Gs1000 Build Thread

[Gs1000g]

This has been a budget build from the start, I didn't want to spend a ton of money on unneessary parts but when I purchased the barn of parts I knew some may need some cleaning but will turn out ok for me



After a little polishing






Rear Fender mounted,



Original chrome tailpiece it has a tiny crack in it but is all complete


Anyone know why there are blocked off Valve stems in this tail section


Cleaning the eletrical contacts to save me problems later on, a cheap toothbrush and some electrical cleaner works wonders


In digging through parts i found a shindgen 232-12 R/R, soldered some wires back to it, with some heatshrink and we are good to go

 

[Gs1000g]

Got the gauges painted, connections cleaned, and mounted...i forgot the ignition switch


Main harness is going in


r/r mounted


Getting there


Mounted clubman bars, im not a fan really will probably replace with Daytona or something like that


Brake Master cylinder is disgusting


And this is how i ended the night 5 bandaids later it finally stopped bleeding

 

[thebrandonbeezy]

Your clubmans are upside down, they only look good on smaller bikes imo

 

[thebrandonbeezy]

I like how this bike is turning out though!

 

[Gs1000g]

Your clubmans are upside down, they only look good on smaller bikes imo

Yea I realized that but I couldn't find any other handlebars and they wouldn't go the other way these will have to be there for now

 

[thebrandonbeezy]

If my triples had mounts for normal handle bars id run super bike bars or low rise dirtbike bars. A freind of mine had both on his gs and was very comfy

 

[Gs1000g]

Think I'm going to use superbike or Daytona bars we shall see what happens as we go, I got the electric done today now I need new brake lines and a battery

 

[thebrandonbeezy]

Good battery and connection will go along way. I put the battery i had in my gs that would barely turn it over into my fzr1000 and it was like it was a new battery.. thats with new cables on the gs too.. although my starter may be getting worn out idk haha

 

[Gs1000g]

I've been making progress, I just haven't loaded pictures due to photobucket ads. I finally got the harness in it and all the electrical parts to finally work, there was a bad solder in the fuse box main fuse that was a PITA to track down and find. I'm awaiting my ultrasonic cleaner, Airbox and some new parts to be delivered, will update accordingly

 

[thebrandonbeezy]

If you use the photobucket app on a phone there's no adds. Its so much easier to use

 

[ALB80-850]

Good looking bike! I'm inspired to start my GS1000 project. I started it several years ago and life got in the way. Of course i don't have any "before" pictures. I plan to take some current pictures and start from there. I also haven't posted any pics on photobucket in ages. It will be another new, old experience. May even start my own rebuild thread.

 

[Gs1000g]

I haven't forgot about the build thread just life happens, and i also figure we dont need another photo of a brake caliper being bolted on. I've also been ordering parts for the assembly
parts
En route
are my new brake lines from Rennsport
Uni air filter
Choke Cable
Bowl Gaskets


The fusebox finally worked and i got the corrosion cleaned up where everything started


Headlight bucket installed




Rough Mock up of the bike


Caliper photos anyways


New soldered Wiring and connectors


got the 4:1 header bolted on and the exhaust pipe, sprayed with VHT "flameproof" paint

 

[Gs1000g]

got my new Ultrasonic cleaner, I will never use old berrymans again unless i really really need to $119 shipped to my front door


Bowl for practice run




Carbs before disassembly for dipping






I do a lot of smoking meat for people during the summer and my smoker needed work due to a rusted out barrel so I got side tracked with repairing the old barrel for the top smoke box. I had a baby shower with 60bs of meat to cook for, like I said life happens



The junk Harbor Freight welder only worked about 30% of the time. I could touch the wire to the ground and it still wouldnt work

 

[Gs1000g]

Now Back to the bike
Carbs assembled and back on the rack


I got the Airbox and chrome side covers from Ebay, found the metal air filter replacement in a box i knew I had set one aside just couldn't figure out where. Decided Pods were not the way i wanted to go.



GRAND MOMENT!!!! Time to get the BIKE STARTING
I went to start the bike and all I got was a solenoid click Thought it was maybe the battery check the voltage and it was 4V, so I took a known good battery from my blue bike and placed it in there and click . So I assumed the starter i mean what else could go bad?. I swapped starters and it was the same, so I think to myself..... This build has went really smooth so now is time for something to go bad.......what is the worse case.....oh the engine is locked up. I pulled the spark plugs took off the timing cover and tried to spin the engine by hand.... I couldn't.

I filled the spark plug holes with PB blaster, let it sit for about 20-30 minutes. I put a large wrench on the nut and gave a few non gentle taps with a mallet and it finally broke free. II shot the PB blaster out of the spark plug holes all over the garage. I charge the battery, put it back in and give it a few cranks and it popped a few times like it wanted to start. I give it more time to prime the carbs and voila! it started and sputtered for a few seconds. I looked down and gas was dripping out of the carbs. I realized that the gaskets I used were not sealed well so back off they came but its progress right????

I am currently awaiting the new bowl gaskets, brake lines, air filter and the long awaited

MUFFLER BAFFLE!!!!!!!!

Will report back when I get all the parts

 

[steve murdoch]

You get bonus points for perseverance, James.
Are you sure the gas was coming from ill-fitting bowl gaskets?
Could be o-rings, stuck float, improper float height.

 

[limeex2]

Can you give us a link for the Sonic cleaner? That's a nice price.

 

[Gs1000g]

yea its the bowl gaskets, the O rings were replaced properly with Robert Barr's kit but.... I cheaped out and put some hard old bowl gaskets in it, and I knew better but i wanted to get the engine to fire. live and learn right?

its $106 now which is better than when i bought it
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/181434466620?lpid=82&chn=ps&ul_noapp=true

 

[Kiwi Canuck]

James, nice job on the bike, what magic sauce did you use in your ultra sonic cleaner, the carb bowls came up very nicely.

That 6L is a pretty good size, I got the 3L one and it works for 1 carb but only just.

They were much more expensive when I got mine, but $106.00 that is very inexpensive for a 6L unit and it looks like it works well.

David

 

[Gs1000g]

All I used was water and some dish soap, I did some simple green but it discolored the carb body I did a sample run on, I soaked it back in water and it almost was normal after that

 

[Gs1000g]

In favor of all Gs resource members my muffler baffle arrived today! Will post pics after it's installed