hsq91
Junior Member
So I think I qualify for the most extreme conversion. Coming from a Madstad windscreen to completely naked is about as extreme as it gets.
The whole process took me about 8 hours spread over 2 days. The hardest part was actually removing the fairing nicely since I plan on selling them. I also completely destroyed the headlight electrical harness while pulling it apart. I had planned to reuse my front turn signals but ended up stripping the thread off the plastic housing so I had to get a new 1 of those.
So here are all the mods I performed:
-vs02 naked conversion
-shined the headers
-installed Scorpion exhaust
-removed center stand
I had initially tried using just steel wool and polish on the headers but that didn't work as they had set in stains. Ended up sanding with 320, 800, 1500 sandpaper and then steel wool. Looks amazing and didn't require too much elbow grease.
The exhaust I purchased from a fellow forum member. Shined them up to match the headers. They are pretty quiet for an aftermarket exhaust but still louder than stock. I had a set of Akrapovics before and those were way too loud. The Scorpions give a perfect compromise without the need for any silencers. They also don't stick out too much.
The center stand was hard to remove as the bolts were rusted. Also, some stupid engineer decided the left side bolt can't be removed without taking off the side stand.
Have a CRG arrow bar end mirror on the way. Took it out for a spin and must say that it's weird without mirrors.
Was contemplating painting the lower cowl blue to match but I think it looks good with the black on the headlight fairing. What do y'all think?
The whole process took me about 8 hours spread over 2 days. The hardest part was actually removing the fairing nicely since I plan on selling them. I also completely destroyed the headlight electrical harness while pulling it apart. I had planned to reuse my front turn signals but ended up stripping the thread off the plastic housing so I had to get a new 1 of those.
So here are all the mods I performed:
-vs02 naked conversion
-shined the headers
-installed Scorpion exhaust
-removed center stand
I had initially tried using just steel wool and polish on the headers but that didn't work as they had set in stains. Ended up sanding with 320, 800, 1500 sandpaper and then steel wool. Looks amazing and didn't require too much elbow grease.
The exhaust I purchased from a fellow forum member. Shined them up to match the headers. They are pretty quiet for an aftermarket exhaust but still louder than stock. I had a set of Akrapovics before and those were way too loud. The Scorpions give a perfect compromise without the need for any silencers. They also don't stick out too much.
The center stand was hard to remove as the bolts were rusted. Also, some stupid engineer decided the left side bolt can't be removed without taking off the side stand.
Have a CRG arrow bar end mirror on the way. Took it out for a spin and must say that it's weird without mirrors.
Was contemplating painting the lower cowl blue to match but I think it looks good with the black on the headlight fairing. What do y'all think?
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