Sooo,
you got the shock mounted on your bike. Well done! But now
you`re thinking about the next problem: "where to mount
the gas reservoir?" I was thinking the same thing at
that point. I heard many suggestions on the message board
of GStwin.com, but I got this one all by myself. Probably
there are many others who had the same idea, but I didn`t
know about those solutions when I was doing this mod. Ok,
enough about me. I wanted to start a long explanation here,
but I can`t tell you more than the pictures below.
I
mounted the gas reservoir behind the right rear fender:
Make
sure that when you mount the gas reservoir, the air hose doesn`t
get blocked or scratched by parts of your bike. Don`t put
that hose near sharp edges, and when you do, protect it with
some extra rubber against those sharp edges and the vibrations
of the frame. Also make sure the hose doesn`t bend too much.
This could cause cracks in the line. Also put some rubber
between the reservoir and the frame to protect the reservoir
itself against those nasty frame vibrations and to prevent
it from cracking and start leaking air. Mount the reservoir
as close as possible to the frame, or the fender won`t fit
to your bike anymore.
The
following pictures show it all:
(click
image to enlarge)
Frequently
asked question:
1)
Many people wonder if the sidestand will work. Because the
bike slants more after this mod. This will work fine, your
bike won`t fall to one side! Don`t worry, but make sure the
surface it stands on is OK!
2)
Also many people wonder if the centerstand has to be removed
after this mod. The answer is no! You can keep it on. The
only thing you`ll have to change is the rubber bumper the
centerstands leans on when it`s pulled in.
Click
image to enlarge:
Before.
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After.
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The
problem is, after this mod, that this rubber bumper is too
short and the centerstand hits the shock linkage instead of
the rubber bumper. By extending this rubber bumper with +-1,0cm.
you can solve this problem. Your centerstand will be +-1,0cm.
closer to the ground though, but you won`t notice this, except
when you lean very very very much in corners. I`ve made several
knee-downs with my centerstand in the position described above
and it didn`t hit the ground, so I think it won`t be a problem.
Good
luck!
