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Old 04-08-2007, 09:40 PM   1 links from elsewhere to this Post. Click to view. #1
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I picked up an '03 999 from a buddy late last year and turned it in to my winter project - I'm pretty happy with the result and thought I'd share.

The originally grey wheels are now powder-coated black - The difference, cosmetically, is night-and-day (thanks to Davef and others on this board who provided info on powder-coating do's and don'ts).

A few hours on eBay and some help from Todd at Cal-Sportbike allowed me to piece together a radial-mount caliper setup. These brakes got pretty good reviews on the '05+ 999S, so I've got high hopes.

The '03-'05 999, inexplicably, came with no provision for swingarm spools, so I had bosses welded on.

Those of you who attended the '06 .org trackdays at Grattan will recall that this bike had a particularly obnoxious exhaust - This has now been remedied with installation of a Termi equal-length setup that I picked up pretty cheap on eBay.

I went to a 520 chain to drop a little weight, and added 2 teeth at the rear - This thing was WAY overgeared in stock trim.

Next up: Some cheap aftermarket race fiberglass. This will drop another few pounds with removal of the headlight, and will keep me from worrying about all that pretty yellow OEM plastic.

Lookin forward to Grattan in June.
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Old 04-08-2007, 09:44 PM   #2
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Ohhhh she is so beautiful.... I just want to hug it....
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I think I speak for many 06 attendee's when I say - Thank you for replacing that exhaust.
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I think I speak for many 06 attendee's when I say - Thank you for replacing that exhaust.
I could actually hear it over the RC
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Old 04-08-2007, 10:03 PM   #5
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I think I speak for many 06 attendee's when I say - Thank you for replacing that exhaust.
Wait until I get there with the D&D double pipe slip-on... adds no power but you'll know I'm behind you...


The Duc looks really nice!!!
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Old 04-08-2007, 10:07 PM   #6
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I could actually hear it over the RC
Hell we could hear it over Frenchier6's mouth.







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Old 04-08-2007, 10:18 PM   #7
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Dayummmm!
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Looks sweet, and I'll take your word for the sound.
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Old 04-09-2007, 08:05 AM   #9
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Nice bike

that's gonna leave a mark!
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I think I speak for many 06 attendee's when I say - Thank you for replacing that exhaust.
Hey, you're more than welcome. I think I'm going to save the old exhaust - It's a sort of monument to what can happen if you have a cutoff wheel, a welder, and too much free time.
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And that was when it was at the opposite end of the track.
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Old 04-09-2007, 09:53 AM   #12
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Looks great! Nice work - the black wheels look good.
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Looks sweet! We need to go for a ride as soon as it warms up around here.
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Old 04-09-2007, 11:44 AM   #14
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So I should pull the megaphones off the RC? I thought it was a competition

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Sweet bike, made sweeter by your mods. Look forward to seeing it in June
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Great bike, good to see your mods .
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sharp looking bike. i nearly bought one last year when my reprol vanished, but the kid wanted way to much
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sharp looking bike. i nearly bought one last year when my reprol vanished, but the kid wanted way to much
You probably made the right decision. I'm having a lot of fun with the Duc, but the bike I really miss is my old 929.
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You probably made the right decision. I'm having a lot of fun with the Duc, but the bike I really miss is my old 929.

after seeing the 1098 come out i would of been a bit upset if i had bought it.
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