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I recently used the Motion Pro tool for removing wrist pins, and it worked very nicely. They don't say so, but I've found that it works well installing them as well. Nicely made, and inexpensive... A good combo!
Got a quick pic of the bike on the ground. No real difference and nothing learned. Just wanted to see it standing on its own.
Clearing the pinch bolts requires moving the tank back about 1 inch. That would give me about 3/16 clearance between ARP bolt head (with washer) and wide tank.
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Some more weights (in addition the stuff posted a month or two ago). I want to keep an eye on where the weight is coming/going. Mostly for my own curiosity. I'm trying to keep weight as low as practical. Who needs 117ci when your bike weighs 150 pounds less... j/k I love big inch engines but I also have long subscribed to Lotus's mantra of "add lightness". It helps EVERYTHING.
So, anyway, Rear Shock weights:
76 oz stock 1999 DWG (ea)
54 oz Ohlins HD 773 (ea)
2.75 lb saved (pair)
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I know you said you were thinking of running a tank lift. Could you make some "L" shaped brackets (at least for the front) to move the tank back the inch or so you need and then also lift the tank?
Got the rear shocks on, set it down, and had my ~220 lb son sit on it to get an idea of fork length.
To my great surprise, it's actually pretty close.
6.25" ground to frame in front and 6.0" ground to frame in rear. With my weight (~190) and a tank of gas, I think it would be pretty damn close with no preload adjustment on the rear. :/
...and that scares me. I added rake, decreased front tire OD, and increased rear shock length. I suspect I'm over sprung up front but when I bounce my weight on the seat, the entire bike squats almost equally. I need to get him back and check front sag, I think. The new bikes weigh a fair amount more than mine (610 wet, full tank, last weigh) so I think I'm losing some sag.
Not sure where that leaves me with fork length. I need to take some more measurements and do some number crunching and thinking...
I also started playing with the tank location.
This is with a ~2.25" lift with a ~1" shift aft. I'll still have to limit steering lock a bit, but it's very useable. I'm making pretty significant tank mods anyway (welding up the top and making skirts front and rear to go all the way down to the backbone) so modifying the tanbk mounting tabs is no big deal. I'll just cut them off and make new one that are as discreet as I can make them.
...And a shot of the shocks with my custom tail brackets. Fit ~almost~ perfectly. I was a little concerned about that. Want to make a few tiny mods, but nothing anybody but me would ever notice.
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j/k I love big inch engines but I also have long subscribed to Lotus's mantra of "add lightness". It helps EVERYTHING.
