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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    I can see pictures even when i am not logged in so don't know what you mean. Anyway I ran another Compression Test and and all 4 cyclinders are 115 - 120 PSI so thats a good improvement. Not ideal but should be enough to fire up. And it goes. Pretty rough and smokey but considering how many...
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    Finished the remaining Valve Seats [/URL][/IMG] And re-instated the Valves [/URL][/IMG] Along with some new Valve stem oil seals (actually ones off my spare engine ) [/URL][/IMG] Now that the engine is back together we will see if it will fire up [/URL][/IMG] I also made an interesting...
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    First one done. What a difference From this [/URL][/IMG] To this in first pass. [/URL][/IMG] To this. Gave the cylinder head a bit of clean as well. [/URL][/IMG] Should be able to get a few more PSI compression now.
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    Having got the engine back in the frame and everything connected I thought I would do a leakdown test and compression test as a last check before firing it up. Uh-Ooh Readings are 50 50 67 60. Something is not right so it I need to pull the head off and check the valves. Should probably...
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    So now I needed to get the engine back in the frame so i could see if it would run. In previous restorations i have used the 'Tip the engine over and lower the frame over it" approach. Easy enough when he frame is bare but this was still fully assembled and i really couldn't be bothered...
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    Once i scraped out the crud from cylinders i thought it prudent to remove cylinder as well. There was rusty buildup on the studs but the cylinders themselves look OK [/URL][/IMG] [/URL][/IMG] That was all wiped / scraped away fairly easily. I got the cylinder head back from engine shop...
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    Seeing as the Cylinder Head is off it was time to check out condition of the cylinders. Its not pretty. Theres a lot of crud in there and some rust in cylinder bore. [/URL][/IMG] No.1 [/URL][/IMG] No.4 [/URL][/IMG] No.3 [/URL][/IMG] & No.2 [/URL][/IMG] And here is cylinder bore with...
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    Seeing as I don't own a Drill Press I wouldn't be so stupid as to have a Go with a handheld cordless drill.
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    It doesn't look too bad but a couple of issues have presented themselves here. 1 spark plug would not come out and 2 of the bolts that hold the cam shaft covers in place snapped off when i was removing them. Its off to the Engine Reconditioner to get these items fixed. [/URL][/IMG]...
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    A few hours with paint stripper got rid of the orange hue and it looks almost normal now [/URL][/IMG] [/URL][/IMG] Next step was to get the valve cover off and see how the top end looks.
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    The EFE was last registered on the road in 2002 and the ES in 2010 so there was no guarentees anything was going to work to well. Still it was relatively cheap so worth a shot. First job was to get the engine out of the yellow frame and give it a health check. After much angst it came free...
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    Here is the 1150 EFE that came with it. I will deal with that in a separate post [/URL][/IM [/URL][/IMG] Apparently the bike had been a Beach Racer rather than a motocross G]
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    Heres view from other side
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    A few spares
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    And heres the engine
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    Bear with me while i remember how to add multiple photos in post
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    Excellent. Got the first photo uploaded so heres some more
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    GSX1150 Rebuild

    Its been a couple of years since my last rebuild that i have now sold on so it was time for a new purchase. I bought it about a year ago from a guy who was selling up. It was a case of take it all or nothing. There was an 1150ES (no engine in frame), an 1150EFE (slightly battered) , 3 engines...
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    Katana - 1135EFE - spark plug blown out of head.

    Thanks for highlighting that. I had noticed dent in frame but missed that. Further action required.
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    Katana - 1135EFE - spark plug blown out of head.

    The problem is the triangular rib in the middle of frame as per this photo
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