Some random small mods

 

Here are just a few more mods that are smaller that I have done with the bike. The tank pad from orbital, 1 bar end mirror to be legal in WI, and a tinted windscreen with the Suzuki “S” to top it off.

Iphone Mount

So I fabricated my own Iphone mount. A little thinking went into this project as I didn’t want to modify the bike in any way unless I had to.

So when I installed the bar end mirrors (to be legal) I had a rubber grommet that was used to secure the bar end in place. This grommet was a bit over sized for the middle triple tree hole that I have. So I gorilla glued the fixed nut that fits on the grommet and hammered this grommet flush to the middle triple tree hole. (The nut was glued so it didn’t fall through when removing the mount)

Next I bought a $5 dollar iPhone belt bracket and took off the clip by grinding this down with a dremel tool to make it flush on the back side. Next I drilled a hole just 1mm thicker than the screw head of the bolt I was using so it would naturally counter sink and not have contact with the iphone.

On the back side of the mount (underside) I put a 1 cm thick washer with a smaller washer that only allowed the bolt to fit so it would hold the head of the screw. All of these parts were JBWelded to the bracket and sanded and will be painted similar to the dull black color of the case.

This raises the phone up and away front he tank and fits perfect. The only thing left is to test to see what the vibrations are on the highway. With a cross country trip to Seattle coming up I wanted a mount for GPS, music, and also I will be splicing a charge cord to a 12 volt cigarette adapter that I will mount in the front.

Let me know what you think.

iphone mount

Iphone Mount

 

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Helmet “Night Proofed”

While I sat here one night looking over youtube at some videos I came across “Theharddude69″ selling his product of “Saved your life lights!” Curiously I went online to Ebay to see what they were going for and was astonished that he was getting a 80% profit on the item. Thus, I took it upon myself to make my own and actually better method of the “Saved your life lights!”

So I went to Ebay again and purchased the following:

• Quantity of 10 prewired (including resistor) Blue LED’s = $7.84    (.78 a piece)

             

• Lot of (20) 9 volt battery connector clips = $7.50 Shipped    (.38 a piece)

            

• 9 Volt Battery = $1.00 from the dollar tree

            

• Slide Switch purchased at Radio Shack = 2 pack for $2.39    ($1.20 a piece)

            

 

How did I do it for less than $5?

The location of the battery was located within the air duct inside the helmet. However, I allowed enough room for the air to still come through. The battery in this location will not pertrude and I will not feel it when riding.

 

This is the location of LED. I decided to tuck it in the air duct on the top of the helmet due to its really snug fit and its visibility to other traffic.

This is the final picture of the lights on. With a 9 Volt battery and powered on this can last more than a month or two! Very low energy consumption.

 

 

 

 

 

2006 GSXR 600

I just purchased and got my k6 Suzuki GSXR 60o back home in February. Since Wisconsin winters are the worst in March because of the constant temperature changes, I have decided to start modifying my bike while it is still cold out and since I am unable to get it out on the road. Being that I have a full time job along with full time school, this leaves me with little time to actually devote to my GSXR. However, I have purchased tons of stuff this week and after my vacation to L.A. I will be doing some cool stuff with my bike.  Below I have listed some pictures of the bike as I bought it and a video of it running. The mods when I bought it are as listed as well.

Current Mods:

• PCIII Power Commander
• 2 Teeth up in the front
• Mirror Block off blinkers (no mirrors)
• K&N Air Filter
• Frame Sliders
• Undertail Kit
• Jardine GP1

Mods to come (Already Purchased)

• Scorpio i900 Alarm with proximity sensor and ignition disable ($380.00)
• Rim Stripes ($8)
• Red Neon Underglow Kit ($30)
• Tank Pad ($25)
• Smoke Windshield ($25)
• Custom IPhone mount with charger ($10)
• Custom LED helmet lights for night driving (not telling)
• Oregon Scientific ATC5k Helmet Cam mounted ($150.00)