After much work and the occasional swear word she is almost ready for the road, can't wait.
that bike is a credit to you sir - :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:
is that an MG in the background
Yes it's an MG in the background the wife won the toss and my BMW had to go outside to accommodate the GSX
Do you all put your babes away and drool over it all winter or do you go nuts on her like I seem to have done
This is what I done since the chill came
Custom gold brake n clutch levers
goodridge brake and clutch front and rear hoses
Brand new Suzuki calipars front and rear and sintered pads oem
Polished yolk top and handle bar clamp plus tank cap
New Suzuki engine covers both sides
Brand new Suzuki seat oem
Painted wheels white same colour as white on tank
New stainless bolts on discs calipars and rear sprocket
Hagen rear shocks
Campbell's custom exhaust sidewinder
Powder coated all hangers foot pegs side stand and main stand
Chrome crash bars never to be used lol
New mirrors oem plus mirror extenders
Hid headlight conversion
Hid spots
Standard seat changed for custom seat with gel from France very comfy
Gold renthal bars brace and grips
Clear LED backlight and clear lens indicators
Very trick billet petrol cap in gold
New gel battery
GSX 1400 graphics on wheels
New horns chrome
Total cost a cold shoulder lasting one day plus ear bashing from her indoors followed by I can't wait to be on it RESULT !!!
Update - private GSX number plate wife bought me for valentines so maybe she is not that pissed off with me
What have you lot been doing
Top job indeed a credit to you :onya:
Lovely bike Paul, yes I spend all winter looking at mine and planning what to do next🤘Love it as much as riding 👍
Thats mint youve done a great job on that and i realy like the stacked end cans :clapping:
Great looking bike Paul. Worth the earbashing & cold shoulder any day.
This is what it looked like before I started on it
Looks great Paul - is that a seat I would find comfortable? :) Oberon fuel cap? I just got one in blue - great taste !! :)
You would find it extremely comfortable Geoff
I'll give them a ring tomorrow to see if they do it in little lad size lol
Campbell's custom exhaust sidewinder - dare I ask how much? :)
£360 ding dang doo
The sound is out of this world
The ornaments in the house vibrated off and no longer exist. Result
Quote from: Paulpmy on Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 06:25 AM
Do you all put your babes away and drool over it all winter or do you go nuts on her like I seem to have done
This is what I done since the chill came
Custom gold brake n clutch levers
goodridge brake and clutch front and rear hoses
Brand new Suzuki calipars front and rear and sintered pads oem
Polished yolk top and handle bar clamp plus tank cap
New Suzuki engine covers both sides
Brand new Suzuki seat oem
Painted wheels white same colour as white on tank
New stainless bolts on discs calipars and rear sprocket
Hagen rear shocks
Campbell's custom exhaust sidewinder
Powder coated all hangers foot pegs side stand and main stand
Chrome crash bars never to be used lol
New mirrors oem plus mirror extenders
Hid headlight conversion
Hid spots
Standard seat changed for custom seat with gel from France very comfy
Gold renthal bars brace and grips
Clear LED backlight and clear lens indicators
Very trick billet petrol cap in gold
New gel battery
GSX 1400 graphics on wheels
New horns chrome
Total cost a cold shoulder lasting one day plus ear bashing from her indoors followed by I can't wait to be on it RESULT !!!
Update - private GSX number plate wife bought me for valentines so maybe she is not that pissed off with me
What have you lot been doing
The MOT laws are changing soon, you might find your bike will fail as HIDs will be illegal on bikes, check with your local MOT workshop.
That's looking real tasty. :clapping:
Where in France did you get the seat?
If you type in this
Top Sellerie France Comfort Seat Gel/Heat Opt. REF4197
On eBay they come up you can get gel and heat in them
The MOT laws are changing soon, you might find your bike will fail as HIDs will be illegal on bikes, check with your local MOT workshop
MOT law is changing in May 2019 where HID will no longer go through an MOT due to it having no self levelling function on a motorbike however it has always been illegal to modify a standard headlight to HID. As is race cans and any tampering with number plates a case of you pay your money and take your chance. Till my MOT man fails it they will stay.
Yep, I've seen them and would really like one myself, but to get it to nz, cost all up is over $1000 for a seat that may not fit just right. Don't want to pay that much without trying it first.
From the standard seat they fit absolutely spot on no problems whatsoever
It's not the fit on the bike I was referring to, it was if it fits to me.
If it helps I'm six foot two 31 inch leg
The standard oem seat is perfect for me
Put this on and it's just the same in height as standard one this one hugs you nicely tho
Maybe col was thinking more about his 'rear end' fitting in that seat :happy1:
I do like it tho! :onya:
Correct ARH. For the dosh it'd cost me to buy one of those bloody lovely seats, I'd still want to try it first. a thousand bucks for a seat is fecken huge, worth it if it works good, not if I still get a sore ass after a few hours in the saddle.
Quote from: KiwiCol on Friday, 23 February 2018, 03:13 PM
Correct ARH. For the dosh it'd cost me to buy one of those bloody lovely seats, I'd still want to try it first. a thousand bucks for a seat is fecken huge, worth it if it works good, not if I still get a sore ass after a few hours in the saddle.
Send Paul a mould of ur arse and he can check if it fits? :)
Col maybe you need some of those custom Kardashian butt implants......
Might be cheaper :whistling:
https://www.motolegends.com/gifts-art/cool-stuff/moto-adventure-skiveez.html
How about a pair of these
Gel filled pants
:clapping:
Notty: to send a mould that big would cost more than the bloody seat! So no to that.
KF: My ass is big enough already, (reason it gets sore sitting on it for hours) So no to that.
Seth: Had a look at the link, yep they might do the trick. I recall reading a pommy website that does gel seats for wheelchairs (I think it was wheelechairs) & they've branched out to selling foam for motorbike seats. They said you need 2cm foam or it's a waste of time, pressure points still occur with thinner foams as they can't disperse the load.
I may give these padded undies a try, but I'd rather the padding was in the bike seat, not my pants.
@Notty @Kiwifruit @seth
Bum fillets!
May look a little suspect when off the bike :smiley-happy036:
Not if I have a codpiece :rofl2: as well Red. :lol:
Lol 'knight of the road' Col
Just go for it be the envy of Australia
Col, fleece off one of your girlfriends. I mean a sheepskin. Works for us, mrs even has two. Sheepskins that is. Warm, comfy, no sliding. I just sewd a couple of stretchy straps on, had same one for yrs. other option is the Airhawk seat. Never tried one but mates like them. Other option is post to Guzzler in Brisbane. Brilliant seat mine is but yeah, on long rides i still chuck baa lamb on.
I could give that a try Grog, bit of fleece isn't that dear & as you say, sew a couple of straps onto it.
An idea just came to me, buy the gel insert for the seat, enclose it in a 'bag' & sew it on to the underside of the sheepskin! That oughta fix things & not a grand spent either.
Done it. Just brought the gel insert for a seat (Large) & am biding on a sheepskin. All up under $150. Cool. Worth a crack anyway.
I know you guys like your sheer but that's just keeping one a little too close lol
Sheep that should be
all sorted i reckon. lets know results.
In the past I've used bubble wrap inside one of those drawstring bags, the strings go under the seat, works ok actually 👍
Total cost £4.99
You sure there's not a wee bit of Scot in you Red?
I'm not sure they make bubblewrap to take a load like me. I'm not farting, it's the bubblewrap! Honest. Yeah, I can just see it now . . .
Lol no Scotch but Mrs Red is from darkest Yorkshire so the squeakyness can rub off!
it's that big bubble stuff col
Not those farty little bubbles!
Quote from: KiwiCol on Monday, 26 February 2018, 03:03 PM
You sure there's not a wee bit of Scot in you Red?
Oi! Col.... what are you trying to say? :facepalm:
I've got just the trick for ya ,
Them armbands we get when teaching our kids to swim are just the ticket
The are adjustable with the amount on air in them . But I can see problems with this great idea
And that is the more they sat on over time they lose the amount of air in then plus so hard to blow up while down your trousers
EXCEPT when your mrs is pillion
She could undue trousers drop to her knees and blow until the right amount of comfort is felt
If you take this option it's mandatory you take pictures and post them lol
So what you're sayin is if the air ring goes down on me, I can get the mrs to give a quick blow till it feels better? I reckon I already know what the answer to that would be . . .
She'd tell me to get a compressor.
Quote from: ARH on Tuesday, 27 February 2018, 06:30 AM
Quote from: KiwiCol on Monday, 26 February 2018, 03:03 PM
You sure there's not a wee bit of Scot in you Red?
Oi! Col.... what are you trying to say? :facepalm:
Just thinkin it was a canny idea - that's all, honest! :whistling: :onya: