GSXR 600 K5 tail conversion + quite a bit more in the end.

Thats coming on mighty fine cabbie!
I do look forward to visiting this thread on a daily basis.

I gotta admit I'm hooked on this thread too.
Fine job m8.
's gonna look like it grew there.

Next I drilled and fitted a 3mm nut & bolt to each hinge arm to limit the opening, don't want to scratch the nice new cowl now do we, lol.


Here's the pod inner piece


And here's the latch I made


And here's the latch bolted to the modded pod inner piece


IT WORKS, lol a little pressure and it click shut and when the latch is released it pops open an inch, nice


This is the other reason I made a new hinge, I needed it wider to fit the battery between the arms, next job is mounting the battery.

Doing a good job there.

Things are a lot easier when you've go the right tools and space to do it.
Wish i had a nice garage full of tools.

Next up is the front seat fixing, I'm using the rear seat latch thing, I need to mount it about here


Here's what I'll cut out to mount it

Cabbie did you have last night off? Lol.
I logged in for my daily installment on the "progress of a genius" & to my disappointment there was nowt!

Hope you are going to make up for it tonight buddy! Lol.

Sorry, the fuse popped on the milling machine and I didn't have a spare.

cabbie wrote:Sorry, the fuse popped on the milling machine and I didn't have a spare.

Flippin amateur

Sorry cabbie, couldn't resist

cabbie wrote:Sorry, the fuse popped on the milling machine and I didn't have a spare.

Surely a man of your calibre could of made one or improvised???

Tin foil works a treat!.................. Apparently

Six inch nail lasts longer?

Finished cutting the mounting


Drilled and countersunk the subframe


Fixed mounting to subframe


Fixed latch thing to mounting


Made latch cable shorter

Im hooked on this too, amzing

This thread should be a sticky.
well done Cabbie thanks for taking the time to post and document.

I feel so much better now I have had my daily fix! Cheers cabbie

Second update for the missing one last night


Fixed the rear seat mount


With the cowl on


With the seat in it's fixed location, I bolted the subframe to the tank and it looks ok, there is a slight gap so a small triangle piece might be needed or lengthen the seat.


I cut down the latch thing


Just need to mount it under the seat now, Any ideas how?

Made a cable holder from 16mm nylon round bar

Next job is making some support blocks for the seat, the seat would have sat on the gsxr subframe but not on the blade subframe





I needed to make the blocks a wedge shape too, I was sent some free blue stuff so thought it would do for this job



Here's the seat support blocks fitted

Sorry, no update I'm going to the titty bar.

Where man where?

How about some titty bar pictures then dude to keep the troops happy???

1992fireblade wrote:How about some titty bar pictures then dude to keep the troops happy???

Pix are not aloud but you can have a look here

http://www.spearmintrhino.co.uk/clubhome.php?clubID=2

Next job is installing the front seat release cable etc, I made up a cable the right length


I made another cable holder


Next I made a small thumb lever and pivot


All fitted and working

Didn''t get any time to play with the tail unit this weekend

Next the seat needs two support blocks at the front, there is a latch being fitted but this won''t be strong enough to stop side and up/down movements,
Here''s the area need to the bridged


Again I find fabrication parts like this best done with card


Once all the dimensions are known you can transfer them to the material being used, I''ll get this cut tomorrow and fitted

GOBSMACKED

Just wondering how your going to get to the thumb lever for the seat when the seats on.
The seat will be covering the lever won't it. Or is there enough room to get a finger between the seat and plastics to operate it??

Jollygiant wrote:Just wondering how your going to get to the thumb lever for the seat when the seats on.
The seat will be covering the lever won't it. Or is there enough room to get a finger between the seat and plastics to operate it??

First use the key lock on the side of the tail unit to open the pod, when the pod is open I can operate the thumb lever to remove the riders seat.

So next job to do is make some front seat blocks to hold the seat in place.
Here's the gap that needs filling


I made two blocks to fit with the measurements taken from the cardboard pieces cut out in the last post.


Here's how they will look when they are fixed in place, hopping to get that done tomorrow and fit the latch thing

I've drilled the frame and drilled and tapped the blocks


Block mounted


All looks good with the seat in place


Next job is to bridge the 18mm gap and fabricate a bracket to mount the latch thing to the seat

I made a start on the latch thing bracket


Just need two 6mm spacers and work out how to fix the bracket to the seat

I think everything I've seen so far is the definition of craftsmanship.
Hats off to you cabbie, the end results will be stunning