Yes! The GR650 is ready for Dirtquake $

Small update:

We did it! The bike is race ready for Dirtquake #, thanks for the help everyone, especially you BC! We couldn't have done it without you :) 

Dropped my phone in the toilet this week so no instagram updates lately, sorry about that! You might have followed the progress on my brothers instagram: Martin_Schuurmans.

We had some problems last weekend but we managed to get the GR650 Dirtquake ready :) I convinced my Martin to come along to Dirtquake after I let him test ride the bike, haha. First time for him on a motorbike. Let's hope he's hooked from now on.
My boss will give me the last two hours off on Friday so we're leaving Amsterdam around 15.00 hour this friday. Just booked the Eurotunnel train at 22.30 so we're gonna arrive late in Norfolk but it looks we're gonna make it..! Now I'm getting real nervous, ha!

GR650 - Gas Tank progress

While I was working on the headlight mount and headlight visor, Martin was working on the gas tank and made some great progress. It's so nice to slowly see this bike transform before our eyes.

GR650 - Yesterday

Progress is a little slow because we're trying decide what we want and how we can do that..!  But we made some progress and had a good time.
The old Yammy tank was rusting on the inside so we cleaned it with vinegar, works great, thanks for the tip BC :)
We decided how wide the new tank should be. We're adding 2.5 cm extra in the back and 9 cm in the front so it narrows in the back now. The fuel cap is off center, on the right side, so we can fill it up to the max when it's standing on it's side stand...!
For the headlight we found out that diameter 15 or 16 cm would be perfect.

GR650 - 2 weeks ago

We decided to take a chance and to make one new gast tank from two old ones. First time we are trying to weld a gastank so let's hope we can make this happen!!!

We cut out the tunnel from a old GR650 tank that turned out to be in perfect condition, no rust all.
We narrowed the tunnel a little bit more for some extra fuel :)
Since the old yammy tank is much smaller and narrower we decided to cut the tank in two pieces and to make a wider mock-up with tape.
The old headlight that I was planning to use turned out to be to small... :(

GR650 - Exhaust ready to get painted

Not bad for our first exhaust!!! :)

GR650 headers - before and after