'79 GS750E Building somebody's build.

[Ohuami]

I bought someone's build, which I know isn't a good idea, but hey, it was dirt cheap.
What I know or checked out already:
- Jetted for pods and aftermarket exhaust (vance and hines 4 into 1)
- That's about it actually. lol.

This post is going to pretty much be whats happening and my questions to ask instead of blowing up the general maintenance thread.
I will update this or try to on a daily because I'm trying to get this done asap haha.

 

[roeme]

Best of Luck to you then!

Now we demand some pics, and add your bike to your signature.

 

[allojohn]

This should be fun.....LOL.

 

[Sam 78 GS750]

Hey, i have this bike in boxes...wanna buy it?
Sure, I'll roll the dice

 

[Ohuami]

Hey, i have this bike in boxes...wanna buy it?
Sure, I'll roll the dice

Thats pretty much the story of my life hahah.

Here's a quick put together of how it'll look like, probably will end up painting the fairings/tank to maybe a pearl white or something bright.

 

[Ohuami]

P.S. Does the rail face up or down? The service book wasn't too clear on this. (oil ring on the piston)

 

[Fjbj40]

The factory manual is clear on the position of that

 

[Ohuami]

The factory manual is clear on the position of that

Ah, you're right. I think I mightve just overlooked it.

 

[Ohuami]

So the past couple days I:

- Added more layers of clear coat to the frame.
- Got drunk (not while wrenching)
- Put the steering stem back together with new ball bearings, I should've switched over to the tapered bearings, but the original should suffice for now.
- Got drunk (not while wrenching)
- Ordered the right screws, didn't realize the oem screws were phillip head so I ordered allen head screws for the crankcase.

(I'll be painting the engine black once everything is more or less put together)

- Oh and I finally got this pesky petcock filter out of the gas tank. Man it was a pain in the ass.

This isn't much actually, but I'm taking it nice and slow, ᵇᵉᶜᵃᵘˢᵉ ᵗʰᶦˢ ᶦˢ ᵐʸ ᶠᶦʳˢᵗ ʳᵉᵃᶫ ʳᵉᵇᵘᶦᶫᵈ, and I want it to actually work.
I think I got the last of the internals coming in a couple days. We'll see how that goes, lul....