the need to start a thread has finally hit me as 1- i havnt found another as modified online and 2- for motivation from others

i picked up my ascot from the second owner his uncle was the first and he had learned how to ride bikes on it (so its not perfect) he also had a 2000 yamaha 650 cruiser with rod knock i offered him a trade my labor for his ascot and 2 weeks later he accepted! he had no idea of my intentions and was a little sad the first time he saw the bike but now cant wait to see it finished either

so far i have installed
04 gsxr swingarm and mono shock-gift
01 gsxr inverted forks-gift
04 gsxr wheels-gift
01 gsxr rearsets-gift

future plans include finishing it as i still need alot of little parts and dont really have the cash

on with the pics although i didnt take enough

how it started out


test fitting the swingarm/rear wheel


front end installed which involved pressing out the steering stems and modifying the ascot stem to fit the gsxr lower triple (note hammer for rear shock)


i had started to take a few more pics at this time here a few of the rear shock install

top mount


lower mount


both mounts (shock removed for welding)


ride height after shock install


plate brackets for rear sets (both are the same)


right side on


right on the ground


and left on the ground


hope you like it so far like i said i still need stuff like clipons,upper triple,passenger pegs,my sprockets,chain (going to gsxrs 525),rectangle headlight,front and rear rotors,brake lines and the list goes on im sure this build will take a while as im already 10 months into it but check back if you like what you see!

 

I am sad that you had to chop up and alter a pretty nice vintage Honda motorcycle, but it looks like it's going to come out well in the end.

It won't ever be original again though.

 

i got my sprockets and passenger pegs should have some more progress pics soon

 

i have been slowly working on the bike this last week and got a few more things accomplished and took a couple pictures along the way

i mounted my passenger pegs

right

left


connected my factory header to my m4 titanium muffler(gift)
pipe tacked up

and welded

installed


i also welded my front sprocket up as i need a 3/8" offset to run the 180mm rear tire


and a picture of where it sits today i also switched out the front end with a 07 gsxr 600 front (also gift)for the radial brakes and it came with a top triple which i didnt have with the 01 1000 front was easy as pressing in my custom gsxr/honda ascot stem i made for the original front end

hope you enjoy the update!

 

Looks like a neat project. The front end definitely looks shorter.

 

its definitely shorter than stock but a little longer than the 1000 front it replaced
i finished my sprocket today also

 

So... What's going on with this bike build? I'm interested in learning more. I'm in the process of building an FT500 myself. I'm not modifying it as extensively though. I'm wondering if you plan to gusset or reinforce the upper shock mounting position? I'm familiar with that frame tube & I'm almost certain that it will either bend or twist under the suspension load the way that you have it now. Here is a link to "Superior Sprockets" http://srs6.com/index.html They can build you an offset countershaft sprocket that is Balanced properly.

Good luck
~JM~

 

Ok so it wasnt just me that was like DUDE.... thats not all that good.

I think you would be best served mounting a plate that allowed that rear shock to bolt in parallel to the ground as it is designed to be used.

 

the bike is in my garage in the same state it was in my last post. I am not worried about that tube,if I were I would have done it differently this isnt my first one

 

and if you would like to get me a "superior sprocket" you are more than welcome