New Guy to this forum

[willms81]

What's up fellas. Stumbled across this forum while I was troubleshooting my 08 Suzuki GSX650F.

Been around the forums for a few years with a bolted, caged, and soon to be sprayed Sentra Spec V so I know how most of this works.

Been in Tx since 07 when the Army decided I should be here and have had the Suzi since 2010.

Currently work at the Texas A&M Health Science Center Medical Research Building and am pursuing my BA in Microbiology (Go GI Bill!).

The day I brought it home (Had 1 mile on the od).


2 weeks later (I have this issue with leaving my vehicles stock)


As she sits now:


All work has been done by me as it is with all my vehicles.

[Tourmeister]

Welcome to the site!

So other than the exhaust and windscreen, what else did you do to the bike?

[willms81]

Here is my mod list:

Two Brothers Racing Carbon Fiber Slip-on
Two Bros Racing Juice Box (Piggy back style fuel map controller)
XTR-E (Timing retard eliminator. After the install the difference was night and day in the first 3 gears.
Puig tinted windscreen
Powerbronze Carbon Fiber Tire Hugger
LED Tail light with integrated turn signals
DDM 8000k HID head light conversion
Red leds under the bike
Flush mount front turn signals
Mounted LED Amber lights and wired them to my turn signals behind the front mesh for forward facing turn signals
Bar end mirrors
Homemade Fender eliminater kit (Basically took a Dremal and chopped the rear fender off then made a custom mount for the license plate
Red Suzuki Racing Rim Stripes
Red Clutch and Brake Levers
Red LEDs under the frame
Frame Sliders
EVAP removal (Somehow I got a Cali bike sold to me in Tx brand new off the lot)

[willms81]

I just realized that picture was before I went to the bar end mirrors and relocated my led forward facing turn signals to here:







When I went to the flush mounts on the sides of the fairing, I had zero visibility of my signals from the front. So initially I modded a set of mirrors with amber LEDs and those worked until I snapped a stalk when I got a little to close to the garage door.

So then I went to bar end mirrors, and had to figure a way to have forward facing signals. Since the GSX650F doesn't use the ram air vents like the GSXRs I pulled the mesh and mounted them in there.

[TallGears]

Nice bike and welcome to TWT.

[tshelfer]

Nice looking Suzi. Welcome to the site.

[Texas T]

Originally Posted by willms81

Been around the forums for a few years with a bolted, caged, and soon to be sprayed Sentra Spec V

You can't just throw out something like that and not tease us with some photos! Although this is a motorcycle site, many of us are car freaks as well so cough up some pictures of the cage.

[willms81]

Originally Posted by Texas T

You can't just throw out something like that and not tease us with some photos! Although this is a motorcycle site, many of us are car freaks as well so cough up some pictures of the cage.

It is a custom 6 point bolt-it from Kirk Racing Products. Once I get another DD this will be stripped and I will weld the cage in because I am going to turn her into a full time road course car.

Ask and ye shall receive:

[tshelfer]

Cool. And it has what NASCAR doesn't have - cup holders.

[willms81]

If anyone is interested this is the mod list for the Spec v

Engine Mods-
-NISMO Cold Air Intake
-2JR Prototype Intake Plenum
-XS Power Header/Midpipe/Cat Delete
-Apexi WS2 Exhaust
-Ajusa Headgasket
-ARP Headstuds
-JWT Valve Springs
-JWT S1 Cams
-JWT BSR Kit
-WRP Lightweight Crank Pulley
-DIY Grounding Kit
-Knock Sensor Relocate
-Throttle Body Coolant Bypass

Suspension/Drivetrain Mods-
-6 Point Cage
-JWT Light weight flywheel
-JWT Clutch
-Stainless Steel Clutch Line
-ATE Super Blue Brake and Clutch Fluid
-Z32 Front Brake Upgrade
-Cross drilled and Slotted 91 Infinity M30 Rotors
-2JR 12.3" Rear Big Brake Kit
-Stainless Steel Brake Lines
-2J Racing ALK
-Eibach Front Sway Bar
-Eibach Rear Sway Bar
-Ultra Racing 4 Point Lower Tie Bar
-Ultra Racing 4 Point Rear Strut Bar
-Ultra Racing Room Bar
-2JR Rear Trailing Arm Bushings
-TDMi Lateral Arm Bushings
-TDMi Control Arm Bushings
-QT Link
-MOOG Ball joints, Tie Rod Ends, and Endlinks
-KYB Shocks and Struts
-Eibach Prokit (1.0 inch rear drop 1.2 inch front drop)
-Energy Suspension Motor Mount Inserts
-$7.50 Wheel Hop Aid
-Blox gunmetal 490 gram weighted shift knob
-Axxtion Short Shift Kit
-2J Racing Turcite X Shift Bushings

Exterior Mods-
-5zigen FN01R-C 17x7 Rims (front) Had two destroyed from being ran off the road...
-Enkei 5+ 17x7 Rims (rear) Temp replacements until I do a 5 lug swap.
-Blackout Window Tint (Legal in Tx)
-TRFS Retrofit with 4300K HIDs
-Yellow Lamin-X Tinted Foglights
-Tinted Tails
-Calipers painted Black
-Return to OEM Body kit

Audio Mods-
-Complete Removal of Stock Rockford Fosgate system
-Alpine iDA-X303 Digital Only In-dash
-Alpine KCE-400BT Bluetooth Adapter
-Alpine MRP-M500 Mono Block Amp (for sub)
-Alpine MRP-F300 4 Channel Component Amp
-Alpine Type-S 6.5's in Doors and Rear Deck
-Alpine Type-S Tweeters in A and C Pillars (C Pillars are custom mounted)
-Alpine Type-S 10 inch Sub Woofer
-Dynamat Lined Trunk

Interior Mods-
-SAFC2 and Wideband dash Sharkey Pod
-White Face Gauge Overlays

Tuning-
-Apexi SAFC2
-Innovate DB Wideband
-Innovate LC-1
-Cipher Cable
-Osiris Rom Editor (Allows datalogging of AFRs from the LC-1)

Future Mods-
-TDMi 5 Lug Swap (sitting in my garage)
-17x8 5 Lug Enkei RPF-1s (sitting in my garage)
-30mm Z32 caliper big brake upgrade with 350Z track rotors
-NX Nitrous Kit (sitting in my garage)
-2JR Header
-JWT ECM Reflash for 7200 RPM Redline
-2JR Lightweight Power Steering Pulley (sitting in my garage)

And a picture:

[TallGears]

Out of all of the addons my favorite is the trollface on the bumper lol.....

[wanabeguru]

Welcome aboard! And..............all your rigs look great!

[dentaldude]

Welcome, hooray!. Nice rides. Back at permant duty station? Be safe. Get the cup holders that hang over the window jamb, colors vary.

[Snoopster]

Welcome to the TWT family.

Nice looking bike. I need to join up w/ some fellow riders when I come home to Killeen & ride.

[Gravel Guy]

[reddogbmw]

Welcome to the site, great work of arts you have. Man that makes it fast, no,warp speed Speed Scotty.... Enjoy The Rides

[willms81]

Found out my bike had (I disconnected it) EVAP system. These are on Cali only bikes (omgwtfbbq?!?!)

Anyway, disconnected that and I think i have my stalling hesitation issue fixed (I'll know for sure this afternoon).

Also just picked up some Redline motorcycle oil and a K&N oil filter. As well as EBC pads for front and rear.

Found a crack in my header after the cat so that is coming off next weekend to get welded when I change the oil. Also completely removing the EVAP bs and probably removing the PAIR system. Going to remove the snorkel from the air box to increase air into the motor and debating on removing the secondaries. Also going to sell the Juice Box and pick up a Power Commander V for better tuning options.

Next on the list is Stainless Steel brake lines, Super Blue brake fluid and EBC rotors.

Took her out for a real ride today for the first time in months and remembered how much I love riding.

[chaissos]

to TWT! There's lots of knowledge here, so ask questions when you run into something weird. I can only answer a few. At least, only a few without laying hands on, and thinking about it for a while, by which time you could be going again.

Go Air Force!....Doh! Wrong thread...lol...J/K...

[willms81]

Did some work this weekend. New oil/filter, new EBC brake pads, removed the EVAP ******** and pulled the header to get it welded (has a crack after the cat).







Cracked midpipe:

[Waco]

Welcome!