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1982 GS1100E dragbike

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Bummer

Bummer

Replaced the Dyna S with a spare and took it out on the road yesterday. Oh man. Scott at S & K worked some magic on those cams. The front wheel was coming off the ground in THIRD gear. That's the good news. The bummer is that as I was pulling into the driveway I started to hear a rattling sound. I shut the bike off and when I restarted it I heard a screeching sound. Before the cams got straightened out the motor would barely turn over because the cams weren't where they should be (because the head was shaved 0.035) and I also had a billet timing rotor on it that was at full advance. I was hearing this horrible clacking sound about every third revolution of the starter gears. I was tearing up the starter clutch. Anyway, it doesn't engage at all now so I have to pull the alternator rotor off. I might just leave it off and just charge the battery after every run. That's the latest.

Jerry
 
OMG i don't want you at my local track! we try not to kill are self's here!
i love my bars and i don't have a big motor.. i do have a 1166 but its not all the mean.. but wheel bars are a must for any one i think.. can save your ass in a hairy moment!

Agemax said:
you cant possibly have any use for wheelie bars on a bike with that much horsepower. you gotta be looking at prostock at least before you need the wheelie prevention, or better clutch control
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motocycle shawn said:
OMG i don't want you at my local track! we try not to kill are self's here!
i love my bars and i don't have a big motor.. i do have a 1166 but its not all the mean.. but wheel bars are a must for any one i think.. can save your ass in a hairy moment!
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i would say the same, if you cant control your launch properly then you shouldnt be on the start line! different if you are on a 2000hp super twin
 
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Who said anything about the launch? I said the front wheel was lifting in third gear. And I do have wheelie bars that will be on the bike soon, but only so I can go faster and be more consistent. The last two posts seem to be implying that because the bike is capable of lifting in third due to sheer acceleration that I can't control the machine. I have no idea how that conclusion was reached. At any rate, anyone who wants to know how the project is coming, cool. I won't be responding to any more of this stuff.

I ordered the puller today and hope to have the alt rotor off by Friday. I still have the starter clutch from my GS1000. Anybody know if it will work on the 1100?

Jerry
 
Hey Jerry....
Everything's cool...just listen to Ray and the rest of us that actually have done this stuff...

If your class allows wheelie bars, you would be foolish not to run them...

(Still think you should just buy my bike:D)

Later,
 
Thanks Bob. Yeah they'll be on. I wouldn't be able to fully accelerate in first and probably in second without them. Two reasons beside the motor for the wheelieing is that the bike still has a stock wheel base and I replaced the 19' stock mag with an 18' aluminum hoop. But I gotta say, that short ride I took without them was some kinda fun! :eek:
 
I just had to pull my rotor off last week. The right puller and some heat and it should pop right off. I found the 3 bolts at my local Ace hardware. They were the hardened one too! If you want to save the starter clutch, Ray has a thread that will show you how to wire the starter button so you don't put power to the coils until you get the motor spinning. I think it was Posplayer that had the pictures... My motor is a 1327 with 10.5 to 1 and it starts with just a poke of the button. Good luck and keep us informed with the progress.
Curt
 
bigheelie.jpg
 
Bummer about the incompatability of the 1000 and 1100 parts, but not surprised. I won't know what I need for sure until I get the rotor off. I've never seen what's back there, but from the sound it made I 'spect the problem will be obvious.

Wow...motor spinning before powering the coils. Now there's an idea. Never woulda thought of it. But now that the idea is in my head I think I can see how it would be done. I'll pm Ray about it. Thanks guys.
 
Baatfam said:
Hey Jerry....
Everything's cool...just listen to Ray and the rest of us that actually have done this stuff...

If your class allows wheelie bars, you would be foolish not to run them...

(Still think you should just buy my bike:D)

Later,
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So, What is the price of your bike?
 
bellucci said:
Heeeey... How come the price is a secret?:D
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Well she's not "officially" for sale yet...

Got to put a battery in her, change the oil, get some fresh gas, fire her up and clean her up...
That is this weekend's project...

Then I will put it in the for sale section here, the for sale section at dragbike.com, let the builder, KPM, know it is for sale so he can spread the word...

But, I'm looking at about 4K...with starter cart and some spares...:)
ByronLaunch.jpg
 
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bellucci said:
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This bike is local, normally it leaves with the tire about two inches off the pavement. The track where that pic was taken, W.I.R. in Kaukauna, Wi. had a bridge over a creek right at the turn off collapse due to all the lovely rain we've been getting. So no races tonight...
 
sorry to derail thread temporarilly. where can i find more info about events at kaukana? i'd like to watch this some time. now back to our regular schedualed program! keep coming with pictures
 
Baatfam said:
Well she's not "officially" for sale yet...

Got to put a battery in her, change the oil, get some fresh gas, fire her up and clean her up...
That is this weekend's project...

Then I will put it in the for sale section here, the for sale section at dragbike.com, let the builder, KPM, know it is for sale so he can spread the word...

But, I'm looking at about 4K...with starter cart and some spares...:)
ByronLaunch.jpg
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SMOKIN' deal as it would be a LOT more to build it like that from scratch yourself! Ray.
 
wesmoon said:
sorry to derail thread temporarilly. where can i find more info about events at kaukana? i'd like to watch this some time. now back to our regular schedualed program! keep coming with pictures
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That bike has been parked for a while, has been for sale too. Was on ebay, i don't know if it sold or not. The track has a website btw.
 
kingofvenus said:
That bike has been parked for a while, has been for sale too. Was on ebay, i don't know if it sold or not. The track has a website btw.
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that was brock davidson's old pro street bike from years ago.
a guy named wes had it for a while and then i think another guy i know bought it..i forget his name but he worked in a cryro place in Wisconsin i think.
i knew these guys along with turbo jim from IDBA and Prostar.
 
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