1980 GS450 L Rebuild

[Flyboy]

but that's for a different sort of finish than Stan's forks there...

Hahahaha, the ultimate diplomat, no it ain't, reason I went my route was, thats all I had.

[Guest]

Hahahaha, the ultimate diplomat, no it ain't, reason I went my route was, thats all I had.

Well... you know... hahahaha

I thought you were trying for the brushed look though? Maybe I got confused... wouldn't be the first time!

[Flyboy]

I was, and failed dismally

[Guest]

I was, and failed dismally

Aaaah... but you didn't fail miserably, you just changed your mind on the finish you wanted

[moto]

Flyboy i have to hand it to you, those rims look awesome. Pete thanks for the reply as always. You two have given me some direction. I may also look into getting the wheels sand blasted and the black redone with powder coat. Not sure yet, will have to see what the damages are to my wallet.

[Guest]

Yeah powdercoating can definitely get expensive... I actually brushed mine on but I'm not sure I'd recommend it... spraying is so much quicker and easier but a lot more messy...

[moto]

Progress!

Ok, i finally got time to do some more work on the bike today. I managed to get the forks all torn down, and the seals removed. The seals turned out to be far less of an ordeal than i originally thought. I ended up just using a flat head screwdriver placed vertically under one edge of the seal resting the shaft of the driver on the opposite side of the outer fork. All it took was a little encouragement and the darn things popped right out. Fifteen min job at most. Anyways here are some more pictures of the progress. I do have a question for anyone out there though. I followed the fork tear down guide by Matchless on BassCliff's site and it mentioned to replace the phillips drain screw with a stainless steel allen bolt. Anyone have a specific part number or a link to z1? I do want to replace them but i have no idea which one to grab.

Thanks in advanced.
moto

P.S. any opinions on the rust? Salvageable/not salvageable? I will hopefully try to clean it up tomorrow.

[Guest]

Nice work! That rust looks fine, especially if it's not in a spot that the fork seals actually slide over.

I'd give it a cut/buff/polish and see how it looks then...

[bigbeardan]

sub'd and watching......same bike lol......good job so far

[moto]

Thanks for looking in bigbeardan. More Progress!! I dropped the lower outer forks off to the sandblaster today. I apologize i didnt get any before pictures, but i will for sure post the after pictures. From the previous pics they dont look to bad, but after a soak in marine clean they were in pretty rough shape. Mostly because i left them in for longer than i should have. >.> Anyways more to come.

Moto

[moto]

Ok, long time no post i know. sorry

[cowboyup3371]

Great job on the wheels.

[moto]

Above is the work that i had done at the sandblaster/powdercoater. The pictures really dont do the work justice. They did an amazing job.

I do have a question for someone more versed in tires than i. The rims i have are a 19x1.85 front and a 16x2.15 rear. I'm trying to figure out what size tires in need. The tires that were on it when i got it were 100/90 19 on the front and 130/90 16 on the rear. I have looked over the forums and the info from basscliff and from what i can tell for the front i should be looking at any of the following:

2.15x3.25
2.15x3.50
2.15x3.60
90/90

And the rear should be in the neighborhood of:

1.85x2.75
1.85x3.0
1.85x3.10
80/90

Someone/anyone please advise. I would like to get tires ordered and installed so i can start to get the basics put back together.

Thanks as always
M0t0