• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

1979 suzuki gs425e

  • Thread starter Thread starter lmrmllr89
  • Start date Start date
Well I poured a little gas in it and started......runs pretty rough but looks like the valve adjustment fixed the problem of one cylinder running at twice the temp of the other....the header pipes are now within ten degrees of each other :)........ It needs a lot of fine tuning though.....its running but not well
 
Well I got some time in the last day or two and made some progress.......I also learned that when ordering cables always get oem ones....but its all back together and ready to start tuning once I get the tank back on.......the tank is completed as far as the bodywork is concerned......its primered and just needs painted and rinsed out from the sandblasting......

C00A60F4-orig.jpg


DD20B5D8-orig.jpg


A6887B21-orig.jpg


984B0430-orig.jpg
 
Last edited:
Awesome stuff, so close! How long 'til you get the tank painted do you reckon? Can't wait to see her finished :D
 
im thinking ill wait till after im done tuning it to fully paint it...because if i have to take the tank on and off several times i dont want to risk scratching it.....but who knows...i might change my mind
 
lmrmllr89 said:
im thinking ill wait till after im done tuning it to fully paint it...because if i have to take the tank on and off several times i dont want to risk scratching it.....but who knows...i might change my mind
Click to expand...

Yeah I can understand that, although I've gotten to be a bit of an expert getting mine off and on without damaging the paint, and I've still got more to do once I finally get a day when I can put the Colortune to good use.
 
Well tonight I took about an 8.5 mile ride...:)

Does anyone know where I can get an aftermarket petcock that is only an off and on..
 
ok great....will look into that.....

i rode it to work today and took a ride over lunchtime......very smooth acceleration....is running a bit lean and has a small oil leak.....i think its coming from those rubber plugs at the end of the camshaft.....need to synch the carbs yet but im thinking with the way its running its not very far off....

other than that i need to finish painting and save up to recover the seat and she'll be done
 
lmrmllr89 said:
ok great....will look into that.....

i rode it to work today and took a ride over lunchtime......very smooth acceleration....is running a bit lean and has a small oil leak.....i think its coming from those rubber plugs at the end of the camshaft.....need to synch the carbs yet but im thinking with the way its running its not very far off....

other than that i need to finish painting and save up to recover the seat and she'll be done
Click to expand...

Mate that sounds great, excellent stuff :D

I occassionally duck out for a lunch time ride myself, always puts a nice break in the middle of the day.

If the half moons are what's leaking, they're also available new and are cheap. I put some sealant that I used on the crankcases on my half moons when I put them back in. If you do that, just be real careful not to overload them as when it hardens you don't want chunks to come off and float around with your valves and camshafts.
 
My local dealer actually has a set of those half moons in stock:o..... So I'm planning on picking up a set on sat hopefully.......so last night I went out into the garage only to find a puddle of gas under my bike.....my petcock rebuild apparently failed and gas was running straight though and out the carb bowl overflows........so I ordered a new manual petcock.. http://www.speedmotoco.com/product-p/smc-44.htm. Hopefully those two thing will fix both leaks and i cam be on the road again......
 
Bugger! Just don't forget to turn it off when you get the manual one :p

I'm not surprised on the half moons as they're pretty common amongst the different models.

And yeah, getting both those leaks solved should get her all sealed up :)
 
Well I got some time with the bike today.....went to the dealer and picked up those half moons....took off the valve cover to fix the leak......I also switched the exhaust from the mac 2 into 1 back to the 2 into 2 that came with it because I liked the sound better....I also did some painting....

FDDCEF37-orig.jpg


4F155422-orig.jpg
 
NICE color.... BAD overspray... haha. Need more newspaper there man!

Looks pearl-ish. Very sexy!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

brucifer
1980 or 1982 GS1100E--Which Would You Choose?
2 3
Replies
51
Views
857
storm 64
storm 64
E
1982 Gs650E Runaway Throttle at Idle
Replies
13
Views
234
EmmCee
E
P
Starter cranking slowly
Replies
7
Views
143
adam83
adam83
MiahSlays6332
82 650L #2 Cyl Inop (Can’t find answer)
Replies
6
Views
142
chuck hahn
chuck hahn
DimitriT
Valve cover gasket source recommendation
Replies
3
Views
107
scratch
S
Back
Top