My 1150 clean up/rebuild

[trevor]

Hey guys, thought I would post some pics of my 1150 project. Rob (AZR) came over to help me (thank goodness) start stripping the bike and see what she is gonna need. I have a line on a new/used airbox and the missing gas tank trim. Needs a lot of spit and polish, gonna get the pipes sandblasted and painted. Thank again Rob. Kinda of cool fact is that if it wasn't for GSR I would not have met someone who is turning out to be a very good friend!

 

[Guest]

All in a days work buddy. Hope you kept track of where it all went, I was just the bolt puller

 

[7981GS]

I helps that Rob is just a great guy too, eh.

Eric

 

[Guest]

Nothing to do with that Eric, Trevor feeds me beer.

 

[MAJikMARCer]

Isn't beer and maybe pizza a rule?

 

[Good Times]

Sweet. Gonna enjoy watching this.

 

[BigD_83]

Pods are us

Pods are us

Forget the airbox Trevor. You gotta go pods!

What are you going to do with that sweet aluminum airbox contraption?

 

[trevor]

Forget the airbox Trevor. You gotta go pods!

What are you going to do with that sweet aluminum airbox contraption?

Haha... well that's what I'm gonna do. Just discovered the PO didn't rejet for the 4 to 1 so I don't have a stock airbox so pods and stage 3 it is! Just what I need...more performance!

 

[UncleMike]

Haha... well that's what I'm gonna do. Just discovered the PO didn't rejet for the 4 to 1 so I don't have a stock airbox so pods and stage 3 it is! Just what I need...more performance!

Yeah, the 1150 sure is a dog.*

 

[trevor]

Forget the airbox Trevor. You gotta go pods!

What are you going to do with that sweet aluminum airbox contraption?

Oh and the "sweet" aluminum airbox contraption is officialy for sale! Are you interested BigD?

 

[7981GS]

Haha... well that's what I'm gonna do. Just discovered the PO didn't rejet for the 4 to 1 so I don't have a stock airbox so pods and stage 3 it is! Just what I need...more performance!

If the Dyno jets are not at least 154 (Dynojet #),
You should probably pick up a set of 145, 147.5 and 150 main jets from Z1

Dynojet 154=145 Mikuni


Eric

 

[madjack57754]

will be keeping an eye on this thread

 

[trevor]

Went for a ride on my 750 today then did a few things on the 1150. I am a real rookie at this so I have been wondering if I'm over my head here. So I'm going to take it slow and ask some questions I'm sure. Luckily I have Rob (AZR) helping me. Today I took my battery box out which was very rusted and sanded and painted it. I like doing this stuff! And I worked on getting the carbs sorted. Also pulled the end caps off the bars and sanded them up ready to paint. I'm learning as I go.

 

[7981GS]

Just improve every part that you touch and the entire bike will be improved.
Clean, sand and paint one at a time if you have to. Every step forward is a step closer to the finish line.
Every time that I remove a bolt for any reason, I use a fine wire wheel to make it as close to new as possible and apply anti-seize or lock-tite, depending on use, before re-installation.
Before you know it, it is a new bike!

Eric

 

[trevor]

Just improve every part that you touch and the entire bike will be improved.
Clean, sand and paint one at a time if you have to. Every step forward is a step closer to the finish line.
Every time that I remove a bolt for any reason, I use a fine wire wheel to make it as close to new as possible and apply anti-seize or lock-tite, depending on use, before re-installation.
Before you know it, it is a new bike!

Eric

Thanks for the encouragement Eric! I got a bench grinder given to me from AZR and I went out and got a wire wheel for it today. Rob told me the same thing... everytime you touch something... make it better! I have been cleaning bolts etc. Really therapeutic work!!

 

[TheCafeKid]

The 1150, if I recall correctly, had one size larger mains on the two and three carb to keep those inner cylinders a little cooler. I dunno what the Dynojet (you might also investigate Factory Pro kits, some say they are actually better. I've never used them yet personally but plan to when I change the kit out on my ZRX cause I don't like the DJ needle design in that particular kit) kit has for mains for an 1150, but I ran a set of 1150 carbs on my 1100ES with the 1100 DJ kit in it and after playing with the needle clip position it ran absolutely awesome.
Usually the clip position is all you really have to mess with on the Dj kits in an otherwise stock motor. I'd pick up some washers the same size as the ones included in the kit (and I may have a few if you can't find any locally) as you may find that shimming the needle to a position inbetween two slots on the needle is where the sweet spot is.

I'm jealous man that is not only one of the three GSes I've not owned and want to (I am getting one of the three in the 81 1100E that is coming my way soon and the other would be a 78 1000E) but its also one of the coolest paint schemes on it I will be watching with interest and keep up the good work
And if no one has spoken up for the airbox lemme know what you'd like for it.

 

[spyug]

A bit here, a bit there, an hour tonight and another tomorrow, eventually you will get it done just ask my bud Gatekeeper. That 750 has got to be the gold standard in restorations and encourage you to follow that lead.

At times it may seem like you are not getting anywhere and there is always a tendency to rush but as the saying goes, "slow and steady wins the race".

You are off to fine start and its a bonus that you have an "assistant" to call on when you hit the odd "challenge" (there tend to be a few of them in every resto).

Keep 'er coming!

Cheers,
spyug

 

[GateKeeper]

Hey Trevor.....nice build you got going there, I will follow with interest, seems your going to do a fine job....

slow and steady, and as everyone has said, any part you touch make it better, and in the end it will look fantastic.

I don't know about my build being the gold standard (Thanks spyug) but I am happy on how it's turning out so far, I have a little more to go and it will be complete.

so if you need some encouragement, have a peek at my build thread, and some of the others that have been done, there are many with great results....

enjoy the therapy, I did......

Cheers

.

 

[trevor]

The 1150, if I recall correctly, had one size larger mains on the two and three carb to keep those inner cylinders a little cooler. I dunno what the Dynojet (you might also investigate Factory Pro kits, some say they are actually better. I've never used them yet personally but plan to when I change the kit out on my ZRX cause I don't like the DJ needle design in that particular kit) kit has for mains for an 1150, but I ran a set of 1150 carbs on my 1100ES with the 1100 DJ kit in it and after playing with the needle clip position it ran absolutely awesome.
Usually the clip position is all you really have to mess with on the Dj kits in an otherwise stock motor. I'd pick up some washers the same size as the ones included in the kit (and I may have a few if you can't find any locally) as you may find that shimming the needle to a position inbetween two slots on the needle is where the sweet spot is.

I'm jealous man that is not only one of the three GSes I've not owned and want to (I am getting one of the three in the 81 1100E that is coming my way soon and the other would be a 78 1000E) but its also one of the coolest paint schemes on it I will be watching with interest and keep up the good work
And if no one has spoken up for the airbox lemme know what you'd like for it.

Hey Cafekid, did you see the airbox that came with my bike? It's a fabricated aluminum one, not original. If you want it I would be happy to send it to you.

Send me a pm if you want it.

 

[GateKeeper]

grind down the welds, give it a high polish, it just might not look all that bad.....

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