Long overdue update time.
A few months back, I finally found the the lynch pin to a lot of my electrical problems, including burning reg/rec wires and busying starter solenoids after only a few starts. I cant remember how I stumbled on it - probably an RJ comment - but it turned out that my Chinese cheapo kill/start switch was not functioning as "intended". I replaced it with the true Motion Pro version and have been off to the races ever since.
Doing some pretty big stuff now that I have a little time on the weekends. List below with a picture or two, plenty more pictures to come as well.
1) Tail tidy (complete);I cut off the old rear portion and fabricated a nice new undertray portion that follows the fairing lines rather than sticking out like a sore thumb. I cut out a piece of plastic from a trash side fairing and used Plasti-Fix to bond it to the tray. Added a little body filler to smooth everything out, and painted the under tray flat black to freshen things up.
2) New Fairings; ordered a brand new set of fairings and I have all new OEM fittings to go with it. Very excited but I'll wait to talk color so I can post a reveal pic after they arrive. I plan to use Plastifix and pieces of my old fairings to reinforce all the tabs for the new fairings in order to ensure it's as strong as can be.
3) Bought the original headlight stay so I can mock up the fairing and headlight, mark some dimensions, and have the zzr mirror brackets welded to it. Will give it the OEM fit and finish but also allow me to keep my bird cage delete.
4) New chain/sprockets
5) New front and rear steel braided brake lines and a front master cylinder rebuild kit on the way.
6) Painting my tank and side fairings gloss black; trying out a catalyzed clear coat spray can so we'll see how that goes.
7) Clear Stompgrip tank grips and a clear Puig tank pad once the paint cures
8) Will get my rims stripped and powder-coated the next time I need a tire change.
A few months back, I finally found the the lynch pin to a lot of my electrical problems, including burning reg/rec wires and busying starter solenoids after only a few starts. I cant remember how I stumbled on it - probably an RJ comment - but it turned out that my Chinese cheapo kill/start switch was not functioning as "intended". I replaced it with the true Motion Pro version and have been off to the races ever since.
Doing some pretty big stuff now that I have a little time on the weekends. List below with a picture or two, plenty more pictures to come as well.
1) Tail tidy (complete);I cut off the old rear portion and fabricated a nice new undertray portion that follows the fairing lines rather than sticking out like a sore thumb. I cut out a piece of plastic from a trash side fairing and used Plasti-Fix to bond it to the tray. Added a little body filler to smooth everything out, and painted the under tray flat black to freshen things up.
2) New Fairings; ordered a brand new set of fairings and I have all new OEM fittings to go with it. Very excited but I'll wait to talk color so I can post a reveal pic after they arrive. I plan to use Plastifix and pieces of my old fairings to reinforce all the tabs for the new fairings in order to ensure it's as strong as can be.
3) Bought the original headlight stay so I can mock up the fairing and headlight, mark some dimensions, and have the zzr mirror brackets welded to it. Will give it the OEM fit and finish but also allow me to keep my bird cage delete.
4) New chain/sprockets
5) New front and rear steel braided brake lines and a front master cylinder rebuild kit on the way.
6) Painting my tank and side fairings gloss black; trying out a catalyzed clear coat spray can so we'll see how that goes.
7) Clear Stompgrip tank grips and a clear Puig tank pad once the paint cures
8) Will get my rims stripped and powder-coated the next time I need a tire change.
