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nate25tenn
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Well guys the parts are rolling in so I figured I may as well start my build thread. You guys have taught me so much about the two GS's i've owned thus far and hope I can fix this one up in a way you guys will appreciate. My first bike was a chopped up 550E (not by me, merely what I had to work with) and while I liked it a lot I wanted something with a passenger seat for my wife and more power than the 550 could give me. I ended up trading it straight up for this '83 750E. Heard it run, needs the typical stuff most older bikes require to get it in good working order.
As I posted pics on the forum you all kindly helped me identify the multitude of issues this bike had. Incorrect forks with stock wheels meaning the calipers only clamped half of the rotor. Apparently the previous owner mounted 41mm katana forks but never finished the swap. Then my exhaust is complete garbage smashed all along the bottom with a 2010 gsxr can welded on so far over a right turn would probably kill me. So here begins the build.
I debated tracking down an entire stock front end thinking it'd be the cheapest solution to get it sitting correctly again. At the last second I found a set of katana wheels on ebay with almost new tires and figured 17" tires all the way around was the way to go so i bought them.
I also bought a katana rear axle (for the correct spacers and caliper mount) so i'd have matching wheels along with the upgraded 41mm forks.
Bodywork is going to be the slowest of all processes and other than previous owner drilling a hole in the tops of the side covers to make them stay it wasnt too bad. The rear cowl section had a chunk missing around the license plate area so I bought a replacement today for it.
Very dirty, but intact and had the side markers I couldn't seem to find on eBay. I'll eventually figure out patience to do bodywork and tackle that stuff last. Upon researching the '83 before I purchased it I came across a picture of a Yoshimura Edition 750E online. This picture is what sold me on this particular bike I like it quite a bit. It needed that vintage yoshimura exhaust. I convinced myself nothing else would look right. Ebay is amazing.
It's supposed to be off of a late '80s GSXR1100 so hopefully itll be pretty easy to fit. This is my favorite part of the bike so far. As it stands now, carbs need cleaned, oil needs changed, battery needs replacing, then various bodywork issues to be sorted out. I'll update this as items arrive. It will be a slow project but I hope to have it done in the next few months. In case anyone is curious here is the bike that sold me on this project.
As I posted pics on the forum you all kindly helped me identify the multitude of issues this bike had. Incorrect forks with stock wheels meaning the calipers only clamped half of the rotor. Apparently the previous owner mounted 41mm katana forks but never finished the swap. Then my exhaust is complete garbage smashed all along the bottom with a 2010 gsxr can welded on so far over a right turn would probably kill me. So here begins the build.
I debated tracking down an entire stock front end thinking it'd be the cheapest solution to get it sitting correctly again. At the last second I found a set of katana wheels on ebay with almost new tires and figured 17" tires all the way around was the way to go so i bought them.
I also bought a katana rear axle (for the correct spacers and caliper mount) so i'd have matching wheels along with the upgraded 41mm forks.
Bodywork is going to be the slowest of all processes and other than previous owner drilling a hole in the tops of the side covers to make them stay it wasnt too bad. The rear cowl section had a chunk missing around the license plate area so I bought a replacement today for it.
Very dirty, but intact and had the side markers I couldn't seem to find on eBay. I'll eventually figure out patience to do bodywork and tackle that stuff last. Upon researching the '83 before I purchased it I came across a picture of a Yoshimura Edition 750E online. This picture is what sold me on this particular bike I like it quite a bit. It needed that vintage yoshimura exhaust. I convinced myself nothing else would look right. Ebay is amazing.
It's supposed to be off of a late '80s GSXR1100 so hopefully itll be pretty easy to fit. This is my favorite part of the bike so far. As it stands now, carbs need cleaned, oil needs changed, battery needs replacing, then various bodywork issues to be sorted out. I'll update this as items arrive. It will be a slow project but I hope to have it done in the next few months. In case anyone is curious here is the bike that sold me on this project.
