GSXR 1052 engine in GS 1000 frame

[John Kat]

Very good news today: the engine started with almost no difficulty!
I say almost as after a few negative tries, I decided to exchange the spark plug leads between the 1/4 and 2/3 cylinders.
Not obvious to identify in the documentation I have...
Quite a stressfull moment as the engine was second hand, so as the CDI and the carbs but all from different sources.
That combined with GS 1000 coils.
A major morale booster for sure

 

[John Kat]

Got the Koso rev counter hooked up yesterday.
Quite easy, I took the signal direcly from the trigger input of the CDI.

 

[steve murdoch]

Good news on the engine firing, John.
Which model Koso are you using? Is it similar to this one?
https://www.ebay.com/p/Koso-North-America-BA035K00-T-T-Tachometer-Black-Casing-Black-Face/202952107

 

[John Kat]

Good news on the engine firing, John.
Which model Koso are you using? Is it similar to this one?
https://www.ebay.com/p/Koso-North-America-BA035K00-T-T-Tachometer-Black-Casing-Black-Face/202952107

Steve, it looks very similar but mine is labelled BA58100?
Here it is: http://compteur2moto.com/compte-tou...teur-de-vitesse-koso-tnt-64mm-10000trmin.html
It's the second one I'm using and I'm very satisfied so far.

 

[John Kat]

I got the gear lever in place today.
Not obvious as it had to be 310 mm long.
In the end I used three rods to get the job done as an odd number is required to get the right male thread ( left and right) on each side.

 

[John Kat]

I changed my rear wheel today, going from the 6 spoke 18" GSXR wheel to the 3 spoke 4.5*18 used on the 1988 model.
The main reason beeing that it has the same spoke pattern as the front R6 wheel.
It's also .5" wider allowing the use of a 160 wide tire.

 

[John Kat]

The footpegs are now in place and the brake stay for the rear caliper is also functional.

 

[John Kat]

And another picture

 

[John Kat]

I took the bike outside for a picture or two.

 

[John Kat]

Another picture

 

[salty_monk]

Looking good..

 

[John Kat]

Looking good..

Thanks!
The good news is that I took the bike out for a (very) short ride today.
It's quite amazing...
The engine likes to rev and the "Devil" exhaust gives a deep grumble that's not too loud thanks to the db killer.
The bike feels quite light allthough the long wheelbase doesn't help in sharp corners.
Suspension is on the firm side but I haven't adjusted anything so far.
The position on the bike is sporty but seems acceptable for one or two hour rides.
To be confirmed off course.
As I had ridden my GS 1000 ST a couple of hours earlier, there is no comparaison possible.
The bike feels of "one piece" like any modern bike mostly due to the suspension components ( R6 rsu front fork and Ohlins monoshocked rear )
Definitely looking forward to ride it more.