2008 Suzuki GSX-R 1000 Full Custom

THE CHROME:
Just about every piece on the bike that could have been chromed has been chromed. The fan, the fan cage, the magnesium cover, engine cover, the gauges, the rear subframe, the oil filter cover, the spring over the shock, the plastic gas tank covers, the front hub, switch housings, foot pegs, forks, rotors, etc. Even the bolts and screws under the chrome toppers are chromed and chrome zip ties were used to replace factory black ones.
There’s a chrome nitrous bottle stuffed in the rear tail section with the nozzle painted pearl white to match (just for show; it’s not functional). The lines are all braided stainless steel and the hoses that couldn’t be replaced, have chrome, mesh covers over them with clear heat shrink wrap.
There is not a stone left unturned on this bike. As I said before, there are over 500 pieces that are triple chrome plated so I can go on and on. A handful of factory parts were replaced with aftermarket triple chrome plated pieces. The grips, brake/clutch lever, mirrors, heel guards, chrome mesh screens over any side vents and intake vents, master cylinder cap, kickstand and many of the chrome bolts have chrome toppers or have been replaced with different size spikes for a super aggressive look. The front fork sliders on a GSX-R1000 were black. Therefore,

THE PAINT AND BODYWORK:
I am an advocate of white. I decided to keep the paint as simple as possible as to not take away from the rest of the detail. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve seen some bad ass paint jobs on bikes over the years but I feel as though it takes away from the rest of the bike. I had Gator Customs shoot 7-8 different pearl whites and we looked at them under different lighting and sunlight at different times of the day. I decided on this one which is basically a bright white basecoat with a little ice white pearl in it. The graphics are painted in a bright silver.
Just about everything visible has been painted white with multiple coats of clear that isn’t already chromed. The panels, the inside of the headlight, the air ducts (both inside and out), the switches, the gauge cover, the shock, the raised “R” logo, the ignition, stabilizer bar, the grill and so on have all been painted. The rubber pieces that attach the air ducts to the frame were painted pearl white with elasticizer to keep them from cracking. The radiator and oil cooler have been painted pearl white with a high temp paint so they don’t discolor or peel. The little brackets along the swing arm that hold the rear brake line in place have also been painted pearl white. The seats have been wrapped in a pearl white carbon fiber look. Even the cap on the nitrous bottle in the rear tail section, the cap on the clutch reservoir and the key to start the bike have been painted pearl white. Every single piece of bodywork with the exception of the side fairings is also painted and cleared multiple times not only on the exterior, but on the interior as well.
All of the bodywork is factory original but has been modified with the exception of the windscreen. The windscreen is chrome but was painted over with the pearl white to include a logo that I have on all of my cars/bikes. It gave it this crazy 3D look. That has also been painted and cleared on both sides. I will include a brand new chrome windscreen and you can do what you want with it.
The front turn signals are Gator Glass™?. Meaning they are painted over and only become visible when they are turned on (google it).
The rear tail section is insane. I had Gator replace 7 sections of it with clear lexan which has also been clear coated on the bike numerous times. They include the piece between front seat and solo seat cover, a big one on top of the solo seat cover, two large ones on the sides of the tail section, both rear turn signal lenses and a huge one on the undertail.
ENGINE/PERFORMANCE:
The engine was left alone for the most part. There’s a quick shifter, Power Commander and a chrome, full Boz Brothers B2 exhaust. I had the headers ceramic coated to keep the temp down and keep them from yellowing (can’t chrome those or I would have). I removed all of the baffles before installation and this thing sounds insane. If you’re anything like me, you can listen to the sound of a sportbike all day long and the sound this bike gives off is like no other. If you want to tone it down a little, you will also get the baffle with this sale.

LIGHTING/LEDs:
This is where things get even more interesting. The LEDs on this bike ARE NOT made for vehicle applications. They are actually for the LED billboards you see on the expressway and they are unbelievably expensive. They are approximately 1” x 1/2” and about 2 mm thick; if that. They come with only a 1/2” of wiring on either side. Therefore, each one had to be individually wired, epoxied and strategically placed so they are not really visible to the naked eye. They only draw 1.5 amps each but being that there are about 156 of them and about 140’ of wiring total, they will drain the battery within minutes if the bike isn’t running. When the bike is running, they work perfectly fine. They are all blue with the exception of a few white ones to accent certain parts of the bike. Since the rear turn signal lenses have been replaced with lexan, the rear turn signals are also white LEDs which function like normal turn signals. All of them are insanely bright and will literally light a ten foot glow around the bike while you’re riding. The taillight is a clear aftermarket replacement. The headlight has HID low and high beams with the blue parking light and blue halos on the upper and lower bulbs as stated before. The bulbs in the gauges have been replaced with blue as well.
They are set up on 3 different remotes. One remote for the entire front blue set of LEDs, one for the entire rear set of LEDs and one for the white LEDs. The remotes allow you to keep them on steady, strobe them and speed up/slow down the strobe. I have a power supply from the LED manufacturer which I used for show purposes which allow you to plug in to an outlet so you can have the LEDs on all day without draining the battery. Upon completion of the LEDs, my builder said he will never, ever do it again because of the amount of labor involved (hence the reason why lighting was even more expensive than just material). So at least you know that you will be the only one in the country with this LED setup.