1981 gs750 (gs750e) Retro Racer project

[LarsKroghStea]

I bought a 6mm stanless steel rod, and made a pretty sturdy front bracket:





It doesn't look like it in the pictures, but the front and back ends of the fender is the same with as the tyre. In the middle, it is a little bit narrower. I dont mind, as most of the water is thrown off the center of the tyre thread.

I used the original HEL rubber protection to attach the brake line to the fender:

[LarsKroghStea]

A couple of weeks ago I made a temporary licenseplate-holder to check out placement and angle. I was planning on using it this spring and make a better one later. It turned out to be way too flimsy, so I had to make another one.

The flimsy one:



The new one. It's not pretty, but if I like it I'll sandblast it and make it a bit nicer.

[LarsKroghStea]

Finally, I had my first real ride with the new configuration. This is the first time I've really gotten to try out the new fork and front wheel. It works really well, and the brakes are awesome.
Winter is coming, and this was probably the last trip this year. I'll take a little break, buut there's a lot more to do.

Finishing the front fender.



Mid ride picture:




Arriving at my dads house, after an hour of riding.



I learned a few things on this ride:

• The clip-ons need to be angled more towards the back. The current angle is wrong for my wrists
• Possibly a new tink lid. The rubber gasket was old and hard as plastic.Gas was flowing everyhwere when I was breaking. I made a new gasket, and it almost cured the problem. Will look into replacing the lid with a quick-lock alternative.
• Swap swing arm.
• New upholstery. I will pay someone to do it, as I've already done it myself and I want a better version.
• Remake the housing for the buttons. Preferably in aluminum as I hope to finally test my anodizing equipment.
• Make side cover for right side.
• A lot of cleaning up bolts and elctrical connections.

Extra note; I made a bracket for the speed sensor. Tested with my multimeter and all, but it didn't work correctly and I almost couldn't get the bike over 40 kmh. It may be problem with where it is grounded, and I need to go over the wring. The sensor worked fine the last time I uset it.