Custom GT500 project (Drøn's random question thread)

[drøn]

I have been meaning to do this thread for a while since I am slowly working my way through the GT500 to make it my own.
This thread will not showcase numerous ingenious solutions and modifications, but I decided to make to have one place to all my noob questions.
This my first bike. I have full time school and even fuller time small kid so not much time to wrench. I am a student with no budget. I want to be able to use the bike all throgh the process. So I have all the preconditions for failure lined up.

Anyways this is what I have:


And this is the direction I have in mind:

[drøn]

So far I have refurbished the controls and added Kawa levers. And I have lowered the headlight and gauges.
And then I have a nice taillight in the working.
Photos of everything to follow.
Top of the list right now is expansion chambers though. I have cheekily inquired Titan Performance about a discount and awaits the answer.

Now for the first two questions to stick to the purpose of this thread:

1. Are there any drilled rotors that are a direct(ish) swap? Ie bolt holes, diameter and thickness is the same and off set is easily obtained with a set of spacers.

2. K&N filters. should I go with single pods or a big oval one with two flanges? Would the be any difference?

Thank you everybody

[drøn]

By the way; I have documented some of the minor steps so far on my little blog here: http://makesaman.blogspot.com/search/label/GT500" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[ja-moo]

K&N's can cause jetting problems. The preferred filter is UNI foams.

[drøn]

K&N's can cause jetting problems. The preferred filter is UNI foams.

Okay. How do they make jetting problems? Uneven airflow? It sounds a bit strange.

[tz375]

JA-moo, that's what I always believed but my dyno guy recently told me that he finds UNI filters to be restrictive. Of course I don't have a frame of reference for his comments. Maybe that's his experience on say big twins or something.

Next time I head to the dyno I must remember to try the bike with and without filters.

[drøn]

Headers and clamps are done! Yay!

[ja-moo]

JA-moo, that's what I always believed but my dyno guy recently told me that he finds UNI filters to be restrictive. Of course I don't have a frame of reference for his comments. Maybe that's his experience on say big twins or something.

Next time I head to the dyno I must remember to try the bike with and without filters.

Well, I will take a bit more restriction (if there is) over not being able to get a motor to run clean.

And Dron, the flat hard backs of the K&N's causes badly timed reversion waves in the intake system, messing up the carburation. I'm not saying all cases, but enough to just not bother with the K&N's.

[drøn]

And Dron, the flat hard backs of the K&N's causes badly timed reversion waves in the intake system, messing up the carburation. I'm not saying all cases, but enough to just not bother with the K&N's.

I see. thanks a lot.

What's the best/cheapest place to buy Uni filters in the EU/UK area?

[ja-moo]

And Dron, the flat hard backs of the K&N's causes badly timed reversion waves in the intake system, messing up the carburation. I'm not saying all cases, but enough to just not bother with the K&N's.

I see. thanks a lot.

What's the best/cheapest place to buy Uni filters in the EU/UK area?

I wouldn't know, I would just do a internet search.....

[drøn]

And Dron, the flat hard backs of the K&N's causes badly timed reversion waves in the intake system, messing up the carburation. I'm not saying all cases, but enough to just not bother with the K&N's.

I see. thanks a lot.

What's the best/cheapest place to buy Uni filters in the EU/UK area?

I wouldn't know, I would just do a internet search.....

I did, but couldn't find anything but some moped store in Sweden that only have too small flange sizes. Nothing in UK, nothing in Germany... My google skills suck apparantly.
Somebody might know a place.

[greasemonkey]

I think those uni filters are usa made, try searching for twin-air or DT1 we got some quality parts widely for sale here in europe

[tz375]

The UK equivalent are Ramair.

http://ramair-filters.com/motorbike/fra ... rbike.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[drøn]

Thanks a lot everybody! Enough about air filters to get me started.
The news are that I just ordered chambers, yay! And my taillight is almost done.
Anybody know about drilled rotors? Should I just drill my own old one?

[drøn]

Just got these.