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posted January 29, 2012 10:15 AM
 Edited By: Shane661 on 29 Jan 2012 18:18
One more item installed, a steering damper. I like having a damper on the street, but espcially at the track. I hate landing small wheelies and getting a slapper, especially at swb. This solves that problem.
I decided to go with Brock's Ohlins setup. Basically I wanted something simple to install, high quality, and plenty of clearance for a front strap.
Installation took about 10 minutes. All of the parts are of high quality, and fit well. I used to have a Muzzy's setup on my Gen 1; it used all kinds of brackets and clamps/etc , and it came close to the forks/bars, even rubbing them a few times. This setup is much more simple, and the damper is not as wide, which gives better clearance.
My next major decisions are shifter and wheelbase. After that, the bike is pretty much done, and I can get down to really enjoying it! 
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posted January 29, 2012 10:27 AM
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One more item installed, a steering damper. I like having a damper on the street, but espcially at the track. I hate landing small wheelies and getting a slapper, especially at swb. This solves that problem.
I decided to go with Brock's Ohlins setup. Basically I wanted something simple to install, high quality, and plenty of clearance for a front strap.
Installation took about 10 minutes. All of the parts are of high quality, and fit well. I used to have a Muzzy's setup on my Gen 1; it used all kinds of brackets and clamps/etc , and it came close to the forks/bars, even rubbing them a few times. This setup is much more simple, and the damper is not as wide, which gives better clearance.
My next major decisions are shifter and wheelbase. After that, the bike is pretty much done, and I can get down to really enjoying it!
Shane
Looks great Shane ... Darn it !! I want one but I put my Air shifter gauge inside the steering stem.. 
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posted January 29, 2012 10:55 AM
Very slick, Lee!!
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posted January 29, 2012 11:36 AM
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Very slick, Lee!!
I had to put it some where easy to read ..This way i can get a good look at before each pass .. 
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posted January 30, 2012 07:46 AM
Edited By: Shane661 on 30 Jan 2012 15:48
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I had to put it some where easy to read ..This way i can get a good look at before each pass ..
In my case, I have to run a damper...ECTA requires it. Plus, I like the added stability and reduction in any kind of head shake when landing wheelies or going over bumps at high speeds. I see a few brackets out there for mounting that kind of stuff, and I think I have also seen them done very cleanly in the ram air covers if you decide to install one of these dampers.
Today I wanted to post a couple of more pics, to show how good the clearance is for a front end strap with the Brock's setup.
First, here is a picture of Racheal's GPR damper mount. You can see there is almost no room for a strap, and it has even caused some damage:
Now look at the Brock's mount:
Tons of clearance! I really like this design, very clean. Obviously designed with the drag racer in mind.
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posted January 30, 2012 11:40 AM
Edited By: Shane661 on 30 Jan 2012 19:42
One more pic...great street setup, imo....
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posted January 30, 2012 11:47 AM
Looks great Shane!
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posted January 30, 2012 02:18 PM
Edited By: Shane661 on 30 Jan 2012 22:49
Nevermind, lol....
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posted January 30, 2012 07:13 PM
That is a great idea with the way the front comes up at least she will be stable sreat pics shane well done mate.
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posted January 30, 2012 07:27 PM
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That is a great idea with the way the front comes up at least she will be stable sreat pics shane well done mate.
Thanks man, I love all of the 14's...this one the most.
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posted January 30, 2012 07:32 PM
are you going to change front sprockets mate
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posted February 02, 2012 01:25 PM
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are you going to change front sprockets mate
No, I am currently -1 on the rear sprocket.
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posted February 24, 2012 03:35 PM
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I sent you a PM Shane.
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posted February 24, 2012 03:53 PM
I assume that that damper wouldn't work with Heli risers?
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posted February 24, 2012 04:14 PM
Brock's has an adapter for heli risers. I have Brock's damper & risers on my bike. Very nice setup...
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posted February 25, 2012 03:35 AM
Thanks for the PM Shane.
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posted February 25, 2012 05:47 AM
Very nice write up Shane. My CT Meg comes in next week. I will post pictures. Your bike is beautiful! What did it make on dyno?
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posted February 25, 2012 06:01 AM
Edited By: Shane661 on 25 Feb 2012 14:30
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Very nice write up Shane. My CT Meg comes in next week. I will post pictures. Your bike is beautiful! What did it make on dyno?
Thanks, I really love this bike. It made a best of 199 SAE on my local stingy dyno, untuned, on pump gas. 198 a couple of weeks later while tuning (within the margin of change for different days). By comparison, Racheal's gen 1 with all of the tricks, including no air filter, short stacks, 47mm tb's, carbon wheel, non o-ring chain, MR12 fuel, CT Single, Brock's tune, etc...made around 187 SAE on the same dyno.
I need to spend more time with the tuning, and get some good fuel in it. We have been able to get about +3 hp at 11k rpm on top so far, it now carries the power and holds within 1 hp of peak at 11k rpm.
EDIT: Also, to put my local dyno in perspective, the bike made 181.66 hp SAE out of the box on it. About 10 hp lower than most of the other dyno #'s I have seen.
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posted February 25, 2012 06:30 AM
Shane, how many RPM did Don extend your rpm limiter. Did the ECU seem to have a noticeable seat of the pants power increase.
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posted February 25, 2012 06:33 AM
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Shane, how many RPM did Don extend your rpm limiter. Did the ECU seem to have a noticeable seat of the pants power increase.
Mine is now +500 rpm, and it kicks in at 114xx rpm. Honestly, I couldn't feel a difference. On Brock's dyno, in back-to-back tests it gained a couple of hp....without tuning. So, the potential is there for more. Also, it allows you to run more gear, and that will definitely combine to give you more "seat of the pants" feel and acceleration.
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posted February 25, 2012 07:06 AM
Thanks Shane, your bike is Super Clean. I will post the pics of mine soon. Peck
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Shane ,
Great info.
Thanks for sharing.
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posted February 25, 2012 08:33 AM
Thanks guys. I'm looking forward to adding a clutch mod and an airshifter very soon. I will post all of the details when I do.
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posted February 29, 2012 08:11 PM
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Another glamour shot, lol...
It will look much better when I lower it in the front.
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Hi Shane,
I'm new here and look forward to owning a zx14r soon. I enjoy this thread very much. Great looking bike and I like the black too. Which fender eliminator brand is that you are you using? Does it have the led light fixed on it too? I like the CT look too however I may go with the CT single so I don't burn up the lady's foot when riding two up.
Thanks!
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Shane661
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posted March 01, 2012 06:10 AM
The fender eliminator is something I got for $15 off of Ebay, about 4 years ago. This one doesn't have a light in it, but there are a lot of them on Ebay that do, and very cheap.
Shane
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