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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    The timeframe may seem impressive but by the time I started Posting I had already been going for a month or two so I was catching up to start with. I managed to miss those 2 week gaps between posts while waiting for bits to turn up. The wheel sits true in the swingarm with equal spacing to LHS...
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    Finally got the bike out on the road. A few minor niggles but runs straight, I can release handlebars at 100kph and there is no hint of a twitch. It goes round left and right corners equally well without wanting to weave across road. [/URL][/IMG] [/URL][/IMG] [/URL][/IMG] I have got the...
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    Got the new sprockets installed front and back [/URL][/IMG] [/URL][/IMG] The wheel alignment is pretty close. [/URL][/IMG] Although its a bit worrying when viewed from the back. I thought i had stuffed something up in the alignment [/URL][/IMG] I put the old wheel back on to check and...
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    Here is slightly clearer shot to show chain clearance from foot peg bolt [/URL][/IMG] I had to come up with somewhere to mount indicators at front of bike seeing as how i have got rid of the fairing frame. I had these little indicators lying around and they mount nicely onto the bracket which...
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    I had issues fitting my chain conversion and I have oem wheels. Changing to the 530 17/45 sprockets moved the chain height to where it would contact the peg hanger bolts. I found reversing the rear sprocket which was dished provided the extra couple of mm's I needed for clearance. This is...
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    So out with the old and in with the new [/URL][/IMG] [/URL][/IMG] [/URL][/IMG] The existing shaft has this spacer fixed on it [/URL][/IMG] I am changing sprockets from 15/42 to 17/47 to maintain same ratio for now. [/URL][/IMG] I am changing to 530 chain and have installed 6mm spacer...
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    Here is a shot of the old swingarm that is a bit twisted. There is a crack about 25mm long on the top face. [/URL][/IMG] And here is the Cush Drive space I had to get drilled out to fit on 20mm axle [/URL][/IMG] Prior to swapping the rear wheel over I thought i would check the difference...
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    I have a spare swingarm that I am going to transplant onto the bike as the current one has a tiny crack. This has made it easier in setting it up as I can do it on the bench. Well mostly easier but step 1 was very hard. Get the swingarm off the spare frame. I had beem oiling and spraying the...
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    And this is what the new rear wheel arrangement will hopefully look like [/URL][/IMG] GS500 Cush Drive has arrived and I have the GSX650 Katana Rear Caliper and Bracket on the way. The Bracket will require a bit of cutting/grinding. I have started by lining up centre of wheel with existing...
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    And onto the rear wheel replacement. Even though its been done a thousand times before it is hard to find all the information you want in 1 location. I have a 5.5" rear wheel which I bought a couple of years ago but after reading online the required alterations I found a better option which is...
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    In the previous photos you will have noticed a chrome header, black exhaust and a temporary fibreglass pipe to join the 2 ends (for alignment purposes only) I had the rear half of the V&H Exhaust on the bike but I lost it. I had drilled a hole in underside of RH rear footpeg bracket and riveted...
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    So here is the original tank, complete with small dent, paint missing and a bit of rust [/URL][/IMG] And the new Tank [/URL][/IMG] Does it need a Logo? [/URL][/IMG] The eagle eyed will have noticed I also painted the front fender. Its OK from the side but front on it is a bit off centre...
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    I wasn't going to worry about smartening up the bike too much but as I have got a spare tank I thought I would give it a repaint anyway Partially stripped down it looked like this. [/URL][/IMG] Not too bad condition but 1 of the tabs where you fix the tank rubber straps to has been repaired...
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    As the eagle eyed amongst you will have spotted, I am trying to keep the Instrument cluster on the bike. This is a bit difficult with new forks as i dont want to keep the original bracket which mounts off steering stem. My approach was to make a custom bracket which is going to be mounted off...
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    The Purists should probably look away now as the alterations begin in earnest. I picked up a front end and wheel from a 98 GSXR1100 about 3 years ago and got discs and calipers about 2 years ago. It was going to go on an 1100E but I think will be more suited on this bike, changing a 16" to a...
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    Can you fellow 1150 owners tell me what engine revs you do at 60mph/100kmph? I am doing about 4500rpm on standard 15/42 gearing so i suspect primary gear ratios have been adjusted by PO for racing in its previous life.
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    The Red 1150 EFE will be staying standard and keeping its fairings and headlight but I am going to go a bit custom on this one. Not too much, it will still be instantly recognised as an 1150ES.
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    I am not really a fan of the full fairing so was trying out the fairing from 750ESD model which I have lying around [/URL][/IMG] With a bit of computer paint I got this version [/URL][/IMG] I am also looking at replacing front end with 17" wheeland USD forks as I have a set lying around I...
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    Heres a better shot of the missing engine metalware [/URL][/IMG] It doesn't seem to effect anything so i will leave it as is. I have pulled apart the RS36 carbs to clean them and came across an issue. While dismantling No.3 I was trying to poke out the hinge that holds float and it broke...
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    I have used automotive body filler in the cracks on the top side. Works so far but who knows what a few thousand Kays on rough roads will loosen. [/URL][/IMG] So mostly back together. I have a signal cover in a box somewhere [/URL][/IMG] I have all the fairings but i am not going to install...
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