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Reply #150 - 06/21/13 at 14:21:59

Hey Dave - did you ever purchase a rebuild kit for the GT550 tank?
I'm not sure what year my tank is..but I bought this kit and it doesn't fit.
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This kit came with 2 large o-ring gaskets that goes between the tank and petcock....my petcock only requires one, and it didn't fit in it anyways.

Also for your emblems on the tank...do the screws just go right into the tabs on the tank or are there nuts behind it? I am CNC'ing my own emblems and trying to figure out which hardware I need to get.

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Reply #151 - 06/22/13 at 05:21:34

I converted my tank to use a Raptor petcock, I never rebuilt the stock GT petcock. The original petcock on the GT used a single elliptical seal similar to the Raptor.

The tank badges have small tabs cast into them. The tank has holes that hold a small bushing, and the tabs on the emblems push into the bushings and are a friction fit into them.

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paulmarshall Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1268 Carterton,New Zealand Gender:	Re: Thumpin' Special......The project begins! Reply #152 - 08/10/13 at 22:11:46 Dave can you please show me how you mounted the front tank mounts please.
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Reply #153 - 08/11/13 at 08:20:13

PaulMarshall:

The tank mounts were made by drilling a hole in the frame gusset where I thought the mounts should be....some carefull measuring and marking and some luck were used. I used a threaded rod, 4 lock nuts, 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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paulmarshall Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1268 Carterton,New Zealand Gender:	Re: Thumpin' Special......On The Road Again! Reply #154 - 08/11/13 at 12:26:16 Thank You Dave a very clear and detailed explanation.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Thumpin' Special......On The Road Again! Reply #155 - 08/11/13 at 13:31:45 Heck yea,, Thats a REaders Digest level description if ever one existed,,
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 17832 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Thumpin' Special......On The Road Again! Reply #156 - 08/20/13 at 18:03:46 TON UP! 101.1 mph, 6,215 rpm. That was pretty much all it would do. The maximum rpm shown is not right. I should only be turning 6,215 rpm at that speed - I think I need a larger resistor in the tach wire as the rpm reading goes wacko around 5,000 rpm and spikes...then settles down.
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paulmarshall Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1268 Carterton,New Zealand Gender:	Re: Thumpin' Special......On The Road Again! Reply #157 - 08/20/13 at 18:15:15 Well done you.
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paulmarshall Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1268 Carterton,New Zealand Gender:	Re: Thumpin' Special......On The Road Again! Reply #158 - 08/20/13 at 18:19:46 How did it feel? Did it get up there quick?
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 17832 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Thumpin' Special......On The Road Again! Reply #159 - 08/20/13 at 18:35:05 It got up to 90 fast, then it climbed slowly and after 95 it seemed to climb pretty slow......although it probably was no more than about 10 seconds from 95 to 101.....but then it stopped climbing and would do no more.
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paulmarshall Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1268 Carterton,New Zealand Gender:	Re: Thumpin' Special......On The Road Again! Reply #160 - 08/20/13 at 19:07:19 Thats awesome Dave. You must be the first to reach the ton and provide physical proof.
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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: Thumpin' Special......On The Road Again! Reply #161 - 08/21/13 at 04:32:28 WOOTS!!! Well done Dave!! I know your scoot is heavily modified, how steady did she feel for ya all the way up there on the gauge?
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Reply #162 - 08/21/13 at 04:40:37

Last night just seemed like the right night to try this. The wind was calm, the temperature was in the low 80's, traffic was light. I could only reach 98 going east......so I turned around and was able to reach 101. I guess there must have been a little bit of a wind that made the difference.

The bike felt stable....the only shaking going on was me! I don't plan on doing this often.....I just had to see if I could do it.

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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10606 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Thumpin' Special......On The Road Again! Reply #163 - 08/21/13 at 07:13:45 I just had to see if I could do it Yea man !
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Reply #164 - 09/13/13 at 05:39:46

I have not been happy with the brightness of the turn signals. They are small and look good on the bike - but they use a small 23 watt bulb turned sideways and there is no reflector. This causes the inside half of the lense not to be illuminated well as that is where the socket is for the bulb.

I found some really cool LED bulbs that are wired for 12V, have a high powered 1.5 Watt LED, and have a flat mounting surface with 2 sided foam tape already installed.

http://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/led-wired-bolts/plm-series-wired-one-...

This is the stock turn signal socket and light.

This is the stock housing with a stainless metal mounting plate I cut, along with 2 of the LED lights.

This is the light housing with the LED's mounted and wired.

This is the rear turn signals which have not yet been converted.

This is the much brighter LED's in the front turn signals.

The turn signals are now much brighter.....and hopefully can be seen better in direct sunlight where the original bulbs were inadequate.

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