Recent content by lightemup

I forgot to add one thing I also had to replace. The gas tank. I still have the dented one, which I will try to take the dents out, then try and sell it. It was intact, and had no functional issues.

This is what my bike looked like before this rebuild. It isn't pretty.

The cost was around $6,000.00, which came out of my pocket. I only had liability insurance. None on the bike itself. Ouch! Most of the parts I purchased from e-bay. The exhaust was new (switched to 4 into 1 stainless steel Yoshimura). I also added a TRE. I had to buy a radiator, fairing...

Thanks guys for the complements. The next thing to do is have a dyno adjustment on it to optimize the performance and gas mileage in each gear. I took a ride with my son on Sunday, and it felt so nice with the weather being calm and sunny. It's pretty much the start of our summer, and I will...

After a year, I have finally finished rebuilding my bike. I now have full insurance on it so I don't have to agonize over it all again. Buying aftermarket fairings is the pits. Overall, it didn't come out too bad. I ended up upgrading my exhaust system, added some bling (chrome) and did a...

Thanks GoldenChild. I would check your place out if you opened up a shop in Lakewood/Tacoma. I was quoted at $1,000 to do all but the gas tank and tail section. I'm not sure what to compare the pricing to, so I'll go with theirs. I also made a stencil incorporating the Hayabusa bird and the...

It does look nice. I finally got a right side panel without the tab broken off in shipping just this last weekend. Now I can finally get it to the paint shop. There are two paint shops that look really good right now. One is "Premium Custom Cycles" in Lakewood, WA, and also SIK Werks in...

OK, here's a new one. I got replacement fairings/cowlings from a supplier in Anaheim, and the right side fairing had a broken tab. That was no big deal, right? Well, I had to order another, and another, and they still couldn't ship it to me without it being broken. I gave up on them since...

Wow! Nice mods! Thanks for the advice, and sharing those pics.

I was just wondering what there is out there for aftermarket rear footpeg mounts after switching from stock exhaust to a 4 into 1 R-22 Yoshimura system? The left side doesn't need to hold onto a muffler any more, so is there something out there for that? Your help will be greatly appreciated...

OK, here's the conclusion... There is a wire(s) that has some protective sheilding around it which actually got in the way and restricted the pump from coming out of the tank. It was the sheilding that it was catching on, so my son came over to check it out, and discovered that you can move...

Yes, I can pull it up about 3-4 inches, and then it stops on something. It's totally loose, and I can turn it 90 degrees or more, but it stops against something. One guy said to pull down on something while pullling it out after giving it a half to 3/4 turn, but that didn't seem possible. I'm...

I took a look again, and I'm not sure what it is to pull down on at the same time. It doesn't appear that there is anything that can be pulled down. Can you be more specific?

Thanks, I'll give it a try.

Can someone please tell me what the trick is to removing the fuel pump out of the tank? I removed the outer bolts, and the pump assembly is loose, but something is stopping it from being pulled out completely. I know there is a float assembly to watch out for, and according to my service...