well my mind is made up....

[ducatilover]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/a...sp?id=43389593

yes i have some very sexy streetfighter headlights on the way, and yes i am putting the bros back on the road after i tested a 250 i was intersted in..... lots of money but atleast i'll appreciate her ..... have been to the honda shop in masterton and am getting prices for bits and stuff blah blah. i'm looking to get some gold valve emulators and race tech springs to cure the wobbles...

where can i get fork legs straightened?

cant wait till i can stradle my gurl again.....the biggest problem is the exhaust, now tell me someone is there any rues or guidelines to making my own down pipes? my old mans a crack shot at this stuff and he's an engineer by trade but wants to know if its legal to make the down pipes or repair the kinks in them.

thanks guys and wish me luck for no reason

[zadok]

Onya. I'll look forward to seeing the finished product. Those lights should look great.

[Waylander]

May aswell order new forks. As far asI am aware once the forks are bent that's it for them.

[kerryg]

May aswell order new forks. As far asI am aware once the forks are bent that's it for them.

Smythe & Yeates in Cambridge straighten forks if they're not too fooked. Do very classy work. Not cheap though but cheaper than new uns. I'm pretty sure F1 Engineering in Hamilton do too.

[kerryg]

[QUOTE=ducatilover is there any rues or guidelines to making my own down pipes? my old mans a crack shot at this stuff and he's an engineer by trade but wants to know if its legal to make the down pipes or repair the kinks in them.

thanks guys and wish me luck for no reason [/QUOTE]


No legal problems. If they were fouling parts of the bike or summat maybe but if they're decently made you'll have no problem with WOF compliance. Muffler(s) could be a different matter but you're talking about headers, right?

[Waylander]

Learn something new everyday aye Kerry.


Ducatilover, if you do find anything out about the headers and your dad does make some good ones, let me know. Front header for my bike is a bit too corroded to just be rechromed so need a new one.

[skelstar]

Good on ya mate. Look forward to hearing about your [successful] rides again.

[T.W.R]

Should be an interesting journey for you D/L hope it goes to plan doing the rebuild

your forks should be ok to be straightened, i had a set of fork straightened off a honda once & was told first hand by a Honda mechanic that out of the Jap bikes honda forks were the ones that usually could be done without any concern ( actually i think 90% of their forks are built by SHOWA anyhow)

as for building-up new header pipes length is the most important factor, preferably a close to equal length as possible for each cylinder & also length & curvature of bends determines power

[ducatilover]

i plan to use the existing zorst as a plan, but its a wee bit [understatement] bent, i still want the can though but thats a bit hammered too, its a moriwaki system and i dont think its been re-jetted.....i can fix that

also i was looking at getting some cbr600f2 or f3 forks but thats probably out of my budget so i'll get the legs straitened and new springs and heavier oil in them.... i was cleaning the rear wheel and noticed that its an enkei item, and so is the front, but its an 18 inch so there aint many tires that'll fit on it.... and i need new tires.

heres my current selection of tires....

bridgestone battlax bt-104....
michelen macadam 100x
pirrelli mtr23 gragon gts [front] and mtr24 rear...
IRC protech sp10r and sp11f.... current tires.

the sizes are 120/70 17
150/60 18... though a 160/60 18 wouldnt be bad

[ducatilover]

No legal problems. If they were fouling parts of the bike or summat maybe but if they're decently made you'll have no problem with WOF compliance. Muffler(s) could be a different matter but you're talking about headers, right?

yeah i mean the headers..... they might be fixable, the old mans gonna have a look @ them. i'll try get a pic...

[Suney]

Does anybody know what the ltsa rules are for putting aftermarket headlights or non-stock headlights onto your bike?
I've searched the ltsa site but no help, maybe I'm using the wrong keyboards...

[Ixion]

So long as they have the magical letters on the lens and pass a wof they're fine

[Suney]

What would the magical letters be?

[ducatilover]

you mean there are standards? i spose theyre aproved or whatever.:spudwhat: am currently fitting my gpz400r's right hand side switch block, is there any legal issues or thingys i have to obey when doing this? its quite intersting doing some work for once