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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    Its been a couple of years since my last rebuild that i have now sold on so it was time for a new purchase. I bought it about a year ago from a guy who was selling up. It was a case of take it all or nothing. There was an 1150ES (no engine in frame), an 1150EFE (slightly battered) , 3 engines (not complete) , a rolling chassis, spare tank and the ES engine fitted in a motorcross frame. I needed a small truck to get it all home.
    80 GSX1100 ET
    82 GSX750 EZ
    84 GSX1150 ES
    86 GSX750 ES
    10 GSXR1000

    #2
    Excellent. Got the first photo uploaded so heres some more
    80 GSX1100 ET
    82 GSX750 EZ
    84 GSX1150 ES
    86 GSX750 ES
    10 GSXR1000

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      #3
      Bear with me while i remember how to add multiple photos in post
      80 GSX1100 ET
      82 GSX750 EZ
      84 GSX1150 ES
      86 GSX750 ES
      10 GSXR1000

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        #4
        And heres the engine
        80 GSX1100 ET
        82 GSX750 EZ
        84 GSX1150 ES
        86 GSX750 ES
        10 GSXR1000

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          #5
          A few spares
          80 GSX1100 ET
          82 GSX750 EZ
          84 GSX1150 ES
          86 GSX750 ES
          10 GSXR1000

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            #6
            Heres view from other side
            80 GSX1100 ET
            82 GSX750 EZ
            84 GSX1150 ES
            86 GSX750 ES
            10 GSXR1000

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              #7
              A "small" truck to get it all home?
              Everybody needs a 100hp 4 cylinder dirt bike!
              2@ \'78 GS1000

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                #8
                Wow... that dirt bike appears to have the 1150 frame downtubes grafted onto it. I wonder if hillclimber was the intent.
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                When consulting the magic 8 ball for advice, one must first ask it "will your answers be accurate?"

                Glen
                -85 1150 es - Plus size supermodel.
                -Rusty old scooter.
                Other things I like to photograph.....instagram.com/gs_junkie
                https://www.instagram.com/glen_brenner/
                https://www.flickr.com/photos/152267...7713345317771/

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                  #9
                  Many build options with lot's of spares there's enough there to keep you entertained for a few winters.
                  1979 CBX, AW440 Maico, GS1150EF
                  http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...ine=1447792849

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                    #10
                    Fun stuff, Lots of parts to do something with.
                    1986 1150EF
                    2008 GS1250SEA

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                      #11
                      Here is the 1150 EFE that came with it. I will deal with that in a separate post
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                      Apparently the bike had been a Beach Racer rather than a motocross


                      G]
                      80 GSX1100 ET
                      82 GSX750 EZ
                      84 GSX1150 ES
                      86 GSX750 ES
                      10 GSXR1000

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                        #12
                        The EFE was last registered on the road in 2002 and the ES in 2010 so there was no guarentees anything was going to work to well. Still it was relatively cheap so worth a shot.
                        First job was to get the engine out of the yellow frame and give it a health check.

                        After much angst it came free
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                        Those engines are very heavy so i needed this to move it around.

                        [IMG][/IMG]


                        First job was to get the sump off and check in there. There was about 5mm of sludge sitting in the sump, the consistency of wet Muriwai sand. For those who dont know NZ, Muriwai is a black ironsand beach, very fine sand.
                        The good news was looking up it looked pretty good.
                        [IMG][/IMG]
                        80 GSX1100 ET
                        82 GSX750 EZ
                        84 GSX1150 ES
                        86 GSX750 ES
                        10 GSXR1000

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                          #13
                          From what I hear the 1135 engine is getting to be tough to find, so even if you have rebuildable cores, it seems like you're ahead of the game.
                          sigpic
                          When consulting the magic 8 ball for advice, one must first ask it "will your answers be accurate?"

                          Glen
                          -85 1150 es - Plus size supermodel.
                          -Rusty old scooter.
                          Other things I like to photograph.....instagram.com/gs_junkie
                          https://www.instagram.com/glen_brenner/
                          https://www.flickr.com/photos/152267...7713345317771/

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                            #14
                            A few hours with paint stripper got rid of the orange hue and it looks almost normal now

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                            Next step was to get the valve cover off and see how the top end looks.
                            80 GSX1100 ET
                            82 GSX750 EZ
                            84 GSX1150 ES
                            86 GSX750 ES
                            10 GSXR1000

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                              #15
                              It doesn't look too bad but a couple of issues have presented themselves here. 1 spark plug would not come out and 2 of the bolts that hold the cam shaft covers in place snapped off when i was removing them.
                              Its off to the Engine Reconditioner to get these items fixed.

                              [IMG][/IMG]

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                              80 GSX1100 ET
                              82 GSX750 EZ
                              84 GSX1150 ES
                              86 GSX750 ES
                              10 GSXR1000

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