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    GS450 to 500 swap questions

    so i took your advice, and i ordered a used, from a running bike, but not gone trough set of 2006 GS500 carbs. i'm hoping a good clean, and they will just work. i can worry about tuning once i cross other hurdles. hope to find out in the next couple weekends.
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    GS450 to 500 swap questions

    GRich - i have not finished the rear wheel swap. I have been out of town a bit, and weather has not been very optimal for about a month. i have a plan, but have not started on it. as for the carbs, i got 2 sets of earlier GS500 carbs and niether are actually usable, was hoping to get 1 set out...
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    Digital Gauges Guinea Pig.

    your work looks great! I have to say that getting the angle right is the hardest part of a gauge setup. my 450 tach cable is long gone and hole filled in. i would like to tap into a coil for a solution at some point. Also, there is probably a setting on the unit to adjust how it reads the tach...
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    GS1000 "retromod" build questions

    95-96 CBR600 - this is kinda the problem I'm trying to solve.
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    GS1000 "retromod" build questions

    Here are a few pics of the bike, wheels, and tank. Will get some of the forks, and the swingarm when i get a chance. they are harder to get to at the moment. I pulled the front wheel to put a different time on it, and didnt get it on there yet... procrastination sucks. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
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    GS450 to 500 swap questions

    updated info for some of those points: 1 - i think my carb inlet at the top is blocked, side ones seem partially to mostly open - i have installed short pipe extensions to fix this 2 - my main jet is 138, i think (might be 136, small print) - installed 130 main jets 5 - if i decide to get...
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    GS1000 "retromod" build questions

    I'll see what I can do. There isn't much to look at yet, lol
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    GS450 to 500 swap questions

    yeah. gunna happen when i reinstall the carbs prob this weekend. - not like the bike has been ridden - or even revved a lot. but bad idea to leave like that i am sure.
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    Digital Gauges Guinea Pig.

    i have an 86 GoldWing that i stripped down. and because it came factory with digital gauges, i figured it would be easy to install another digital gauge. it was pretty easy to install, took some mathing to figure out the speedo parameters. the fuel level does just like the factory one did...
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    GS1000 "retromod" build questions

    NICE! i remember that video now. i think i watched it when it was fresh a couple years back. that might be a good option to get started. I feel like that will take less of a toll on the metal too. Thanks for the link!
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    GS1000 "retromod" build questions

    and i am doing that, but with mismatched parts... cuz i didn't want 3 spoke wheels, and honda OE wheels are cheaper. and this is what i do. i want some custom stuff and then make life harder on myself.
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    GS1000 "retromod" build questions

    thanks for the response. i did some searching (whole internet, not just this forum) and found some old threads with Honda wheels on older GS bikes, and on newer GSX-R bikes. some stuff was said to just work with the right axle or bearings. Other stuff needed spacers or something to make (brake)...
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    GS450 to 500 swap questions

    update - I have ran it a few more times now, and it is firing up easier, and running smoother. i did find a few things: 1 - i think my carb inlet at the top is blocked, side ones seem partially to mostly open - i have short pipe extensions to fix this - also the vac ports for syncing the carbs...
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    GS1000 "retromod" build questions

    was really hoping to get some wisdom around wheel/brake fitment... not sure if all the variables are gunna help in that manner.
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    GS1000 "retromod" build questions

    Thanks! This is an area I have never delved into. Appreciate the advice.
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    GS1000 "retromod" build questions

    In regards to the fuel tank... Do you all recommend just evaporust, clean maybe rinse, fill and roll, or use some kind of protective coating inside?
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    GS1000 "retromod" build questions

    stock exhaust was hacked up before i got the bike. cut off after the "y" union. i do plan on using the right side to make a single sided exhaust on my GS450 i've ALMOST got usable. EVERYONE - thanks for the encouragement and interest, hope i can make this happen fast enough to help someone...
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    GS1000 "retromod" build questions

    I have a 1979 GS1000L. the frame is the same as the other pre 80 GS1000's from my understanding, and this one is chain drive. Motor seems good, i ultrasonic cleaned and rebuilt the whole carb set. The mods are not "performance" oriented. but handling/aesthetic really.(outside of carb...
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    GS450 to 500 swap questions

    Nessism - thanks, will def check this. the trip is gunna happen without the GS :( but that is okay. i have other bikes. hope to get this one ready for the SCAR in the spring. I have run it 3 times now, and it is running better. smoking has cleared a bit, and it revs better, but the idle is not...
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    GS450 to 500 swap questions

    so.. i got the engine together, dropped the oilpan and cleaned all that, reinstalled with new gasket. this was a good decision, for multiple reasons. FYI an open top end with oil left in it is a MAGNET for bugs to go die in there... It runs, but not consistently. i have the original 450 carbs...
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