Enlisting Mufasa for Salt Duty

Work in progress for the control area, still to add is gauges, gps speedo, Power commander display for AFR/RPM.

It will all fit and be tidy/tight. I can tuck and get my whole fat head behined the screen, arms against tank, and still have throttle control. Based on past experience and Justdads size, I predict he will be in a dead-still pocket listening to the monstrous induction roar 12" from his ear, perfect for landspeed.

Done for the day, tomorrow is rear brake rotor/bleed, firesleeve, fully sort electrics (started today and quit), fabricate front brake res bracket, fabricate gauge mounting bracket (yes I know the top clamp is inverted).

Thursday will be validation ride, if that goes without issue, detailing the beast....
 

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Thanks it will make the ride much easier.
 
Last thing on the bike for today:

It's long bothered me how close to the bike centerline my steering damper was mounted on the fork end. The further from centerline, the more leverage the damper has and ideally it is located perpendicular to the fork legs.

I revised my mounting setup, it moves it slightly further from centerline, but more critically, it sets it exactly perpendicular to the fork legs.

I got lucky and found the damper has 1/2" excess rod length sticking out each end from lock to lock, should clear tech without issue (bringing the much longer with as a backup for a persnickety tech).

Fork ring is a 58mm deal that I "convinced" to fit a 58.3mm fork leg.
 

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You'll probably be alright with a steering damper, but I'm surprised at you dropping the triple tree, I wouldn't think at those speeds that you would want any quicker steering, I would think raise it if anything?
 
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You'll probably be alright with a steering damper, but I'm surprised at you dropping the triple tree, I wouldn't think at those speeds that you would want any quicker steering, I would think raise it if anything?
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I dropped the ass of the bike a lot, with the triples at normal it was raked backwards, trying for level or slightly forward body attitude, but not as much as before.

Wired in the kill switch. Yellow wire with red stripe from kill switch on bar is the latch trigger wire. When interrupted bike is 100% off. Wired in a way that it's fail safe, so if there's an issue bike dies instead of keeps running.
 
So...much...angey...


Someone has officially awoken from slumber. Little peek.

All required tech complete, pending firesleeve and rear rotor delivery today. Now to get it back together.

Fuuuuu feels so good. I'm soooo ready to listen to Mufasa scream for 7 miles wide open!!!

My inner child is absolutely screaming to go rip off some quarters now haha.
 
Confirmed, Daytona 600 rotor works. At 310mm it's 3mm smaller than stock diameter, but it'll work. This sample is fubar and warped like a piece of bubble gum, just installed to verify fitment. A brand new one will be here in a day to insure no issues with the primary brake.
 

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