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yikes. idk man. mine are already structurally hindered due to the p.o. bottoming it out... nick, that's a good idea. gracias senor.

any difference with an r6 clip on? i bent my right, and got a new set. i'd have to find the old ones again.

pivot shaft wrench, i see. a google search showed me. and brought me to nate's thread from 08. i'll be dremelling a 17mm socket, then... It's not the nut that's on the outside of the swing arm, but after you take that one off, and it's nestled in there a bit, right? 6 Nm torque, right?

wait a sec. he does? I'm literally having him change my tires the morning of... What sprocket, nate?

Rawlins, that's another good option. The garage is finished, and tall, but it could be done. Blue, there's not a lot of frame back there. Where I could go, on either side of the shock dog bone, has the exhaust on one side. I've been avoiding doing it, but would it be easier to pull the headers off?

The dilemma is lifting the bike up so I can take the swingarm off. The exhaust hangs underneath. If not for that, I would just use a dirtbike lift. My dad has a lift like this: He said it had some pieces to go around the exhaust, but i don't recall anything that would work. Besides, it would lift the whole bike, so the wheel would still be on the stand. My initial idea is just to build a triangular A frame out of 2x4s and ratchet strap around the sub-frame on the bike. I also had the idea to get two cheap dirtbike stands from Harbor Freight to slide in each side around the exhaust.... Then lift them at the same time. But it would probably tip. I'm sure some of you racer guys have a quick and easy method for stuff like this that doesn't involve an engine puller, right?

Probably security for some government official.

I placed an order on Revzilla last Tuesday for a Carda Scala Teamset, for our trip this past weekend. Used my Paypal, got free shipping because it was over their $30 shipping line. Awesome. Then Wednesday, decided to get Progrip 714 grips for a cushier experience. I called them up, hoping to add them onto the order, but lo and behold, it had already shipped! "No problem, we'll give you free shipping anyway, and they'll both for sure arrive before you leave Friday!" A+ It all came next day.

So, i've been waiting a bit to do my review of the jacket, which will be in the other forum... But figured I'd give RD more street cred. I confused the crap out of nate with my incessant questions, but he did well. I eventually ordered an Icon Overlord Prime. But, I was previously asking questions about a not Prime, so that's what arrived. RD took responsibility, and offered to take it back and switch it, but I was impressed enough with the not Prime, that I decided to keep it, and Nate refunded me the difference. Good customer service, and as always, unbeatable prices.

Keep the r6, and make it comfier! I just put on progrip 714s like I used to have on the 650, and they alone make my rides better. For $10. Maybe I'm not as crazy as you, but I've never felt the "need" to rev it to the limiter... it goes pretty quick...

looks sexy... glws.

i had an ok head unit ganked. then put in a junk yard unit with a faceplate from the same brand, but not same model apparently. none of the buttons did what they were supposed to. "volume up" went to the "super bass" menu, and all sorts of weird crap. it played music though. then that one got stolen. i hate dayton.

01 headlight assembly: http://eshop.ktautopart.com/motorcycle-headlight-assembly/suzuki-headlight-assembly/suzuki-gsx-r750/suzuki-gsxr750-headlight-assembly-2000-2003.html 08 headlight assembly: http://www.xdcycle.com/discount-motorcycle-accessories/2008-2010-Suzuki-GSXR-600-750-Complete-Headlight.html The 08's are made to fit the projector, 01's aren't. so you'll need a dremel and some ingenuity, but it can be done. I had to fab a bracket that protruded behind my whole assembly, to make my ebay projector fit in the 650. it turned out awesome when it was done though.

You need to find the wattage of the ballast. Other than that, make it fit...

The fiance and i have it booked. Planning to take the bike out there. Anything we should know? The route doesn't look too bad. I need to get another bluetooth headset though.

yah, i'm not going to leave my phone gps on. i joined, but we'll see. does it automatically turn gps on when you start moving? that'd be convenient for battery life.

on a side note, i might want to join...

heheh... you told ride slow to ride slow... i had a broke toe and i just upshifted with the top area of my foot, without bending the ankle, but just pulling the leg upwards. but if it's the whole top of your foot, you're probably just gonna have to deal.

Haven't been on much lately. i've been swamped. But I got some time to go ebaying, and a new swingarm costs like $40-100 ish, which is much less than I expected. i plan to buy a new one soon, and weld the old one for shits. Thanks for the input guys.

So, I got a hugger for my bike, and while installing noticed a crack on my swingarm. It is on the rear of the cavity for the shock, probably an inch long, along the right of the central seam weld. Also, there is a chip taken out of the area along the top edge of the cavity. The pics should show it. This shows the shipped area on top, taken from the left of the bike: So does this: Taken from the right, looking rearward, this shows the inside surface, which looks scraped or gouged. The crack can be seen under it: This is closer, and slightly better focused: This shows somethign interesting; The section on the right side of the crack is slightly recessed, as if it were broke with a corresponding force to the right side of the swingarm, which i have wrecked twice on the right side. But, what confuses me, is that the rubber cover, which my fingers can be seen holding out of the way, has been ripped in the area of the crack since i have owned the bike. Also, the rear of the reservoir for the shock has always had a little scrape on it, so it makes me wonder if this has been this way for a while, and I never took the time to examine the bike well enough before I bought it. That, or it was previously damaged, but my wrecks caused it to worsen. I've rode it for a while since then, and nothing seemed amiss, but now I am concerned. The crack could expand or lead to excessive deformation while I am leaning in a turn, and cause bad things to happen. So, can that be welded? My brother could do it for me easily, I'm sure. I'd rather not fork down for a new piece, but I want to hear your opinions first. Here's the hugger, btw:

Figured I'd just ask on an existing paint thread. After months of waiting, my brother has finally confirmed that he's too busy to paint my bike. S'ok though, I was expecting it. I'm looking for a shop near Dayton/Centerville.

Not that I know of. School at wsu, work at ak steel.

Very cool. But I don't know enough to do that lol. Thus the bike class. And yes, from my limited research, I've seen a lot of them offered in the west. Which I am ok with. I want to get out of Ohio before the black hole gets me.

I am currently co-oping at AK Steel. Enginetics is looking to be a cool firm to either co-op or engineer as well. I do plan to get an engineer position after I graduate. No questions there. It's what i want to do. I just am looking into meshing engineering with bikes. Learning about bikes could be beneficial... Somebody mentioned electric bikes, and that definitely has the gears turning. I want to get ahold of nuts and volts, as he was working on something like that. JRMIII, thank you for your honesty. I expected more of that actually. I'm not wanting to be a "mechanic." I'm in contact with a representative from one of the nicer looking "mechanic" schools, just seeing what all it will offer. It is definitely more hands-on, 'this is how you fix it.' I know that doing a whole year of that just so it can look good on a resume seems extreme, but I'm also really just wanting to know everything I can. I love riding, and more and more, I'm loving working on my bike. Sure, I haven't taken the engine apart or anything that involves more than my kickstand, but I want to. Maybe not as a job, but the knowledge could be beneficial. Supporting that with an entry level engineer's pay wouldn't be a problem, either. Overall, I'm feeling a "go ahead" attitude, with a "it's not financially sound, but hey, he's a kid, let him learn the hard way" whisper. Also, BRN, we have a couple senior design projects, which I can choose from when I start in the fall. I know there is the baja, but also the shell, Eco-Marathon, which I am slightly involved in, just because I redesigned the WSU car's frame for my Vehicle Design class. The design wasn't used, but it was cheaper and lighter than what they are going with. :-P Angle stock for the win! Not sure what I'll do yet though. The baja looks much more fun, indeed. but also much more time consuming.

Now, I know I'm going to douse a shit load of salt onto whatever you guys say, but I do know that you guys are secretly a big bunch of nerds. Plenty of you are engineers and the like, which is awesome, because guess what? I'm not! But, after I graduate in a year, I will be... Anywho. Call me retarded, or hopeful, because I'm wanting to do what I love for the rest of my life. that being, something with bikes. Considering that I'm in engineering, and think it would be cool to make stuff work, I figure I could engineer bikes. I don't think there are a bunch of motorcycle engineers, so it could be difficult to just call up Honda and say "I'm your guy!" I know that I'll need to really know bikes before I get there, so my idea is to take a motorcycle mechanic course at a tech school for a year after I graduate. Learn how to wrench, and even more important, learn how to diagnose issues on bikes, so I'd be useful to a company. I'm not claiming complete ignorance, as I can bleed a clutch line, or probably fumble around with changing a shock, but I'm certainly not knowledgeable. Plus, I know of at least one school that does brand specific electives to get your certification with the bike you bleed for. That would certainly be a plus when trying to get hired. Not to mention the money I could save by switching to Geico. I also think taking a couple Japanese classes would help in my quest, so that will be on the docket either while I'm in the tech school, or after. All of that said, I know I will need to support myself. I will search for an entry level engineering position for while I am in the tech school, assuming they offer conveniently timed classes. Does that sound like a waste of time? Or could I get some good experience and a padded resume with this route? Thanks for the few of you who actually read it. CLIFF NOTES: I'm graduating in mechanical engineering. I want to engineer bikes. I think I would be much more desirable and useful if I took a motorcycle tech course, and maybe learn Japanese. How does that sound to the engineers on the board?