1983_GS750E - Rebuild

[Greg B]

Good Lord! How long has that bike been sitting around?
It's got a Pirelli Phantom on the rear! Haven't been able to get one
of those for years!
Loved those tires.

 

[GateKeeper]

I believe that tire was put on back in 1996, ran the bike for about 4 years off and on and it's been parked in the garage since then. It's an old tire for sure, and will have to be replaced, as will the front.

Any ideas on what to get ??

 

[Greg B]

Pirelli Sport Demons.
Or Metzler Lasetech. Although I don't know how a Lasertech on the rear would be. But the fronts are nice.

 

[GateKeeper]

Thanks.....

And I don't know how you saw what tire was on the rear, all I see in the pic is Pirelli, but you even got the Phantom part....good eye,,,,,by the way the front is a Phantom as well

 

[Greg B]

I have that tread pattern committed to memory.
Phantoms were, in my opinion, the BEST tires you could get.
That front tire must be a Phantom Touring.
The regular Phantoms for the front had the same tread as your rear.
Those things stuck like crazy.

 

[SVSooke]

Very happy with the Lazetec's I got for Old Yeller.They where all my bud who runs a shop could get at the time.Done more rain riding than I like this year.Never worried once about the tires.

 

[GateKeeper]

Yes the front is a SuperTouring Pirelli Phantom and the rear is a Phantom+1 Pirelli Sportcomp

I really hate riding in the rain, and will try to avoid it as much as possible, but it's nice to know one has a good set of tires if you get caught in it.

I really don't know what I will get, but I will look out for what you guys have recommended and take it from there.

 

[SVSooke]

The Metzes are nice but $$,pretty much decicided to try some Shinko's on the Skunk.Reveiws here are good.

 

[GateKeeper]

so it's been what 15 years since I purchased tires....what kind of dollars are we looking at these days ? Throw some numbers at me, please

 

[SVSooke]

Metezlers where about $400 OTD.The Shinko's will be about $200 or so. These are Canadian prices BTW.

 

[GateKeeper]

And that is for a pair right ? I really hope not each, as in front and rear.....

Crap, I think I paid a hundred for each of the Pirelli Phantoms way back when....

 

[Greg B]

Prices not much better around here.
I think for Sport Demons, front & rear, it was about $350. Mount, balance, disposal fee & tax.
That's me pulling the wheels & taking them to the shop.
Now I might have saved a little money shopping around, but I've been buying tires from the same guys for nearly 26 years. They are a good shop, all they do is tires. As long as they are open, I will buy my tires from them.

 

[Hoosier Daddy]

Found your thread and thought I might as well tag along for the ride.
Bummer about the gauge cluster. If you attempt to cut your own plexi have a spray bottle of water handy and keep spritzing water just ahead of the cut line. That helps keep the plastic from melting and building up on the saw blade, gives you a much cleaner cut. Same way when you drill the hole for the trip reset knob.
As for tires, I find consistantly low prices on www.motorcycle-superstore.com they have free shipping on anything over $100. Now if you plan on taking them somewhere to get them mounted, check their price if you bring in the tires. My local bike shop charges more for the mounting if you don't get the tires from them. May come out a wash to just get the tires there.
Keep up the progress it's gonna all be worth it in the end.

 

[SVSooke]

Yes it was prices for 2 tires.Motorcycle Superstore shipping is not free to Canada Scott

 

[Hoosier Daddy]

Awe man... always a catch!

 

[GateKeeper]

Boo Boo Fixed...

Boo Boo Fixed...

OK, so I was cheap, and didn't want to pay the glass man 40 bucks for a new piece of glass for the instrument cluster, so I went to my local Home Depot and picked up a bit of plexiglass, 5 bucks was all it cost me.

traced out the original onto the plexiglass, used my jig saw, cut out the part I needed, drilled the small hole for the trip reset, put the rubber gasket around the plexiglass, fitted it all back together, and bingo,,,all done

Not the same as the original glass, has glare, but it's not cracked, and since it's so easy to do, when I find a piece of frosted plexi, I will do it all over again....

By the way, I cut one, but it was a bit too big, and sanding was going to take forever by hand, so I just cut a second one, and it fit like a glove....

no more crack

not too bad....

 

[GateKeeper]

Well I was a bit bored tonight, nothing on TV, and I fixed up the Instrument cluster, and felt like doing something more, not a lot, but a bit....

So I took apart the rear end.............

After it was all apart, I gave it quick run with the wire wheel, and a hot bath on the swing arm to get the oils off, and it actually all came out pretty good, not the best but good. Have to paint the middle of the rotor, polish up the sprocket hub, and not really sure what to do with the sprocket itself, and the swing arm needs a good polish, as does the rim itself...

bits and bites....lol

and the quick clean and wire wheel treatment....

 

[Flyboy]

Hey, hey, nice job on the clocks there and for $5, it don't get better than that. :dancing:
You sure are making headway with the rebuild, keep up the good work.

 

[GateKeeper]

Thanks Flyboy....

yup can't beat the 5 dollar fix....

soon the front end comes off, then the engine, and the frame is all on it's own...

have to fix the big bad dent in it, then strip and paint, and finally get to the good stuff,,,,,someone told me there is fun in this......soon I hope to find it....LOL

 

[Flyboy]

I know the feeling, I have been fiddling with Jennifer....that didn't come out right for near on 18 months now and all I seem to be doing is cleaning and sanding and polishing, but we will get there one day, only last month did I start hanging parts back together, but it's all good, its therapy for me, alone time in the man cave, with some oldies on the radio, cold beers and my bike, it's a happy place.
And now that she is starting to come together, the work put in shows and is really paying off, just stick with it.
My philosophy is, it should not be a chore, if you not in the mood, give it a miss for the night, when it's a chore, your heart ain't in it and you land up doing a half baked job, that will haunt you later down the road.