SuzukiSavage.com - The Project: Phase 4

MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: The Project: Phase 4 Reply #105 - 10/27/11 at 07:38:25 I think one could get away with leaving the frame crossmember alone and cutting only the front top of the battery box as shown by the dotted line. Some other cuts would probably need to be made to compensate for losing some of the wiring hole.
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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: The Project: Phase 4 Reply #106 - 10/27/11 at 12:16:24 I'm gonna pass, I'm not setup to relocate my Big Crank battery at the moment.
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: The Project: Phase 4 Reply #107 - 10/27/11 at 14:16:46 I think you could still fit your battery if you cut the box like this. The cuts do nothing to the actual battery compartment, just the part that connects to the tank/seat mount.
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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: The Project: Phase 4 Reply #108 - 10/27/11 at 14:24:07 Lemme go have a look at the side panels and take off the seat and see what I'm workin with.. she's settin apart in the basement waiting for parts already
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Reply #109 - 10/28/11 at 12:15:17

I'm swearing at the wiring harness. Maybe one of you other Ryca builders can help me out here.

After the big relay that attaches at the Y of the frame, the harness branches out with the connector for the CDI on one side (left) and the fuse holder on the other (right). After the fuse holder are the wires for lights, signals, ignition and such. With me so far?

I had the harness zip tied to the right (starboard) side of the frame, with the branch for the CDI crossing over to the left side between the air filter and battery box. That seemed to work okay until I tried to connect one of the small wires coming up from the left side of the engine. It wouldn't reach. Rats. I suppose I could lengthen that wire, but before doing that, I want to know if there's a better way to route the harness.

Pictures would be appreciated.

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Reply #110 - 10/29/11 at 09:24:26

I figured it out. I had made two main mistakes. The first was at the front of the bike where I had the whole harness anchored too far forward. The second was that I had run the harness down the right side of the bike instead of the left. I swapped it over and, presto, everything started to fit. Now I just need to decide how I'm going to mount the CDI box.

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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: The Project: Phase 4 Reply #111 - 10/29/11 at 10:22:47 Shorty muffler? Thinkin' about it... thinkin' about it... looks versus performance... looks versus performance... thinkin' about it...
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Reply #112 - 10/29/11 at 13:13:24

I didn't want extra wires and cables flopping around, so besides having shorter cables made, I'm shortening the wires from the control pods. After some fiddling and figuring, I cut about 6 inches out of the right bundle and then practiced my soldering skills.

All put back together, it should tuck in quite nicely.

(The ignition switch is just temporarily zip tied while I get the wiring figured out.)

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jandaso Full Member Offline Do you want fries with that? Posts: 145	Re: The Project: Phase 4 Reply #113 - 10/29/11 at 17:19:05 You seem to has gone both ways: looks and performance. Im going with a drag pipe but running from the top of the engine cover.
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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: The Project: Phase 4 Reply #114 - 10/29/11 at 18:16:22 Performance.. then make it look good
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sbaugz Ex Member	Re: The Project: Phase 4 Reply #115 - 10/30/11 at 06:46:28 where did u get that shorty muffler and what brand is it? Need something like that for my '75 honda cb200T cafe build.
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sbaugz Ex Member	Re: The Project: Phase 4 Reply #116 - 10/30/11 at 06:46:39 where did u get that shorty muffler and what brand is it? Need something like that for my '75 honda cb200T cafe build.
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: The Project: Phase 4 Reply #117 - 10/30/11 at 08:27:30 It's an Emgo product, available from MANY sources. One end is 1.75" and the other is 1.5". Either end can attach to a pipe. I found it googling "shorty muffler, motorcycle" and clicked the images function to see if it was the type I was looking for. I got it from PowersportSuperstore.com
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Reply #118 - 10/30/11 at 11:08:14

MotoBuddha wrote on 10/30/11 at 08:27:30:

It's an Emgo product, available from MANY sources. One end is 1.75" and the other is 1.5". Either end can attach to a pipe. I found it googling "shorty muffler, motorcycle" and clicked the images function to see if it was the type I was looking for. I got it from PowersportSuperstore.com

That thing is going to put new meaning in the term BLAT!!!

I'll bet it sounds cool cruising along, part throttle, at 45 or 50, though.

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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: The Project: Phase 4 Reply #119 - 10/30/11 at 13:15:36 MotoBuddha, do you have that muffler angled out any? You're gonna blacken anything behind it.. like rear drum brake arm, possibly your frame too...
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