what did you wrench on today??

[Burque73]

Added some crash protection to the 78 GS750 today.

Hope I never see how well they work!

These crash guards have been around the GSR a while. I bought 2 sets of them from Burque73 hopeful that they would fit another bike, they didn't. He had no idea what they fit.

I forwarded one set on to NCGS, he thought they might fit his bike, they didn't! I believe he forwarded them on to someone else on here?

So, whoever has them now, I can confirm that they do fit a 1978 GS750.

Ron, which set fit your '78 750? The mounting tabs were different. My drawings are on my desktop in storage, but after our remodel and we get our office put back together, I'd like to post the scanned images of the drawings with the bike it fits. Maybe start a thread for crash bar fittment with simple printable drawings. They fit easily on a regular piece of paper. I would remove the ones from my 850 and add to the list too. Those would cover a few bikes after 1982.

[1978GS750E]

Ron, which set fit your '78 750? The mounting tabs were different. My drawings are on my desktop in storage, but after our remodel and we get our office put back together, I'd like to post the scanned images of the drawings with the bike it fits. Maybe start a thread for crash bar fittment with simple printable drawings. They fit easily on a regular piece of paper. I would remove the ones from my 850 and add to the list too. Those would cover a few bikes after 1982.

Roger, I sent you a picture of the side view if that helps any. I thought both sets were identical, my bad!

[Burque73]

Roger, I sent you a picture of the side view if that helps any. I thought both sets were identical, my bad!

Got it! Thank you

[NCGS]

This is great! I'm glad we finally figured out which bike these fit on. I sent the set I had to chuck hahn.

[Sixdog]

Started working on my 80 GS1000ST ( Australian Wes Cooley ). Going to clean it up and make some very mild modifications.

Bike is pretty beat up...exhaust rusted through and many nuts and bolts rusted or not stock. Engine solid and quiet. I decided to make some "major" updates so here I go. Engine is blacked out and powder coated parts are in as well as wheels. much more to do...

[Rich82GS750TZ]

Yesterday after a ride I decided to tear into my whiny tach in the hopes of cleaning it up and oiling it. Tear down went well but I absolutely destroyed the blue lens with a soft polishing tip dremel bit. These colored lenses are extremely soft and it didn’t take link at all to wreck it. The red and blue lenses were fogged from a previous attempt to clear the guts by squirting brake kleen into the works. Pics included just because.






Then I decided to hop on eBay and see what was out there. Found this nearly perfect tach for $50. It’s on its way.



The ring on the eBay one has a small ding at the top. I may swap out the ring from existing tach which is in good shape even after all my prying.

[Buffalo Bill]

Yesterday after a ride I decided to tear into my whiny tach in the hopes of cleaning it up and oiling it. Tear down went well but I absolutely destroyed the blue lens with a soft polishing tip dremel bit. These colored lenses are extremely soft and it didn’t take link at all to wreck it. The red and blue lenses were fogged from a previous attempt to clear the guts by squirting brake kleen into the works. Pics included just because.






Then I decided to hop on eBay and see what was out there. Found this nearly perfect tach for $50. It’s on its way.



The ring on the eBay one has a small ding at the top. I may swap out the ring from existing tach which is in good shape even after all my prying.

PLUS: once you pull the needle off, you're gonna have a hard time re-setting the needle so it reads accurately.
Same is true for the speedometer.

[Rich82GS750TZ]

PLUS: once you pull the needle off, you're gonna have a hard time re-setting the needle so it reads accurately.
Same is true for the speedometer.

Thanks Bill. When I pulled the needle off, I was expecting a "D" shaped spindle and a "D" shaped hole in the back of the needle. I was not expecting a knurled spindle on which I would have to perfectly index the needle on re-assembly. Oh-well, it was fun to take apart anyway. I currently have a slightly less ugly but even noisier tach on the bike. I just hope the new one isn't noisy. It's driving me nuts.

Any recommendation on proper oil or grease to put up inside the spindle hosing that the tach cable goes into? I've read sewing machine oil. I'm sure I don't have that.

[Buffalo Bill]

you're oiling the cable insides, use motor oil, and wire tie the cable end at the head, so it can't unscrew.

[Rich82GS750TZ]

No, I'm not talking about lubing the cable. I mean the clock-works of the tach itself. I've never had a tach or speedo cable sheath unthread itself at either end but can see that it is possible. I want to make sure the guts of the tach from becoming whiny like the two units I have.

[johnod]

Yesterday after a ride I decided to tear into my whiny tach in the hopes of cleaning it up and oiling it. Tear down went well but I absolutely destroyed the blue lens with a soft polishing tip dremel bit. These colored lenses are extremely soft and it didn’t take link at all to wreck it. The red and blue lenses were fogged from a previous attempt to clear the guts by squirting brake kleen into the works. Pics included just because.






Then I decided to hop on eBay and see what was out there. Found this nearly perfect tach for $50. It’s on its way.



The ring on the eBay one has a small ding at the top. I may swap out the ring from existing tach which is in good shape even after all my prying.

Is that a home made tool for pulling the needle?

[Rich82GS750TZ]

Is that a home made tool for pulling the needle?

No, it’s a plastic automotive panel prybar. Part of a set. Very helpful for popping off car interior panels.

[Baatfam]

I used a pair of paint can openers...

[Rich82GS750TZ]

Bobs paint can opener/church key solution would be better as it would lift the needle off the spindle in-line with the spindle. My method would leave the hole in the needle somewhat worse for wear with the off-kilter lifting.

[Buffalo Bill]

No, I'm not talking about lubing the cable. I mean the clock-works of the tach itself. I've never had a tach or speedo cable sheath unthread itself at either end but can see that it is possible. I want to make sure the guts of the tach from becoming whiny like the two units I have.

Use a newer synthetic lube, if you wanna be serious. I'd probably still use motor oil.