OH NO!!! It's Frankinbike Build Thread

[Gangplank]

Originally Posted by Casejeep

I think i will stay with the 2 light style. but i think ill put up two 6inch lights, but ill have to see if that might be too big.

Yep. two round lights is what I am hoping to stay with. There has got to be a better reflector option out there than the stock one. I like the 2 light look.

Looking forward to seeing the results. Right now I'm leaning toward the fuego lights but havn't done any measurements. Looks like it would be pretty easy to fab up a bracket out of flat bar or alum brackets. They have one on their site that also might work as a starting point.

[Buster714]

Originally Posted by Lost Rider

Hey hey, nothing wrong with doing what works....


"The art of originality is forgetting where you saw it"..... I'm not the first person to put a 8"race light on a DS bike by any means...

YEP. It's like making music. Everything ends up being borrowed and shared in the name of inspiration. For instance Case, I love the look and function of this fender mod so I'm planning to rip you off along with everyone else that's done it. I just need to make sure it all works on your bike first.

I've been admiring your bike from a far for some time now Lost Rider!

[Casejeep]

started to put on the brake lines today. i didnt get them 100% done but im close.

now that i have the lines in hand and on the bike there are a few things i would do differently. but i will let you know the full list after the install is complete.

so let me go though what i did.

first of all you will need this cool tool.



then you unscrew this:



You can bleed the line like such:



or just unbolt the line.

i then unbolted all the components of the brakelines.







and then it should look like this:




Now here is were the fun starts. and where i would make my fist change.

there is this little piece that sticks out from the caliper. and since i got my banjo fitting:


and on the left side that works great, but on the right side that little piece makes it so it wont fit. so if you are planning on doing this, get a strait banjo.

this is what im talking about.


and the only way we could make it fit was to cut it off.



after that it fit perfectly!





the left side was easy!



and i just ran the ABS censer up along the brake line.






now for the tricky part. placing the T-fitting, i tried 5 or 6 different ways of putting it in:

but until i come up with a better way of doing it this is what it looks like.







the last banjo fitting is wrong on my lines, i got a strait one when it needs to be 90 or 45 angle.



its being pulled alittle but im sure its safe.





i finished it off with some easy fixings!



i plan on getting the right guides but for not this works.
let me know what you guys think. it didnt come out as good as i wanted but oh well.

[toro618]

Originally Posted by Casejeep

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I would change to this setup....I stole that piece from my dirt bike

[Casejeep]

Originally Posted by toro618

I would change to this setup....I stole that piece from my dirt bike

i agree. im trying to find guides but i cant find any that would work for what i have.

[Gangplank]

looks to me like you ordered the lines a bit too long. I've been thinking about doing this and eliminating the cross over. Its a basic 3 line kit and is often done on many sport bikes that come with the bypass line like ours. For race or track use people go to a 3 line kit to get better braking feedback from the brakes.

[Casejeep]

Originally Posted by Gangplank

looks to me like you ordered the lines a bit too long. I've been thinking about doing this and eliminating the cross over. Its a basic 3 line kit and is often done on many sport bikes that come with the bypass line like ours. For race or track use people go to a 3 line kit to get better braking feedback from the brakes.

i did that. the lengths are ok, its the 3rd banjo that is wrong. i think im going to scrap this set up and reorder with only using 2 lines.

[MCMXCIVRS]

Hers the link to my posts in the High fender thread showing my brake line setup. I've put a few thousand Kms on the bike with this configuration and its worked flawlessly.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showt...525404&page=10

[Casejeep]

Originally Posted by MCMXCIVRS

Hers the link to my posts in the High fender thread showing my brake line setup. I've put a few thousand Kms on the bike with this configuration and its worked flawlessly.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showt...525404&page=10

yes i saw your post. But your line set up seems more complicated than i want mine to be. i found one where someone just ran two lines up and attached them right up to the ABS connector.

[guzzimike]

Originally Posted by Casejeep

yes i saw your post. But your line set up seems more complicated than i want mine to be. i found one where someone just ran two lines up and attached them right up to the ABS connector.

Would you then use the long banjo bolt from the LH caliper up the top & vice-versa?

[Casejeep]

Originally Posted by guzzimike

Would you then use the long banjo bolt from the LH caliper up the top & vice-versa?

just like this

[guzzimike]

Yep, that's my plan, just gotta find someone in Oz to make up the lines
What is the correct length for this 2 line system?

[Casejeep]

Originally Posted by guzzimike

Yep, that's my plan, just gotta find someone in Oz to make up the lines
What is the correct length for this 2 line system?

I believe 40inches. but that all changes depending on how you want to guide the lines up.

[guzzimike]

Cheers mate, that'll be a good starting point

[PANZILA]

Case,

This is my set up for the lights (HID kit in original housing and Rigid ind Dualy led lights) and the WS.

Light is amazing! I don't have great nocturnal vision and this helps a lot!

WS: great and adjustable. With WS all the way up I can do 120kph with open visor without a problem (6.2 with 34' inseam). With WS all the way down it is great for off road.

Cheers and keep us posted!

SP