GS1150 ES Makeover Project

[londonboards]

More pictures now the cams are out:









Greetings

[rapidray]

Do NOT change just the cams!!! You will need to replace all the rocker arms also.
Ray.

just replace with another set of 1150 cams... either on ebay or contact Roger Upperton to see if he has anything that'll do the job... http://www.uppertonracing.com/

he does a lot of work with these engines, is a great person to talk to and will set you on the right path. it shouldn't cost big ?? to sort imo.

just as an fyi... if you do find them on ebay make sure they're not out of a german (or french??) motor as the power was restricted via cams to 100hp

oh ok thanks. I was just curious. but its a really nice bike.

[dorkburger]

Is it bad to have slides so black like that? I cleaned mine a day ago and they were fine. I just never seen a slide so black before. What would happen if you don't clean those slides?

The 1150 slides and some others have a black coating on them.

Is it bad to have slides so black like that? I cleaned mine a day ago and they were fine. I just never seen a slide so black before. What would happen if you don't clean those slides?

[Nessism]

Sucks man. My condolences to your wallet.

[Grimly]

Cheap oil and left idling on the sidestand for far too long, I'd say.

[posplayr]

Idling too much can ruin cams. Best to get some new web cams 0.340 and nice followers if possible.

[londonboards]

Oh My Camshafts Cooked

Now it seems the carbs are working, I figured I would have a look at tappets and see how the cam chain was looking with my manual cam chain adjuster. I was horrified by my cams:







When I prodded the lip on this lobe, it came off:



And this one was gouged out badly:





Was this oil starvation? It was only on the right hand side of the engine that the lobes were damaged.

What does this say about the rest of the motor?

Very disappointed with this now.

Greetings

[Nessism]

Nice!

Good work.

[Charlie G]

Excellent! I am so envious of that bike. Great videos.

cg

[londonboards]

Fifth Attempt to Start - I Think We Did It

Got the new oil pipe and now to test those pesky carbs. Let's see:

GS1150ES Fifth Attempt to Start

OK now what? Suspension seems very very bouncy and soft.

Greetings

[londonboards]

Fourth Start Attempt and Oil Gusher

Main oil pump decided to give out just as I was trying the 2 x rebuilt carbs:

GS1150ES Fourth Attempt to Start

I'll get a new pipe then.

Greetings

sparki - I think you are right. I would sure do a swapsy with you or whatever. I will take some pics of it so you can determine if it is up to scratch.

Greetings

Morning - that's great news indeed m8. Of course I would be happy to pay for the postage in getting it to me - if you could send a pic or two that'd be great, and I can do the he same for you? My email is sjparkinson@gmail.com

Did you mention that you bought a few front seats or was it just the one?...

Cheers and thanks again,
Steve