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They do stand out nicely!
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SVSooke
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Picked up the Metalcast on clearance at the local Wally World.This a kind of Candy paint,silver base with a clear pigmented top coat.Looks good but its a little fragile.The Plasti-kote is used on pretty much everything else.It's they're satin black,love the stuff!
Yeah, I saw those down at Salvage a while ago. They sparked my interest for a second or two, but then sanity clicked in. TOO MANY PROJECTS!! Oh yeah, and not enough room.:-k
Good luck to you!! I see you've come to the right place!
Good luck to you!! I see you've come to the right place!
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SVSooke
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I knew you where in Vic.Couldn't remember your user name when I responded to this thread http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=171231 .Yeah I was the right guy with the $ to do it.Don't really have the space either,just did it.Been quite a good deal,selling parts has made the 85 almost free.From what the owner of Salvage was saying there where a few poeple looking.Really lucked out getting it running like I did.Yes this is definatetly the right place to be.
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SVSooke
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Meant to do an little update yesterday but got lost in things.Put a battery in and turned the key on,no smoke or blown fuses:dancing:The instruments didn't light up though,wondered why
Hit the starter and the motor went round and round:dancing:Thought "probably not a good idea with no oil in it"
So I put a new filter and O ring in(yes I took the old ones out) and put some 15/40 Rotella in
Then I seen why the instruments didn't light up,they weren't plugged in
Had already taken the battery out by then but it should be fine.
BTW if you do get the Metalcast don't buy the yellow,looks nothing like real anodizing
Hit the starter and the motor went round and round:dancing:Thought "probably not a good idea with no oil in it" So I put a new filter and O ring in(yes I took the old ones out) and put some 15/40 Rotella inThen I seen why the instruments didn't light up,they weren't plugged inHad already taken the battery out by then but it should be fine.BTW if you do get the Metalcast don't buy the yellow,looks nothing like real anodizing
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Meant to do an little update yesterday but got lost in things.Put a battery in and turned the key on,no smoke or blown fuses:dancing:The instruments didn't light up though,wondered why
BTW if you do get the Metalcast don't buy the yellow,looks nothing like real anodizing
Ooooh nice one! Wish my electrics were in as good a shape as yours!
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SVSooke
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Yeah I'm happy they are good t
ne less thing to worry about.
Out of 4 bikes this is the only shifter rubber I had
And the rest didn't look to good either see pics in post #269.Got some O rings at the local home improvement stores plumbing section,here's the result:
O yeah polished up the rear brake lever to
.Here's a close up of the shifter:
ne less thing to worry about.Out of 4 bikes this is the only shifter rubber I had
And the rest didn't look to good either see pics in post #269.Got some O rings at the local home improvement stores plumbing section,here's the result:
O yeah polished up the rear brake lever to
.Here's a close up of the shifter:
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Hoosier Daddy
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Brilliant!
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SVSooke
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The stock rubber is still available,not expensive in the States.If I had other parts to order I would have tossed one in.As it is I think I like this better anyway!
Going to insert a plug for the new 83-86 GS700/750 Owners Group I started http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/group.php?groupid=40
Going to insert a plug for the new 83-86 GS700/750 Owners Group I started http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/group.php?groupid=40
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Billy Ricks
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The o-rings look good. I just use fuel line cut to length. Doesn't look as good as the rings though.
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SVSooke
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Well it's getting closer but I was looking at the carbs and realized there was no fuel line.The port on these bike is so buried the only real way to get it on was to take the carbs off.
So that's what I did.Getting real good at getting then off and on.Got some Tygon(sp?)gas line at a local power supply outfit,then remembered the local MC shop
So there was some gas in the tank,thought there was enough.There wasn't when I filled the tank some more and pushed the starter
:dancing::dancing::dancing::dancing::dancing::dancing:
So that's what I did.Getting real good at getting then off and on.Got some Tygon(sp?)gas line at a local power supply outfit,then remembered the local MC shop
So there was some gas in the tank,thought there was enough.There wasn't when I filled the tank some more and pushed the starter
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gearhead13
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Nice, one step closer.
I did manage to put the fuel line on my carbs with them installed, but it was a serious PITA.
I did manage to put the fuel line on my carbs with them installed, but it was a serious PITA.
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Hoosier Daddy
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Congrats!!!
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SVSooke
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Was really good to hear the engine go!Got just a bit more fiddling to do then on to the body work.Was tinkering with the idea of running the bodywork rat and doing it next year.The wife said she didn't think that was a good idea.Have to say I agree so that's next.
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Awesome!!!
Man I'm so jealous of your carbs... finished assembling mine tonight and they look like crap. I really need to do something cosmetically with them after I fire it up for the first time, maybe while I'm getting the exhaust made or waiting for paint to cure or something...
I'm so glad to see you've got it started again, great stuff!
Man I'm so jealous of your carbs... finished assembling mine tonight and they look like crap. I really need to do something cosmetically with them after I fire it up for the first time, maybe while I'm getting the exhaust made or waiting for paint to cure or something...
I'm so glad to see you've got it started again, great stuff!
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SVSooke
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Had to pull the carbs,again!Paint in the idle speed adjuster made it so I could not turn it with my fingers
Nothing else to do so out they came again.The red and blue paint was looking really bad so I took it off and
Made it a lot less flashy but more durable.
Nothing else to do so out they came again.The red and blue paint was looking really bad so I took it off and
Made it a lot less flashy but more durable.
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SVSooke
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Got the carbs back on finally.With all the snow and cold (for Victoria) been a little hard to motivate myself.Got it running so I adjusted the idle screws then used my old mercury carb sync tool to sync the carbs.Decided the Supertrapp was to muffled so I took off the end and discs.Tried it that way, to loud for this old gitSo in went all 9 that I have(added 3) and that sounded better.
Couple of other things.It was way rich before.The exhaust out of the Supertrapp would coat the swing arm with soot.Narry a spec of soot to be seen now.Choke now works like it's supposed to.Mostly down to Mr.Barr's o ring kit.
So in went all 9 that I have(added 3) and that sounded better.Couple of other things.It was way rich before.The exhaust out of the Supertrapp would coat the swing arm with soot.Narry a spec of soot to be seen now.Choke now works like it's supposed to.Mostly down to Mr.Barr's o ring kit.
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Awesome stuff, glad to hear it! Definitely positive progress there
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SVSooke
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Got a start on the sanding:
Have to get that PO black off.Using 60 grit,I'm not meesing around.Not to worried about leaving the original paint.Right side lower doesn't have much left anyway.
Have to get that PO black off.Using 60 grit,I'm not meesing around.Not to worried about leaving the original paint.Right side lower doesn't have much left anyway.
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SVSooke
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Got the rest of the body work sanded.The upper fairing is 4 peices if you include the screen.Got a fair amount of hardware out of it,yes it's all painted.So is this:
Was going to just clean it but when I did the anodizing came off.So what did I do?
Was going to just clean it but when I did the anodizing came off.So what did I do?
