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Re: Spamy's Cafe LS650 Project
Reply #105 - 10/06/15 at 08:23:39

Gary_in_NJ wrote on 10/06/15 at 08:17:19:

Looking at the photos closely I think I found the brand. Early photos show an RFY sticker on the remote reservoir, while the later photos show a red Showa sticker on the reservoir. I doubt that they are Showa, but RFY is a Chinese knock-off. I did some searching but couldn't find a good match.

So far, this is what I've found...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pair-340mm-13-Motorcycle-Air-Shock-Absorber-Rear-Susp...

They sure look cool but for $70? You get what you pay for.

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Gary_in_NJ Serious Thumper Offline LS650 Cafe Racer Posts: 2629 Amongst the Twisty Roads	Re: Spamy's Cafe LS650 Project Reply #106 - 10/06/15 at 08:53:13 Oh yeah, there is no way I'd buy these. I'm just posting the results of my search. I'm fairly certain that there are a pair of Fox Podium shocks in my future.
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Reply #108 - 01/03/16 at 10:33:13

Do you have any more details or photos regarding the tank swap?

11. This is what was needed to mount the tank I was using. I welded the stock mounts to a peice of 32nd plate and screwed it to the frame. I dont show it in the picture but I fabricated a piece at the base of the tank that supports the stock tank rubber pad and it attaches at the bottom with the stock rubber clip from the tanks.

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strang Senior Member Offline Posts: 387 london Gender:	Re: Spamy's Cafe LS650 Project Reply #109 - 01/06/16 at 05:50:44 clever
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Re: Spamy's Cafe LS650 Project
Reply #110 - 01/06/16 at 06:00:43

If you don't have a welder, you can make new tank mounts like this.

The tank mounts were made by drilling a hole in the frame gusset where I thought the mounts should be....some careful measuring and marking and some luck were used. I used a threaded rod, 4 lock nuts...the kind that are a tight fit on the threads and won't move without using a wrench, and 4 big washers that fit inside the rubber mounts. I first cut the rod so that is was the length necessary to go between the tank and leave room for the rubber cushions. The holes in the frame were made just a tad big to allow for adjustment up/down/forward,/back. I then inserted the rod, put a large washer on each side, then a lock nut on each side.....then inserted another lock nut on the outside and a washer, then the rubber cushions. Once I had the adjustments made I marked the positions of the washers on the frame, took them off and epoxied those washers, then tightened all the nuts and let the epoxy harden before I put the tank back on. There was no welding in this process.....just a threaded rod, washers, lock nuts, and epoxy.

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Re: Spamy's Cafe LS650 Project
Reply #111 - 01/06/16 at 07:05:10

What I did was similar and seemed pretty easy to do.
I made 2 aluminum spacers equal in length, one with a thru hole and the other threaded for 5/16. Size the spacers to fit in between the tank, frame and rubbers baby bumpers. I found that the rubber spacers will fit on the allen head bolts snugly. One bolt is long enough to go thru the spacer and frame and thread into the other spacer to secure it in place. Then just plug the other side with a short one to mount the other spacer on. Locate the tank where you want it, then slip in the spacers and bumpers between the tank and frame. If you have double sticky tape you can secure the spacers to the frame. Otherwise mark where they're at and remove the tank. Make sure the spacers are placed so the bolt will go thru the frame and are square then drill away.

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Re: Spamy's Cafe LS650 Project
Reply #112 - 09/05/17 at 17:38:01

Howdy. This is SpamyToo, I originally posted as Spamy. That photo hosting site just isnt what it used to be so I wanted to give a link to the photos in a different location.

Still have the bike and have made only a few changes, most notably is a flat brat like seat that can be swapped out with the cafe one.

Maybe later I can link up the initial post with the new photo location.

Pics:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Rc2n9yLMSYaJ3dCX2

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IslandRoad Serious Thumper Offline It doesn't vibrate, it purrs! Posts: 1147 The Kiewa Valley, Australia Gender:	Re: Spamy's Cafe LS650 Project Reply #113 - 09/05/17 at 18:38:51 Thanks for posting the updated link The bike looks awesome!
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JLC Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 262 Black Forest, Colorado Gender:	Re: Spamy's Cafe LS650 Project Reply #114 - 09/06/17 at 06:21:18 Very tasty! Thanks for the pics.
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edgwoodri Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 57	Re: Spamy's Cafe LS650 Project Reply #115 - 03/26/18 at 06:25:49 I can't see any of the photos on this thread, any suggestions?
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Spamy's Cafe LS650 Project Reply #116 - 03/26/18 at 17:39:19 404. That’s an error. The requested URL was not found on this server. That’s all we know. The pictures I see
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SpamyToo Full Member Offline Posts: 233	Re: Spamy's Cafe LS650 Project Reply #117 - 03/26/18 at 23:16:37 They must have changed the address. Try this... https://photos.app.goo.gl/MNLkBTcTezMAvBr32
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edgwoodri Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 57	Re: Spamy's Cafe LS650 Project Reply #118 - 03/27/18 at 03:59:51 Thanks
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