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New to the bobber Scene

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Steve said:
Hopefully you got a title for each bike. :-\\\

It would really suck to put all that effort into a bike that you could not register. :eek:

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Actually they didn't come with titles but, I'm in the process of having them re-titled under my name, its kind of a long drawn out process and I'll have to bond the titles when everything comes through. The DMV by my house has been very helpful in getting all this put together, and the titles should be available for me in about 2 weeks!
 
Here's some pics, they are in rough shape however, both did turn last night, was able to compression check both and all cylinders had between 135-150ish, so I'm thinking everything is in pretty good shape internally. Just seems weird to me that it would be that way considering the age and how long it sat etc. In any case, frame tear down starts either tonight or saturday night, so I can get going on any frame work she wants to change. I apologize for the garage mess, moved in about a year ago and have been remodeling so not much space inside the house for everything!
 
looks like the pair that were on craigslist not too long ago?
 
Air boxes look to be there, I see a side cover on the ground, turn signals are there, pipes appear whole... Honestly, not that bad of a start.
 
Oh, they're L models. They are born to be bobbed, chopped, cafe'd or anything else your heart desires.

Go for it!
 
Before you strip it down plan what your wanting first with ride height etc
remove the shocks and lower to height and fit a bar on shock points to keep height if your going to hard tail it as you can use the old frame to a lot of the pipe work
then work out the seat shape height etc


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You'll definitely want to grab valve cover gaskets (Suzuki OEM only) and check the valve clearances. Other than that, don't take apart the engines. Yes, you'll see some carbon when you look through the intakes. Perfectly normal on an air cooled engine.

It's a tossup as to whether neglected valve clearances or missing titles have killed off more GSs.

Lots of survivors have the same sad story of neglected maintenance: the bike slowly gets harder to start and runs less and less well, until one day it won't start (usually somewhere between 12,000 to 20,000 miles) and the clueless owner shoves it into the back of his Mom's garage for a decade or three and possibly nurses a lifelong grudge against Suzuki.

Valve clearances, at least, are easily put right. The gasket isn't all that cheap, but it can be re-used many times. The shims are only $5 or $6 each.

Sounds like you've got a handle on the paperwork. Here in Indiana, it's virtually impossible, and the harridans at the BMW will actively block you from even getting information on the process.
 
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smooth_358 said:
looks like the pair that were on craigslist not too long ago?
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Yeah they were out in circle pines, dude was pretty cool and helpful loading them up, was in and out in about 10-15 mins. The picture makes it look like they are in worse shape than the actually are, but most of what I need is there. Overall I'd say it was a good buy for $300 total, I'm just a little stircrazy and wanna get crackin on these things. Just need to finish up house stuff first =(

Also, as a side note since it snuck into the pic, anyone want to buy a 883 sporty? haha
 
Ya. I tried to get him to sell me the seat off of the one. Id say you did alright. I just didnt want to deal with the no title situation when I saw them on there.
 
smooth_358 said:
Ya. I tried to get him to sell me the seat off of the one. Id say you did alright. I just didnt want to deal with the no title situation when I saw them on there.
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Well i don't plan on keeping that seat if you still want it!
 
Oil leaks are pretty common at the head gasket, or base gasket.(where jugs meet the block.) I say do a quick tear down, get a set of OEM gaskets. Probably won't need to do rings. Just don't get too obsessed and take a long time with the build, because parts will get lost and it'll never get done, lol.
 
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