**UPDATE! So you've found my thread! Good job - well before you get too into it let me stop you right there. "Evey" as she's called - has been binned. Pretty hard too. Scenic Drive (auckland) chewed her up real bad so the 'Mod' thread is about to be replaced with a re-build thread. The main reason to read this thread is for info on modding your Hyosung CDI unit for better response / eliminating the famous 3'rd gear flatspot..**
This thread is all about my sexy GT250R, or at least it will be - I'm starting to customise it now that I've hit 8,000k without the slightest problem. So here's a list of what I've done so far and what needs doing. I'll update as I go.
What I want is any advice other bikers, particularly any Hyobag owners might have on these:
Mod 0: New tyres. After a 160kph double blow out (it's ok, i threw myself into the road and caught the bike with my crotch) :P I replaced the shitkos with some GT501 Radials. Great tyre. DONE!
First mod: loose that can! I've picked up a Screaming Demon straight-through pipe from aussie, in comes in shiny carbonfibre finish and should give the bike some roar. DONE!
Second: New air filter. BMC make a top-quality air filter for the hyosung so I'll chuck one of those in to help out with the inflow (since outflow is already sorted). PENDING! (waiting on parts)
Third: Get that bitch rejetted! She'll be running lean as a kenyan with the new filter & can so i'll get the boys at Red Baron to fiddle with her bits till she's puring. Otherwise I imagine that she'll start hurting - fast. PENDING 8000k SERVICE!
Fourth: Bling her out. New high-wattage head lights, clear-style indicators (2008 hyosung ones, fuck this microindicatorcrap - i like em CHUNKY!), Gold anodised tire valve caps & gear/clutch levers, and some custom decals on the front fairings. LIGHTS DONE - INDICATORS DONE
Five: Speedo healer. I know the speedo's out, but the question is - by how much? I'll pick on of these up and slap it in. Just hope it's easy to wire.
Six: Fit a (fake) alarm. Who the fuck wants to steal a Hyobag? I don't know, and frankly I don't like using an alarm anyway - I've got a disc lock, and a baseball bat. That's enough for me. So i'll wire up a flashing led to the dashboard. That should do the trick.
Seven: Custom seat cover. I met a guy, who knows a guy who's dog does upholstery. Hopefully I can rip the pleather off my seat, put some nice 'soft' foam in their and get it sewn up for $200 to $400 less than the $300-$500 odd bucks everyone else wants for the pleasure of doing it.
Eight: Tail hugger & Tail tidy unit. Rip off the shovel on the back of the bike and enjoy all the road shit leaving a stripe up my back. Then get a tail hugger installed along with chain guard to match - for ideas see Warlock's GT250R.
Nine: Braided brake lines along with scintered pads. 0-100 is good, but I think the faster I can get the back to zero again is more important. New brakelines and pads are the last part of the plan.
Ten: Enjoy!
So. That's the plan, in no particular order - just as I can afford it. Any thoughts comments or gifts of money?
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