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It took me 6 months to fit a new swingarm, so lord knows how long it would take with filming and editing!

Thanking you. Yeah it's a registered trademark. Everything I had done was originally bare alu or painted, so hopefully more hard-wearing than stock and looks a bit more premium.

Your attention to detail is excellent. I'd love a project like this. Need the garage first though

change to 520 pitch

How come?

It's slightly lighter so less friction and unsprung weight. Probably won't ever notice it on the road but was changing chain/sprockets so continuing the theme of tinkering.

Cheers

It's beaucoup lighter. I swapped a couple of mine and you usually lose a couple of pounds, which is a lot for rotating mass. Looks terrific mate - is the K5 swingarm the same length?

Speaking of coatings, I've been looking into home anodising for Ally, and staining it after. Looks like a laugh to experiment with.

Thanks chief. The swingarm is slightly longer to make the bike more stable at higher speeds. Funny enough It's the same length as the Harris ones they used in WSB and BSB in period.

With the back end now sorted I'm starting to concentrate on the front. New tapered headstock bearings went in yesterday and I'll be collecting a vapour blasted bottom yoke today. Couldn't live with those casting marks. I'll post a photo soon when the billet top yoke arrives :D

That's really nice work - looking good.

Glad to see updates. My bikes are looking like they get more abuse than use recently. One day I might do this level of bling, but to a Honda Cub.

Very cool - it's a really good looking part, will buy a bit more ride height too, which most GSXRs seem to like. Looking forward to seeing the top yoke. Check out the dyeing process for anodised aluminum, you can do it any colour you like, inc the dark bronze / green that the DOW treatments give Magnesium. Looks super trick.

Michael Dunlop also uses the longer swingarm at the Manx when riding/winning on the SRAD. So much for the pedigree RGV500 geometry eh. I will look into anodising aluminium again, you've piqued my interest! Agreed, it can look equally awful as amazing 😁

It might be helpful to know that not all aluminium alloys take well to anodizing.
Rule of thumb is that cast parts can't be anodized.

@jambon where did you get those connectors from? Really wanted something like that.

They seem to be sold out now, but this is where I got them. Lots of 'deutsch' style connectors on eBay too. Can be a bit pricy, but don't have time for bad wiring. Those heat shrink and solder sleeves have been a game changer, so quick and easy.

Aaah, Amazon. Don’t do Amazon. I’ll try RS and see what’s up.
Most of the SV wiring is the heat shrink solder stuff. Blessed be engineers that invented it.

What’s on the menu next for the gsxr?

New tapered/roller headstock bearings went in a few days ago, the brace for the clocks is with the powder coaters, and the lower yoke has been vapour blasted (👌). Will do a modest photo dump when the billet top yoke and Maxton shock turn up.

Oh go on then, here's the lower yoke. More fancy bolts fitted and sans-casting marks.

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Hnnnnng that's the good shit. I watch far too much resto shite and I really want a blasting cabinet....Ideally with a plating station for all the gubbins. One can dream.

Update us on the shock, I'm thinking of going for one as well. The ZX10R shock I've been using is far too stiff even on softest setting.

Yasssss

LED upgrade to the clocks and Maxton GP10 shock for the rear.

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Hnnng sir yes sir. Already set up or you gonna take it in somewhere?

I haven't ridden it yet, but bouncing up and down in the garage it feels so much more plush. It's sprung to my weight for fast road riding so quite interested in their 'base map'. Maxton supplied a decent manual too with suggestions on adjustments. I'll eventually send them my fork legs so may take the bike to a specialist if needed afterwards.