These ones have a good-sized vent in the side for drainage. 
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So, it's been a long time since I "finished" the bike...
1. Got married.
2. Moved into a new house (with no garage
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3. Got cats...
4. There's a foot of snow on the ground...
SO, the bike itch is hitting me hard.... I've been thinking about the course of this bike for some time now and I really don't want to just up and sell it, but I don't want to spend an arm-and-a-leg putting MORE work into it. SO...
Now that I have it running right, and parts are on order to fix the annoyances (electrical bug, stator cover cracked, etc...) I think I'm going to further the cafe' stance of the bike
- Solo seat.
- Chop rear pegs.
- re-spray it.
- upgrade the front brakes
- drill the rear rotor
- upgrade the shocks
I think that'll put me in a good place with her. More to come, soon!Comment
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I just went through your build, nice thread. But I would add some new tires to your list , check the pics in post #121 you'll see the cracks in the side wall of the front tire. Just sayinSo, it's been a long time since I "finished" the bike...
1. Got married.
2. Moved into a new house (with no garage )
3. Got cats...
4. There's a foot of snow on the ground...
SO, the bike itch is hitting me hard.... I've been thinking about the course of this bike for some time now and I really don't want to just up and sell it, but I don't want to spend an arm-and-a-leg putting MORE work into it. SO...
Now that I have it running right, and parts are on order to fix the annoyances (electrical bug, stator cover cracked, etc...) I think I'm going to further the cafe' stance of the bike
- Solo seat.
- Chop rear pegs.
- re-spray it.
- upgrade the front brakes
- drill the rear rotor
- upgrade the shocks
I think that'll put me in a good place with her. More to come, soon!
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OH, dude... those tires are history...
I've got shinkos... I think, can't remember and bike is in another town right now...
See:
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Question, how did it handle with the E triple tree and the L forks?Comment
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It actually has the triple tree off a GS1000 to match the L fork tubes.
Honestly, it handles amazingly. I added a 110mm shim to both forks, over filled the oil with 15w by 20mm, and cranked the rear shocks up to 1 less than full pre-load and I have absolutely NO issues with the way it handles.
Turn in is quick, I haven't bottomed out on anything, and reaction to breaking is great, not a ton of dive.
Holds a corner really well. I'm actually really glad I did it!Comment
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Oh, I didn't see where you installed the L triple tree. Just a bunch of wondering about the change in trail. Yea, I was surprised that my GS 1000 handles as nicely as it does. I didn't change anything though just 15W oil and 15lbs of air, 1 click down from full hard, on the shocks with full dampening.Comment
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No, still has the single disk...would have been nice to change it, but ended up buying a few more bikes...which have double disks...
I need to upload pics...here's a youtube link:
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Me like very much!Comment
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