what did you wrench on today??

[Finn]

This is from few weeks ago:

My GSX1100EF had a bit of cracks in front end dust seals and the whole front end was rather soft and tired.

I was looking at springs and what else was needed when my buddy since early 70's called from local dealer informing that he has an alternative solution: a full NOS front end which has been sitting in their warehouse for the past 35 years or so.

Price difference was minor so decision was quite easy.

Oil was changed and the front end now feels like new. Probably need to get a new rear shock too to upgrade the rear.

 

[dorkburger]

Wow! Interesting that there's NOS stuff like that still hanging around. I rebuilt mine with straight rate springs, cartridge emulators, and disabled the anti dives. Definitely an improvement.

 

[johnod]

Wow! Interesting that there's NOS stuff like that still hanging around. I rebuilt mine with straight rate springs, cartridge emulators, and disabled the anti dives. Definitely an improvement.

I did all of that as well as upgrading the brakes, much better. 79 GS1000S

 

[GS1150Pilot]

Decarboned the intake, replaced plugs and did an oil change on the Kia Soul today. Plugs were probably the originals.

 

[Brendan W]

Wow! Interesting that there's NOS stuff like that still hanging around. I rebuilt mine with straight rate springs, cartridge emulators, and disabled the anti dives. Definitely an improvement.

Doesn't really surprise me. It can depend on who you get talking to. Not all of them know what is gathering dust in dark corners under their noses.
Anyone fancy volunteering to help your local dealer out on stock taking day ? Finders fee ?

 

[Buffalo Bill]

Warm enough for spring prep. Oil pan gasket, oil, filter change and deep cleaning of underside filth.
Love the Delkevic stainless system, came apart ez and cleaned up ez.
I did not choose to scrub it too intense around the top bend by hand only. However with a power tool no problem buffing down to clean metal.

 

[Finn]

Rear brake was not working so I got a kit and took the caliper and cylinder apart.

Pistons in caliper were a bit stuck but there was no corrosion. Good cleaning and new sealings and they work as new.

Cylinder was completely stuck and got it open with force - luckily nothing broke.

Again there was no pitting or such and after putting it together with new parts everything is OK again.

 

[jacko]

Completed a rite of passage yesterday - new stator installed. I had already installed a new R/R (SH775), yesterday I did the stator and rewiring. Wired the stator directly to the R/R as suggested. Although it’s still pretty frigid here in Ottawa (-5?C yesterday), managed to get the bike started in the garage. Was probably about 8-10?C in there. Good to hear it running after sitting all winter.

 

[1978GS750E]

Added some crash protection to the 78 GS750 today.

​Hope I never see how well they work!

These crash guards have been around the GSR a while. I bought 2 sets of them from Burque73 hopeful that they would fit another bike, they didn't. He had no idea what they fit.

I forwarded one set on to NCGS, he thought they might fit his bike, they didn't! I believe he forwarded them on to someone else on here?:?:

So, whoever has them now, I can confirm that they do fit a 1978 GS750.

 

[Larry D]

I wish I was wrenching..... I have two GS 450S's in the garage that I am trying to get to. Seems like there's not enough time in the day.

 

[Burque73]

Added some crash protection to the 78 GS750 today.

​Hope I never see how well they work!

These crash guards have been around the GSR a while. I bought 2 sets of them from Burque73 hopeful that they would fit another bike, they didn't. He had no idea what they fit.

I forwarded one set on to NCGS, he thought they might fit his bike, they didn't! I believe he forwarded them on to someone else on here?:?:

So, whoever has them now, I can confirm that they do fit a 1978 GS750.

Ron, which set fit your '78 750? The mounting tabs were different. My drawings are on my desktop in storage, but after our remodel and we get our office put back together, I'd like to post the scanned images of the drawings with the bike it fits. Maybe start a thread for crash bar fittment with simple printable drawings. They fit easily on a regular piece of paper. I would remove the ones from my 850 and add to the list too. Those would cover a few bikes after 1982.

 

[1978GS750E]

Ron, which set fit your '78 750? The mounting tabs were different. My drawings are on my desktop in storage, but after our remodel and we get our office put back together, I'd like to post the scanned images of the drawings with the bike it fits. Maybe start a thread for crash bar fittment with simple printable drawings. They fit easily on a regular piece of paper. I would remove the ones from my 850 and add to the list too. Those would cover a few bikes after 1982.

Roger, I sent you a picture of the side view if that helps any. I thought both sets were identical, my bad!

 

[Burque73]

Roger, I sent you a picture of the side view if that helps any. I thought both sets were identical, my bad!

Got it! Thank you

 

[NCGS]

This is great! I'm glad we finally figured out which bike these fit on. I sent the set I had to chuck hahn.

 

[Sixdog]

Started working on my 80 GS1000ST ( Australian Wes Cooley ). Going to clean it up and make some very mild modifications.

Bike is pretty beat up...exhaust rusted through and many nuts and bolts rusted or not stock. Engine solid and quiet. I decided to make some "major" updates so here I go. Engine is blacked out and powder coated parts are in as well as wheels. much more to do...

 

[Rich82GS750TZ]

Yesterday after a ride I decided to tear into my whiny tach in the hopes of cleaning it up and oiling it. Tear down went well but I absolutely destroyed the blue lens with a soft polishing tip dremel bit. These colored lenses are extremely soft and it didn’t take link at all to wreck it. The red and blue lenses were fogged from a previous attempt to clear the guts by squirting brake kleen into the works. Pics included just because.

Then I decided to hop on eBay and see what was out there. Found this nearly perfect tach for $50. It’s on its way.

The ring on the eBay one has a small ding at the top. I may swap out the ring from existing tach which is in good shape even after all my prying.

 

[Buffalo Bill]

Yesterday after a ride I decided to tear into my whiny tach in the hopes of cleaning it up and oiling it. Tear down went well but I absolutely destroyed the blue lens with a soft polishing tip dremel bit. These colored lenses are extremely soft and it didn’t take link at all to wreck it. The red and blue lenses were fogged from a previous attempt to clear the guts by squirting brake kleen into the works. Pics included just because.

Then I decided to hop on eBay and see what was out there. Found this nearly perfect tach for $50. It’s on its way.

The ring on the eBay one has a small ding at the top. I may swap out the ring from existing tach which is in good shape even after all my prying.

PLUS: once you pull the needle off, you're gonna have a hard time re-setting the needle so it reads accurately.
Same is true for the speedometer.

 

[Rich82GS750TZ]

PLUS: once you pull the needle off, you're gonna have a hard time re-setting the needle so it reads accurately.
Same is true for the speedometer.

Thanks Bill. When I pulled the needle off, I was expecting a "D" shaped spindle and a "D" shaped hole in the back of the needle. I was not expecting a knurled spindle on which I would have to perfectly index the needle on re-assembly. Oh-well, it was fun to take apart anyway. I currently have a slightly less ugly but even noisier tach on the bike. I just hope the new one isn't noisy. It's driving me nuts.

Any recommendation on proper oil or grease to put up inside the spindle hosing that the tach cable goes into? I've read sewing machine oil. I'm sure I don't have that.

 

[Buffalo Bill]

you're oiling the cable insides, use motor oil, and wire tie the cable end at the head, so it can't unscrew.

 

[Rich82GS750TZ]

No, I'm not talking about lubing the cable. I mean the clock-works of the tach itself. I've never had a tach or speedo cable sheath unthread itself at either end but can see that it is possible. I want to make sure the guts of the tach from becoming whiny like the two units I have.