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diamond_jim · 09-26-2008, 12:01 PM

That's what it feels like sometime, especially when I'm pissed and turn all the buckets over and dump the toolboxes trying to find one of the golden tools- the 10mm socket and those two allen wrenches that fit about everything. I hate when I can't find them!

dmsween · 09-26-2008, 12:22 PM

I don't have a brake line but if you knew the length you needed and what banjo's you need you could get a stainless steel braided line from here. Classic Tube - PreBent and Custom Stainless and OE Brake Lines and more....

I used to work there and can provide a name of buddy in sales if you want to pm me.

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Originally Posted by diamond_jim

Here's what I need if anybody has any of these items laying around their garage and wants to sell:

At least 28" or longer broomstick drag bar
original C50 front brake line
grips
aftermarket mirrors
pegs

I guess I'm doing it in reverse- debadging will be one of the last upgrades instead of one of the first.

sra4031 · 09-26-2008, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by diamond_jim

Dude, you just made me blow cheese twist shrapnel all over my screen!

Oh my god that was funny.

Yes but the cheese is funnier

diamond_jim · 09-26-2008, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by dmsween

I don't have a brake line but if you knew the length you needed and what banjo's you need you could get a stainless steel braided line from here. Classic Tube - PreBent and Custom Stainless and OE Brake Lines and more....

I used to work there and can provide a name of buddy in sales if you want to pm me.

I'll check the measurement and pm you this weekend. Thanks.

1badbaker · 09-28-2008, 10:28 AM

DJ, that's gonna look sweet...knew it wouldn't be long before you were at it again!

diamond_jim · 09-28-2008, 08:09 PM

The rear fender, tail light, turn signal and seat mod is starting to shape up.

Stock rear fender and seat pic:

With new mods:

I haven't mounted the tail light yet. You can see the bracket under the fender where I'll mount the cat eye tail light. From the angle it looks like the bracket might interfere with the tire at full suspension compression. But there's actually plenty of clearance.

diamond_jim · 09-29-2008, 11:48 PM

The seat mod was the easiest part.

If you've ever seen a plastic seat pan, you'll know that they are not smooth and even, but rather have lots of high and low spots in the mold. I sprayed the top of the seat pan with expanding foam. I gave it a night to expand then came back with a hack saw blade and trimmed it across the top along the entire length. This gave me a nice, solid, flat seat pan. Then I cut out a piece of aluminum flashing the same size at the top of the seat pan and riveted it on. I next covered the seat with carpet padding, then 1/4" foam and finally a sheet of plastic before putting the stock seat cover back on.

diamond_jim · 09-30-2008, 12:57 AM

It's coming along. Added forward controls and 32" broom stick bar.

I put a rock guard underneath the tail light. Otherwise, one good rock would take it out. I'm gonna paint the rock guard black so that it blends in. In the pic it looks like it sticks out further than the tail light but it is even with the bottom of the tail light but sits about 1/8" below it.

Still gotta debadge...

Loki_ca · 09-30-2008, 08:46 AM

Looks great!

sra4031 · 09-30-2008, 09:01 AM

Looking good

dmsween · 09-30-2008, 11:14 AM

Looking very nice!

captjaneway3 · 10-01-2008, 04:42 PM

I like it alot!!

Loki_ca · 10-01-2008, 06:07 PM

Gonna slide some LED lights into her while she's all apart?

diamond_jim · 10-01-2008, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Loki_ca

Gonna slide some LED lights into her while she's all apart?

Hmmm... I don't know. I've never really gotten into the LED lighting thing. Not that I don't like it, just been more focused on performance and other cosmetics. But I do see the potential for it...

Dang it, Loki, now that I've got it together and can start to enjoy the new mods, you go and get me thinking again. Crap, I'll never be satisfied!

Loki_ca · 10-01-2008, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by diamond_jim

Hmmm... I don't know. I've never really gotten into the LED lighting thing. Not that I don't like it, just been more focused on performance and other cosmetics. But I do see the potential for it...

Dang it, Loki, now that I've got it together and can start to enjoy the new mods, you go and get me thinking again. Crap, I'll never be satisfied!

I put a set of the blue LED lights on mine.
Under the tank pointing down, under the frame pointing to the ground, and under the rear fender.

Looks sharp reflecting off the chrome at night!

geoffsimpson · 10-02-2008, 12:31 PM

Looking great man. You're a machine!!

Now come up here and help me out with that old GS750E i just bought...i'll provide the Beer and Wings

diamond_jim · 10-02-2008, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by geoffsimpson

Looking great man. You're a machine!!

Now come up here and help me out with that old GS750E i just bought...i'll provide the Beer and Wings

Cool. You gonna make a cafe racer out of it or restore it to stock?

On the S40, if I leave now, I'll make it there by...............

Christmas.

geoffsimpson · 10-02-2008, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by diamond_jim

Cool. You gonna make a cafe racer out of it or restore it to stock?

On the S40, if I leave now, I'll make it there by...............

Christmas.

Cafe (if i can find the Fiberglass)

Elvis · 10-02-2008, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by geoffsimpson

Looking great man. You're a machine!!

Now come up here and help me out with that old GS750E i just bought...i'll provide the Beer and Wings

What! A Suzuki GS750E?

What're you gonna do with it? Put the motor into a chopper frame? Can't wait to see your project.

Good luck!

Edit: Just got excited, okay you're transforming it into a cafe racer.

geoffsimpson · 10-02-2008, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Elvis

What! A Suzuki GS750E?

What're you gonna do with it? Put the motor into a chopper frame? Can't wait to see your project.

Good luck!

Edit: Just got excited, okay you're transforming it into a cafe racer.

Don't wanna Hijack DJ's thread, you can find it in the Classics section, i'm adding pics now.

09-26-2008, 12:01 PM	#41 (permalink)
diamond_jim M-J Master Poster Join Date: Oct 2007 Bike: Thumper Location: North Alabama Posts: 3,813	That's what it feels like sometime, especially when I'm pissed and turn all the buckets over and dump the toolboxes trying to find one of the golden tools- the 10mm socket and those two allen wrenches that fit about everything. I hate when I can't find them! __________________

09-28-2008, 10:28 AM	#45 (permalink)
1badbaker Can Ride And Chew Gum Join Date: Jan 2008 Bike: 05 Black M50 Location: Milledgeville, GA Posts: 1,987	DJ, that's gonna look sweet...knew it wouldn't be long before you were at it again! __________________ 2005 M50 Black: "Black Betty" John's Kit Forward Controls/Saddlemen Explorer/Kury Iso-Grips/Stiletto End Caps/Kury Throttle Boss/De-Paired/De-Badged/pac50t Naked Jug Kit/PCIII USB/Cobra Streetrod Slashdowns/Saddlemen Bags/Cobra Sissybar/Metz ME880's/Slipstreamer Windscreen/C50 mirrors Blacked Out: Headlight Bucket, Mirrors, Front Signals, Radiator Cover, Neck Covers, Speedo Cover, Tank Cowl, Fender Rails, Sissybar, Saddlebag Supports

09-28-2008, 08:09 PM	#46 (permalink)
diamond_jim M-J Master Poster Join Date: Oct 2007 Bike: Thumper Location: North Alabama Posts: 3,813	The rear fender, tail light, turn signal and seat mod is starting to shape up. Stock rear fender and seat pic: With new mods: I haven't mounted the tail light yet. You can see the bracket under the fender where I'll mount the cat eye tail light. From the angle it looks like the bracket might interfere with the tire at full suspension compression. But there's actually plenty of clearance. __________________ Last edited by diamond_jim; 09-28-2008 at 08:20 PM.

09-29-2008, 11:48 PM	#47 (permalink)
diamond_jim M-J Master Poster Join Date: Oct 2007 Bike: Thumper Location: North Alabama Posts: 3,813	The seat mod was the easiest part. If you've ever seen a plastic seat pan, you'll know that they are not smooth and even, but rather have lots of high and low spots in the mold. I sprayed the top of the seat pan with expanding foam. I gave it a night to expand then came back with a hack saw blade and trimmed it across the top along the entire length. This gave me a nice, solid, flat seat pan. Then I cut out a piece of aluminum flashing the same size at the top of the seat pan and riveted it on. I next covered the seat with carpet padding, then 1/4" foam and finally a sheet of plastic before putting the stock seat cover back on. __________________

09-30-2008, 12:57 AM	#48 (permalink)
diamond_jim M-J Master Poster Join Date: Oct 2007 Bike: Thumper Location: North Alabama Posts: 3,813	It's coming along. Added forward controls and 32" broom stick bar. I put a rock guard underneath the tail light. Otherwise, one good rock would take it out. I'm gonna paint the rock guard black so that it blends in. In the pic it looks like it sticks out further than the tail light but it is even with the bottom of the tail light but sits about 1/8" below it. Still gotta debadge... __________________ Last edited by diamond_jim; 09-30-2008 at 07:20 AM.

09-30-2008, 08:46 AM	#49 (permalink)
Loki_ca Found second gear by accident Join Date: Jul 2008 Bike: Boulevard C109RT Location: Calgary Canada Posts: 337	Looks great! __________________ Don 08 Boulevard C109RT Blue - the fastest color Calgary Canada

09-30-2008, 09:01 AM	#50 (permalink)
sra4031 Sprocket Pilot Join Date: Jul 2008 Bike: '08 Suzuki C50C Location: Smyrna, TN Posts: 865	Looking good __________________ Jason B Bour, CLC Smyrna, TN http://newbeginningcoaching.net

09-30-2008, 11:14 AM	#51 (permalink)
dmsween Seat Tester Join Date: Apr 2008 Bike: '07 M50 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 74	Looking very nice! __________________ '07 M50 Blurple Cobra Streetrod Slashdown Mapam backrest & luggage rack. Easy Brackets & River Road Classic Large Slant Saddlebag - Dimensions: 17” W x 12" H x 6" D Memphis Shades Big Shot Saddlemen Explorer Gel Seat

10-01-2008, 04:42 PM	#52 (permalink)
captjaneway3 Ditch Magnet Join Date: Jul 2007 Bike: 2007 Suzuki Boulevard C50 Black Location: Forestville, MD Posts: 169	I like it alot!! __________________ 2007 Boulevard C50 Black

10-01-2008, 06:07 PM	#53 (permalink)
Loki_ca Found second gear by accident Join Date: Jul 2008 Bike: Boulevard C109RT Location: Calgary Canada Posts: 337	Gonna slide some LED lights into her while she's all apart? __________________ Don 08 Boulevard C109RT Blue - the fastest color Calgary Canada

10-02-2008, 12:31 PM	#56 (permalink)
geoffsimpson Throttle Jockey Join Date: Jun 2006 Bike: 2009 Suzuki Boulevard M109r * 1983 GS750E Cafe Racer project Location: Prince George BC Posts: 3,169	Looking great man. You're a machine!! Now come up here and help me out with that old GS750E i just bought...i'll provide the Beer and Wings __________________ Please Note: All opinions contained herein are worth exactly what you paid for them. It's true that every time you hear a bell ring, an angel gets its wings... But what they don't tell you is that every time you hear a mouse trap "snap", and Angel gets set on fire... 2009 Suzuki M109R * RoadBurner Velocity Pro 2-1 Exhaust * Kuryakyn Scythe Mirrors * Raw Designs adjustable lowering bones * OEM Zuki Engine Gaurds * National Cycle Vstream Tour Windsheild * GiPro ATRE w/ Gear Indicator

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