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Hello!

Because the activity is very high at this forum I have considered to start a rebuild-thread here. I hope you have patient with my english.

My present modifications are;
LED indicators, white glass in front of the LED stoplight, superbike handlebars with risers, dual headlights

The modifications i'm working at for the moment is;
Bandit 600 swingarm conversion, singel speedometer and Buell end.

My plans for the future are;
Re-paint, modify the exhaust, some chrome details and the USD forks

Br. Kristoffer

WANTED
Aluminium footrest (=fussrasten)
A short and smal exhaust (=endtopf)
Universal LED taillight that's E-marked

Servus Tokke,

nice to see you here! 8)

You can take a rim 6,25x17 with an 200/50-17 Tyre in your GS with a Bandit 1200 Swingarm.

http://gs-500.de/modules/mx_smartor/...cm&pic_id=1416

Picture of the present modifications;
http://www.gs-500.de/index.php?page=3&s ... ic_id=6168

Picture of the bike today;
http://www.gs-500.de/index.php?page=3&s ... ic_id=6170

And the Buell end;
http://www.gs-500.de/index.php?page=3&s ... ic_id=6171

Holy sh*t!
I was satisfied with my swingarm untill now, your bike is a piece of art.

Br. Kristoffer

Thanks! :lol: :lol: :lol:

When you need parts for the GS contact me per PN.

I'll remember that, thank you.

Br. Kristoffer

Welcome Tokke!

Where did you bought your white taillight?!

Greets

I found the LED with white glass here;
http://www.busters-accessories.co.uk/ap ... ppname=289

das heißt
did you buy

sry aber musste sein :wink:

sometimes you can buy this taillight at ebay,
but it´s without permission (E-number).

perseverance kann es bestimmt auch auf deutsch lesen ;-)

Und den Schweden wird es nicht betreffen! 8) 8) 8) 8)

es ist aber der Beitrag von Tokke, daher sollte er auch verstehen
was wir hier schreiben.

In fact I do understand some German but i prefer English. I will perhaps study in Germany (Esslingen) in the future so it is to be hoped that I learn your language before.

Br. Kristoffer

Digger......ich hab schon seit 2 Jahren kein Englisch mehr gehabt!

Aber egal....is auf jeden Fall ziemlich cool!:)

Esslingen am Neckar?
When will you begin your study?
Esslingen is 15-20 minutes away from me (by car or bike)...

http://www.fht-esslingen.de

Hopefully i'm going abroad at this time next year (autumn 2006). Please send med a PM with your personal opinion about Esslingen city. The education name is INTAP (International Automotive Engineering Program).

Br. Kristoffer

http://www.gs-500.de/index.php?page=3&s ... ic_id=6176

I am doing some prototypes for attachment of the Buell end. I'm considering both design and a solid construction. The attachment is suposed to be machined in a mill (fräsen). Please leave a comment.

The attachment is then to be welded on to the frame.

Br.

Great, but it doesn´t fits so.

The Buell Frame is Smaller than your GS Frame. Excactly 2,8cm on each side.

That's correct, the upper attachment have to be rotated with an certain angle for the Buell frame to slide in (the upper and lower attachment can't be paralell as shown in the picture).

I noticed that the Buell frame is 153mm wide ant that means (as you said Jim) that the attachment has to be directed inwards, but that was tricky to do with the CAD-program 8) . I will do a more realistic modell this holiday.

Br. Kristoffer

Good luck Tokke, good luck! 8)

Show me, when its finished.

http://www.gs-500.de/index.php?page=3&s ... ic_id=6185

This is an updated version of the attachment. I need more dimensions to make it more realistic (my bike is 200km away from where I study), so that will wait.

I dont know if I'll have them built, the details looks very complicated with all the angles and so on. The way I'm considering now is to cut of half the GS-frame and use it to fit the Buell end. But I'm in no rush so I'll have it my mind for some more time.

Br. Kristoffer

A little update. I'm looking for a good placement of the Buell as.

http://www.sporthoj.com/gallery/uplo...0/prototyp.jpg

Buell tails are great, I would fix it in the angle shown on the pictures. I think it looks best when the upper edge of the tail is in a straight line with the lower edge of the fuel tank. 8)
Do you think about another paint shop for the bike and the rims? :wink:

Thanks for the good comments!

Yes, a repaint is something I have to do. But that will have to wait, i'll do a bellypan first (bugspoiled). And then the exhaus... and so on :D

Br. Kristoffer

Very nice weather to be outside!

First I cut of the original frame.
http://www.sporthoj.com/gallery/uplo...s_2006_057.jpg

Then I adjust the heigt of the Buell ass.
http://www.sporthoj.com/gallery/uplo...s_2006_043.jpg

This week I'll weld the attachment of the Buell ass and then fix the different "heights" of the original frame and the thicker Buell ass.

Br.

Damn...this is a good project! Swedish-Engineer-Art :D
Make me happy already further pictures to see...so go on with it!


Timm

P.S. the white LED taillight is also nice....perhaps i´ll buy it...

I'll post some pictures for you snakebite87. The pictures show the final placement of the Buell frame and a primary placement of the number license.

Br.

http://www.sporthoj.com/gallery/uplo...l_2006_004.jpg
http://www.sporthoj.com/gallery/uplo...l_2006_016.jpg

Nice Nice...I look forward already to my vacation in Sweden with my girlfriend perhaps I´ll see more bikes like your one :wink:

Greets

Timm

A little picture of the garage, me and my fathers bike. This week I´ll fix the elektronics and it su*ks :cry:

http://www.gs-500.de/modules/mx_smar...ic&pic_id=7871

Br.

Ahum, I tried a new placement of the exhaust. I think I like it, :wink: .

http://www.sporthoj.com/gallery/uploaded/14450/upp2.jpg
http://www.sporthoj.com/gallery/uploaded/14450/upp.jpg

Br.

:grinser: :grinser: :grinser: :grinser: :grinser:

thats what is thought when i saw the exhaust first time. but i love the buell part! it kinda looks aggressiv but i dont think you'd be alllowed to drive with it in germany...would you? is the license plate going to stay where it was on one of the pictures?
have you thought about changing your bikes colour? i think i'd like black on it!

No problemos siempre, I think there is enough space for a left turn. :wink:

I´ll have to register the bike as "rebuilt bike". The licenseplate will be placed within the Buell-frame, I'll do the undertray and saddle in "plexiglas".. What´s that word in english? (Transperent plastic.)

Br. Kristoffer

http://www.sporthoj.com/gallery/uplo...450/update.jpg

Almost done, hopefully I'll have her ready by the end of next week.

Br.

And what do you gotta do to make that bike Street - conformous ?
Because I'm Pretty Sure that in germany there was only little Chance to get that Exhaust Allowed like that.
Hope you're already training Hang-offs, else that will be a hard start :wink:

I don't know how to make a good looking sadle unfortunally, any suggestions? The exhaust won't be any problem in Sweden, there is only a rule that the exhaust should be directed downwards, no rule about the placement that I know.

I did'nt understand the last thing about "Hang-offs"??

Br.

Hang offs are a Technique to put your Focal Point (??) nearer to the inner Side of the curve, allowing you to stay ore up in the Curve.
I Mean : Seriously I would be scared as Fuck with that Exhaust being that near to the ground. If It touches the Ground It'll spit Spark like some Fucking Firecracker And Possibly even ruin your zylinder-head.
If You're very unlucky your rear tire will leave the ground and You'll experience what we call a 'Lowsider'.

Perhaps, thanks for your concerns. I'll give it a try first then I might chage the placement.

Br.

do you really want to leave the back light as it is? i mean as i said i love the back but i think some more modern LED's in the back would fit better to the turning signals and to the rest of the bike don't you think? i'd love to see the bike in reallife...

Thank you!

The backlight is a budget... I took it from my old gs500e :wink: , there are lots of cool backlights but I'll have to wait.

Br.

The final placement of the licenseplate, hopefully it's ok by "the law".

http://www.sporthoj.com/gallery/uplo...4450/plexi.jpg

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i think it´s ok by the law...i saw many bikes during my vacation in sweden(one week ago...do you know the city asarum or karlshamn?)at which the licenseplate was just placed like yours.

greets

timm

p.s. nice pictures

I did a 5km run today, very nice! I did a suggestion for the repaint, but I don't know..

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/2482/lackpo7.jpg

Br.

Perhaps this clipons are good looking.

http://www.sporthoj.com/gallery/uploaded/14450/1.jpg

http://www.sporthoj.com/gallery/uploaded/14450/2.jpg

http://www.sporthoj.com/gallery/uploaded/14450/3.jpg

Br.
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New seat and exhaust (fully open).

http://www.sporthoj.com/gallery/uploaded/14450/new.jpg

Br.

Very nice...
But is that seat comfortable?
Hm... I can't imagine it

What would say sweden girls?
http://www.grafgurke.de/DO-karstadt2.jpg

with that mirrors the bike looks like a cat with its ears put on ;)

but nice job so far. looking forward to the paintjob.

Comfortable? You'r so wrong, a bike isn´t comfortable. To be home in the couch and drink a beer, that's comfortable. :D :D :D

Br.