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83_450E
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Hello all. My name's Nick, I'm 23 years old and this is my first bike build.
I'll show updates on my downtime and look for advice here.
So a bit about my first, I've been working cars since I was 16 and have done mild builds on volvos, a plymouth laser, resto modded a '72 corvette 350, various motor builds and swaps along the way. A few years ago I attended Wyotech then worked for a wholesale aftermarket parts installer, leading up to now paint (spot repair mostly) and detail.
As far as motorcycle experience I don't know anything. I build a '86 honda spree and swapped a '87se50 motor then dio motor into it. Other than blowing moped motors that's all I've got
I picked up one fine 1983 GS450E from a buddy that received it in a partial trade. I had no idea what I was getting into. I guess I should have figured it would be a hassle, $200 for a while bike and clean title though. The bike, as I got it was rolling, had the motor mounted and a large box of parts.
The wiring harness was completely in the box.
The tank looks like it has taken a couple or more very hard falls.
The left foot peg bracket bent somehow...not sure what could do that but it looks like it may have fallen out of a truck.
I'll quit ranting and get to some pictures.
http://imgur.com/a/lUnQy#0
Here's a link to the album.
Let me know what you think, right now I need to know what to do about a new clutch lever+perch and a new front brake mastercylinder and lever. The clutch lever assembly I have now is incorrect and I'm able to pull the brake lever to the bar, even after a caliper rebuild and vigorous bleeding.
I replaced the stator and wired in a Shindengen R/R from a '08 ninja 250.
Currently I'm working on building an engine harness. The started ate through brushes while trying to crank and check spark over the weekend. I'll rebuild it by friday. The coils and igniter are going to be relayed off the ignition, ignition switch will also power a relay with the hi-lo headlight beam switch only switching the ground of a relay.
I'm taking all the power I can away from the hand controls and using switches to control grounds of relays. I'm finding it easier to build my own harness how I see fit, instead of using the hacked up piece of garbage the previous owner put aside for me.
Yesterday I sprayed the tank with a pre-mixed color that isn't used much anymore, Hyundai "Spicy Red". Closer to burgundy than red and with red metallic.
I'll show updates on my downtime and look for advice here.
So a bit about my first, I've been working cars since I was 16 and have done mild builds on volvos, a plymouth laser, resto modded a '72 corvette 350, various motor builds and swaps along the way. A few years ago I attended Wyotech then worked for a wholesale aftermarket parts installer, leading up to now paint (spot repair mostly) and detail.
As far as motorcycle experience I don't know anything. I build a '86 honda spree and swapped a '87se50 motor then dio motor into it. Other than blowing moped motors that's all I've got
I picked up one fine 1983 GS450E from a buddy that received it in a partial trade. I had no idea what I was getting into. I guess I should have figured it would be a hassle, $200 for a while bike and clean title though. The bike, as I got it was rolling, had the motor mounted and a large box of parts.
The wiring harness was completely in the box.
The tank looks like it has taken a couple or more very hard falls.
The left foot peg bracket bent somehow...not sure what could do that but it looks like it may have fallen out of a truck.
I'll quit ranting and get to some pictures.
http://imgur.com/a/lUnQy#0
Here's a link to the album.
Let me know what you think, right now I need to know what to do about a new clutch lever+perch and a new front brake mastercylinder and lever. The clutch lever assembly I have now is incorrect and I'm able to pull the brake lever to the bar, even after a caliper rebuild and vigorous bleeding.
I replaced the stator and wired in a Shindengen R/R from a '08 ninja 250.
Currently I'm working on building an engine harness. The started ate through brushes while trying to crank and check spark over the weekend. I'll rebuild it by friday. The coils and igniter are going to be relayed off the ignition, ignition switch will also power a relay with the hi-lo headlight beam switch only switching the ground of a relay.
I'm taking all the power I can away from the hand controls and using switches to control grounds of relays. I'm finding it easier to build my own harness how I see fit, instead of using the hacked up piece of garbage the previous owner put aside for me.
Yesterday I sprayed the tank with a pre-mixed color that isn't used much anymore, Hyundai "Spicy Red". Closer to burgundy than red and with red metallic.
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