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Gs 750 for 100.00 bucks. (plus a motorcycle jack) into....a cafe racer

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Love that tank look.. I have the same. You going to keep it bare? I'm a few steps behind your progress, but I'm debating how to keep the bare tank rust free without constantly having it coated in oil.
 
Digging this build! Leep up the good work. That mini speedo is nice, do you have details on that? A friend and I will be doing a similar build this summer...
 
For those of you following, here is the latest progress.

Dyno Jet kit arrived and installed it this past weekend. i was surprised to see that my stock needle was adjustable. ( selling feature on the dyno) i drilled out the slides. and only managed to do a sub par job on one carb ( slightly off axis, just missed the mark), but im sure she will be fine (i hope).





Got them all installed with the new jets and settings from dyno, along with the punched out slides and air correctors.

But before they go back on the bike. i wanna get my frame painted, and if i wanted to get my frame painted i had to deal with the elephant in the room... my seat clearance. After some head scratching and figuring. i managed to come up with this...



And then my high school welder friend offer to come over and give me a hand ( build it for me haha). I was the welders helper on that. took some time, and some cutting and welding and grinding and re welding but we got it built.



Then we got it on the bike:rolleyes: along with the new electrical tray.










Im almost ready to paint up the frame ( tape off the rear section ). Just gotta clean it up, weld brackets for signals and a tail light/licence plate. Then i can wire in my electrical semi permeant. :cool:

Then i can get going on Carb Tuning and that seat....yea that seat.... any ideas??? you GSER are being pretty silent on advise and criticism, besides a few good jobs which i do appreciate. But tell me where i can improve or where i can learn from your seat making nightmares. lol

cheers,
 
Wow, this is some nice work man. I really like how this is coming along. Definitely giving me some ideas
 
The weekend turned out to be fairly productive on the dying T. Not sure if its dying tho... got the electrical wired up and got to fire her up for the first time with the dyno kit and pods.... sounded awesome!!!! revs up fast and fair throttle response... needs some tuning.. but ill wait till shes balanced and on the road before i play with the needle or fuel screw.





Not super tidy, but it all fits. aside from the R/r which i mounted under the tank.. in the air flow..



Also hit the ol girl with some paint...3 primer, 3 gloss, 3 clear all duplicolor



Shocks got some love ( right one )



also sand blasted the swing arm... just havnt hit it with paint yet... but i also discovered brand new brake pads!!!!
 
Its been awhile. but i have been busy......


Acquired a 1978-79...not 100% sure Yamaha XS400 to build for my girl friend...


shes rough but shes gonna make it.

as for my GS... whoooweee seats are not to bad to build but the sewing machine will test your patients...first time seat cover for this guy. went ok.. i feel like the next one i make will be better. Learnt a thing or two (tension??). lol



iv got a few things done in the past few weeks from shaping the seat to making the seat cover, painting the tank, installing signals, and even taking the bike for her first test run.

a few things left tho:

-pet cock is leaking
-needs some rubber
-ignition key mounted or a hidden switch?
-rear stop/running light
-some brown grips
-drag bars??? clip ons???
-registration and insurance

This Thread is useless with-out photos!!!!!


the make shift paint booth.. clear coated it... not sure how resistant it is to fuel.... preliminary testing says. fail....may taker in to get powder coated clear.


speaking of preliminary testing.....







got the foam cut out where the rear wheel allowance is. then had to later add some in.






learning



attempting



round 2 i made something i though id try stretching over....note!!! always use a bit extra!!!!!
 

Managed to staple on the seat with help from my friend. Got her TIGHTER then a _________.







I think she turned out ok... got a few more things to dooo. gonna also make my buddy a seat for his kz.. keep yall posted..

cheers,
 
I am pretty impressed with that seat. It's probably the one thing I won't try and do myself. Great work so far.
 
Alright sorry to those following, i have been absent on here.

Got the bike finished, rode her for several months then sold the old girl to buy an other dirtbike, but i did manage to score another $100.00 GS for the upcoming winter, and this bike i will keep. I learnt a lot on this project and had help from many on this forum. My next bike should turn out even better. It has spokes and a kick start!!!

Anyways here are some pictures of the bike completed before i sold the old girl.







 




PLus the new girl in town!!! If anyone wants any parts hit me up. she will go the way of the last.







 
I will be busting out the sewing machine also. Going to attempt my first custom seat. Yours looks pretty good. Like you said, I'm sure you learned a lot on the first one and will do even better on the next.
I also built a drop down pan under the seat to hide the electronics and do- dads. It's pretty shallow, it barely hangs down below the frame rails. It's not installed yet so it's subject to change.
I like that build a lot overall.
Now get going on the next one.
Thanks for sharing.
 
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