85 GS1150 restore

[hcritz]

Just getting started on doing a restore on my 1150...
Anyone interested in a text with pictures?

[reddirtrider]

Is the Pope Catholic?

[hcritz]

Good Deal...
I'll try and start posting some picts tomorrow.
Bike is down to the bare frame now...time to start cleaning parts and such.

[reddirtrider]

Good Deal...
I'll try and start posting some picts tomorrow.
Bike is down to the bare frame now...time to start cleaning parts and such.

Got any before pics?

Cleaning? So the fun starts now?

[madjack57754]

pictures please

[Steve]

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[rapidray]

Does a bear crap in the woods? Ray.

[steve murdoch]

Affirmative to all the posts!

[willie]

Just outa curiosity....take a close look at the area of the frame above and around where the sidestand tab is mounted. My 1150 had a crack there that looked like a thin "string" of chain lube. I spoke with another 1150 owner while at a dragstrip a long time ago that found a crack in the same location.
Willie in TN

[hcritz]

Hey Willie...
I found the same thing on mine when I was removing the sidestand.
Also my centerstand had all sorts of fatigue cracks in it.
The frame crack is just a hairline one right behind the doubler where the side stand attaches. Should be a simple matter of welding it back up.
I'll try to bridge the weld into the double...that should make it a lot stronger. Weld quality on these bikes is not the best I've ever seen! LOL
Got some picts here...
I'm going to try and post a few here in a bit.
Glad there are some folks interested here....us 1150 guys are kinda the red headed step children! lol

[hcritz]

Picts as promised...
First on is at 5:00 Sunday evening...the "Before" pict.
How do you get the JPGS to a size that will fit here without loosing all the resolution????

[Billy Ricks]

Picts as promised...
First on is at 5:00 Sunday evening...the "Before" pict.
How do you get the JPGS to a size that will fit here without loosing all the resolution????

Use a site like Photobucket to store your pictures then post them from there. Instead of thumbnails to click on full size pics will be displayed.

[reddirtrider]

Hey Willie...
I found the same thing on mine when I was removing the sidestand.
Also my centerstand had all sorts of fatigue cracks in it.
The frame crack is just a hairline one right behind the doubler where the side stand attaches. Should be a simple matter of welding it back up.
I'll try to bridge the weld into the double...that should make it a lot stronger. Weld quality on these bikes is not the best I've ever seen! LOL
Got some picts here...
I'm going to try and post a few here in a bit.
Glad there are some folks interested here....us 1150 guys are kinda the red headed step children! lol

I'm not sure about the frame thickness on the 1150, but the 1100 is very thin. You may want to reinforce the weld with a backing plate of some kind. Especially considering this appears to be a high stress point due to the failures on differnt bikes.