got most my gixxer conversion done

[Guest]

all on a 850...why a shaft 850..cause i can..more changes will come soon (moving tail peice back a few inches) but no more gixxer parts for now

[Tim Tom]

Whats with the 'crzsy straw' shift linkage? Never seen one quite like it before.

PS Upgrade those shocks and brakes next

[6pkrunner]

Whats with the 'crzsy straw' shift linkage?

It will definitely flex if hard up or downshifts are employed.

It looks real sweet. And yes the shaft approach is to be commended! Won't see yourself on every other street corner.

[gs850cafe]

Whats with the 'crzsy straw' shift linkage? Never seen one quite like it before.

PS Upgrade those shocks and brakes next

forgot to get a propper shift rod...so bent the already bent gixxer one lol...how would i go about finding a correct length one

do gixxer rotors or something fit?

[gs850cafe]

cut the tail off last night..moved it back about 1 inch or 2 and raised it up instead of being flush...looks more of a sport now..also going to redo the seat, and put orginial side covers on

[Tim Tom]

Getting there. The seat / tail is still a bit off to my eye, should be a bit taller, but that's just me. Did you also remove the blinkers? They looked goofy hanging out back there, but I like them for functional / safety reasons....

Do you find the rearsets cramp your legs with the low seat?

[Steve]

... also going to redo the seat, and put orginial side covers on

You might find that the original covers won't fit too well with your non-stock airbox.

That airbox is from an '82 or '83 bike, and the shape of the trim pieces does not match with the '81 side covers.

Ignore the mis-matched colors here, but this is how it will look:



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[gs850cafe]

Getting there. The seat / tail is still a bit off to my eye, should be a bit taller, but that's just me. Did you also remove the blinkers? They looked goofy hanging out back there, but I like them for functional / safety reasons....

Do you find the rearsets cramp your legs with the low seat?

yes and no...im leaned so fa forward its hard on the wrists...renthal ultra lows should fix that soon....

one of my blinkers flew off...dont know how but it did...so i took it all off

also thanks for the info steve

[gs850cafe]

did some more stuff today...added a small rear seat an some lil bags...this may change if i find something that works better

[Jedz123]

I thought you were thinking about de-cafe the bike.. would that be Decaffeinated?

[badfish]

Not too bad looking! I like the orange w/ white color scheme. What I find truly amazing is you shot the first set of pics where Lil' Wayne's Baby Momma once was!

[retcol]

I like the orange too!

[gs850cafe]

I thought you were thinking about de-cafe the bike.. would that be Decaffeinated?

well i was going to but decided not to

[gs850cafe]

well i was going to but decided not to

just kidding i lied....not really..i traded my clubmans for these....SOOOO comfy now..