GS1100G Road Runner Project

[londonboards]

Hampshire - I bit the bullet and bought some OEM from Robinsons. I will use those on my restoration project and the others I had "in stock" were K & Ls I got from Canada. so those are going in my Road Runner Project.

[londonboards]

Crap Torque Arm Bolt

Need to be a little careful with this bike now. Obviously the PO was into short cuts. Why would you replace one of the most crucial bolts on the bike with a dime store look a like?

This is what I found on the rear torque arm:



I am not an engineer. But even I could guess that this bolt is going to be subject to a huge amount of shear when the brakes are fully applied.



So let's get a proper one please:

[Paul]

that "fire spitting" with the pipe on would just be popping and I would sync the carbs and hopefully it will stop... cue an expert?

[hampshirehog]

Duff plug? That's what it was on Simon's bike. Simple one to check anyway, swap the plugs around.

[londonboards]

My Baby Spits Fire At ME !!

It was a beautiful day here today and I just had to give it a go. Got the bike insured and set off.

My newly refurbished brakes we just about good enough after some pumping. I expect they will bed in after a while.

The motor was not as smooth as I remember them being and when I got home I checked the plugs and took off the header pipes and ran it without them for a little while. No. 1 cylinder is overly rich and spitting fire at me.

See: My GS1100G - Road Runner Project Blog - It Spits Fire





No. 1 looks like this:



the others are like this:




See the: Fire Spitting GS1100 Video

[Charlie G]

Question from a novice: Are the valves with specification? Is # 1 closing completely?

cg

[londonboards]

Charlie - Good point. I did all the valve clearances and no. 1 cylinder has the largest clearances of all of them - between .007 and .009.

Greetings

[Steve]

Charlie - Good point. I did all the valve clearances and no. 1 cylinder has the largest clearances of all of them - between .007 and .009.

Greetings

Just making sure here, is that "seven to nine thousandths of an inch" or a mis-type that really means "seven to nine hundredths of a milimeter"?

[londonboards]

Steve - thou and inches!

Greetings

[Charlie G]

Sounds like you've got it covered. Cheers.

cg

[londonboards]

Oil Seeping Into Cyclinder no. 1

Getting smoke from cylinder no. 1 BUT only when bike is stationery and propped on it's side stand.

See my thread in Engine/Drivetrain/Clutch section:

Oil Ingress Into No.1 Cylinder

Here's the 30 sec video if you do not want to go to the thread:

Suzuki GS1100G Smoking From No. 1

Help!

Greetings

[eil]

Is it just me or do you _actually_ have an appropriate beer for every occasion?

[londonboards]

Eil - yes that's funny. I didn't notice that before!

It's called Spitfire and it's brewed by Shepherd Neame in Kent, UK so it's a local beer for me and I very much enjoy it. I had no idea honestly.

The brewery had a funny advertising campaign with this beer a couple of years ago (at the time of the 60 year celebration of VE day). Across all it's pubs it had the slogan:

"Spitfire - No Fokkers get close"

Greetings

[londonboards]

MOT Tested and On the Road

Passed the MOT today with no advisories so get it taxed and on the road at last. Went for a congratulatory spin. Brakes are bedding in nicely now.



Greetings

[Charlie G]

It looks sharp! Enjoyed the information about the Hops kiln. (Oast?)