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1985 GS550 EF complete rebuild

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I have a 1985 GS550 EF that I'm in the process of rebuilding from the ground up. The bike sat for the last 10 years, with the immediate last 2 years being out in the rain/snow. It's missing the seat, side panels, fairings & front cowling.

I plan on taking the bike apart myself and sending all of the salvageable pieces to get rebuilt and refinished.

Here are a few pics if the bike when I got it:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/63wzuibdc96j2up/20120922_163501.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/p960ncpym5ad4mx/20120927_142618.jpg

I spent 2 days so far taking off pieces and i'm actually surprised that most of what came off is in fairly good condition, with minimal surface rust in some places. I was also surprised that there was still gas left in the tank.

After 2 day's of removing parts, here is what it looks like so far:

Day 1:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mvx0exisp8vtouf/20120927_184823.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0j5644dajyr8pj2/20120927_184850.jpg

Day 2:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/00xk18jw7i0qb3o/20120928_172045.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/k82aqybwbxr34ns/20120928_172103.jpg

I'm almost done removing all the electrical/wiring. By next week I should have the front/rear brakes off as well as the entire front end. I'll be posting up pic's as I go along.

If anyone has any suggestions or tips, please feel free to post them up.
 
keep them pictures coming
drink the wine after you work on the bike though.
 
Brown.Guy said:
I have a 1985 GS550 EF that I'm in the process of rebuilding from the ground up. The bike sat for the last 10 years, with the immediate last 2 years being out in the rain/snow. It's missing the seat, side panels, fairings & front cowling.

I plan on taking the bike apart myself and sending all of the salvageable pieces to get rebuilt and refinished.

Here are a few pics if the bike when I got it:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/63wzuibdc96j2up/20120922_163501.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/p960ncpym5ad4mx/20120927_142618.jpg

I spent 2 days so far taking off pieces and i'm actually surprised that most of what came off is in fairly good condition, with minimal surface rust in some places. I was also surprised that there was still gas left in the tank.

After 2 day's of removing parts, here is what it looks like so far:

Day 1:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mvx0exisp8vtouf/20120927_184823.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0j5644dajyr8pj2/20120927_184850.jpg

Day 2:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/00xk18jw7i0qb3o/20120928_172045.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/k82aqybwbxr34ns/20120928_172103.jpg

I'm almost done removing all the electrical/wiring. By next week I should have the front/rear brakes off as well as the entire front end. I'll be posting up pic's as I go along.

If anyone has any suggestions or tips, please feel free to post them up.
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