It's amazing how many styling queues Suzuki took from their Vstrom's 1988 Grampa.BEFORE:
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There is one more piece to go on the tank in front my my big belly.
It is slightly to wide by .5mm-1.0mm on each side than I would like it to be. Not putting it on for now. May trim it down when I get my hands on a good X-Acto blade and steady hand.
Order this kit from eBay as it was fairly priced and would arrive before my 3 day ride.
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Instead of hose clamps, get some u-bolts, slide 1/4” fuel line over them to protect the frame.Making a skidplate for the dr200 out of a cutting board. Its a farm bike... I want to spend as little as possible.
Wife was getting rid of this. Might as well try.
Used a heat gun, jigsaw, and a table saw. Have to drill a hole for the drain bolt, and some hose clamps for mounting. Likely use some old hand grips to go around the frame. It'll keep the hose clamps from scraping the paint off the lower frame rails.
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I like to slide heat shrink over the exposed part of the gear clamp. Really cleans up the look and no scratching.Making a skidplate for the dr200 out of a cutting board. Its a farm bike... I want to spend as little as possible.
Wife was getting rid of this. Might as well try.
Used a heat gun, jigsaw, and a table saw. Have to drill a hole for the drain bolt, and some hose clamps for mounting. Likely use some old hand grips to go around the frame. It'll keep the hose clamps from scraping the paint off the lower frame rails.
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Also a good suggestion. I'll try the u-bolt first, but I don't want to lose much ground clearance, so the hose clamp may win out.I like to slide heat shrink over the exposed part of the gear clamp. Really cleans up the look and no scratching.
I like to slide heat shrink over the exposed part of the gear clamp. Really cleans up the look and no scratching.
Can you flip the shackles over? If you hit the undercarriage on a log, i expect those to dig in. Should not matter if you don't bang the bike off tall things.I think it'll need some 7/16" ny-lock nuts, but it seems to be pretty good.
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