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Seems like a fun project to follow along.
I would certainly keep all the stock parts to sell to restorers going for the original look.
Odd about the ownership. Another hour wasted at Service Ontario?
Sure looks like a Yosh pipe and not a Wolf.
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78 GS750 Yoshimura Resto-mod
Hey Folks, little background on this project. Picked up a 78 GS750 about a month ago with plans to install a wiseco big bore kit. Long story short I was unable to obtain the ownership for the bike as I believe it was never registered in Canada. I found a frame with ownership for sale and purchased that, well the same seller also had a stage 2 Yoshimura top end including everything, pistons, cams, cylinders etc. He also had this awesome what looks to be yoshimura exhaust as well, although it might be a wolf header aswell as there are no markings on it.
With the exchange rate and machining costs, the wiseco big bore installation would cost me as much as these parts combined so I figured this was a no brainer and these yoshi parts are extremely rare. The pistons are 69 mm, should be approx 844 cc when all is said and done. Seller said the compression ration is 11:1 but I'm skeptical on that.
- Stage one of this build is going to be pretty simple, but the bike is going to evolve as time and resources become more plentiful.
To do ASAP:
- Add bracing to stock frame and fix minor imperfections
- Sandblast and paint new frame & exhaust
- Strip current bike down and paint/refurbish parts as I go.
- Polish engine cases
- rebuild carbs
- rebuild suspension and install new rear shocks
- 530 chain conversion
- eventually paint the entire bike
- install yoshi topend
Future modifications:
Modern front end and swing arm
Larger carbs
gsxr wheels
trim seat
this list will certainly grow
The bike already has dyna ignition and HEL brake lines.
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Pics of the yoshi goodies can be found here
Last edited by SpecialK; 06-08-2017, 09:28 PM.
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