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what did you wrench on today??

Last Sunday I removed the carbs, exhaust, head cover and cylinder head, followed closely by the valves and guide seals, which will be replaced (they're original). The head came off with only two light taps with my rubber mallet. The original head gasket looks brand new and came off in one piece with no residue whatsoever; I was pleased to say the least. The valves and combustion chambers need some serious cleaning but all else looks good. I hope to get it back together over the next couple of weeks but time will be at a premium with my son's hockey playoffs taking up most weekends.

Cheers!
K
 
Swapped out bars on my 83 1100 today. I swapped the original bars a couple of years ago but was never happy with the bars...so I ordered some new bars that are more Euro I guess...I took measurements off my other bikes that I was happy with...

Oh yeah..and I took off the fairing...much better...imo..:)



 
Those are nice. I bought a set of clubman bars for the McNighthawk, but wife will probably want a set of less severe handle bars...

The explody continues:
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Its the "discovery phase" of the build where you find all of the things the PO "forgot" to mention...

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Not much wrenching...just did an oil change on the 750, got around to washing the DR...and cleaned up the 81....and cleaned up the garage too...a good day.:)





All put away for the night...

 
The motorbike gods smiled on me today, sold the GS1100 for $2250 this week and when to the Vintage Motorcycle swap meet here in Perth and found a almost full set of valve shims in the blue Suzuki box, with the spanner and a spare GS850 airbox in good condition. All for $120, and I wandered up a few stalls and found a spare head for the B33 BSA, in ok condition for $50. I roamed around and saw a few project bikes, like a trailer load of Puch scooters for $600, a 1976 KZ900 restored for $14,000, and a heap of farm dirt bikes loving rusted away and rescued from barns.
The GS1100 sold to fellow over in SA, looks to be a GS forum member as well.
 
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Yeap, he's coming over in a few weeks. Pretty straight bike and I was asked today if it was still for sale, at the swapmeet there a few people interested in the club wanting to look at it as well.
 
sinkankan said:
The motorbike gods smiled on me today, sold the GS1100 for $2250 this week and when to the Vintage Motorcycle swap meet here in Perth and found a almost full set of valve shims in the blue Suzuki box, with the spanner and a spare GS850 airbox in good condition. All for $120, and I wandered up a few stalls and found a spare head for the B33 BSA, in ok condition for $50. I roamed around and saw a few project bikes, like a trailer load of Puch scooters for $600, a 1976 KZ900 restored for $14,000, and a heap of farm dirt bikes loving rusted away and rescued from barns.
The GS1100 sold to fellow over in SA, looks to be a GS forum member as well.
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Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, That's my bike!! :)

Quick question to the knowledgerati, is the NGK Iridium DR8EIX the correct plug for the GS1100GK? A search through the forum and the NGK plug site failed to yield solid information.

Cheers, SB
 
Sebastionbear said:
Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, That's my bike!! :)

Quick question to the knowledgerati, is the NGK Iridium DR8EIX the correct plug for the GS1100GK? A search through the forum and the NGK plug site failed to yield solid information.

Cheers, SB
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Factory manual states: Standard plug=NGK:B8ES Hot plug=NGK:B7ES Cold plug=B9ES
 
Sebastionbear said:
Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, That's my bike!! :)

Quick question to the knowledgerati, is the NGK Iridium DR8EIX the correct plug for the GS1100GK? A search through the forum and the NGK plug site failed to yield solid information.

Cheers, SB
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Yeah you can use it, though it is an expensive plug and a resistor plug as well. If you still have the stock wires those are probably resistor wires already. The NGK B8ES plugs work just fine. I put a new set in every year just for the hell of it and they cheap lol.
 
Fiddled with the XJ9 ignition today and discovered the PO had fitted a replacement cheap coil from China, which had a lead that was entirely sliced through on the outer insulation, near a frame rail. No sign of mechanical damage to the lead, so I suspect it was just shoddy manufacture. Not only that, but it was a mile different in secondary ohmage from the OEM coil that it partnered.
The substitution with a pair of CBR1000 coils works well, and goes some way towards sorting out a niggling off-beat idle and low-speed pick-up stumble.
 
Red got an oil change, new oil filter and a new front brake light switch - the old one was definitively 30yrs+, completely worn down and gunked up with road grime plus grease.

Also temporarily improved ground connection to rear lights by pinching connector sockets (new connectors will be installed later). Found rear bulb burnt out (both normal and brake filament gonsky).
 
Replaced rear bulb on Red, and checked both stator and regulator. Found the stator in OK condition (measuring around 1Ω for each winding), but the R/R is unhealthy. Has two dead diodes. Also found rear brake fluid level a bit too low.

Now researching where to get the SH775 in Europe.
 
Finally able to properly display my prize possessions of tools.

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OEM Suzuki tools. Don't see these much anymore. It sure is another example of how OEM is on another level of quality. You can't even compare my aftermarket tools to the Suzuki ones.
 
azr said:
Finally able to properly display my prize possessions of tools.

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OEM Suzuki tools. Don't see these much anymore. It sure is another example of how OEM is on another level of quality. You can't even compare my aftermarket tools to the Suzuki ones.
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Wait, one thing is missing, the BIG hammer lol.
 
cleaned up the gasket surfaces on the cylinders, now I have to wait for the gaskets to arrive so I can begin the reassembly...
 
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