Post a picture of your custom GS

[rapidray]

What kind of fueling problems would that lenth of line cause????

None! Ray.

[bushido]

Nice picture! What year is your GS550?

it's a 1980 GS550E

here's a couple more pics:





old paint job:

[Kev]

There are some awesome bikes in here. This is my first post. Here is my 83 1100GL. Starter is locked up right now but i LOVE this bike and it runs great.

[Kev]

A few more-

[salty_monk]

None! Ray.

I always thought it a bad idea to force the fuel upwards in a gravity fed system that was what I was getting at... Looks like yours loops down & then back up to the carb.

Dan

[posplayr]

I always thought it a bad idea to force the fuel upwards in a gravity fed system that was what I was getting at... Looks like yours loops down & then back up to the carb.

Dan

Dan,
Ignoring any friction effects inside the extra length of tube, there is no difference in pressure at the cab inlet between having a loop and having a constantly descending flow.
That is because any drop in head (static pressure) rising in the tube is virtually exactly the same as the pressure increase dropping below the inlet.
So from a practical perspective doesn't matter how you get from petcock to carbs ; pressure at the inlet is the same.

One thing I would change is to get the line away from the cases. The cooler the gas the better. Right now it is on top of the case . Dropping below the carb inlet is giving more opprotunity to heat the gas because the line is longer and lower near the cases where it is hot.
Jim

[Guest]

There are some awesome bikes in here. This is my first post. Here is my 83 1100GL. Starter is locked up right now but i LOVE this bike and it runs great.

great bike Kev! but are you aware that the passenger footpeg rubber has rolled back by 90 degres?

[Kev]

great bike Kev! but are you aware that the passenger footpeg rubber has rolled back by 90 degres?

Very aware man and Thank You!

[memmott]

1982 gs650 cafe racer

Almost finished. Are they ever?
flikr slide show of the bike.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/5126079...th/4707165532/

[Truth]

Almost finished. Are they ever?
flikr slide show of the bike.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/5126079...th/4707165532/

Memmott, that is a beautiful bike. I like the checker on the gauges.

[Mindless]

Shot at the trackday weekend we had back in May.





Just needs some paint and electrics (headlight, etc.).

[steve murdoch]

Still plenty of clearance while leaned over...very nice, Mindless.
Any more pics? video?

[Mindless]

Still plenty of clearance while leaned over...very nice, Mindless.
Any more pics? video?

Yeah, tons of clearance even. Only thing that kept touching the ground were the tip of my toes. The boots I have aren't very well suited for racing. The sole is like an inch thick.

As for pictures - hundreds of them, just haven't got to sorting them out and uploading them yet.

We have plenty of footage, just none from my point of view, but I show up in a few clips. Afraid though it's only from the first two days so the speed isn't very impressive.

[steve murdoch]

I have posted a pic before of this bike but it was garage cleaning day and the camera was handy...my '78 Cooley Clone.

[posplayr]

That looks really nice, I set your pic to my computer background.

I have posted a pic before of this bike but it was garage cleaning day and the camera was handy...my '78 Cooley Clone.