What? Air-Cooled Beast GPZ1100 Handlebar Replacement, Brake Hose Fabrication, Yoshimura Progress Meter Installation and More

Boom (*´ω｀*)

Bikes from this era have tanks that are “really long,” you know.
The GS1000 and GSX1100S are the same way… Your arms get stretched out completely.

Handlebars and riding position are deep subjects, so I’m taking a soft approach and having the owner bring parts over.

Oh, I know this one! ARCHI

This handlebar seems to be selling like crazy.
We waited quite a while before it finally arrived.

For the handlebar, the owner really wanted 28.6φ instead of 22.2φ
and after buying lots of different things, we finally reached this solution.

The handlebar is now quite a bit higher.
The throttle cable and brake hose no longer reach, so first I’ll fabricate the brake hose.

Goodridge products have gotten expensive, so I spent about 2 hours thinking hard about it ( ﾟДﾟ)

When I thought about how many more bikes I’d be making in the future, I decided to just go with the same approach as before.

40,900 yen before tax (parts cost)
Plus labor on top of that… It’s more expensive than a cheap brake master. (*￣▽￣)ﾌﾌﾌｯ♪

So I’m going to lay it out as carefully as possible with “soul”

For parts like this, I like to secure them firmly.
Thinking about serviceability, it’s good to set it up so you can attach and detach it with just one tool. (*´ω｀*)

For the brake hose, determine the length with the suspension fully extended.
The fork “strokes and the handlebar turns left and right.”

That’s why things sold off-the-shelf can’t just be installed.

The layout is now complete like this (*´ω｀*)

What’s good about using TEE fittings?
Since they have lugs, you can install them cleanly.
Since it’s made from three hoses, in the future when you change the master or handlebar, you can reuse it by making just one hose new or shortening it.

In other words, once you buy it, you can reuse it and it’s flexible you know.
I managed to make some quiet progress today too (*´ω｀*)

To be continued.