Got my GS 750's

[SVSooke]

Renfrew-Cowichan loop earlier this year.They where on Used Vic at least a month as the ad was renewed so you had your chance.I was worried that I would get there to find them gone.Can't tell you how relived I was when I seen smash face still there.A bit of a shame about her,she was the best of the bunch before the accident.

 

[SVSooke]

Took a few days off to let penetrating oil penetrate.Had at the exhaust systems

Got the "stock" system off without drama.No broken bolts or any other problems.How did I do that?Used penetrating oil for a week as stated.Then put a 12mm socket on my impact driver and hammered.They didn't all loosen with that but when I put my ratchet and socket on they all came out easy as you like.

Same procedure got this out as easy.Then I seen this:

Well its not as bad as smashed faces.

I took the mid pipe off the silver one(smashed face) as it fits the muffler and:

Mocked it up .Ran it for a few seconds this way.Way to loud,big surprise

Ran like this,very nice.

Going to take it back apart tomorrow to clean and paint it.Needs it rather badly

 

[SVSooke]

Paint header

Paint header

Cleaned up and painted my headers today

Did this with a wire brush on my angle grinder and my dremel

Done and looking a lot better.

Put rust remover on to get the stuff I couldn't.Supposed to be a protectant/primer so......

All painted and looking much better!

Baking them per the instructions on the can.Yes my wife knows about it! She was thinking it was a idea before I said anything.I love my wife!

 

[SVSooke]

Got the pipe on yesterday morning

Does that look better or what?Have been tinkering with a few other things to

Got the side stand swapped from smashed face as the one on the 85 didn't come up tight.Think it had the wrong spring but this stand was better anyway.Also had to change over the right spring on the center stand to the left for 4>1 clearance.Used the mount off smashed face for this.Yes GS road racer I folded over the washer to

Overall I'm pretty happy with how it's going.Next project;put seals in the red 83s fork and the 85s anti dive units on them.

 

[Billy Ricks]

The bucket fulls of oil are from the fuel tap leaking. The fuel ended up in the crankcase. It's a wonder it started at all.

 

[SVSooke]

Yes i had figured that out.Forgot to post that:-\\\.Probably only started because the oil was so thinned out.Got some good Rotella 15/40 in there now.

 

[SVSooke]

Got the forks off the red 83 today.

Started dismantling yesterday to have the easiest removal possible.

Got them off with a little problem,I didn't know how the air fittings came off.Did the right thing and off they came
Springs out with why it felt stiffer tan the 85.A bunch of washers over the springs:-&

All broken down ready to be cleaned out and fresh seals put in.All the DUs look good so now I have to get the 85s fork off and put the PDF units on these forks.Got to replace the stud tat was broken to.Going to be dismantling and selling parts off the 83s.But that's another thread in a different forum.

 

[SVSooke]

All the bits on my bench.Kind of forget I've got this at times.

After some head scratching and them consulting the manual I downloaded from some guy (thanks Basscliff)I got them back together.Put the PDF units on for the bling.I know they don't do much but I do like the look.

 

[gearhead13]

I saw the ad on used vic and was thinking of it, but I have no room for 4 bikes. The landlord would have freaked
A great deal for someone with good mechanical skills and enthusiasm

 

[SVSooke]

Thanks,needed a project after selling the SV.Don`t really have the room either but could not pass the deal up.May try to sell a couple off.That or break them down to get them down to store the parts easier.
had a interesting day

The 83 forks to go into the 85.

Because the old ones are pitted and have some weird cross hatched pattern on them.

The 83 air fittings(top) are different than the 85 because:

The 85`s valve is here.

What?For got the spacers for one and

The 85 has a much thinner triple at the fork.Doubled the spacers to make it work.

Almost done.Yeah I`ve got to reinstall the reflectors with they`re brake line holders

 

[SVSooke]

Started to get her back together.Bleed the brakes and changed the plugs while I had the tank off.When I was done It looked like this:

The I took the screen from this

To this

How is here http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=162364

 

[SVSooke]

Here's the screen on the bike

Like this much better

 

[SVSooke]

Ordered my first parts from Z1 this evening.Bought some exhaust gaskets,$13.46cad with cheap USPS shipping.Got this felling they will be getting more orders from me.

 

[SVSooke]

Put the bodywork back on

Not usually a fan of black but it's starting to grow on meHmmm Maybe black and gold.Been done to death but it looks soooo goodIMHO>

 

[Tim Tom]

Put the bodywork back on

Not usually a fan of black but it's starting to grow on meHmmm Maybe black and gold.Been done to death but it looks soooo goodIMHO>

I am a fan of those fairings though. Looks great even with the rat black. Any plans to repaint?

 

[SVSooke]

Plan to repaint everything I can.The body color is still being mulled over.Like the full fairing on this bike to.The SV OEM ones didn't look right to me
This was my SV before I became a SV hadder:

Kinda done red thing.It may happen but I'm really not sure what to do yet.

 

[SVSooke]

Had a mess of different screws on the fairing just to get it on.Then I remembered I had made these up to no tools remove the seat and lift the tank on my SV( had quick release tank pins)

Going through some of the stuff i have around I found these

Going to replace the reflector brackets with these for a cleaner look.

 

[SVSooke]

Distractions

Distractions

Went out to do one thing then started to

take these off.

The other side was just as bad.There was no pampering for this bike before I got her.

These went on in there place.The red one seems to have had a better life.That nice swingarm's going on the 85 to,this winter.Actually I has going to do this over the winter to.

A side by side.

Done.But now everything else looks bad!O well it has to wait for winter cause I wanta ride

PS:anybody notice the 'notched' torque arm?Shades of Shervin

 

[jwhelan65]

Nice work so far, the anti-dives look to be off a early GSXR maybe?

 

[Greg B]

Nice work so far, the anti-dives look to be off a early GSXR maybe?

Or GS1150.