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GS750: White Orphan Baby build

  • Thread starter Thread starter DannyMotor
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Looking good Danny, I also went with the SS lines from Earl's following the directions on the video provided by the company made it easy as all get out. I have had no issues as of yet. I understand that eerie feeling about them especailly as easy as they went together, but I have trust in what Nessim says so I am confident that I will have no issues.

Paul
 
Yea.. I figured if that many people used them with good result... it should be fine. Will the adjustable ones always be able to spin??
 
Got the tank clean... swirled around a bunch of high-octane with 30w mixed in... then sprayed a little WD-40 all over the place.

Hope it stays OK til tomorrow so I can fill it with fuel. Surface rust happens QUICK.

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Finally... I can sit on it and rev it again... hahaha.

VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9uwXR4ZJr8&feature=youtu.be
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It is The Blue Streak!
It looks and sounds, FANTASTIC!!!!
You SHOULD be very proud indeed. :cool:

Eric
 
Haha!!! The Blue Streak indeed! I got the headlight parts by the way! Went in smoothly! Thanks again, Eric!
 
Alrighty... Brake parts came in... calipers completely rebuilt... brakes bled... feels great!!

Today my jets, bowl screws, fuel screws, a carbtune, balancer fittings, and a few little odds & ends came in... so tomorrow, if all goes well... she will be ridden!!!!

I also got her plated yesterday. Pretty kickass!!!!
 
Carbs are all happy now?
Can't wait for the video of you actually riding this beast!!! :cool:

Eric
 
Well the slides are freed up and everything seems kosher... cylinder in #2carb was scored.. so I'm like wtf. Looks like it backfired bretty hard, gumming up the carb with soot. Looked at my jets... theyre not 120's... theyre 102s... damn dyslexia.

So got some 115, and 117.5 jets from Z1 so I can at least get it in the ballpark... 120 is normally big enough to run pods with... so we'll see.
 
I found the old jets that I made back in 1980 for my 750/850 conversion and they measured right between 115's and 120's using drill indexes.
Should be really close for Sea level. ;)
TimO. was over here trying to get jetting for his 750 and I believe that we ended up going with the 115's for our altitude.

Eric
 
Well.. after disassembling the carbs 10 times, multiple jet changes, timing adjustments, float adjustments, 3 rounds of cleaning the gas tank, and rebuilding the petcock God knows how many times... the biggest running issue... I over-oiled the KnN filter!!! Cleaned it... lightly oiled it...

Left to do: Carb balance, air and fuel adjustments, and possibly a re-jet. It's currently stock setting with 102.5 and stock needle in the second to bottom rung.

Other things that changed... bar-end mirrors installed, top nut installed (it's for a choke cable-type, so I used one of the plastic caps that were in the ends of the clubmans and popped it in... fit like a charm!

Here she is!
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And a little 'vintage look'.

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Old M/C gets the axe...

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New M/C off an 83 750,

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Installed some grip tape on the tank for knee guards:

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Just ordered some new tires, and carb boot clamps. There's been an intermittent air leak somewhere, and need to diagnose it correctly rather than masque the issue with carb adjustment.

So hopefully by next week, she'll have new shoes and I'll be able to do a final adjustment on the carbs... full synch... plug chops... the whole 9 yards.
 
ValorSolo said:
I kinda wish I hadn't seen this thread cause now my work load has tripled.
Everything is looking so good on your bike and you've shown me what needs to be done to mine.
If we were next door neighbors I wouldn't get anything done on my bike.
I'd be too busy watching yours come to life.

Great work. Really inspiring.
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Me too!! The speed and way you're going at your bike is exactly the way I would be doing it before our son was born. Now I'm limited to working on my bike at 5am or after bedtime. 2 y/o & restoring a bike don't mix but I wouldn't change a thing-
 
What did you use on that left side engine (sprocket?) cover? Looks like bed-liner or something. I like the effect and contrast with all that shiny chrome/aluminum.
 
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