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front view of the round:


rider view of the angular


rider view of the round


Surprisingly I like the angular one better. The round one looks too big, especially from the front.

I also hacked on the plastics a little bit more. I removed material between the engine and the fuel tank. This allows you to 'see through' the bike and also lets some of the cables and fuel lines peek out. Finished contouring the seat to make it blend with the curve of the tail light (when viewed from the rear). I don't have a pic of that though

Jason

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ride hard, ride long, ride safe!
Jason
72 h2 in a 93 Katana
03 cbr600rr
80 kz750 ltd
94 pw50

I modified the headlight a little to make it fit the gages. I also mounted my front turnsignals to it. It turned out pretty well.


I also got the rear turn signals and license plate mounted


Here's a side shot of the bike


I started covering the seat last night as well. Got some nice vinyl from JoAnn Fabrics for $10. Not bad, I must say.
I think I'm going to start tearing the bike down and finishing off the welds and cleaning things up. I was thinking about tearing the engine apart again and blasting all of the cases. Any thoughts? Words of advice?

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ride hard, ride long, ride safe!
Jason
72 h2 in a 93 Katana
03 cbr600rr
80 kz750 ltd
94 pw50

Others can offer tips on blasting cases, but always clean all passages and threaded holes thoroughly after the process, as the material has a tendency to lodge in these tiny areas and cause problems down the road.

Keep up the fine efforts and creativity!

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"Only cheat the cheaters, boy - you can't cheat an honest man!" Mordecai Jones - The Flim Flam Man.

I finished my seat cover tonight

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ride hard, ride long, ride safe!
Jason
72 h2 in a 93 Katana
03 cbr600rr
80 kz750 ltd
94 pw50

Here's a four color schemes I have playing around with.

this one is supposed to have a green frame similar to the new H2R with the dark purple that was available on the original H2 series


this one is supposed to have a black frame and chrome pipes/rims, similar to the original h2 series


Black frame/black pipes, white rims

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ride hard, ride long, ride safe!
Jason
72 h2 in a 93 Katana
03 cbr600rr
80 kz750 ltd
94 pw50

white frame/white rims

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ride hard, ride long, ride safe!
Jason
72 h2 in a 93 Katana
03 cbr600rr
80 kz750 ltd
94 pw50

you'ren't afraid to crash your balls on the fuel tank

Have you worked out the trail on this project yet?

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http://kawatriple.com/wtf/

trail is about 4.5 inches

Husson, if you can believe it, this is actually an improvement over the stock katana seat. That thing was SNUG!

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ride hard, ride long, ride safe!
Jason
72 h2 in a 93 Katana
03 cbr600rr
80 kz750 ltd
94 pw50

I'm absolutely, and totally terrified, and, petrified!

I thought the table cloth that was going to be the seat cover was a nice touch, then, I realized, it was only the seat foam.

The first ride, I do believe, will be way, way above medium full tilt spectacular.