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Reply #15 - 12/23/23 at 02:08:14

The fuel tank is from a Suzuki GT380 or GT550 - they both used the same 4 gallon tank. I have a range of 160 miles before I hit reserve.

RYCA modified the stock tank that was only good for 100 miles, and reduced the stock tanks 100 mile range to around 60-70 miles. That just wasn't going to work for me.

Where is Armen.......his Cafe' bike is really sharp - I can't find a photo.

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Reply #16 - 12/23/23 at 06:06:33

Poke Armen! I want to see it!

Yeah, that kinda range wouldn’t cut it at all! I’d be wanting to top off every 30 miles! I don’t even want to ride on reserve for more than 5-10 miles! I ran out of gas one time. You only do that once and learn! Fortunately I wasn’t too far from home and my wife came and rescued me with a couple gallons of gas! She used to ride a HD Sportster and knows what an incredibly lonely feeling that is sitting on the side of the road. You realize most people don’t give a sh!t. If you get lucky another biker passes by and at least offers to help (usually/sometimes).

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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 6021 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: Cafe Bikes Reply #17 - 12/23/23 at 08:20:14 Good morning folks Those are some perty bikes ! I'm a little shy about posting pictures of my Stock w/add-on's in the same post as them perty machines !
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ThumperPaul Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2154 Houston, Texas Gender:	Re: Cafe Bikes Reply #18 - 12/23/23 at 08:28:46 Come on MM!!! We'll love it!! We've all seen the stock photos of the 350 and 650 Super Meteor. We want live photos of you scraping the pegs around the bend!!
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Reply #19 - 12/23/23 at 08:50:22

Y'all don't have to watch this, but I found it fascinating how easy a stage 3-4 upgrade on my little SG250 can be. Motocult sells a turnkey kit. Big bore kit from 229cc to 250cc, piston, more aggressive cam, and all the associated little parts. Install in less than an hour (they kinda cheated on the video, but its pretty quick and looks pretty easy). It's tempting. I want to call and see if I can get details on the piston and cam specs. They make some seemingly too good to be true HP gain claims. And not sure it's worth the money on this bike.

https://youtu.be/HOzzppXZtGE?si=owahCSN6sx8DrlZi

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Reply #20 - 12/23/23 at 09:25:09

I'm still adding to the 650 , but I've got a still picture of the 350 .

The guy on the left is on the Guzzi , the couple is on the Indian , and my little Meteor kept up just fine even without the performance cam. I made them work in the twistys to keep up (just to put the "little bike" jokes to rest) ! Grin

Really me and Dave was on the way back from a Guzzi meeting and I was leaving Dave (on the Guzzi) in the Twisties when we came up on the Indian , but we all stopped at the same scenic overlook and chatted for 30 minutes. There was a long strait section right before the Scenic overlook and they caught up.

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ThumperPaul Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2154 Houston, Texas Gender:	Re: Cafe Bikes Reply #21 - 12/23/23 at 09:49:14 Ha! Love it! Give ‘em a good workout trying to manage the twisties while you just effortlessly glide right through! Ha! I like it! You must do longer rides. I’m more of an intermediate rider and the extra baggage and I don’t get along well. Probably cuz I’m feeling old and getting lazy!
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Reply #22 - 12/23/23 at 10:06:45

Paul all three pieces of luggage come off with the turn of a key. But its nice to have my coat and gloves with me if I'm out after dark . In this case I was on the way back from a Lunch meeting in North GA , ridding back to middle TN. Some time I only bring the 30L trunk (in the picture) for better fuel millage.
I've got a 45L trunk ... but its a BEAST of a thing , I had it on the Guzzi for a while and it held all of Marcia's stuff plus a little . Grin

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ThumperPaul Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2154 Houston, Texas Gender:	Re: Cafe Bikes Reply #23 - 12/23/23 at 10:49:47 Nice!
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FinnHammer Full Member Offline Posts: 240 Denmark Gender:	Re: Cafe Bikes Reply #24 - 12/25/23 at 12:56:57 Dave, I love the big headlight. The change in rake, did you acheive it solely by lowering the front end, and jacking the rear end up, or did you cut the frame and reweld. I am asking because I am not a big fan of the stock steering geometry. Cheers, Finn Hammer
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Reply #25 - 12/25/23 at 14:37:50

I lowered the front 2" and raised the back up with 340mm shocks.

The rake and steering is far different from stock. It is scary for some as the steering is very, very light. This was not quite so obvious with bias ply tires - but with radial tires it is much lighter.

I did add a steering stabilizer and that helps - I am going back to the Bridgestone Battlax BT46, as those tires were far more stable for steering.

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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 6021 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: Cafe Bikes Reply #26 - 12/26/23 at 06:37:48 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLSfj_-2yZ0 The BT46 experience convinced me too ... but ... the rear one didn't last very long. But I really loved that Front one !
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Reply #27 - 12/27/23 at 07:17:32

Was cleaning out stuff that hasn’t been moved in maybe 15 years and I found a brand new 3-4 gallon solvent tank with pump. Just in time for the BSA build I even have small barrel of mineral spirits. Add some atf to it so it’s not so harsh on the skin. Almost a shop , it’s gettin there. It would be nice to have a lathe and a mill but no room for it. Small improvements are being made as soon as they are recognized. Working towards making a roller and then start mock-ups. Need engine in frame so exhaust can be fabbed up.

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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 5400 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: Cafe Bikes Reply #29 - 01/10/24 at 19:47:35 That bike would get me in trouble quick. Pure Moto porn
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