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GS 750 es : Let s bring it back to life!

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Flyboy said:
No need to hope, she is going to be stunning, keep up the good work. :clap:
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thx dude! sure will.

Okay! TOday's :)

I finally received all i needed to put back by carbs!:dancing:
So, that s what i first did .

i ll have to find/repair that small metal cover, it s all smashed up :P
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was wondering... should i have something there? in the middle.
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cos my other set (which is still together at the time of the picture) doesn't have anything.
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I remember i had nothing before taking them apart.
need your knowledge guys!:rolleyes:

back together and bench synched.
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Bench synching, with drill bits.
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my goal for tomorrow will be to CSR (clean sand repaint, i am going to use that abreviation, i always do the same process, hehe) the frame
so i started removing the front wheel, shocks and Ts.
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and... uhuh, what will i use to remove that weird nut! you know, the steering nut... i don t have that tool :clap:
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:P well, that s not cool, i want to CSR my frame.
okay! tomorrow morning i ll try to make something up, gonna be fun.
 
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UPDATE :

I was thinking about my steering nut problem, the main challenge beeing that i do not want to scrape it, and i dunno why i forgot one of my favorite weapon of all time.

the FatMax :D
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lol...

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i thought this would have been way tighter than it actually was.
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yay, CSR tomorrow.

EDIT: looking through the pictures i realize how nasty the garage floor is now... :D
i ll have to pinesol that baby when i ll be done :P
 
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Take a flat screwdrive and a hammer and tap it in the cutouts.Or the way you did it:D
 
SVSooke said:
Take a flat screwdrive and a hammer and tap it in the cutouts.Or the way you did it:D
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thanks for the info! didn't think of that!

@Daniel,
thank you :)

@jwhelan65.
Oh thx, love what u did with yours.
 
Thank you for that information! and the nice words.
didn't know the cause was ethanol!

Yes i will clean my tank before even thinking off putting gas in there :)
 
Are you getting rid of those risers? They already look like E risers, must be very high with the added bits.
 
Good stuff, yeah, you really need a C spanner to do that steering head nut, easy enough to get off, as you found out, with a couple of taps in the one of the slots with a small cold chisel and hammer, or a water pump pliers.

Take a flat screwdriver and a hammer and tap it in the cutouts
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Greg,
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Tsk, Tsk Tsk.

The art is now getting it back on without the right tool, as you see, it is not supposed to be tight as tight can be, only just tensioned enough to seat the bearings and put the right amount of load on them, kind of like a cars wheel bearing, if you have done them.
Too tight and you will have a steering that does not move freely and binds, too loose and you will have a steering head with play in it that moves about in the steering tube, both are BAD and will chew up your bearings in no time, not to mention, the downright dangerous handling that comes with it.
Your favorite weapon :) is best for that if you don't have a C spanner, although they are easy enough to make up.
And don't forget to pack the new bearings properly before installing, they come dry when new, and not just a smear of grease around the outside, you need to pack the grease right through the inside of the bearing, messy, but has to be done.

Waiting to see the frame wjen it is done, looking at your work so far, I have no doubt it is going to look wicked.
 
I have also taken a cheapo socket that is the right diameter and cut it with a dremel leaving 4 tabs that engauge the notches. My local pawn shop has a box of assorted used sockets for a buck.
 
Don't have a cold chisel Stan,never did any harm to one of these with a screwdriver either;)
 
HAHAHAHA, Greg, no foul meant, just havin' a friendly dig...cause I can, I know your work is top class and beyond question.
Reading that just took me back to my days as a young apprentice and the swift crack I would get over the noggin from my journeyman if I even so much as thought of taking a hammer to the back of a screwdriver...something about the right tool for the right job, or something...... he must have taught me well, had a little giggle about it.
The journeymen were merciless and the money was next to non existent, but. ,,,,,,ah good old days.
 
@ Curly,
well i think i ll put the lower ones that are on the other bike. and straight handles too :P

@Pete,
thanks mate!

@Flyboy,
thank you!
Here is with the frame :)

Started by cleaning this baby.
Engine bay foam, Wire brushes, Simple green, elbow grease
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Had some surface rust, but nothing i couldn't sand out.
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on going process.
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then, the fun part! painting!
i love those garage doors :D
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first thin coat.
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an other one, and two thick coats after here s the yet to cure result
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i like it.
 
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then i cleaned up the garage for almost 2 hours! X)
and that s it for this week end fellas!
 
Nice work, that frame is looking real good :D

And yes, a garage clean always helps ;)
 
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