1981 GS G Cafe Build

[Guest]

not the best drawing but itas the concept

 

[Guest]

so ill build a little box around the batery and have a flatish seat coming from there.

 

[Suzukian]

I have a nice square wave Mig, your Mig will do a great job. Just hoping you weren't going to do it with a "stick"

The pick below would work as a truss. The wall needn't be too thick either..


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[free99]

Kenneth_G_Rogers this is a really nice build so far. More as a general Q: How much do mono-shocks improve...handling? Traction, hitting dips and bumps etc for daily commuters?

I'm working on a GS1000 right now, it's still in the planning stages so... just wondering. Sorry to distract on your thread, friend.

 

[Suzukian]

If I were going to a mono shock conversion, I would grab the swing arm, the linkages and bolts, and weld the brackets to make the Suzuki Full Floating Suspension system. That is incredible. The bike of my motorcycle tracks so fantastically. Look it up. The parts can be found off of EBAY reasonably, as they don't really wear down. The GS1150 or GS750ES from the early 1980's on would work.

 

[Guest]

Project has been put on hold till end the month, I bought over one of my friends 1979 750. So i just need to top up the savings first before i continue.

 

[Guest]

Plans for this month will be to open up the motor making sure everything is in good shape and looking for any parts i need to replace. Im almost done with the subframe design. Still making small adjustments to make sure theres enough space for all the electronics and at the same time make it as small and strong as possible. Ill updates with more photos as i get the small things done.

 

[Suzukian]

Nice looking bike. An 18" wheel conversion would help it out a lot.

 

[Guest]

im leaking fuel out of the carbs only on this spot... when i first put it on i thought its coming from the float bowl, maybe the gasket. Checked it it was still in excellent condition.. then i eventually found the problem here...

 

[Guest]

just a better view... did check the fuel line and the clamp. On the clamp i struggle to see if its not coming from the back of the feul line. So far i believe its not the feul line

 

[Guest]

So im going to have to split the carbs see if its a o-ring inside there that perished. Put it back together then have fun syncing the carbs again...

 

[Nessism]

What kind of carburetors are those? They are different from the 850 carbs used in the USA.

 

[Guest]

What kind of carburetors are those? They are different from the 850 carbs used in the USA.

As far as I know its the original carbs mikuni carbs... my 79 gs750 also has the mikuni carbs. If not the original its the carbs i gotvwith the bike and they work... I put them on my 750 to check for leaks and well i found some leaks...idled great and reved clean... until it started pissing out petrol.

 

[Guest]

this is the carbs for the 850. Dont have a picture of the 750s carbs but almost identical

 

[Nessism]

Those carbs are assembled incorrectly. The air screw bosses are supposed to face the outside of the bike, not inside like shown.

Secondly, Suzuki GS carbs use a center feed fuel inlet, between carbs 2 and 3. The fuel feed as shown is like that of Kawasaki KZ carbs.

Do these carbs have both pilot air screws and pilot fuel screws? If so, they are GS carbs. If they are either air or fuel, but not both, then they are KZ carbs.

Oh, and those carbs use the tiny little fuel Tee's like KZ carbs. They are made from rubber coated zinc. You will need to get a new set, since there are no O-rings on them.

 

[Guest]

Those carbs are assembled incorrectly. The air screw bosses are supposed to face the outside of the bike, not inside like shown.

Secondly, Suzuki GS carbs use a center feed fuel inlet, between carbs 2 and 3. The fuel feed as shown is like that of Kawasaki KZ carbs.

Do these carbs have both pilot air screws and pilot fuel screws? If so, they are GS carbs. If they are either air or fuel, but not both, then they are KZ carbs.

Oh, and those carbs use the tiny little fuel Tee's like KZ carbs. They are made from rubber coated zinc. You will need to get a new set, since there are no O-rings on them.

Carbs laying in the garage for now ill examine them on my next off day and add more pictures. Thanks alot for the information this will help alot for when i split them and order the parts. Those are the carbs i got with the bike. Like i said as assembled in the pictures they ran good idled smooth reved clean. Just the leak that came up... the carbs have been standing a solid few years. Thats why i thought maybe it could be a O-ring. Ill uplpad pictures when i split it.

 

[Guest]

by the looks of it the carbs have been through a rough time

 

[Guest]

all the screws have some bad wear and tear

 

[Nessism]

The photos show the fuel screw, but what about an air screw? Do the carbs have those too?

 

[Guest]

I dont see a air screw on the carbs no. I am wondering what these are for. I havent seen it yet. My 750 also has them.