Geoff the giant small bike

**Smarsh** · 27th November 2012, 21:58

Hey man, diggin the thread, has been good to get some ideas for my GN. Got any new photos of the progress? I agree with the clip ons idea, cant go wrong.

**Drew** · 28th November 2012, 05:36

He's out of town, and all barred up about cars now.

**ducatilover** · 28th November 2012, 09:17

As Drew said. Out of town doing some stuff and attending a wedding.
I'll get the kick start spring and what-not ordered and re-assemble the engine and start making the rear mounts

**ducatilover** · 16th January 2013, 21:49

Got the bits ordered for the kick start, so I should be buttoning up the motor next week

Have yet to find suitable switch gear and throttle blocks, but I have found some clip ons I may buy from eGay, just for lols.
That'll mean I'll need rearsets and new brake lever (need a custom kick and gear lever anyway, so why not eh?)

**ducatilover** · 27th January 2013, 19:45

Bottom end on the beasty is all together

everything greased, cleaned and loctite from arsehole to bearkfast

Got a new tank, will throw pics up when I've finished stripping it. It's an old GS250 or 450 one, rather cafe looking.
Has a fair bit of bog and life experience in it

seeing as I never intended it to be a mint looking machine, I'll bare steel it and give it a reasonable, but well used patina

Yes, I said patina. Fuck you

**ducatilover** · 28th January 2013, 20:32

Took the tank to bare steel, it's pretty fugly underneath, so it'll be getting two tone paint instead of a delicious polished tank

forgot pre-strip (heh) pics. So have some bog pics

Have modded the seat and will make myself a nice seat cover soon

Will look at throwing a set of flat bars on it (notice I've put them the right way up)
I'll be adding an inch of foam on the top of the existing shit
I'll be keeping it comfy, so no clubman bars and race seats on this one...

Dogsnbikes has offered me an XR650 master, so I can use my Doherty throttle (similar to this, but polished)

the original GN master gets in the way, and I want to use the throttle, coz it's cool

Bottom end is complete and the kick starter seems to work. Just need to wait for a gasket kit and I'll put the top end on

**Glowerss** · 28th January 2013, 23:15

It's sort of not a GN250 anymore is it?

Love your work though!

**ducatilover** · 28th January 2013, 23:18

not really
Been thinking about ditching the leading axle forks, plus a few frame mods and braced swing arm... so, best GN ever = not a GN

**TheTengTheory** · 29th January 2013, 07:56

What did you use to strip the tank to bare metal? I have frying issues with my tank because of the old acrylic paint when i sprayed the primer on.

**ducatilover** · 29th January 2013, 11:34

Easy off oven cleaner on it for a few hours, washed it off and then a bit of scotchbrite.
Only really works on shit paint and anodising though. Otherwise, you can get paint stripper from a panel beating supplies place on Tremaine, I think they're near where mag and turbo were.

**Drew** · 29th January 2013, 14:17

Originally Posted by ducatilover

not really
Been thinking about ditching the leading axle forks, plus a few frame mods and braced swing arm... so, best GN ever = not a GN

Be a good idea to replace the triple clamps at the same time.... Can you say 'trail'?

**ducatilover** · 29th January 2013, 14:30

Originally Posted by Drew

Be a good idea to replace the triple clamps at the same time.... Can you say 'trail'?

I'm almost tempted to let one of my sets of ZXR forks slide on to it. But RWU forks look period.
I think older GS zuks ran similar forks, but without the gay leading axle

Not really a priority currently, but a nicer set of forks withought eh gay axle will make it look nicer. And gaitors...

**Drew** · 29th January 2013, 14:34

Originally Posted by ducatilover

I'm almost tempted to let one of my sets of ZXR forks slide on to it. But RWU forks look period.
I think older GS zuks ran similar forks, but without the gay leading axle

Not really a priority currently, but a nicer set of forks withought eh gay axle will make it look nicer. And gaitors...

Keh?

Period, or good. The two are mutually exclusive man.

**ducatilover** · 29th January 2013, 14:38

Originally Posted by Drew

Keh?

Period, or good. The two are mutually exclusive man.

Good period?

That sounds a bit fucked.

I'm going to buy a new piston, this one has slight damage to the two lower ring lands, which is a bit dumb.
In other news, got the parts tumbler/vibratory finisher plugged in today and started the lazy/good way of polishing parts!