First Generation Ascots > The Thumper Years: Stock To Lightly Modified
picture of my modified 82
huskyfrk:
keeping the stock air box is a good idea. air box's help make horsepower, vs a open filter..
thumperdh:
Tdub. where did you relocate the headlight fuses to?
J6G1Z:
--- Quote from: thumperdh on December 04, 2013, 10:44:55 pm ---Tdub. where did you relocate the headlight fuses to?
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I'm not Tdub, but... I was able to take the fuse panel & stuff it into my new round headlight housing. I wrapped the fuse panel with electrical tape to prevent a short & packed it in there with the rest of the wires. It barely makes it, but I got it all in there. The Trick thing to do, would be to eliminate that square plastic panel & replace it with a couple of inline fuse holders like what is used for the power line on a car stereo. That would be real clean & much easier to stuff into the headlight bucket.
Good luck
J.
johnnymot1:
Thanks for sharing.....Plan on doing that to one of the FT500s I just picked up.....I've heard some argue for the nighthawk fork and wheel set up too, so I'm investigating. Ready to grab a set of those jets and modify the one nicest ride I just got now, as well as the counter sprockets......Good inspiration and reference as I look at several FT500 builds from my projects I just bought.
J6G1Z:
--- Quote from: johnnymot1 on January 17, 2014, 01:01:26 am ---Thanks for sharing.....Plan on doing that to one of the FT500s I just picked up.....I've heard some argue for the nighthawk fork and wheel set up too, so I'm investigating. Ready to grab a set of those jets and modify the one nicest ride I just got now, as well as the counter sprockets......Good inspiration and reference as I look at several FT500 builds from my projects I just bought.
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I have not heard about the Nighthawk forks fitting up. You can basically make just about any front end fit with the correct bearings and/or spacers. The beauty of the Interceptor or Hurricane forks are that they are the same tube diameter & side to side spacing as the OEM Ascot forks so they slide right up into the Ascot triple clamps. That way you don't have to change the triple clamps or bearings. Of the two, I feel that the early Hurricane CBR600 forks are the ones that you want. Not only does the Hurricane have a 17" front wheel, (The Interceptor has a 16" front wheel) but it also has a 17X3.5" rear wheel that fits into the Ascot swingarm like it was meant to be there. Supposedly the fork tubing wall thickness is thicker on the Hurricane forks as compared to the Ascots 37mm fork tubes, so they don't flex as much. The draw-back is that either front end lowers the bike by about 2+" and the oil sump is starting to get real close to the street. You have to be careful of speed bumps, etc.
Good luck & please let us know what you find out.
J.
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