Cinco De Mayo - Naked!

[deven07]

I love my '96 Sprint better disrobed!

[MotT3]

Good job too....;-)

Nothing to do with the clutch cover, brake lever and indicator too is it...?

Does look a bit urban that way though.

[Roden]

I totally agree!

Cheers,

Roden

[k_dencuz]

Once you go naked you never go back!

[cheapsk8]

Just thought I'd bring out the Trident for this thread.

[deven07]

Good job too....;-)

Nothing to do with the clutch cover, brake lever and indicator too is it...?

Does look a bit urban that way though.

You noticed my custom paint job on the clutch cover and droopy brake lever eh? I'm proud of that brake lever, I could do a commercial for JB Weld!

Actually, this time it was my stupid sticky kickstand kill switch! She wouldn't start this spring - I had the tank off and plugs out before some smart person here told me to try putting the kickstand up!

I do miss the wind screen a bit at 120mph and 45 degrees out, but I'm not goin back!

Anyone have any suggestions on how I can clean up the front end so it looks a bit less Terminator without the skin (although I do kinda like that look)? Your bikes all look cleaner.

¡Vivas!

Dev

[Roden]

It is possible to clean it up a whole lot for not a lot of money. The main issue is tidying up the wiring. I used an RD Yamaha headlight with a couple of universal clamps. I managed to bundle up the wiring and tuck it away fairly neatly. Headlight relays fit inside the shell.

The original instruments are housed in a pod from a T509/595. They fit perfectly. I used the original idiot lights and just fabricated a mounting plate for them to fit the new pod. Alternatively, you might find an instrument housing, headlight and mounts from a Trident which will fit straight up, I just didn't have those parts available to me.

Original bars got the flick in favour of Tommaselli clip-ons which are fully adjustable. This got me forward over the tank and much more aerodynamic. Cruising at 140 (km/hr) is not a problem, very comfortable.

The horns are mounted to the top radiator mount by bending the original bracket to fit. It took me ages to work that one out! Looks quite neat.

I'm not 100% happy with the headlight set-up, I think I'll look for a pair of bug eyes, just for something different. At the same time, I'll tidy up the wiring a bit better. All of that took me a couple of weekends to sort over quite a few ales.

Good fun.

Cheers,

Roden

[Ozbernie]

Nice work Roden, thumbs up