Minor Winter Project - installing suspension worth 1/3 of the bike - Page 11

Papa_Complex · 06-03-2011, 11:35 AM

That'll be interesting to hear about.

Rangerscott · 06-03-2011, 11:49 AM

Man. Theres a youtube vid of this dude putting a turbo on his 650r but he never did an update. Theres plenty of room down there and the 2-1 pipe makes it easy to put a turbo where the muffler connects.

Rangerscott · 06-04-2011, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

That'll be interesting to hear about.

We'll see. I got this for $157. I'm hoping to find a deal on an autotune. I'll just have to drill out a hole and weld in a bung for it since the US model didn't come with an O2 sensor.

Rangerscott · 06-06-2011, 10:50 PM

Damn. You could have saved a lot here. This guy says it's a direct bolt on swap. Just got to weld on some stops on the lower triple.

http://www.kawiforums.com/ninja-650r...fork-swap.html

Papa_Complex · 06-07-2011, 05:07 AM

I doubt that I'd have saved anything. The forks would likely have cost me more and I would have had to farm out the welding work.

Make sure that you dyno your bike, before and after. It would be good to have some solid numbers to compare.

Rangerscott · 07-10-2011, 01:16 AM

Got everything set up yet?

Papa_Complex · 07-10-2011, 09:21 AM

Yup. The front is an improvement and the rear is a huge improvement.

Rangerscott · 07-10-2011, 02:23 PM

So you got more cushion for your fat ass?

Papa_Complex · 07-10-2011, 03:15 PM

I got a spring that doesn't sage to the swingarm, just because I sit on the bike. That was a good start. The Hyperpro has good damping and the steps of adjustment are clearly noticeable in how they affect the ride.

Not sure how I like these damned stock Roadsmarts though. It's been a long time since I last used a sport-touring tire, and I'm used to more grip. They aren't too bad but they sure aren't the BT090s, that I used on my FZR400.

Rangerscott · 07-10-2011, 03:20 PM

I'm going to stick with soft tires on this bike since it doesn't weigh too much.

06-03-2011, 11:35 AM	#101
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	That'll be interesting to hear about. __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/

06-07-2011, 05:07 AM	#105
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	I doubt that I'd have saved anything. The forks would likely have cost me more and I would have had to farm out the welding work. Make sure that you dyno your bike, before and after. It would be good to have some solid numbers to compare. __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/

07-10-2011, 09:21 AM	#107
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	Yup. The front is an improvement and the rear is a huge improvement. __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/

07-10-2011, 03:15 PM	#109
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	I got a spring that doesn't sage to the swingarm, just because I sit on the bike. That was a good start. The Hyperpro has good damping and the steps of adjustment are clearly noticeable in how they affect the ride. Not sure how I like these damned stock Roadsmarts though. It's been a long time since I last used a sport-touring tire, and I'm used to more grip. They aren't too bad but they sure aren't the BT090s, that I used on my FZR400. __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/

06-03-2011, 11:49 AM	#102
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	Man. Theres a youtube vid of this dude putting a turbo on his 650r but he never did an update. Theres plenty of room down there and the 2-1 pipe makes it easy to put a turbo where the muffler connects.

06-06-2011, 10:50 PM	#104
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	Damn. You could have saved a lot here. This guy says it's a direct bolt on swap. Just got to weld on some stops on the lower triple. http://www.kawiforums.com/ninja-650r...fork-swap.html

07-10-2011, 01:16 AM	#106
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	Got everything set up yet?

07-10-2011, 02:23 PM	#108
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	So you got more cushion for your fat ass?

07-10-2011, 03:20 PM	#110
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	I'm going to stick with soft tires on this bike since it doesn't weigh too much.