Kawasaki Sportsbike Riders Club - Australia - Online Forum

That looks heaps better Brian, well done. Did you get the spark plugs sorted? Is it running well now?

Brian that clutch cable needs to be re routed, she looks a million bucks now

ahhh that is one mighty fine looking old school beast!

dave#3 wrote:That looks heaps better Brian, well done. Did you get the spark plugs sorted? Is it running well now?

ill sort them this afternoon.

robracer wrote:Brian that clutch cable needs to be re routed, she looks a million bucks now

I got lazy after OP so i left it there, but ill fix everything when i have time

that looks heaps better man. Did you donate the sail to http://www.mhyc.com.au/ ???

Where did you get the mirrors from? or are they the ones out of the sail?

Looks 100% better Brian good job!

MrWasabi wrote:that looks heaps better man. Did you donate the sail to http://www.mhyc.com.au/ ???

Where did you get the mirrors from? or are they the ones out of the sail?

you bought them for me... i used your money

and btw...get a real bike owen... urs sounds like a toy

Hey! .. That looks like a real bike now, and not something Giligan & the Skipper fabricated out of scrap pieces of boat.

Good job Brian .. and get those friggin plugs sorted!!!!

Excellent work mate!! Looks a million bucks now, those old GT 550's look great as a street fighter!!

also figured out something that surprised the fuck out of me ... the front forks use air??????

I found a plug on the right fork and this plug is for an air hose... im thinking wtf??? so i test out what the hell its for... as soon as i press the trigger on my air compressor... psssssst, instant lift from the front forks!!!... why hasnt anyone told me about this?? lol

P4nza wrote:also figured out something that surprised the fuck out of me ... the front forks use air??????

I found a plug on the right fork and this plug is for an air hose... im thinking wtf??? so i test out what the hell its for... as soon as i press the trigger on my air compressor... psssssst, instant lift from the front forks!!!... why hasnt anyone told me about this?? lol

Would definatly check first b4 putting compressed air in there.I had an old IT175 about 10 years ago with these fittings on the top of the fork legs and also tried filling with compressed air at the servo and blew the seals .So definatly check it out first!!!!

Looks heaps better without the fairing. Your clutch cable is routed incorrectly- should be under tank and goes between carb #1 and #2. Stupid design.
Here's my pair of GTs. Sadly the one without the fairing is no more. Engine is in first GT and the rest disassembled.
BTW best not to use compressed air on the forks- it will blow the seals. Better to use a hand pump.

looks a heap better brian!!!!

P4nza wrote:also figured out something that surprised the fuck out of me ... the front forks use air??????

I found a plug on the right fork and this plug is for an air hose... im thinking wtf??? so i test out what the hell its for... as soon as i press the trigger on my air compressor... psssssst, instant lift from the front forks!!!... why hasnt anyone told me about this?? lol

Bonester has the good oil about these forks - use a bicycle pump !! I also have air-forks on my ebay 6fiddy, but they are linked and there is only 1 valve that sits just behind the top triple clamp. 5psi is *heaps*, and it just gives you a bit more 'spring' (not the technical term...) - adding a few pounds definitely stiffens the front end up. Just don't add more than 8psi or so, otherwise you will just end up blowing forks seals.

The bike looks 1000000% better now. Maybe a small bikini fairing during winter would look nice, and these are easy enough to ditch at a moments notice....

Gosling1 wrote: Maybe a small bikini fairing during winter would look nice

And why would you need this in Sydders ?