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

  • Thread starter Thread starter Etcheberri
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Great stuff, That frame turned out sweet! I'm a sucker for progress pics so keep 'em coming!
 
SVSooke said:
Nothing like as fresh painted frame:dancing:
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Amen to that sir!

@Hoosier Daddy
yep! i will, thanks

@Pat.
thank you :)

next week end i plan to

Clean the inside of my tank.

(After much hesitation i ll give my tank/panels to a guy that has a lot of experience in painting these, he offered me a realy good price for the whole lot,
would cost me more to just buy a compressor+gun...And i want the best finish possible, i won t give that bike that said finish, not as good as that man will.)

pull out wheel bearings, clean/paint the wheels.
(can i work on them without having to remove the tires? :P)

and probably Clean/sand/paint as much pieces as possible.

What s next on my buy list :
Flywheel puller, rotor holder, valve seals, with these 3 items i ll have everything to finish the engine block.

then i ll need some way to mount it on a stand (going to use a car engine stand with some stuff to give it space, i plan to paint it on there, cure it with a heat gun. (i asked a dupli-color specialist for that, even if anyway the engine will cure the paint with it s own heat, just need to run slowy 2-3 sessions of 10-15 minutes, but i want to be sure! )

(no domestic oven environnement allowed for me :P)

and, because i am a geek, i think i ll build up a basic electrical system (with a car battery) to bench-test the engine, before putting it back in the frame...
maybe i ll even rig it with the speedometer and clutch/throttle. but that s not for sure at all.
 
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by the way,

here is my color scheme, so far.

Dark grey.
Orange and white stripe.
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@PATMAN
How is yours doing? nothing new on your thread?
 
Very nice job on the frame, I forgot how much crap I cut off when I powdercoated mine.
 
I am going to embark on a rebuild as well, it's also a 1983 GS750 E

your pictures and write up have inspired me to do this, bike has been sitting in my garage for over 10 years, basically the last time I rode it.......

a couple of pics, as she sits now....

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going to use your thread for guidance

hope to see yours finished

I might even ask you and the rest of the forum on where to get certain parts, like brake pads, seals, gaskets, etc....

Cheers
 
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Bravo -- will be watching for your story.

Welcome to the forum.

GateKeeper said:
I am going to embark on a rebuild as well, it's also a 1983 GS750 E

your pictures and write have inspired me to do this, bike has been sitting in my garage for over 10 years, basically the last time I rode it.......

a couple of pics, as she sits now....

P1000294.jpg


P1000296.jpg



going to use your thread for guidance

hope to see yours finished

I might even ask you and the rest of the forum on where to get certain parts, like brake pads, seals, gaskets, etc....

Cheers
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hi Gatekeeper,

welcome here,
I ll follow your rebuild with interest!
do not forget to present yourself and open your rebuild thread (if not done already :) )
 
Hello fellas!

here s what i did today,
won t be much more than that this week end though, but well! progress!

Started to clean the tank, its inside is full of redish varnish thing, can scrape it with a screwdriver.

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wanted to try that first.
with a dozen of bolts and things, shook it up for quite some time, let it sit, repeat.
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didn t really removed the varnish, but cleaned the whole thing a bit.
too bad, i ll have to use something stronger then... i ll buy a repair tank kit, want some epoxy liner at the end.
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then, took care of the stand.
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always the same process.
wire-brush, cleaning, sanding, rinsing, painting

meanwhile, i took care of the upper T, too.
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i ll need a good drive, or the proper tool, to remove that sucka!
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here are the results, not totally dried yet though.
and in bad lighting condition.
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kept going with the front shocks a bit.
here s what i used for the circlip, works well, and i do not have the proper tool for these, yet!
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was wondering,
do i REALLY need to unscrew that bolt and separate everything?
because all that piece seems to slide perfectly, no weird noises, no scratches.
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cleaned couple of other things after that and called it a day.
Not much energy today! :p
and i feel a bit bad about it :o
 
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The question is how old are the seals?Really want to have to do them later?For the $20 or so I'd go for the peace of mind.
 
Nice going, you are making progress nice and quickly, good work.
Don't worry too much about not getting much done today, sometimes a person just isn't in the mood, its normal.

Better then to just step away from the bike for a few days, regroup and tackle it with renewed energy when you feel in the mood again, otherwise you will end up doing a half assed job and it will haunt you later every time you see it. Relax, chill, take a day off from the spanners.
But nice work, keep it up.
 
thanks guys.

SVSooke said:
The question is how old are the seals?Really want to have to do them later?For the $20 or so I'd go for the peace of mind.
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well i plan to change the seals for sure.
the thing is, i do not have something long enough to hold that bottom bolt's tube from the inside :rolleyes:

how do you do that ?
 
Etcheberri said:
thanks guys.



well i plan to change the seals for sure.
the thing is, i do not have something long enough to hold that bottom bolt's tube from the inside :rolleyes:

how do you do that ?
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Do a search on a fork tool; the threads you find will show you how to make it. I think it's also in Basscliff's instructions. I just bought mine the other day and all you need is a 2foot section of 1/2" threaded rod and four nuts.
 
Flyboy said:
Nice going, you are making progress nice and quickly, good work.
Don't worry too much about not getting much done today, sometimes a person just isn't in the mood, its normal.

Better then to just step away from the bike for a few days, regroup and tackle it with renewed energy when you feel in the mood again, otherwise you will end up doing a half assed job and it will haunt you later every time you see it. Relax, chill, take a day off from the spanners.
But nice work, keep it up.
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yeah you are right,
better not do a sloppy job when i do not feel like it.

after all, that restoration is a pleasure, not work.
 
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