[m0n4g3]

Hi Guys!

Recently (about 2 months ago), bought a 2016 GSX-S1000A. Decided i liked the blue too much!

Mods so far:
Yoshimura slip-on
Instrument Cluster shield
R&G Fender Eliminator
Rizoma RRC Levers, Black with red adjusters
Rizoma Blue Lux grips
Rizoma Blue bar ends
Rizoma Black Circuit 851 mirrors
HEL Silver Braided brake lines
R&G Frame Sliders
R&G case savers
R&G Cotton reels
Bonamici Rearsets (on order should be arriving soon) - Anodised Black
Glass protection coating on the entire bike - Done by CleanRide in Western Australia.

Upcoming mods when i can get time:
Reflash by ECUWEST - ECUWEST 2016 GSX-S1000 Reflash
Suspension setup for a fat ******* like me (probably higher spring rates front and rear), and also setup sag, damper and rebound for me.
Tank protector of some description not sure what though.

So without further ado, some pics! The 3rd pic is of the R&G parts, i just didn't have a chance to put them on at the time, but got them glass coated as well. The fourth pic is the curing process of the glass coating. But it also shows off the grips, levers, mirrors and barends

The last pics shows off how much nicer the tank looks with the glass coating (ps it looks like this 24/7).

Anyway, thanks for reading!

m0n

 

[ESXB0Y]

Hello and welcome. Sweet ride! Nice selection of mods too.

Does the glass coating just make it easier to clean, or does it offer protection as well?

 

[Jaked]

Welcome. nice bunch of mods.

 

[m0n4g3]

Both. It offers protection against acid wear, and offers indirect protection from chips (as the surface has had a friction modifier applied to it, some stone chips are no longer able to "grab" paint). It won't 100% stop paint chips, but at least i'll know that i've done everything i can except for vinyl wrap (which would be a travesty to hide the nice shine and glow of the paint in blue!).

It also makes it insanely easy to clean. Just normal non pressurised hose down and blow dry if you can or just let it dry out of the way of dust. then just microfibre clean with product they supply you, in a single direction, no rotating motion or it introduces swirls.

I'll give it a wash soon and take some more pictures out in the lookouts of the hills in Western Australia.

 

[ESXB0Y]

Thanks for sharing, that sounds sweet. Is it a permanent coating, or does it only last for a certain period of time?

I know what you mean about the blue. I was originally wanting a black/red, but they had none in stock so went with the blue with a view to wrapping it in black. After just looking over her I wouldn't swap the blue for anything now! Gorgeous.

The easy to clean part sounds like a godsend if you aren't just a fair weather rider, the amount of muck the rear kicks up at the tail is excessive.

Both. It offers protection against acid wear, and offers indirect protection from chips (as the surface has had a friction modifier applied to it, some stone chips are no longer able to "grab" paint). It won't 100% stop paint chips, but at least i'll know that i've done everything i can except for vinyl wrap (which would be a travesty to hide the nice shine and glow of the paint in blue!).

It also makes it insanely easy to clean. Just normal non pressurised hose down and blow dry if you can or just let it dry out of the way of dust. then just microfibre clean with product they supply you, in a single direction, no rotating motion or it introduces swirls.

I'll give it a wash soon and take some more pictures out in the lookouts of the hills in Western Australia.

 

[m0n4g3]

Yeah know what you mean about the rear kicking up muck. I had a GS500 for a year, and rode in the wet alot. Never did i get any road grime on my Ogio white backpack.

First ride in the wet on the GSX-S1000, and my backpack is half black now because of all the road grime being flicked onto it.

BTW it's a semi permanent coating. It's "guaranteed" for 7+ years if you use the good stuff. The guy that did it for me said if there's ANY issues with it, he will look after me for free as well (eg recoating areas that have faded etc).

BTW here's a pic of the plastic panels before and after (left is after, right is before).

 

[ESXB0Y]

I thought my black Ogio was bad enough for showing the grime it got caked in, the white one would be real bad!

That's a decent guarantee for a paint coating. I like that it makes the plastics a bit darker too. That'll help prevent fading from UV as well, eh?

 

[m0n4g3]

I'm not too fussed about it to be honest... i know it's a riding backpack, so meh!

I'm not 100% sure on the preventing from UV fade, i'd hazard a guess it MIGHT help as it's a coating ontop of the plastics.

It's also done on the metals to help prevent corrosion.

Glass Paint Protection - Clean Ride*

*PS my bad, it does help with uv fade!

 

[m0n4g3]

So, a small little update.

Removed the baffle in the airbox, on the hunt for a BMC Air filter before Friday. Tonight i removed the exhaust, and a mate has taken it home so he can fab a new midpipe. It should sit just as the stock parts are, and he'll make a flange for it so that the stock parts can be put back on easily too.

Keeping the exhaust valve in, hoping it will keep the bike reasonable in terms of volume @ low down rpms and at idle.

I'm HOPING Friday i can drop the bike off for a ecu reflash tune!

 

[Naked&Afraid]

**** you guys get those clear flashers, we still get those silly orange ones...

how is the sound of the slip on? did it change anything at all?

 

[m0n4g3]

SLIGHTLY deeper note..... JUST slightly. I'll be keeping the slipon with the new mid pipe though, so it'll sound quite dramatically different once i'm finished with it!

 

[Naked&Afraid]

yeah mine will be a full exhaust, headers all the way I hope

 

[DTM74]

**** you guys get those clear flashers, we still get those silly orange ones...

how is the sound of the slip on? did it change anything at all?

You can buy the clear lenses off eBay. Not bad from China...only took a week to get

 

[m0n4g3]

Mostly done, just need to do the brackets for the SETS valve, the yoshi cover, the lower cowl.

The best bit, i can put the stock muffler+cat back on

 

[nicka]

And that's how Suzuki should have released it


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[Naked&Afraid]

You can buy the clear lenses off eBay. Not bad from China...only took a week to get

sorry off topic but...

1 - how do you remove the lense?

2 - will the bulb be orange so I stay legal?

 

[DTM74]

sorry off topic but...

1 - how do you remove the lense?

2 - will the bulb be orange so I stay legal?

1. Remove the lense with a phillips screwdriver.

2. I bought the chrome/amber bulbs so with the clear lenses it doesn't look like an egg frying in a pan and blinkers remain amber.

 

[Naked&Afraid]

where is the screw? I must be blind I didn't see it

*edit* nevermind I obviously wasn't looking too closely lol
purchased! can't wait lol orange lens is fuglier than ****e lol

 

[m0n4g3]

So new zorst mounted. There's a slight leak in it which we need to fix (copper shim or some of the crush tape stuff they have on slipons).

HOLY **** does it make a HUGE difference to the bike. It's much more responsive, and the dreaded fueling issue is fairly sorted now!

Still getting it dynoed on tuesday, will ask for before and afters. Didn't get an air filter for it, but i don't think it will make THAT much of a difference, the airbox restrictor plate would probably do more than the filter.

Sound wise it's day and night, although, it's not.... obscene as i thought it would be. Definitely louder, but reasonable. Still going to keep the exhaust valve on as with it fully closed it really does quieten down the bike at idle.

Will get pics of it mounted tomorrow when we finish doing up all the brackets and get it sealing well.

 

[m0n4g3]

DONE!

Sounds soooooooo much nicer, and it's only louder when it's on throttle. Idle its about the same.