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Offline ManX84

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My baby was born !
« on: August 18, 2023, 02:48:18 AM »
I just would like to show my little work on a K100lt from 1990.











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Offline ManX84

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Re: My baby was born !
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2023, 11:49:46 AM »
I did some mods, some classical some not :-)

- GSXR Fork.
- central rear chock absorber.
- remove the big air box and but the air flow vertically with a big cornet.
- carbone cockpit with push button to start and protected switch to cut ignition.
- candy paint (not realy rendering on pics of course but with big sequins, very lovely on sun)
- from scratch electrical harness based on Motogadget M unit.
- custom seat and seat cowl.

There a re some small things to finish, please be indulgent she just born 4 days ago !

hope you will love it !
( can't please everyone of course)

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Offline Laitch

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Re: My baby was born !
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2023, 03:44:14 PM »
Who designed the central shock absorber system and its lower mount? Is wheel travel the same as with the original set up?
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Offline ManX84

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Re: My baby was born !
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2023, 04:52:24 PM »
I design it, this is experimental  :smoke1
I made some simulation with Fusion 360.

I design and made aluminum parts for the lower mount.
(the rocker come from a sport bike)
And a professional melt it with TIG.

shock absorber itself is an YSS with a specific spring ( I bought 3 to find the one)

not sure same travel, but it work very very well!


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Offline ManX84

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Re: My baby was born !
« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2023, 04:56:14 PM »
I forgot in modifications list, wheel come from K1200, rear wheel have around 1 centimeter offset from central axis but if you don't know, it absolutely doesn't feel like driving
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Offline AtLarge

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Re: My baby was born !
« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2023, 05:29:27 PM »
Nice job Manx! Lots to like on that bike.
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Offline ManX84

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Re: My baby was born !
« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2023, 02:06:28 AM »
thx AtLarge !
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Offline Scott_

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Re: My baby was born !
« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2023, 06:28:21 AM »
I noticed the Hyd clutch mod.  Are you still using DOT4 or did you change over to DOT5.
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