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Gheorghe Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 88	Re: My trip down RYCA lane Reply #30 - 08/29/13 at 05:56:19 Assembly: I don't know if this was too easy or what, but putting this bike together took maybe 10 hours total from installing the engine in the frame to putting the clip ons on. I'll let the pictures do the talking.
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Reply #31 - 08/29/13 at 06:02:29

AAAANNNNDDDDD............. The moment of truth:

Things left to do:

1)Biggie is paint but I want to ride it and see if there are any bugs in it
2)Install rear brake switch (with the smoothed swing arm I have to rig it a different way then RYCA suggested)
3)Install baffles in the mufler ala Gyrobob style
4)Build a fork brace of bob the stock fender, still deciding on this one
5)Ride the poop out of it

So far, it has almost 200 miles on it andall I can say is WOW!!!! Grin

My Ducati has been sleeping in the garage most of the time and the RYCA is now the primary terrorizer

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Re: My trip down RYCA lane
Reply #32 - 08/30/13 at 05:21:46

Gheorghe wrote on 08/29/13 at 06:02:29:

AAAANNNNDDDDD............. The moment of truth:
http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee113/gheorghe19/RYCA/th_IphonePics565.jpg

Things left to do:

1)Biggie is paint but I want to ride it and see if there are any bugs in it
2)Install rear brake switch (with the smoothed swing arm I have to rig it a different way then RYCA suggested)
3)Install baffles in the mufler ala Gyrobob style
4)Build a fork brace of bob the stock fender, still deciding on this one
5)Ride the poop out of it

So far, it has almost 200 miles on it andall I can say is WOW!!!! Grin

My Ducati has been sleeping in the garage most of the time and the RYCA is now the primary terrorizer

This bike can bring on addictive qualities

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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: My trip down RYCA lane Reply #33 - 08/30/13 at 06:43:07 Great pics Gheorghe, it looks like the bike is coming along nicely. Looking forward to seeing it all painted up!
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caseyLA Full Member Offline Posts: 121 Los Angeles	Re: My trip down RYCA lane Reply #34 - 08/30/13 at 12:12:13 I like #5 on the Things left to do list.
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Gheorghe Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 88	Re: My trip down RYCA lane Reply #36 - 09/03/13 at 04:31:33 Thank you for the comments guys. The bike is a lot of fun!! I love how it handles and how easy it is to ride. It now has 300 miles since the conversion and I absolutely love it. Today I will hopefully build the baffles for the muffler. Stay tuned for the pics.
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babyhog Serious Thumper Offline Find a Cure for Breast Cancer! NOW!! Posts: 3802 WV Gender:	Re: My trip down RYCA lane Reply #37 - 09/03/13 at 12:28:31 Cute as the bumps on a pickle... So what are your paint plans?
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splash07 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 911 Charleston, SC Gender:	Re: My trip down RYCA lane Reply #38 - 09/04/13 at 06:03:29 Darn thing looks sweet, I am very partial to these little bikes and have been trying to figure out how I am going to afford one....ever. Question; with the ryca design do you have to relocate the ignition to the speedo bucket, or can the ignition stay in its orginal location?
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Reply #39 - 09/04/13 at 06:09:34

The ignition switch is relocated to the speedo hole on the RYCA....as sort of a re-purpose of that hole in the tank. RYCA makes a panel that fits in the hole and it as a panel for the ignition switch and the turn signal, high beam and neutral lights.

The ignition switch has to be moved a bit from the stock location as it is where the side panels are located - but it does not have to be moved up to the tank if you don't want it there.

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Re: My trip down RYCA lane
Reply #40 - 09/04/13 at 06:38:29

Dave wrote on 09/04/13 at 06:09:34:

The ignition switch is relocated to the speedo hole on the RYCA....as sort of a re-purpose of that hole in the tank. RYCA makes a panel that fits in the hole and it as a panel for the ignition switch and the turn signal, high beam and neutral lights.

The ignition switch has to be moved a bit from the stock location as it is where the side panels are located - but it does not have to be moved up to the tank if you don't want it there.

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Re: My trip down RYCA lane
Reply #41 - 09/22/14 at 06:51:56

Gheorghe wrote on 08/29/13 at 06:02:29:

Things left to do:

1)Biggie is paint but I want to ride it and see if there are any bugs in it
2)Install rear brake switch (with the smoothed swing arm I have to rig it a different way then RYCA suggested)
3)Install baffles in the mufler ala Gyrobob style
4)Build a fork brace of bob the stock fender, still deciding on this one
5)Ride the poop out of it

Time to Bring this Thread back up for updates.

Not in order, but one of the items on the list was to build a fork brace...... that did't happen!
Instead, on went one of these things Shocked

I haven't put too many miles on it so I can't claim that it made a night and day difference but it sure didn't hurt anything

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Re: My trip down RYCA lane
Reply #42 - 09/22/14 at 07:00:57

Gheorghe wrote on 08/29/13 at 06:02:29:

Things left to do:

1)Biggie is paint but I want to ride it and see if there are any bugs in it
2)Install rear brake switch (with the smoothed swing arm I have to rig it a different way then RYCA suggested)
3)Install baffles in the mufler ala Gyrobob style
4)Build a fork brace of bob the stock fender, still deciding on this one
5)Ride the poop out of it

I have also installed a rear brake switch, combination of stock and some creative baracketing. As I have shown in my previous posts, I have shaved off the swing arm so RYCA's solution was not going to work anymore. I do not have pictures becasue it is fairly hidden but it works and works well Grin

The other big thing was the paint............so I decided to paint it flat black and highlighter green Roll Eyes

Nice ey??
Well not really. I actually went with a very cool local painter http://www.michigancustomcycles.com/
He did a super job and was very reasonable. Only 5 coats of clear on this puppy

And right when I brought the pieces back just sitting on the bike

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Gheorghe Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 88	Re: My trip down RYCA lane Reply #43 - 09/22/14 at 07:11:18 Now I am calling this bike "done" I have not put baffles in the exhaust because I'm a bad person. To be truthful, it does not bother me, it is not super loud and when compared to some other bikes I encounter on the road (read Harleys) it is pretty tame. Here is the bike fully assembled:
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Gheorghe Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 88	Re: My trip down RYCA lane Reply #44 - 09/22/14 at 07:18:49 One more about this, I wish I had taken the pictures in the same place but here is where the bike started and where it is now: Before: After:
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