300 miles since leaving the living room!

tsmall · 10-06-2012, 08:18 PM

Here it is. Got the battery cover on, tool bag mounted and tire wear tabs burned off! It steps on me on hard corners a little. Not bad once you get used to it....kinda like sliding a dirt bike! All in all, it runs like a scalded ape, looks good, and even with the carb mods gets around 50-60 MPG. And as far as the top speed with a 16T front sprocket, I still had throttle at 80 MPH....I just ran out of straight road. I'll get yall a top speed when I can do it without killing myself or anyone else!!!

tsmall · 10-06-2012, 08:21 PM

And someone's trying to steal it fom me! LOL!!!

Water Warrior 2 · 10-06-2012, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by tsmall

And someone's trying to steal it fom me! LOL!!!

Did you expect anything less? Like what you did to the bike. I am not an advocate of mods but you stripped the bike down to essentials and it is still looking good to me.

tsmall · 10-06-2012, 09:42 PM

Thank you Sir! You should have seen the guys at the inspection station when I pulled up. I had to tell them what it was!!!

tsmall · 10-06-2012, 09:43 PM

Paint and bodywork when it gets cold. Till then, I'm riding the hell out of it!

Water Warrior 2 · 10-07-2012, 03:24 PM

One thought about your increased speed. It will be partially caused by cuting down the front fender. The original fender is a giant air scoop and creates a lot of drag. When I was a kid I would notice a great difference on a bicycle just by removing the front fender. Another case of less is more.

**jonathan180iq** · 10-08-2012, 08:26 AM

That thing is so ragged-awesome.
Just make sure you don't wear shoes with really long laces...

winsmiles · 10-08-2012, 02:53 PM

great job-one cool looking bike!did you trim the existing fenders or buy replacements?

northsidegz · 10-09-2012, 10:39 AM

I do like that front fender, too!

5th_bike · 10-10-2012, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by tsmall

And someone's trying to steal it fom me! LOL!!!

Tsmall, it's been a while, but you said it yourself:

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Originally Posted by tsmall

The GZ will be her first street bike!

:roll: :whistle: :biggrin:

10-06-2012, 08:18 PM	#1
tsmall Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: North Carolina, United States Posts: 168	300 miles since leaving the living room! Here it is. Got the battery cover on, tool bag mounted and tire wear tabs burned off! It steps on me on hard corners a little. Not bad once you get used to it....kinda like sliding a dirt bike! All in all, it runs like a scalded ape, looks good, and even with the carb mods gets around 50-60 MPG. And as far as the top speed with a 16T front sprocket, I still had throttle at 80 MPH....I just ran out of straight road. I'll get yall a top speed when I can do it without killing myself or anyone else!!! Login or Register to Remove Ads
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10-06-2012, 08:21 PM	#2
tsmall Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: North Carolina, United States Posts: 168	Re: 300 miles since leaving the living room! And someone's trying to steal it fom me! LOL!!!
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10-06-2012, 09:42 PM	#4
tsmall Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: North Carolina, United States Posts: 168	Re: 300 miles since leaving the living room! Thank you Sir! You should have seen the guys at the inspection station when I pulled up. I had to tell them what it was!!!
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10-06-2012, 09:43 PM	#5
tsmall Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: North Carolina, United States Posts: 168	Re: 300 miles since leaving the living room! Paint and bodywork when it gets cold. Till then, I'm riding the hell out of it! Login or Register to Remove Ads
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10-07-2012, 03:24 PM	#6
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: 300 miles since leaving the living room! One thought about your increased speed. It will be partially caused by cuting down the front fender. The original fender is a giant air scoop and creates a lot of drag. When I was a kid I would notice a great difference on a bicycle just by removing the front fender. Another case of less is more.
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10-08-2012, 08:26 AM	#7
jonathan180iq Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dalton, GA Posts: 3,996	Re: 300 miles since leaving the living room! That thing is so ragged-awesome. Just make sure you don't wear shoes with really long laces...
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10-08-2012, 02:53 PM	#8
winsmiles Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: newport beach ca Posts: 9	Re: 300 miles since leaving the living room! great job-one cool looking bike!did you trim the existing fenders or buy replacements?
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10-09-2012, 10:39 AM	#9
northsidegz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 305	Re: 300 miles since leaving the living room! I do like that front fender, too! __________________ 1982 Suzuki GS450 Bobber (SOLD) 2000 Suzuki GZ250 (SOLD) 1998 Kawasaki Vulcan 800A (Present Ride)
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