BassCliff GS850GT Top End Refresh

[portdave]

Nice music stand. Wish you the best. Sometimes you just have to roll with it....and then roll on it when you can.....

[BassCliff]

Hi,

Hey, I saw Glendora, in the news, on fire. Is that one of your favorite roads ?

Yes, the fire broke out along one end of GMR. I think they'll have the fire out by the time I have Jessie back together.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

[cowboyup3371]

I sure am glad to see that you're still around Cliff, been wondering if you had finished it up already.

[SqDancerLynn1]

Hey Cliff I have a spare 850 motor if you want it ?? 3 new clutch springs too

[Wizardofwizdom]

Man, I've been waiting for you to finish this thread for me to give it a try. I'm sure it's been posted a million times over, but what brand gaskets do you prefer? Where do you get them from? I've heard that some people like certain brands over others.

[Dogma]

Man, I've been waiting for you to finish this thread for me to give it a try. I'm sure it's been posted a million times over, but what brand gaskets do you prefer? Where do you get them from? I've heard that some people like certain brands over others.

It's been discussed around here quite a bit. OEM gaskets are the only safe bet, especially for the base gasket o-rings. Vesrah has been known to fail there by a few of us. Cometic and Athena head gaskets have also been questioned. Pretty much all the other seals in the engine have been relatively trouble free with non-OEM, though differences in quality have been noted. We're notoriously cheap around here, but we've learned the hard way to bend that rule on this issue.

[oldgsfan]

Hey Cliff - I began a rebuild at about the same time you did and, like you, I'm not quite done either! My solution was to buy a Suzuki Bandit 1200s to ride until I get this project finished, hopefully in the next month or so.

I just couldn't go that long without a ride! I'm actually looking forward to having two bikes.

I just got the new rings installed last week.

[JTGS850GL]

Any progress? I don't see how you could go so long without a bike.

Thinking of redoing the top end of my GS1000G sometime in the near future. This project of yours has inspired me to do it. Just need to see that it hasn't killed you.

Sure would like to see this one complete. This is one of those more "intimidating" projects that many of us would like to do but are apprehensive about. Write-ups like this are sorely needed.

[JTGS850GL]

Bump! Bump!

[GS850GFan]

Damn, followed this thread as a guide to tear it all down....please finish the thread so I can put it back together!

[robertbarr]

BC is apparently a little busy with Team Rodent these days. He drops in from time to time, but we don't know when he'll be resuming this mission.

[GS850GFan]

Well, I guess I'll just read this thread backwards

[Good Times]

Hey BassCliff, so what ever happened. Is she still apart?

[superawesome]

Due to a broken valve guide I am planning to do the same thing. It is a brilliant guide until now, but this is a very looong cliffhanger, BassCliff