- vintage track weapon
                              1958Ducati 98 Tourismo
                              “Remember When in doubt use full throttle, It may not improve the situation ,but it will end the suspense ,
                              If it isn't going to make it faster or safer it isn't worth doing

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                                MLC, I haven't read all this thread..
                                I got to the hissy fits and poo flinging then skipped through to here.

                                I love it.
                                A mate had an old Trumpy chopper years ago.
                                Evil, wobbly, flexy bastard of a thing.
                                But it was great fun to ride.

                                Yours looks very similar in the way it's sitting.
                                I reckon you'll giggle like a schoolgirl each time you head out on it.

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