Braided lines on, took my first ride in the NC mountains of the season. What a difference! Firm level, fantastic modulation - night and day from the 1998 rubber brake lines.


Managed to leave a bragging GSXR1000 rider looking for tire tracks up one of my favorite mountain roads, too. Gotta love a well sorted Superhawk!

 

Bought it a new Battery and somebodys old custom made single side exhaust

 

NZ,

Show us the exhaust please!

 

There you go, Now you will think the can is a cut down stocker. But it looks to be a custom job that can be re-packed. The link pipe looks factory but is not. Very well done whoever did it.

When I get time I will polish the header and give it a try.

 

Nothing much but snap a picture haha. Current rebuild and mods are being put on hold until the weekend after next. Finally made some progress over the weekend as I got the new rubber on the rims and a full service on the wheels.

Honey-dos seem to be taking up most of my free time recently so I haven't been able to work to much on the bike.

 

Geez I thought I had mine torn down with just the carbs out Meier haha

I had never pulled the carbs because the bike has always felt fairly solid, finally pulled them and it had a K&N which immediately met it's maker and made me question how well the bike really could run

Opened the carbs, stock long springs, dynojet needles on a middlish clip, 48 pilots, and 175 Front 178 Rear mains. So pretty dang close to what I had already bought parts for which was the recommended carb setup for this forum. Guess it was pretty close but I'll indeed put the stock needles in and shim them along with the stock air filter should be a good start

Of course my plastic choke fittings broke but I just laughed because I had metal spares ready, also some nice idle mixture screws courtesy of Jack Flash

 

I pulled the carbs bacl off because some how (don't ask because I honestly have no clue) one of my MCCTs got bent when i went down last October. So I figure it's better safe than sorry to just replace both MCCTs and double check the timing while I have the cam covers off.

Also while I have it apart I am servicing things that the P.O. Couldn't awnser about the bike. Currently have the slave cylinder off for rebuild and repaint along side the exhaust system.

Shift lever is off to straighten it back out.

Before I build her back up I plan on pulling more parts off for a quick refinish including the tank that I just had painted last year around this time.

I have the new grips, levers, mirrors, air filter, fairing bolts, break pads, integrated tail light, plus a few other items I am brain farting on ready to go back on. I plan on integrating two new running lights to help with forward projection of light and leds to make the bike more visible during the dark hours I find myself riding in during the morning.

I guess I can say that out side of just snapping the picture I did unpack and examine the new fairing kit that showed up on my door step today.

I wanted to change the sprockets and chain while I had things apart but after looking at them I realized I have at least 2 more seasons on the current set up and I have spent way to much money this round alone. Hhahahaa.

 

Performed very important maintenance. Replaced timing and crank hole cap O-rings!.