Blue 78 1000C project

[chuck hahn]

Tonights festivities included hooking up all the signals and such and doing a function check of everything. All is working as prescribed. Now for some wire ties that hold stuff to the frame and getting the Duanage Honda R/R hooked up and I think its good to go. Got an email saying a package was shipped via UPS from Deland Powersports..AKA Parts Outlaw... so there should be some tank and side cover emblems and a petcock here soon.

Next in the ordering process will be sprockets and a chain and some new airbox to carb rubber boots. Just may ride this beast down to Luckenbach TX for the Harvest Classic weekend this October. That is if i have new tires by then.

 

[steve murdoch]

Chuck, what petcock did you order?

 

[chuck hahn]

Stock one for the 77 / 78 750...$93 and change. The ones listed for the 1000 were around 300 and change. not gonna waste that kinda money when the 750 will be fine.

 

[Kiwi Canuck]

Stock one for the 77 / 78 750...$93 and change. The ones listed for the 1000 were around 300 and change. not gonna waste that kinda money when the 750 will be fine.

WTF, Suzuki parts prices have gone nuts lately, some of the parts I purchased for the GS650E, 4-5 months ago have gone up by 30-50%.

Good to see the rebuild coming along Chuck, you are making the rest of us feel inferior with your speedy progress.

David.

 

[chuck hahn]

David..at some point this winter I want to send you the seat latch lock and have it keyed the same as the gas cap and ignition key are. I seemed to have two different ones in the banana box so it is what it is for now.

 

[Kiwi Canuck]

David..at some point this winter I want to send you the seat latch lock and have it keyed the same as the gas cap and ignition key are. I seemed to have two different ones in the banana box so it is what it is for now.

Chuck, the seat lock is actually pretty easy to rekey yourself if you want to try, if not I'll be happy to take care of it for you.

David.

 

[chuck hahn]

Im not gonna mess with it..it will come your way one day.

 

[chuck hahn]

Found the rear airbox at the local bone yard..paid 25 bucks. Got it cleaned up and painted. Then got the wires ran from the Duanage Hodna R/R and threw the meter at it to see where the charging was at. Settled in at 14.61 at 5000 RPMs. So, as of now, the bike is 100% on her own wire harness and all works as it should. I even plugged in the turn signal buzzer thing under the tank.

 

[chuck hahn]

Bone yard up in Oklahoma City had the rear airbox section I was needing. Paid 25 bucks and got it repainted already. Set the chain guard in place and function checked everything one more time.

 

[chuck hahn]

Youtube link of bike starting off the actual starter button and of the ever so annoying turn signal reminder buzzer....which will stay functioning as it was designed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukVP9I25sMg&feature=youtu.be

 

[steve murdoch]

Nice work, Chuck.
"Annoying" is putting it mildly.

 

[chuck hahn]

Steve..if anyone looks at me on the 77 750..it has the same buzzer..I just start looking at thier car and all up in the sky like im trying to figure it out too. Its very amusing to do that.

 

[dorkburger]

Holy cow, that buzzer is annoyingly cool. Never knew the old GSs had that.

Chuck, nice work on this. I've been quietly following along.

 

[chuck hahn]

Thanks for the compliments guys. Its gotten a lot of looks but not too many comments. Guess no comments are meaning its passing most folks approval???

 

[nvr2old]

Man, that turn signal buzzer is annoying. I wanted to scream after just watching the video..lol! I would unplug that thing in a heart beat, satisfied that it works, but glad to never hear it again.

I, too, used to think people weren't interested by the number of comments, Chuck, but soon learned many are watching, enjoying, and looking forward to progress. You're moving at a pace that keeps it interesting.

 

[chuck hahn]

UPS says i got a package from Parts Outlaw due on Tuesday. Sprockets and chain should be around sometime next week too or early the following week. Put the reflectors on the tail cowl and mounted it this AM. Hot Home depot for the screws for the cam end covers and in stalled those too. Im getting bored without something to do other than WAIT!!! HA HA.

 

[chuck hahn]

UPS Tracking says my package from Parts Outlaw was delivered. Cant wait to get out of work and head home.

 

[chuck hahn]

Tonight was getting the tank assembled and doing the side covers. New emblems and now its starting to take shape nicely. Got an email saying the sprockets and chain have shipped so maybe this weekend i can take it around the block at least. Tires are not road worthy but a little slow speed run around the block should be survivable

 

[Sam 78 GS750]

Again, I'm in awe of how quickly you got this bike together...

 

[chuck hahn]

I still need a few things other than new tires though. I need the speed nuts that hold the seat trim to the pan and new airbox to carb boots. Little bit out of each check and it moves at a decent pace.