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New to me 1978 GS750

This is after about 8 hours of tender love and care. No sandpaper, Dremel, files or any kind of dipping or blasting just good ol Elbow grease,scotchbrite wd-40 and Blue Magic Metal Polish.
Fuel rails were a must to replace as well as the choke lifter bushings.They fell apart in my hands during the disassembly process. Note to self: 46 year old rubber and plastic should All be replaced.

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Just a heads up..... Some members report fuel starvation issues using inline gas filters and you'll need to re-jet the carbs to account for the pods increased airflow. The stock pilot may be OK but the mains will need jacking up to 115 or more. There are many posts regarding re-jetting for pods - good luck!
 
Zed's "air correction jets" are the shortcut to clean running with pods.
 
Ed and Zed, I'm curious... can the air corrector jets mod be reversed?
 
What's a good way to clean the fins on the motor and the covers on the motor? I'm doing a similar restore on my dad's 77' GS750 and the motor looks like yours
 
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Elbow grease and lots of time. I used paint stripper/ scotch brite pads/ lacquer thinner/pressure wash and long Qtip swabs. I chose to paint the cylinder and head with high heat Aluminum and semi gloss black. Masking was done using high heat powder coating tape and a couple hours of trimming with an exacto knife and many blades. I also chose to polish the valve cover which only takes 4 to 6 HOURS!!
 
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I painted the cylinder black just because and I think that it turned out looking as I'd hoped.

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I'm doing a backwards resto on this GS750. I wanted to make sure that I could make it run right before I started a frame up resto. 3 of the 4 pistons had at least 2 rings stuck to the pistons and I mean stuck beyond fixing. So I had to take the engine apart and I figured while I had it down I would do the work to make it look presentable. Once it's running properly I will do the deed to the rest.

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Another shot of the head. It was a lot of work but it pays off in the end. Removing the lil blk goobers between the fins and replacing after paint is a must.

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Pinrut said:
What's a good way to clean the fins on the motor and the covers on the motor? I'm doing a similar restore on my dad's 77' GS750 and the motor looks like yours
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I used WD40 and scotchbrite on the side covers. After the factory finish was off I hand polished with Blue Magic Polish. And like our daddys taught us "It's Takes Elbow Grease Son"
 
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I think I've figured out the picture orientation out. ;) I will be replacing the hardware with SS allen head today.

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Don't mind the finger prints when this GS750 is complete it will be sitting in my living room with the GS550 and I will have plenty O time to polish it All.

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Wondering if you may be using Phillips screw drivers? they kind'f work but an actual JIS screwdriver for those JIS screws work waaay better.. Either way, a bolt or allen screw set, in my opinion, is by far the best. Thanks for the updates, looking good.
 
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Wondering if you may be using Phillips screw drivers? they kind'f work but an actual JIS screwdriver for those JIS screws work waaay better.. Either way, a bolt or allen screw set, in my opinion, is by far the best. Thanks for the updates, looking good.
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Yes, "I" own a set of JIS but the previous owner did not. But I've been working on these bikes for over 50 years and just purchased a set of JIS. Didn't need them in the past, all you had to do is use the proper size and use a Impact driver where needed. Never heard of JIS until the 2000's or so. If it doesn't go, Don't force it, I was always told.
 
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Me too, I'd never heard of JIS till the 2000's... Me too, always used proper size Phillips and impact driver... Me too, bolt or allen head set.
 
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