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down to the frame

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Taking the GS1100E to bare frame. Got the steering neck detached and started thinking of paint to complete the job after re-attachment and my anal, over-particular teutonic genetics showed up. The bike is dirty and paint is chipped. I will be strengthening and bracing and powder coating as well. I think the degree of modification I'll be getting into warrants a total makeover.
I also like the idea of being able to jig the frame and make it absolutely square and straight while I re-attach the neck.
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Nice project dude!
I wish I had stripped mine to he frame when I rebuilt my GS650. But I never thought that I would be getting so involved in this hobby (disease). If I were to strip mine all the way down, I've now got a friend with a big oven and other equipment who will powdercoat the thing for me gratis. Ahh well.....
Season's Greetings
 
zooke-158 said:
Can I say "Wow" now, or do I have to wait a bit?
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That depends on the reason. I guess the inflection is important. Do you mean "I can't believe the mess?" or "Cool, that's a really in depth project" or "man you're spun and should have left well enough alone"?
 
drhermanstein said:
That depends on the reason. I guess the inflection is important. Do you mean "I can't believe the mess?" or "Cool, that's a really in depth project" or "man you're spun and should have left well enough alone"?
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I'll have to go with "Cool"! Can't wait to see the finished project.
 
I'll say wow now (brown cow).
but what I mean is "Oh to have a shop like that - so's I can chop like that."
 
justin caise said:
I'll say wow now (brown cow).
but what I mean is "Oh to have a shop like that - so's I can chop like that."
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Thanks for the compliment. I'm really blessed. The shop is my work too. I build turbochargers for a living and can justify all kinds of neat equipment and tools.
 
Ya, with the ability to write off milling machines and engine lathes with a single bound.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy...I'm so dull i could be described as blunt
 
Frame and motor are separated! Wife was napping so I ducked into the shop and tinkered a bit today.
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1200 Bandit swing arm is fitted with shim/bushings to fit the thinner orig bolt to the larger dia swingarm hole.
Looking forward now. The teardown has ended. Bought a laser on an adjustable tripod that has horizon and vertical on a boxing day sale. Now I can line up the bike perfectly!
Oh yeah, the motor that came in the bike has adjustable cams with 20 thou. more lift at the lobes. ooooooaaaaaaa
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Finally figured out how I'll line up the bike. Katman let me in on a secret. The swing arm has an offset and I'm not going crazy. Now I can get the whole thing to line up and I'll weld the neck back on in the new location and get the body and forks fitted. Then blast and powdercoat.
 
OK I'll bite whats the trick to getting things aligned or is this a secret Canadian thing involving the Northern lights, Molsons or something? I know some people bungee 8' flourescent lights to either side of the rear tire and check how well the front tire is centered between them. I just don't want to be stuck with two lights floating around my work area when I'm done.

Do you plan to use the Bandit rubber wear guard to protect the front of the arm from the chain? I never saw Katman address this. I have hacked away (reduced width on both sides and enlarged hole) on the rubber guard that came with my bandit swing arm and have it installed however, the chain doesn't end up being centered on the raised center ridge of the rubber guard. It does keep the chain well off the aluminum though, so I'm leaving it for now.

I like the hard plastic (probably delrin) of the newer chain protectors like on my FZ1 better than the Bandit rubber ones but you would have to machine one from scratch.

I have a 98 Bandit arm on my 82 1100ez with a 170 RF900 rear wheel, stock bandit axle spacers, and a 3/8" off set front sprocket with the same gearing that Katman came up with. I'm using the stock GS rear hub with a 530 chain and I have the rear sprocket reverse mounted. This set up is keeping my 116 link end less chain (from an FZ1) from coming anywhere close to the frame or tire.

Visually, the chain looks lined up and turns smoothly however, its possible that the 170 RF900 wheel and GS hub combo may be slightly off set in the swing arm since the bandit normally came with a 180. It also seems like I may need another 10 mm of spacer(s) because you can visually see the swing arm being moved inward as I tighten the axle bolt. I don't have a 180 Bandit or GSXR wheel to measure but I assumed the 170 RF900 wheel would be the same width at the bearings.

Anyone out there that can tell me the width of the 180 wheel along the axle with the spacers in place?

By the way my machinist cut the rear chain guard mounting tab off in order to mount the shock mounts. I've come up with a pretty fair work around however, it may or may not be a secret. http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/images/icons/icon12.gif
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Dang...just when I was feelin' good about my 1100 arm on my 1000 frame: oh well...next bike! Great shop!
Hugh
 
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