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  1. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    Thanks storm - I don't know about showing it quite yet, however, it's something to think about :-)
  2. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    Not sure yet - didn't really ride the bike long/hard enough to find out. I purposely re-sprung the front forks (also added 10w oil) and rear shock a bit firmer to keep the bike from being mushy under power. I need to get it out on the road and thrash it a bit.
  3. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    In all of her glory IMG_2481 by Anthony Monteleone, on Flickr IMG_2480 by Anthony Monteleone, on Flickr IMG_2478 by Anthony Monteleone, on Flickr IMG_2477 by Anthony Monteleone, on Flickr IMG_2475 by Anthony Monteleone, on Flickr IMG_2474 by Anthony Monteleone, on Flickr IMG_2473 by...
  4. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    Ladies, Gentlemen, Boys and Girls! Over the past few weeks, I've had a lot going on at work. Lately, my company has been sending me on a lot of field welding jobs, so I've been going to my union's training center on Saturdays to get some long overdue practice (SMAW, overhead and verticals...
  5. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    With respect to the stains on the head, as long as you have done a thorough job of soda blasting, degreasing, and washing the head, don't worry about it. The aluminum is slightly porus, making some stains very difficult to remove. If you are genuinely worried, wash the head, and then put it in...
  6. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    . . . I had the silver piece custom machined, whereas the other pieces were purchased from Dime City Cycles. I found it necessary to spread the headlight brackets apart in order to make sufficient clearance between the brackets and the tank at full steering lock. Also, this created a solution...
  7. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    Success :cheerful: The new petcock - Pingel Guzzler, 3/8" NPT inlet and dual 5/16" outlet IMG_2442 by Anthony Monteleone, on Flickr
  8. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    Petcock Update! Called Pingel this morning and a guy in the tech department was nice enough to grab a Guzzler GV111G and measure it for me - the body is only 1" wide and 1.4" tall. It will work! Ordered one today and it should be here by the end of the week.
  9. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    I appreciate the question - the bike will see some use on the weekends, as well as going to the occasional vintage Japanese bike show :-) However, it's not going to be a daily rider of any sort, as I sold my 2007 Yamaha FZ6 (which was my daily rider) and finally got around to working on my 1998...
  10. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/SUZUKI-GS1000-GS1000S-ENGINE-COVER-DECALS-EMBLEMS-/162402451631?
  11. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    Thanks Sam! Long story short, I restored my old case emblems, however, I found a guy in England that make heavy-duty vinyl reproductions of the original 1978 Suzuki emblems - I will put them on next week. They look great, and if one gets messed up, I can replace it easily.
  12. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    UPDATE, 4-10 So, after an unexpected delay getting some parts pack from my powdercoater, I decided to get some long overdue work done yesterday. THE BAD (insert line of expletives here). How did this slip my mind? How did I not check for appropriate petcock clearance? Apparently, I never...
  13. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    For all that are curious: Rapidray built my clutch basket - essentially, it is an 1100 basket machined down to the height of a 1000 basket. Now, keep in mind that the 1100 steel plates are thicker, but smaller in diameter, whereas the 1000 steel plates are slightly thinner but larger in...
  14. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    Done! Sent you a response this morning!
  15. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    Back from my painter - was an issue with the glaze wax and not the clearcoat/paint. Whew! I installed the emblems today. IMG_2327 by Anthony Monteleone, on Flickr IMG_2326 by Anthony Monteleone, on Flickr Fork tube brackets are at my powdercoater and will be done next week.
  16. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    Folks, Sorry I haven't posted in awhile, but the long story short is that the bike will be rideable in Spring. I'm still dealing with a paint issue on my tank, but other than that, the bike is 99% complete. I will do a full photo spread when its nice outside again. Happy Holidays, too!
  17. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    Pirelli Sport Demon (bias ply) 130/90-17, rear 100/90-19, front I'm running tubes in mine...
  18. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    Pirelli Sport Demon - will post sizes later tonight.
  19. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    Thanks Steve - best part about the machine work is that the shop I used does excellent work at very reasonable prices. A lot of shops won't do small jobs like this, or, they want so much $$$ it's ridiculous.
  20. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    Sorry for the delay in progress updates - work has been hectic and I ran into a few small issues, but nothing that couldn't be overcome... I decided to re-soda blast the emblems and pound out a few more of the dents (as best as possible). The end result has x1 light coat of primer, x2 light...
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