[SweetLou]

I really don't know what I am gona do. This is gona be the first year I can ride during the winter, so I will prolly go balls to the wall, and go crazy insane with riding and picture taking to send to all my friends stuck in the snow up-north.

Cyber, that rear shock is a easy switch.

[Jax]

I do mods all year long...I think I'll just ride this winter....

[The CyberPoet]

Cyber, that rear shock is a easy switch.

Should be pie-in-the-sky easy -- all of 45 minutes or so, with most of that removing and reinstalling the rear tire...
Except that I've been thinking that I want to use the same time to also install a new chain, new sprockets, install a new rear brake rotor I have for free from EBC, and replace the bearings in the rear wheel as long as I'm taking it off to do the shock... and if I'm doing the rear wheel bearings, I ought to the front ones as well... and if I take off the front wheel to to do the front bearings, well, it means it's time swap the shock oil (it's due) -- which means fork oil seals as well... and might as well change the fork springs as long as I have them apart to a new set of Ohlins as well (yes, I'll be carrying Ohlin fork springs starting about the last week of October I think -- quite reasonable pricing on those). And I don't have a press, so I'll have to come up with another answer for installing the bearings (probably a bolt/nut/washer solution)... So it's one of those spiraling things where my biggest concern is making sure the weather is just right for putting in a day or two of work on the bike without sweating to death in the process (and not getting interrupted by client work).

Cheers
=-= The CyberPoet

[WildKat]

Ack, stop talking about winter!!! No No No !!

[MIBagentQ]

last year was heated grips



this year, i guess valves since i'll be hitting 50000km, but the rest of the time i'll be away at school so no plans

[woobie]

Well there's two lists for me, what I'd like to do and what I can afford

Like to
GSXR 1100 engine swap
Rear shock swap
Front end fork upgrade
SS brake lines


Reality
Valve adjustment
New sprockets and chain
Change Front brake pads grabbier pads and clean all callipers
Watching bike vids posted by guys from down south were they can ride all year long

[xbubbax]

funny you say that...
i just did a spark plug change and battery change...more like matenance....

for upgrades.. its a new bike. i want an 00-04 gixxer. i have 5g'S and the kat is not doing it for me right now. i want somthing with a wider tire and more puss for the buck.
.im selling the kat for 2200...any takers? ill be posting in the buy /sell forums.

[freight dog]

I'm with woobie, but my wishlist is more of a long term "to do" list:

B-1200 engine
'busa swingarm
Cut out the bug eyed front turn sigs, glass the fairing smooth and mount flush ones a'la the new Ninja 650.
Flashy new paint
...sounds ambitious to me.

This winter:
Hindle slip on
Ivan's jet kit
timing advancer
grind out the stock header or get a 750 or Holeshot header
CP's oil temp gauge

[WildKat]

I agree w/ woobie..my wish list is not near as doable as my reality list; hopefully I can work on crunchie about making more of the wish list a reality

[Süsser Tod]

Winter???


Hehehe, I ride year round, so I'll just keep riding

Anyway, no money for mods here.

[Tito750]

You just keep riding Trinc. And Susser Tod me never saw pictures of your kat.

[Anonymous]

[WildKat]

a picture is worth a thousand years Mr. I get to ride all year around!!!

[SweetLou]

Cyber, that rear shock is a easy switch.

Should be pie-in-the-sky easy -- all of 45 minutes or so, with most of that removing and reinstalling the rear tire...
Except that I've been thinking that I want to use the same time to also install a new chain, new sprockets, install a new rear brake rotor I have for free from EBC, and replace the bearings in the rear wheel as long as I'm taking it off to do the shock... and if I'm doing the rear wheel bearings, I ought to the front ones as well... and if I take off the front wheel to to do the front bearings, well, it means it's time swap the shock oil (it's due) -- which means fork oil seals as well... and might as well change the fork springs as long as I have them apart to a new set of Ohlins as well (yes, I'll be carrying Ohlin fork springs starting about the last week of October I think -- quite reasonable pricing on those). And I don't have a press, so I'll have to come up with another answer for installing the bearings (probably a bolt/nut/washer solution)... So it's one of those spiraling things where my biggest concern is making sure the weather is just right for putting in a day or two of work on the bike without sweating to death in the process (and not getting interrupted by client work).

Cheers
=-= The CyberPoet

Dauym.

[DreKat]

i need to look at my wiring, it is not staying charged
love to get a Braada Cawel, new wind screen

but now i and getting my snowmobile ready :P