My 1980 Suzuki GS1000G

[Guest]

Few more things done.

Took longer than I had expected but the new seals are in and the head is all buttoned back up. Ready for paint now.

Had everything here for the petcock so did that as well. Decided not to paint it as it sits in front of the carbs which won't be painted either so I just cleaned it up and put the new parts in.

Sure moves real nice now. I'll have to throw it on a tank to test it.

 

[Guest]

Seats all done. Looks fantastic thanks to a few donations of cover and grab bar. I'll have to see how the grab bar works with the Samsonite luggage once she's all put together.

If you look closely you'll notice I resolved the grommet issue, and just my kind of price, $2.

 

[7981GS]

She is coming along nicely. She will be a keeper no doubt.

Daniel

 

[Charlie G]

I'll remember that grommet trick. Saddlemens cover, I'd say...looks good.

cg

 

[rustybronco]

Nice looking seat!

 

[SVSooke]

So this is what you've been up to.Looking good remember seeing it part way through the disassembly.Popped the $ for those washers

 

[bbjumper]

Lookin good

Lookin good

That seat looks great, where did you get the cover and yes, the cylinder goes back on allot easier with an extra set of hands.......

 

[Wallowgreen]

Looking really good Rob, this the machine you're hoping to use in August?

 

[Guest]

The seat cover was a donation from '850 combat', a used Saddleman cover and that shinny handle was another generous donation from 'rustybronco'. Fit on easily and I'm happy with the look. I see there's currently a discussion going on about Saddleman VS Pitreplica. Yes, this is the bike I'm hoping to have running for this season. If I get my butt in gear it 'should' be ready I've got a full set of Samsonite bags to go on her as well. I'm hoping she will be the full meal deal bike. Good for ridding locally and for touring.

 

[Guest]

Aaaaarrrrrrrrrrrr.........

Aaaaarrrrrrrrrrrr.........

Finally spent some time with the old 1000G again, 10 minutes into working on her again and one of the cam cap bolts breaks off in the head.....ahhhhhhhhh.... No warning at all. It was the 2nd to last bolt and hadn't even got close to torque pressure, didn't even get a hint of it getting tight, must have been a crack or something in the bolt I figure. Tried drilling, started a real nice straight hole, thinking "this is actually going to work" and the bit broke off in the hole....AARRRRRRRRR. Tomorrow I'll find the hardest bit I can find and try one last time, but I can't imagine I'm going to be able to drill through a metal bit. Some days it's just better to go back to bed.

Any suggestions or condolences are appreciated.

 

[GSequoia]

I've got the POR-15 chassis black to paint the frame and all the tid bits with.

POR is great stuff but be advised it doesn't handle UV rays very well. I'd use it as an undercoat then topcoat with something that is UV stabilized.

 

[GSequoia]

Any suggestions or condolences are appreciated.

Get yourself a reverse drill bit (or a set of them). They do what they say, drill in reverse rotation. A lot of times, especially when the bolt ins't completely seized up, they will remove the bolt as you're drilling into them.

 

[GSJohnny]

If you look closely you'll notice I resolved the grommet issue, and just my kind of price, $2.

I have the same seat cover. High quality. Keep it clean and protected and it will last forever

Where did you find these grommets AZR?


Thanks

~GSJohnny

 

[Guest]

I picked them up at our local Canadian Tire but any hardware store should have something like them in their housewares section or maybe the plumbing section. I just hunted around till I found something that worked.

"GSequoia" about the POR-15 paint, if you use their regular POR-15 paint, no it is not UV rated, but if you buy the chassis paint it is UV rated, which is what I used.

So picked up a titanium drill bit, it snapped off inside the broken bolt...nice. The heads currently at the machine shop and their not sure if they'll be able to fix it but we'll see in a couple of days.....arrrrrrrrrrrr

 

[rustybronco]

Personally, I try a small nut over the broken off stud and Mig or Tig them together.

 

[Guest]

Ya that works great when you can get at the bolt but unfortunately the hole is very small and the the bolt is down inside it...arrrrrr. I shouldn't complain too much, I do have a spare engine but I've already cleaned, painted, honed and assembled this one so I'm trying to be lazy I guess

 

[GSequoia]

"GSequoia" about the POR-15 paint, if you use their regular POR-15 paint, no it is not UV rated, but if you buy the chassis paint it is UV rated, which is what I used.

Nice, I didn't realize they had UV stuff now. Good to know as I'll be painting a frame in the hopefully near future.

 

[Guest]

Great product, one thing to note I had to thin it out 5% more than what they recommend. Of course I've yet to have the bike on the road and truly test out the product.

 

[Guest]

Well $47 later I have a new helicoil in the head and a functioning threaded hole. Frickin' aluminum!

Tomorrow I'll throw the cams back in (I hope) and button up the block. Although I was thinking of putting the engine back as it is and putting the head on after to save on the weight. Might be smart, but I usually don't do things the smart way:lol:

 

[londonboards]

Well done. That sure was a set back.

I did a similar thing. Got all the seized exhaust bolts out and was feeling pretty good about my mechanical skills, then stipped a stupid little screw on the front brake fluid reservoir.

Just came across your thread and noticed there was a long break between March and October. I guess you were out riding? I'm asking because I am very interested in the motivational side of these projects.

My own project is only 70 days old and I am very motivated but I know it will probably be 2 years before I get my motor spinning again and I want to stay focused.

Greetings