Introducing Harry

**dino3310** · 16th May 2010, 20:12

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

what ya want one of them for....
JMJ

i saw wyspers one now i want one

**gpcustom** · 16th May 2010, 20:21

yea makes the muffler look factory built and all done with a $100 sand blaster.

**gpcustom** · 16th May 2010, 20:26

Originally Posted by dino3310

sorry mate i was meaning the whole skidplate.

yea i can make one but would need to find someone in dunedin with a xr 600 as you need the bike when making from scratch

**dino3310** · 16th May 2010, 20:36

dont go looking for one yet, ive got no pingers at the moment

**gpcustom** · 16th May 2010, 20:48

No worries ive got a bit of a back log of perc jobs to get thru anyway

**Monstaman** · 16th May 2010, 22:05

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Nice

I'd put some tube rubber along the frame rails and between the front mount and the bash plate - deadens the noise a bit and stops the metal on metal contact.

I put a bead of RTV between the plate and the mounting brackets and that took out most of the vibrationy tiny kinda echo sounds.

Bigger problem is/was I bent my plate so badly that the wings on each side spread out, the GP Custom badge got stuffed and the front was bent out far enough to be rubbing the header

So off with the header pipe, all those years of pubs scraps and beatings paid off as I straightened it with a FBH and pulled the wings back in, unfortunately the GP Custom badge did not survive...R.I.P

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On the plus side, that would have been a sure fire hole in engine FAIL so there is always a positive side.

**gpcustom** · 17th May 2010, 19:10

send me your address and i will post you a new badge. What the hell you been doing on that DR

If you do damage the plate bad enough i can rebuild it for no charge aslong as its not totaly fucked and you pay shipping. I dont mind and this would be a KB members only

Hows that for service there ant no bike shop that would do that for you

**wysper** · 19th May 2010, 16:08

So I am thinking of putting some ammo tin panniers on Harry.
I would need to make up some kind of rack because I was thinking of using my Pelican Case as a top box and put these on as side panniers. Any comments from the more experienced around?

**igor** · 19th May 2010, 16:17

its a Suzuki mate. Ya buy the bike, they supply the shittest rear shock known to man and you wanna kill it by loadin it up more.

i got some of those ali Touratech jobbies which are ok but if I was to do it again i would go this was. Me little cherman mate in Dorkland has some and likes im. Well they are forhis wifes bike but the dork never tied them on very well and dragged im down the road. so much for happy families. http://www.andystrapz.com/productdet...pid=34&BACK=51

I think they was just over $300 bucks landed. just make a simple frame keeping away from bikes rear wheel

**wysper** · 19th May 2010, 16:21

Originally Posted by igor

its a Suzuki mate. Ya buy the bike, they supply the shittest rear shock known to man and you wanna kill it by loadin it up more.

i got some of those ali Touratech jobbies which are ok but if I was to do it again i would go this was. Me little cherman mate in Dorkland has some and likes im. Well they are forhis wifes bike but the dork never tied them on very well and dragged im down the road. so much for happy families. http://www.andystrapz.com/productdet...pid=34&BACK=51

I think they was just over $300 bucks landed. just make a simple frame keeping away from bikes rear wheel

See - I didn't know they had the shittiest rear shock in the world, so until you told me I was fine with it. Now of course, it is a different story LOL

I will look in to the soft pannier option too. Just thought the ammo boxes looked pretty cool. Coz that is the most important thing isn't it?

**igor** · 19th May 2010, 16:24

maybe my mistake about the rear shock. it will die with-in a short time or are they fitting suzukis with ohlins now.

**NordieBoy** · 19th May 2010, 18:11

Ammo boxes are usually quite heavy?

**Box'a'bits** · 19th May 2010, 18:11

You need to think about how you are going to use the bike. Soft luggage is best if you want to use the bike in NZ's fine tracks & minor gravel roads. They are lighter, easier to get on & off the bike & less expensive. They also won't usually break your leg if you fall off. You can move them closer to the rider (better weight distribution) when you're not carrying a pillion.

Spam cans are great if you want to look like a world traveller, don't mind the excess weight, are more secure (great if you are going somewhere & want to ditch your gear), & are usually more waterproof. They can tend to hang out more in the breeze more than soft luggage (rolling resistance). They can be less flexible in terms of load capacity. You may need soft bags inside the spam cans to make them more useable.

I have both. Used the spam cans once.