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    Originally posted by Sam 78 GS750 View Post
    Been lurking in this thread for awhile. Starting to shape up pretty nicely
    I have to say that this bike has a certain X factor that I dig. That it was saved from the junkyard adds to it.
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    Glen
    -85 1150 es - Plus size supermodel.
    -Rusty old scooter.
    Other things I like to photograph.....instagram.com/gs_junkie
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      Seriously thank you guys! The progress seems to be speeding up the closer i get to completion, and the more exciting it gets.
      Tomorrow ill probably bring my soldering iron home from work and finish up the lighting harness ans tie it into the handle bar switch that just came in today. I need to make a seat for it too.. maybe that'll happen this weekend too. Although it'll be getting a propper seat later on. Also im almost positive that my roommate threw away the little black lines with the red numbers for the gear indicator, so if i cant find it soon ill need to buy one from someone.
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        Originally posted by thebrandonbeezy View Post
        I want a 17 in the front but the fact that its as wide as the stock rear makes it ride funky. Were there any gs 17s for the front?
        17" radials came along in 1987 on the GSXR's, after the air cooled GS models had been phased out.


        Originally posted by Buffalo Bill View Post
        I'm on katriders.com too. The pre 87 Kats use a 3" wide wheel that takes a 110/70-17.
        Pre-87? Do you mean pre-97?


        Mark
        1982 GS1100E
        1998 ZX-6R
        2005 KTM 450EXC

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          Originally posted by mmattockx View Post
          17" radials came along in 1987 on the GSXR's, after the air cooled GS models had been phased out.




          Pre-87? Do you mean pre-97?


          Mark
          Right, pre-97, my bad.
          "Only fe' collected the old way, has any value." from His Majesty O'Keefe (1954 film)
          1982 GS1100G- road bike, body, seat and suspension modded
          1990 GSX750F-(1127cc '92 GSXR engine) track bike, much re-engineered
          1987 Honda CBR600F Hurricane; hooligan bike, restored

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            Ill tell ya whaat i dread wiring, but man its paying off.
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              So i really dont see myself receiving the first cap i ordered (was 6 dollars so im not to upset) i ordered a new one
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                Well lads, ive gotten the harness done. Everything works as it should now. The only think i like is the front brake light switch which i have done just waiting to install the master cylinder and hook it up. Just a little video on how shes running
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                  Did you have do modify the katana header to fit the gs? Just the header, I am sure the mid and muffler would require tweaking...

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                    That does sound nice!
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                    When consulting the magic 8 ball for advice, one must first ask it "will your answers be accurate?"

                    Glen
                    -85 1150 es - Plus size supermodel.
                    -Rusty old scooter.
                    Other things I like to photograph.....instagram.com/gs_junkie
                    https://www.instagram.com/glen_brenner/
                    https://www.flickr.com/photos/152267...7713345317771/

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                      Originally posted by dbarale View Post
                      Did you have do modify the katana header to fit the gs? Just the header, I am sure the mid and muffler would require tweaking...
                      I cut the katana ends off and tig welded the gs ends on. Ill take a picture when i change the oil again soon. Mid pipe fit perfectly unmodified and the muffler actually bolted to the factory muffler mount on the gs frame with the fzr factory bracket. The pipe diameter was 1/16 larger on the fzr pipe so i had to cut the end of the fzr mid pipe and but it up against the end of the Yoshimura mid pipe. Very very simple install. On these bikes seems like the acronym kiss works best keep it simple stupid. Using what i had laying around has turned out to work very nicely with this bike.
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                        Originally posted by dorkburger View Post
                        That does sound nice!
                        Thanks mate, but im sure that 1150 you have sounds a lot meaner haha
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                          Not necessarily. http://
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                          When consulting the magic 8 ball for advice, one must first ask it "will your answers be accurate?"

                          Glen
                          -85 1150 es - Plus size supermodel.
                          -Rusty old scooter.
                          Other things I like to photograph.....instagram.com/gs_junkie
                          https://www.instagram.com/glen_brenner/
                          https://www.flickr.com/photos/152267...7713345317771/

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                            I didnt really take any pictures of the harness because i dread that kinda stuff and needed to concentrate so as not to half ass it. But i did notice last night that if i wiggled the handlebars the gear indicator lights would flicker and i did take pictures of that because i was mighty proud of what i did haha





                            Now im no professional with the soldering iron, but it held and works flawlessly. Only problem now is that i think that the tank sender got messed up in the fire. When i tested before the fire it read almost perfect now it gets stuck at just above e with a full tank. Ill be investigating this over the next few days.
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                              Originally posted by dorkburger View Post
                              Not necessarily. http://
                              Man i swear i will have an 1150 one day.. such a beastly bike
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                                Originally posted by dbarale View Post
                                Did you have do modify the katana header to fit the gs? Just the header, I am sure the mid and muffler would require tweaking...
                                The cool part is that the gs factory header has a smaller tube inside of the chrome tube. The kat header pipes fit snugly inbetween these, and really makes the install easy
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