SuzukiSavage.com - Cafe Build

ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2825	Re: Cafe Build Reply #90 - 10/14/19 at 11:40:34 Save yourself the headaches and get a Ryca bracket! Or look here for ideas: http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1487785879 The basic bracket for mid-controls or rearsets is the same.
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ZSteele Senior Member Offline I'll finish it tomorrow Posts: 253	Re: Cafe Build Reply #91 - 10/17/19 at 20:44:50 Got my dcmotive top clamp finally, has anyone put a little tube/bushing between the top of the fork tube and the bottom of the cap to fill in that gap? Im thinking a little accent color could go a long way there.
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Armen Serious Thumper Offline Half-Witted Wrench-Jockey from Jersey Posts: 1454	Re: Cafe Build Reply #92 - 10/18/19 at 05:41:26 I used a set of aluminum fork caps with preload adjusters built in. Think they were for a 400 Yamaha of some sort. No gap.
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Gary_in_NJ Serious Thumper Offline LS650 Cafe Racer Posts: 2642 Amongst the Twisty Roads	Re: Cafe Build Reply #93 - 10/18/19 at 06:27:51 Armen wrote on 10/18/19 at 05:41:26: I used a set of aluminum fork caps with preload adjusters built in. Think they were for a 400 Yamaha of some sort. No gap. Same here.
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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2825	Re: Cafe Build Reply #94 - 10/18/19 at 10:58:40 Be aware that your fork lowers will hit the bottom triple clamp if you raise the forks too high in the clamps. Best to remove the fork springs to make sure you still have clearance. I think 25mm should be safe but 35mm might be too much. You should test for yourself to be sure.
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ZSteele Senior Member Offline I'll finish it tomorrow Posts: 253	Re: Cafe Build Reply #95 - 10/26/19 at 02:36:02 Rearset bracket update: took some inspiration from NMSavage. Here's the cardboard mock up
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ZSteele Senior Member Offline I'll finish it tomorrow Posts: 253	Re: Cafe Build Reply #96 - 10/26/19 at 02:42:38 Approximate peg location, not worried about the chain. Thered have to be some extreme duress to touch either part of the bracket and at that point it will be the least of my worries.
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ZSteele Senior Member Offline I'll finish it tomorrow Posts: 253	Re: Cafe Build Reply #97 - 10/26/19 at 03:51:34 Metal fabbed up. The actual peg mount plates will use bolts running the length. More pics tomorrow when, fingers crossed, the pegs are fully mounted.
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Mavigogun Serious Thumper Offline We roll farther together Posts: 775 Progressive Texas	Re: Cafe Build Reply #98 - 10/29/19 at 21:01:48 Jonesing for an update.
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Re: Cafe Build
Reply #99 - 10/29/19 at 21:31:24

I have the shift linkage installed at this point, not sold on having the linkage under the shifter peg itself though, its pretty tight. might spring for heim joints and run a bent bar instead of straight threaded rod but I need to do more homework on it.

Haven't even touched the right linkage, from a couple of hand tests it seems the rear drum actuates when the bar is pushed forward or backward so I'm thinking of just running a threaded rod all the way back and setting it up to push the actuator backwards.

Still waiting for quotes on my header pipe to come in, if they're more than 500 I'll just invest the money into an entry level tig welder and do some learning. According to thebois(TM) the slide in the new vm carb is correct so as soon as I have a header and my jetsets in I'll be learning the ins and outs of tuning.

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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Cafe Build Reply #100 - 10/30/19 at 12:39:51 Gap under the fork cap -11/2 " pvc pipe? painted any color you choose.
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ZSteele Senior Member Offline I'll finish it tomorrow Posts: 253	Re: Cafe Build Reply #101 - 10/30/19 at 13:23:59 Batman- thats a possibility, I've been scouting ebay for an adjuster like the other guys mentioned but im hesitant to get something that wont fit 😬
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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Cafe Build Reply #102 - 10/30/19 at 16:25:00 Upper fork tubes are 38mm / 1.49" , ID 0f 1 1/2 pvc should be 1.50 " I think it could work, a light sanding should make them hold paint. If the OD of the pipe is wider than the flange on the caps it could be fairly east to taper or round off.( just a thought- It's your bike)
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Reply #103 - 10/30/19 at 16:28:25

Pick a size, any size. Just not outside 200-290 or 15-37.5... Digging around lancers post I found some starting numbers and considering the smallest main I have is a 200 we'll go with that and a 20 on the pilot. The air filter I got was clearly designed for a car so that'll be a nogo and I'll have to double check that I get the correct size on the next one. If I do get it fired up before then Ill slap a velocity stack on it and see what happens Roll Eyes

again, any reading anyone can direct me to is helpful. Already have the mikuni handbook pulled up on one of my bagillion tabs 😬

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ZSteele Senior Member Offline I'll finish it tomorrow Posts: 253	Re: Cafe Build Reply #104 - 10/30/19 at 16:33:47 Also side note, the vm 38-9 I got from Amazon comes with a 330 main and a 30 pilot. Just a little big, a little.
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