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Post by smacky on Jun 9, 2005 22:06:21 GMT -5
Mind you, this is a work in progress, more mods to come.  |
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Post by SpoonKiller on Jun 9, 2005 22:22:21 GMT -5
Looks good Smacky, when did you get the Dio Forks?? or is this a photoshop of things to come? We're gonna have to setup a meet!
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Post by smacky on Jun 9, 2005 22:37:55 GMT -5
thanks spoon,
no photoshop, i don't have your skills. forks and wheels arrived sat., tires yesterday. i e-mailed abe about setting up a meet, maybe a slow run up mt. diablo in july. i'm waiting on more parts right now.
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Post by SpoonKiller on Jun 9, 2005 22:42:09 GMT -5
thanks spoon, no photoshop, i don't have your skills. forks and wheels arrived sat., tires yesterday. i e-mailed abe about setting up a meet, maybe a slow run up mt. diablo in july. i'm waiting on more parts right now. Man, it's gonna have to be a slow if you guys want me to keep up with you two  |
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Post by smacky on Jun 9, 2005 22:50:07 GMT -5
no worries spoon, with my girth you'll have no trouble keeping up, no matter what mods i have. spend your money getting mrs. spoonie a ruck. that would be cool.  |
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Post by SpoonKiller on Jun 9, 2005 23:02:52 GMT -5
no worries spoon, with my girth you'll have no trouble keeping up, no matter what mods i have. spend your money getting mrs. spoonie a ruck. that would be cool. buy a t-shirt and that day will come sooner rather than later  Are you gonna do a little review of the forks? I'm sure people will want to get as much info as possible. |
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Post by smacky on Jun 9, 2005 23:18:11 GMT -5
haven't really rode it yet. just in the street in front of my house. the dio fork is almost an inch longer. my first impression though is positive. the tires are bad "edit profanity". they grip like a crack whore whose having her crack pipe ripped from her fingers. Installation was pretty easy but a few tricks are needed. i could probably do a detailed install explanation but i didn't take any pictures. the disk caliper isn't installed on fork yet, bss didn't send screws to mount it, waiting for a reply from abe. it may be that i'll have to get my own bolts for it (a spacer is used to make the caliper work on the ruck, and so that may be why he didn't send them). damn this is long. sorry.
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Post by wainair on Jun 9, 2005 23:27:41 GMT -5
I love the "rising sun" on the rad cover. I may just have to steal that idea from you. The gold rims do look good on a black ruck. I'm still waiting on my fork set but I have Canada Customs to deal with. It usually takes a day or two more for me to get stuff from the US.
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Post by smacky on Jun 9, 2005 23:32:39 GMT -5
thanks wain,
go ahead and steal that, the picture doesn't show it, but it's a crappy hand painted deal. it was just an experiment. i suggest air brushing it if you can. it'll come out cleaner.
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Post by Dandy Dan on Jun 10, 2005 0:22:07 GMT -5
I love the clear 'cali' style light covers. I'm thinking about gettin some for my rear lights and ditching the front lights and putting integrated mini ones on.
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Turkish
Junior Ruckster
03 NPS50, Daytona virator, Boppers, B&S air filter, chopp'd signal & horn brackets, Showa shock
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Post by Turkish on Jun 10, 2005 7:24:08 GMT -5
Dewd thats looking awsome  , so jellous! Ya need to find some "Akira Bike" stickers, ya know tha big two coloured pill, or the American Airforce crest, they would look way kewl on teh side of the bonnet. Keep the pics comin! |
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Post by smacky on Jun 10, 2005 9:19:14 GMT -5
dandy,
i got the clears as a temp solution till i figure out what i want to do with the winkers. on a side note i was born in kitchener, i have a cousin in guelph, and an aunt and uncle in elliot lake, ontario.
turkish,
thanks, don't be jealous, i just happen to have a little extra cash right now. everyone can make their scoot into whatever they want depending on how badly they want it. expect a detailed photo thread mid to late july. this is just a sneek peek [sic].
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Post by pomeruck on Jun 10, 2005 10:25:55 GMT -5
hey smacky looks nice. was wondering what size/brand and where you got the tires. also was wondering if it was possible to lower the front end by letting the front forks slide higher into the fork crossmember things? this would make them stick up over the stock black upper fork. would this work in theory? a wheelbase extention kit would look sweet on your ruck. nice work dude
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Post by smacky on Jun 10, 2005 12:00:32 GMT -5
thanks pome, the tire are the famous michelin boppers, 130/90-10 rear, 120/90-10 front (same as oem kendas). from american motorcycle tire. $30us each. www.americanmototire.com/index.html?lang=en-us&target=d831.htmlhighly recommended even for stock wheels if your riding is only street. the shock legs have a groove in the top, (sorry blurry photo)  so that when you tighten the top bolt on the crown piece, a pin is pushed into the groove. this locks the fork leg in the correct position for even height and more importantly in for safety. i guess it would be possible to remove the pin to move the leg up some but i don't recommend it. extension? waiting.... with other ordered parts. *EDIT* the tech guru's could probably help you lower the shock with maybe a lighter fork oil or some internal fork modification. |
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Post by SpoonKiller on Jun 10, 2005 12:08:44 GMT -5
Did you put the boppers on yourself or did you have to take it to someone? if so how much for installation?
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Post by smacky on Jun 10, 2005 12:13:13 GMT -5
hey spoon,
i didn't feel like struggling putting them on myself and risk scratching/damaging the rims. and because of the latter i took them to the local honda dealer for install. it was $30 for the pair. i'm sure someone else, i.e. a auto tire place could have done it cheaper but i didn't want to risk it.
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Post by pomeruck on Jun 10, 2005 13:53:58 GMT -5
thanks for the info my ninja!  by the way, when are we gonna have our first nation-wide ruckus meet? lol i recommend kansas city because it's centraly located...and i live here...just a thought  |
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Post by smacky on Jun 10, 2005 15:04:59 GMT -5
rock on rome i think a national meet should be here in california, the home of battlescooter, or VEGAS BABY |
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Post by smacky on Jun 10, 2005 20:19:16 GMT -5
o.k. rucksters (ruckaholics),
i've been riding my ruck with the dio forks for most of the day. in one word WOW. in many words... the difference between stock and these forks is night and day. worth every penny. if bss offers to sell the fork legs alone i recommend that every ruckster make the switch. the shock absorption by these forks is better than the showa shock i had already installed on the rear. i purposely aimed a a pot hole, and the ride over it was smooth, not the bone jarring uh-oh from the stock forks. while going through a turn and hitting the road reflector i never lost confidence or felt out of control. these are way better than stock. a must if you are going off road and don't want to bend the front axle. it's like getting out of a home lowered vehicle and driving a cadillac.
-smacky katt june 10, 2005
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Post by wainair on Jun 10, 2005 23:23:11 GMT -5
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