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  1. mikerophone

    I changed the secondary gear oil

    They don't have what - gear oil or rubber gloves? :)
  2. mikerophone

    Valve stem size? GS750T

    I have an '82 750T as well, and I can't confirm what mine has on it and haven't been able to spend much of any time restoring it this winter, as I've been away on business ~3 out of the last 5 weeks, but I am curious what you end up finding and if you can't keep the metal ones. You'd think...
  3. mikerophone

    Bobber as in, I was bored!

    Maaaannnn. I normally don't jump on the bandwagon but it's really no wonder it doesn't run right. Did you jet it properly for the pods and open headers? It's true - your bike, yours to do what you will with it. And it's really, well, really something.... Now I will say that it appears you...
  4. mikerophone

    I changed the secondary gear oil

    Nice editing, although bet it took you longer to edit and upload the video than it did to do the gear oil change. Gear oil smells nasty doesn't it? Oh, and you are missing your rear upper engine mount bolt in case you hadn't noticed. Cheers!
  5. mikerophone

    Who like's a front fairing?

    Noted - thanks Gorminrider! You get me right, and I have plenty of plexiglass scratch remover on had due to working in the graphics industry but haven't cared enough to remove the "tint" ;-) I have a couple of spare Windjammer mounts, they are heavy duty, as in probably 10 pounds heavy duty...
  6. mikerophone

    Who like's a front fairing?

    Don't think I've ever seen that small Vetter model, doesn't look too bad. And those Rifles aren't all that bad either. I have a couple of old Windjammers that came with a few of my bikes, a Nightstalker (think that's what it is called) and an ugly Pacifico fairing that came with my last 850...
  7. mikerophone

    Greetings from Arizona...

    That's a great looking bike, personally I'd go through the electrical (weak point on these bikes) and dip the carbs, replacing the o rings like mentioned above, throw some new rubber on it, flush and potentially replace the brake lines, fix that crease in the tank like you say and remove that...
  8. mikerophone

    Rear Wheel Removal - Final Drive Unit - Hub/Spine Greasing

    Thanks Brian! The $180 I was referring to was from the link he provided, I'll be buying used. My my 82 gold one has ~50K+ miles on it but is showing some wear, think I'll keep an eye out for a used black one from the models that list has on it from eBay.
  9. mikerophone

    Rear Wheel Removal - Final Drive Unit - Hub/Spine Greasing

    That beats $179.99 for a new one any day! I'll be doing the same soon, thanks for the current list.
  10. mikerophone

    1st generation AUTO cancel TSCU "banging the bits"

    Love the Pi and would love to implement something with them as well. Even something as simple as an eye catching "chasing" LED signal array and/or a modulated brake like flash. Sure there are off the shelf available units that do this, but half the fun is the tinkering! ;)
  11. mikerophone

    Install help: Polaris R/R SH775 on a '78 GS750

    Looks like the triumph wiring kit I ordered for my last SH-775, just cut the small black ends off and soldered it into the harness. It fits nicely under the battery box of 850's, both L and G varieties, 81 and 82, just do like azr says and ream out the hole on one side of the R/R and it'll...
  12. mikerophone

    Found good US source for SS exhaust studs

    Do you have a link or seller's eBay ID? No rush, would like to order some over the winter.
  13. mikerophone

    New guy with a GS550e : Front light switch question.

    They are all pretty similar, good looking bike btw. Make sure you read up on the site about the electrical woes our old GS's suffer from, particularly the R/R, (search term Polaris SH-775) and clean/check firm up your electrical connections and fuse box. And before you pony up the dough and...
  14. mikerophone

    Found good US source for SS exhaust studs

    Did you have any luck with finding brass nuts? This seller is 10 minutes from me. Here's the link on eBay. I do like the look of the SS acorn nuts that Greg posted too, and they'd cover the threads from the elements, but would lose the grip-ability the recessed 4mm hex head provides. And yes...
  15. mikerophone

    Pulled the carbs off the 81 850G today.

    That's the one I use too. But I have stripped several of the tips out and twisted them off using it to get engine case and intake boot screws out with the hammer, I hear the Sears ones are better. I drilled out a float bowl drain screw and epoxied a tube in to measure (and know, hat tip to Ed)...
  16. mikerophone

    Pulled the carbs off the 81 850G today.

    Perfect - I'll have to pick that set up, I've passed it many times, without really giving it a second look, always nice to have feedback from a GSR member on anything like that. ;) I'd like to buy the JIS set that GSR user gofastengineering manufactures, but these may get me by until then...
  17. mikerophone

    Pulled the carbs off the 81 850G today.

    Nice! They look pretty good, and more importantly, the internals are clean. While the rack is still off the bike, I'd highly recommend replacing those old JIS screws with metric SS allen head screws, not only looks good but so much easier to get out. Here's a set on eBay, starting bid is 8.99...
  18. mikerophone

    Pulled the carbs off the 81 850G today.

    Looking good - let's see if you can get the bodies that clean! :) Love the Mothers, and Chuck Hahn here turned me on to something even better to finish it off - Wizards Power Seal, it creates a molecular acrylic barrier to keep that polish looking great.
  19. mikerophone

    The Barcalounger is done....

    Very nice!
  20. mikerophone

    Zagg's Project: '78 GS750E

    Hell yeah is right - nice work! Great photos too, lots of detail, nice and sharp too, thanks for that. Have you looked at the parts fiches online for your bike to see if the washer was doubled up? I don't recall there being 2 stacked washers, seems like Suzuki would've just used one thick one...
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