1983 GSX250S Build

[Woodsy]

Well i've had a **** day today, turns out mums car has done the head gasket which i gotta fix so no work on the bike during the day, but i have everything now to mount the gauges so i'll do it later tonight, in the freezing cold!! happy now pete?!!!! lol

[pete]

So is it done yet?

But seriously... that sucks! How come it's up to you to fix the head gasket? The GS is far more important than any car's head gasket

[Woodsy]

mums between jobs so i gotta do it... again....

Mounted the gauges tonight but not a fan of how they sit, thinking i'm going to have to lower the ignition setup to get it how i want. I'll get some pics up tonight.

[pete]

Aaaah I see... isn't a Sigma is it? Or a Magna? Just trying to think of a common head gasket issue car, there's been a few...

I'm just uploading pic's now for a minor update on mine too

[Woodsy]

Worse.... its a 2.0 Vectra

[pete]

Aaaah of course... a Holden... too knew for me to know about though, gave up caring about cars when my 1 year old Holden Acclaim dropped a crankshaft bearing after having it for 4 days back in '96... seriously regretted trading in my '87 Suzuki Sierra on it which gave me almost no grief whatsoever...

[Woodsy]

vectras are the worst car to work on, not normal bolt heads they are all a torque head which is like a star, double over head cams and you cant reuse the head bolts.

Finally mounted the gauges on the bike today, it look a while and some head scratching but i've got it in a place i like.

Original headlight and gauge location



New height.


Here is how i mounted them.


You can also see above the holes i drilled in the blinkers.

[landshark]

Did you move them forward to be able to see them?
I had my original gauges dropped about the same distance but i didnt need to move them forward, i have since gone to an acewell.

[Woodsy]

They are moved forward a little bit but simply to stop them from hitting on anything still get clear vision of them when i'm on the bike all up it cost me 50c lol

[pete]

Nice effort Josh! They look heaps better down low there.

I'm really counting on a fly screen to hide mine a bit, we'll see how it goes...

Landshark, how hard was it to fit the Acewell? I've heard good things about them... maybe something for me to consider down the track a bit if I get sick of the stock gauges...

[Woodsy]

Thanks Pete, i'm really keen to get it all painted now, going to take it for a ride tomorrow, first time in afew weeks.

[pete]

Good stuff! Will be good to get out for a change... I know I can't wait!

[landshark]

The acewell was easy to fit and wire up, i havent got it perfect yet in regards to the tacho and fuel gauge.
I believe the tacho on it isnt that accurate and most people put a seperate one on, i dont really care about it that much.

[pete]

Cool... will keep that neatly tucked away in the back of my mind where it will haunt me for years to come until I give in a do it...

[Woodsy]

Well....... This could be the end for one 1983 GSX250S.

Went for a ride today, then all of a sudden there came loud rattling noises so i jumped on the clutch and shut the bike down which is a good thing because the engine is locked up, could of been alot worse.

7km and pushing 150kg later i'm home........ Havent had a chance to pull it apart yet to see what the problem is, but the cam chain tensioner is locked solid.

Only 1 person stopped to see if i was ok and that was a writer from Rapid Motorcycle magazine just as i came around the corner our house is on... Thanks Richard.

Hope its nothing major...................................... anyone got a spare engine?......

On the plus side i dont need to go to the gym tonight!