1980 GS1100E Rebuild

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  • XLNDRVR
    Forum Apprentice
    • Jul 2021
    • 41
    • Holt, MI

    #1

    1980 GS1100E Rebuild

    Several years ago, I tore down an inherited 1100ET. And then it sat...

    I spent a good chunk of late summer finally rebuilding it. Aside from recently deciding to delay bodywork repaint, I've refreshed, repainted, replaced, and/or repaired pretty much every part on the bike. I'm now buttoning up the essentials to get it running and dial it in before finishing it up. Bodywork next summer, perhaps, although at the moment there is something that I like about an essentially new bike with that old bodywork patina.

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    Last edited by XLNDRVR; 09-28-2021, 11:47 PM.
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  • XLNDRVR
    Forum Apprentice
    • Jul 2021
    • 41
    • Holt, MI

    #2
    Engine work - disassembled, cleaned, inspected, measured.

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    Last edited by XLNDRVR; 10-05-2021, 10:03 PM.
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    • XLNDRVR
      Forum Apprentice
      • Jul 2021
      • 41
      • Holt, MI

      #3
      Engine work - soda blasted and resurfaced.

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      Last edited by XLNDRVR; 09-29-2021, 12:05 AM.
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      • XLNDRVR
        Forum Apprentice
        • Jul 2021
        • 41
        • Holt, MI

        #4
        Engine work - valve lapping.

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        Last edited by XLNDRVR; 09-29-2021, 12:08 AM.
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        • XLNDRVR
          Forum Apprentice
          • Jul 2021
          • 41
          • Holt, MI

          #5
          Engine work - soda blasted and repainted.

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          Last edited by XLNDRVR; 09-29-2021, 12:09 AM.
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          • XLNDRVR
            Forum Apprentice
            • Jul 2021
            • 41
            • Holt, MI

            #6
            Engine work - honed, resurfaced, repainted, new rings, new pins.

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            Last edited by XLNDRVR; 10-05-2021, 10:03 PM.
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            • XLNDRVR
              Forum Apprentice
              • Jul 2021
              • 41
              • Holt, MI

              #7
              Engine work - new cam chain guides, seals, gaskets, paint.

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              Last edited by XLNDRVR; 09-29-2021, 12:21 AM.
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              • XLNDRVR
                Forum Apprentice
                • Jul 2021
                • 41
                • Holt, MI

                #8
                Frame repainted and onto engine.

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                Last edited by XLNDRVR; 09-29-2021, 12:06 AM.
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                • XLNDRVR
                  Forum Apprentice
                  • Jul 2021
                  • 41
                  • Holt, MI

                  #9
                  That was fun. Whew! Not a scratch.

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                  Last edited by XLNDRVR; 09-29-2021, 12:10 AM.
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                  • XLNDRVR
                    Forum Apprentice
                    • Jul 2021
                    • 41
                    • Holt, MI

                    #10
                    Assembly continued - repaired wiring harness, new bars and grips, replaced damaged turn signals, replaced damaged lower tree.

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                    Last edited by XLNDRVR; 09-29-2021, 12:16 AM.
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                    • XLNDRVR
                      Forum Apprentice
                      • Jul 2021
                      • 41
                      • Holt, MI

                      #11
                      Assembly continued - forks rebuilt, new brake lines, calipers rebuilt, master cylinders rebuilt, chrome polished, new engine side cover emblems, new brake & clutch levers.

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                      Last edited by XLNDRVR; 09-29-2021, 12:18 AM.
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                      • XLNDRVR
                        Forum Apprentice
                        • Jul 2021
                        • 41
                        • Holt, MI

                        #12
                        Carbs rebuilt.

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                        • XLNDRVR
                          Forum Apprentice
                          • Jul 2021
                          • 41
                          • Holt, MI

                          #13
                          Polishing and clear coating.

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                          • XLNDRVR
                            Forum Apprentice
                            • Jul 2021
                            • 41
                            • Holt, MI

                            #14
                            Misc. repainted parts.

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                            • XLNDRVR
                              Forum Apprentice
                              • Jul 2021
                              • 41
                              • Holt, MI

                              #15
                              New tires and bearings.

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                              Last edited by XLNDRVR; 09-29-2021, 12:07 AM.
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