Kevs 2010 1400GTR CAF Modifications

[KeVstrom]

I cant leave nowt alone me, so might aswell start off my own thread and update it with pics and info as i go. Heres my 2010 plate Neptune Blue 1400GTR CAF. Purchased March 2013, 2 previous owners with only 6500 miles on the clock.



Heres the mods so far
1) 8000K HID kit & 3W White Cree LED side lights
2) Meta Alarm
3) Rear Rack - DIY style and Kappa Top Box
4) RAM Mount & phone case
5) Stebil/Nautilis Horn
6) Vance & Hines CS One Staimless Steel Exhaust
7) Lower Adjustable Foot Pegs
8) 2" Bar Risers
9) Secondary Butterflies Removed
10) Custom LED Side Profile Lighting and Rear LED Fog Lights
11) DIY Slotted Wind Screen

[KeVstrom]

So today i set about putting my HID kit into the bike. This was removed from my old VStrom before i part ex'd it. The alarm system also arrived today which was good timing. So without even viewing the workshop manual, i begun!



I stated off taking a little bit off



Then turned into a bit more!



Then it was quite a lot!!!

And like with most DIY jobs....... you always end up with left over bits! 



Anyways i got the lights working, but the bikes still in some bits as im installing the alarm

[pistole]

- hi Brave Man Kev.

- how are the HIDs compared to the stock lights ?

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[Lonewolf]

Rusty are you reading this, he's had the bike one day and already dismantled it beyond recognition!


There's hope for you yet. 

[O.C.]

Rusty's probably feeling quite sick again 

[KeVstrom]

- hi Brave Man Kev.

- how are the HIDs compared to the stock lights ?

The HIDs are spot on mate, dont often need Hi Beam with these babies, and youll definitely see me coming up behind you. They light up the road miles ahead so you get plenty of warning, plus the 8000K are a tinge blue which match the bikes colour, and as you know, is the arguably fastest colour 

Rusty are you reading this, he's had the bike one day and already dismantled it beyond recognition!


There's hope for you yet. 

This is what im like, cant leave nowt alone, even got into some serious debt in the past modifying cars! HERES what i did to the DL during the year i had her.

[doebag]

Blimey Kev, all that in a year, did you have time to ride it?

Mind you, your thread had me weeping at the memories of underseat storage on the Vstrom [ curses GTR 1400 ]

[KeVstrom]

You and me both mate! At this rate ill end up putting this damn alarm unit inside the fuel tank!

Btw the DL was a daily rider, i just had to work quickly!

[hurricane]

KevS, I'm really keen to know how you got on with the Meta alarm. I've kept mine from the old bike (it didn't work too well on the FJR because I used  quality crimps and ended up with some unknown electrical issues). More worried about doing such on the GTR as the electrics are a tad more complicated. Also, space is more of a premium on the GTR - so where did you stuff everything?. I'm a bit reticent to pull it down to do stuff as being in Australia every day is a good day to ride!  The HID lights look great!. Oh, and I've been following the threads on which colour is faster - and I reckon the candy arabian red is definitely it!
 

[KeVstrom]

I know youre new and that, so i forgive you, but let me just correct you, Blue IS the fastest!

With regard to the alarm, let me first say that the bike is back together in one piece! My alarm is in and working. Wiring wise, you just take the live & earth from the battery, indicators you can pick up from the rear lights, and also the ignition live from the accessory output at the rear of the bike. Immobilization circuit wise, you can choose whatever you wish. As for the location, ill PM you a suggestion and pics, obviously its not something to post publicly. My Meta alarm wasnt very big, about 1" thick, 2" wide x3" long.

[KeVstrom]

So today while i was messing about finishing off the alarm system on the bike, i also set about doing something with the rear rack. As we know, the standard plastic rack isnt gonna support any weight let alone a top box. As im a skint flint, i decided to butcher my own!

Below is a rear rack i had lying about off a V Strom


I removed the original plastic rack and offered it up and marked out some cut line then set about with the angle grinder.


After a bit of shaping and leveling off the under side, i got it sitting pretty on the bike.


I then placed the orignal plastic rack onto it and marked out the 4 bolt holes to be drilled.


Next step is to have the rack re-powder coated, i have a firend who works at Stella Blast so will go and see him on monday. I also measure up some bolt, and require 4x 45mm Cap Heads which ill pick up monday too. Once its all back, i can then just bolt it all on, and my monorack plate.

[pistole]

- you are the Man !

- amazing bit of work there !!

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[KeVstrom]

Thanks man, not finished just yet. Im still trying to decide how to get a handle bar mount sorted for my phone.Trying to figure it where to attach a RAM mount or lamp of some sort.

[alibx11]

I used this one Kev to mount my Roadhawk cam and sat nav on the left handlebar.

http://www.ram-mount.co.uk/brakeclutch-handlebar-mount-with-1-ball-p-1284-c-238_286.html

You can add whatever mounts you need for your phone type.... seems pretty rigid.

[KeVstrom]

That looks canny. What about the allen head bolt that in the end of the handle bar? Its the one that goes parallel along into the grip? Is that to secure the grip bar or is that some sort of weight? I was thinking somewhere more central to my line of vision, maybe even in the head stock bolt. I think somewhere someone had an attachment for that.