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  1. garyS-NJ

    Mike's XS front fork cartridge emulators

    I recently read on the SOHC4.net that Mikes XS (a Yamaha site) sells front fork cartridge emulators not unlike the race tech emulators, and they will fit our old GS front ends. I have a '79 gs1000e which I'm doing fork seals and sonic springs.. Anyone have the skinny on this??
  2. garyS-NJ

    Front fork bushings for 1979 GS1000E

    is this an oem '79 gs1000e front fork part? is this an oem '79 gs1000e front fork part? what in the cryptic hell is going on here? I have a '79 gs1000e and the parts list doesn't show this part. A google search on the part number shows several sellers saying it is used on the 79gs1000. I'm...
  3. garyS-NJ

    sonic or progressive fork springs and what weight fork oil

    thanks again Rich and Mark. I'm going to order the sonic 1.0 and will consider the emulators if I go back to my stock front end after trying my '97 katana 600 front end swap. I'm sure even if the bike has good stability with the katana front end, I'm going to want to change the handlebars to...
  4. garyS-NJ

    sonic or progressive fork springs and what weight fork oil

    Thanks Rich, With something as basic as vintage front forks on vintage sport bikes and basically different as linear springs vs progressive springs, I figured there should be a concensus as to which springs were best. I poked around to see what other forums have to say and I think for a...
  5. garyS-NJ

    sonic or progressive fork springs and what weight fork oil

    Hey Rich, I'm in Kearny NJ and grew up in the area. thanks both again on advice on the sonics.. so rich with the .95's and Steve with the 1.1's I'm around 160lbs.. I assume rich you are a tad lighter and steve you are way heavier (haha, maybe I get the 1.0's I was leaning towards the sonics...
  6. garyS-NJ

    sonic or progressive fork springs and what weight fork oil

    springs and oil springs and oil Thanks Both! Seems like Sonic linear rates.. Is that the choice in general from vintage jap street riders, or GS forum members, or track racers?? I'm wondering why you both like the sonics over the progressives.. Let me back up to explain my target better...
  7. garyS-NJ

    Bubble fairing

    nice seat & fairing nice seat & fairing Bill, I really like what you did with that seat. I cut mine similar but not as low in the front and still had some trouble fitting the seat cover. which cover did you use?
  8. garyS-NJ

    Bubble fairing

    I know this thread is a little dead but I finally have my '79 gs1000 carbs close and ran some long high speed stuff and thinking a bikini fairing would be nice.. So I'm slowly shopping.. And more importantly, Brandon, did you get the GXR or katana front end on the '80 gs1000 and sell the...
  9. garyS-NJ

    sonic or progressive fork springs and what weight fork oil

    well I have the carbs set pretty close and so now working on brakes and suspension.. I need new fork springs/ as I bought this bike, the front end was mush. I pulled the springs and saw the oem fork sping spacers were missing/.. so I made spacers which got me some preload ( almost 2 inches...
  10. garyS-NJ

    1979 gs1000 fuel gauge connections

    thanks, will look in front of the coils next time the tank is off. I do see the bullet connectors on the pigtail coming off the sender. The P.O. mated bullet connectors to them to extend the sender pigtail...
  11. garyS-NJ

    1979 gs1000 fuel gauge connections

    Ok, I peeled back the sleeping on the fuel tank sender wires and see that the female is Y/B and the male is B/W. Tank is pretty full and B/W to the tank gas cap reads 30 ohmsand the Y/B gas cap reads 60 ohm. I'm guessing the Y/B will read 0-90 ohms to ground. Moreover, I need to ground the...
  12. garyS-NJ

    1979 gs1000 fuel gauge connections

    Ok looking at my 1980 gs1000 wiring diagram, I see the sender should have a B/W wire connected to common ground and a Y/B wire connected to the cluster,fuel level indicator.. This still doesn't make sense to me but if it makes a difference, one should note them at my tachometer does not light up...
  13. garyS-NJ

    1979 gs1000 fuel gauge connections

    I have this bike with a fuel sender wires from the tank but don't know where to connect. The wires off gauge are male and female blades. Under the seat I find one connector which is male and female blades but they are in a ganged connector which would not readily accept my wires from the tank...
  14. garyS-NJ

    2001 katana front end on 82 GS650?

    results on the front end swap and rear shocks ? results on the front end swap and rear shocks ? How's your swap going?? I'm about ready to part a '97 kat600 and grab the front end and wheels for my '79 gs1000e. sooner before later if my GS1000e front end ****es out the fork oil I put in...
  15. garyS-NJ

    marzzocchi rear shocks 87.590 with 28psi

    Thanks but again right now the issue is they are way too stiff. I need softer springs. If I find there are spings then I could take them apart and test the shocks alone.
  16. garyS-NJ

    marzzocchi rear shocks 87.590 with 28psi

    Thanks! I'm thinking if the shocks are ok perhaps I can get softer springs from progressive. QUOTE=Rijko;2406038]Marzocchi don't produce the old shocks anymore and do not have old stock to rebuild them. They did not answer emails for some time, looks like they even stopped the email flow...
  17. garyS-NJ

    marzzocchi rear shocks 87.590 with 28psi

    rear shocks rear shocks thanks guys, I tried sending an email to marzoochi tech support and it came back undeliverable.. I'm going to do front forks and if the marzoochi can't be softer then perhaps I'll buy something else. recommendations?? Icons? which ones and fronm where?
  18. garyS-NJ

    Yowzer, finally done my 1979 GS1000 Custom Brat/Cafe Racer Project

    Thanks Bill, but my post was directed towards the OP Imari who is running a set up very similar to mine. And btw, I wouldn't call pods and pipes wide open race configuration. I've had bikes and seen plenty of bikes run fine on the road like that.
  19. garyS-NJ

    Yowzer, finally done my 1979 GS1000 Custom Brat/Cafe Racer Project

    Thanks Bill, so they are the stock vm26 carbs with pod intakes, and a 4:1 header to open pipe? Might the builder share jetting? I rejected my 79 gs1000e with 20 pilots and 130 mikuni mains (stock jet needle) to run with knock off k&n oval pods and 4:1 pipe going to an open "muffler" I made...
  20. garyS-NJ

    Yowzer, finally done my 1979 GS1000 Custom Brat/Cafe Racer Project

    flat side carbs? flat side carbs? Those look like stock VM26 carbs. are they known as flat side carbs? I though the BST slingshot CV carbs were also called flat side carbs (flat slide?)
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