So my project begins.

[MoCkiN U]

I really thought that I was going to take this bike down to its frame and have that powder coated too but man this might just be more than I am willing to do on my own.

I have a few new things on order to go on:

K6 1000 fork legs
K4 750 oem rear shock
Custom seat cover from customcoversuk
New strator case cover? Think thats it. left side of motor

Then its time to do the rest:

Powder coat rear subframe gloss black
Powder coat swingarm gloss black
Paint calipers bright red
Powder coat wheels two tone (replacing paint job)

Want to get some new things once money lines back up again after those purchases. And I know exactly where to go for most of them.

Levers
headlight
upper fairing brace
Braided steel brake lines
Figure out something new for rear light assembly
akra exhaust

Really want rear sets but damn expensive






started to look at the front forks and see whats needed to drop them out. Noticed the space at top and measured at 15.2mm fork above triple tree there. It was lowered by previous owners and didnt even know it.













now all that is left to do is get that swingarm out of there. Dont want to mess with that chain as its new but I guess that has to happen. Kinda wanted a red one to match the theme and guess thats the way I go now but truly dont want to open up that case where those clutch adjustments are.......been there done that. Got it right and dont want shit to get off again LOL


Like I always do took lots of pictures along the way for my own good to make sure I dont forget where something goes as this is my first time doing this type of job.

[pOrk]

looks like a great start kelley

[03Seville]

Good progress.. cant wait to see it once it's finished up though.. sounds like its gonna turn out good

[MoCkiN U]

looks like a great start kelley

Dude, what would it take to get down to the frame from here??? LOL

Good progress.. cant wait to see it once it's finished up though.. sounds like its gonna turn out good

told ya was gonna go after it LOL

[lilws6]

wtf? thought you sold it? either way i like the srads and sound like your gana have a nice lookin bike wen done

[Josepy]

cant wait to see it finished.

[MoCkiN U]

wtf? thought you sold it? either way i like the srads and sound like your gana have a nice lookin bike wen done

was trying hard to sell it. Then it didnt sell. Saw a statement dude made online "I have not once tested the limits of my bike but it routinely tests mine" and I knew that statement mirrored me and it was NOT time to get a bigger or different bike.

Soooooo.....turn some internet research and some tips from other owners and a bike I already own with no financing involved I can make it kinda trick with relative low cost.


wheels will go to hppowdercoating to get two tone work done and then hopefully find someone local who can pinstripe the red stripe back on them for me versus the vinyl stuff I used on my painted ones. My paint job came out great but its not the shade I wanted but these are for sure

[lilws6]

very nice. i spose it would be cheaper to buy some new stuff for a bike you already own then to make payments and buy goodies. i need anouther bike i can play with lol

[loud91rs]

I don't know what levers you were looking into getting, but if you wanted something like asv, pazzo, or crg, you can save yourself some money if you don't mind buying from overseas. On ebay there is a seller named the2wheels that sells levers for $40 shipped for both clutch and brake. I bought these for my 600rr recently and they are awesome. A bunch of guys did a comparison of these to pazzo and they are extremely similar, at a fraction of the cost.

Other than that, I am also looking forward to seeing pictures of it done. Looks like you are off to a great start.

[MoCkiN U]

^saweet!!

[pOrk]

Kelley, really all that's left is popping the triple choke off the frame and dropping the motor, 10 more bolts and the frame could be powder coated. You get the frame out and media blasted, I'll powdercoat it gloss black for you for cost

[civic600]

i do powdercoating for a living so if ya need a hand with something just give me a shout

[MoCkiN U]

Man, the thing that worries me the most is all of that wiring and making sure it goes back in the right spot whether runs along left side or right side of the frame and such.

I would absolutely hate to get it this far broken down and not do the frame. I am taking the yokes off to powder coat already so there it would sit just the frame, motor, tank. Seems sooo far to go and not finish it.

Maybe I'll just go label nuts with it and document the shit out of it like I have in past and just jump in and see what happens.

How satisfying would it be to go that far and have it come out in one piece with absolutely no experience at all doing so before......... That alone is kinda motivating me to push forward

[03Seville]

I say go for it. Pictures and labels are your friend. Worse comes to worse their has to be someone on this board that knows gixxers

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[GsxrBots]

Just do it! Take a ton of pictures, then you'll know how it goes back together...

I have a service manual on PDF for that if you need it.
Also, I'd recommend doing a matte or semi-gloss black for the frame and swingarm. It'll look more "factory" that way.

[MoCkiN U]

service manual I have. camera I have. Tomorrow is D day. Its either "D"one or I stop where I am LOL

We shall see. If I can get it apart I am confident I can put it back.

[GsxrBots]

You can DO it!!

[MoCkiN U]

I didnt get exactly where I wanted today because the bike was a bit much to control on my own. I had a few set backs in how I wanted it to go. First, I was wrenching on the shock bolts and the front forks came off the stand. Guess I was pushing on the frame a little too much with my body. Luckily I had prepared for something like that and I had wood blocks underneath the header to keep from smashing to the ground. All I had to do then was wrestle with the weight to get it set back on the jack stands evenly again and I used my floor jack to get it back up again but just couldnt get it on the stands so I set the fork legs on wood blocks.

Next, the overall weight was just a lot to deal with alone to try to get the motor out of there having never done it before. So now I'll have a buddy come over and help drop that motor out.

The stang is close to being sold and that will help give me some space to wrangle with it there too




did some labeling of various components I was taking off so knew where they went back to. I also took a TON of random pictures to know where little stuff will go again.

[SSScottSS]

Wow, what an undertaking!!! I betcha it's going to be the nicest SRAD around when you're done with it. I'd consider GsxrBots idea of going with a matte or semi-gloss black for the frame and swing arm, like the newer bikes have.

Keep us updated with pictures!

[MoCkiN U]

I do agree. In the end that is probably the way to go.