78 GS1000 left for dead

[dorkburger]

The soft copper could possibly work. I did that on my carb bowl vents after I removed the hoses as a part of the jet kit install. I didn't like the idea of open nipples just facing straight up and the possibility of dirt falling in them. I made small u bends and attached them with hose as Chuck noted.

Or what about that metal spring looking material that slips over the line to prevent kinking? Sorry for the poor description, I dont know what its called. ...

[chuck hahn]

Get a piece of soft copper tubing and gently bend a 90 into it. Then a short piece of fuel line to couple it to the petcock. Then run the line to the carbs???

Not much room for my hose

The back plate isn't a problem, the main line out is.
Not much more than 3/4 inch from outlet to carb body... I tried my other tap after JB weld, and it still drips a bit around the lever... Think I'll try and find a fuel line that has a tight 90 that I can adapt to the new tap. The fuel line I have rubs the carb body, and looks like it would want to kink a bit if the line got soft from the hot engine.
I can make it work, but it has to look right, which is the problem at the moment.

[steve murdoch]

Some more info/pics on using the 750 petcock.

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?215046-1978-GS1000E-Fuel-Petcock-Conversion&highlight=petcock+and+conversion

[chuck hahn]

All I know is all my 1000s hav VM carbs and none of them have any problems using the 750 taps. Mabe you can rotate the back plate if your concerned about close clearance???

I can see it's the exact same casting. But it looks like the fuel line will rub on the carb, as it exits directly into the slide (if the 750 tap is the same as the 1000G) . Unless I could find some prebent fuel line with a sharp 90 that I could adapt. Or drill out the the casting on the proper side, put the nipple on that side, and tap and run a set screw plug in original hole... I guess there are options... I used JB weld on my one with holes, and might see if that still works as well.

[chuck hahn]

Yes the 77/78 750 petcocks are the same as the 78/79 1000 tanks. I have 750 petcocks on my 1000s and other than the nipple arrangements its the same exact petcock.

[steve murdoch]

Chuck has promoted the early '77-'79 GS750 petcocks as fitting with only different direction vent tubing on the back.

They are off a 1994 home market Katana
http://www.suzukicycles.org/GSX-seri...Katana_b.shtml

Disregard my info on the fuel tap earlier this week.... It is for a G model...
looks almost the same except outlet is on the wrong side.

wow, very nice period pieces.

Petcock is off eBay from Honda east Toledo
$87 shipped.... Couldn't find any correct used ones to rebuild....so...

Rear shocks.... I'll try and see what the snowmobile guys up north can do for me. All the shock places I tried to contact would have nothing to do with the shocks, or wanted $200 just to chrome one shaft...and that's with me taking the shock apart and rebuilding it myself afterward.
There is a guy in Japan that does KYB shocks and can get parts factory direct. Rebuild/rechrome them at a very good price...The shocks I have were Japanese home market only shocks, so he knows what they are, while no one here on my side has ever seen them before...



I think I have a close enough match for the paint, that it will work on a fender now... If I don't forget to bring the fender into work, might have it done by Friday too. And if it's close enough, I'll send the sprayout card out for some reference.

[chuck hahn]

For the love of God..find someone that can match that paint.....LOL

[steve murdoch]

Where did you find a NOS petcock?
A buddy had the KYB shocks from his sled rebuilt at this shop in Edmonton.
Apparently they have a great reputation in the motocross field. http://www.enzoracingcanada.com/

Yea....there are just some days I'm really not looking for adventure though...
NOS Petcock on its way...here by Friday
Pick up some new fuel line tomorrow
Hope to have my seat by Friday too, need to call to give them some momentum to get it done.
Then probably in the next few weeks I'll ship off my KYB piggyback shocks off to Japan, to get them rechromed and rebuilt with all new seals, oil, and internals.

[limeex2]

Things like this really make me wonder why...
....I don't sell all my old crap and just get a couple new bikes....????? It's not the destination, its the adventure getting there...