Parts list for 78 GS550 upgrade?

[Hdale85]

Are you talking about the R/R? I'd mainly want the connects so it's nice and water tight and clean looking I guess?

 

[Guest]

D'ecosse posted a pic of a Triumph part that has the proper connector for the SH-775 regulator. Much better than individual connectors. Just clip off the non-regulator side connectors and use your own for your harness.

http://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...22146&highlight=triumph+regulator#post1922146

As far as the 650 head swap, I'm in the process of doing one currently. You will need the entire top end assembly off a 650. You will also need to do some minor grinding of the lower cases for the larger cylinder skirts to fit into the 550 holes. You will need to create your own cylinder base gasket or order one that is .031 or .032" thick to get the proper squish clearance of .035-.040. Lastly, if you want a torquey engine then use the 650 cams on the 550 sprockets. If you want a high revving engine, use the 550 cams.

Good luck!

 

[Hdale85]

Hmm ok, so seems some people were planning to fill the plugs with high quality RTV of some sort that won't crack. I can do something like that and feel relatively good about it.

 

[Guest]

I've moved mine on a couple of occasions. Mostly because of disassembly of other items. The Triumph part is cheap, fits, allows for removal, and is water tight. What more can you ask for. I would never assume you won't move something...

 

[Guest]

Hmm ok, so seems some people were planning to fill the plugs with high quality RTV of some sort that won't crack. I can do something like that and feel relatively good about it.

Only if it's electrical silicon. The other types will turn all the connections green and advance corrosion.

 

[Hdale85]

I've moved mine on a couple of occasions. Mostly because of disassembly of other items. The Triumph part is cheap, fits, allows for removal, and is water tight. What more can you ask for. I would never assume you won't move something...

I didn't really see the part you are referring to in that thread? They are just talking about the R/R is also from a couple other models Can Am and such.

 

[tkent02]

I've moved mine on a couple of occasions. Mostly because of disassembly of other items. The Triumph part is cheap, fits, allows for removal, and is water tight. What more can you ask for. I would never assume you won't move something...

That's what wire cutters are for.

 

[Guest]

Sorry. It's post #81 in the thread. Part no T2500676. I bought mine from bike bandit for 9.95 along with some other parts.

 

[Hdale85]

Ok, missed that part lol.

 

[Hdale85]

Ok, for 10 bucks that's not bad I think I'll go for it. So the list is somewhat complete I think? What's the word on the solenoid? I found a ricks part for like 35 bucks? Anything else in there you think we might need? I'm going to buy some wire and a new fuse block as well and when we swap this all over to the new frame it'll get the full heatshrink treatment and tech flex and so on.

 

[Chuck78]

550's with k&n pods, after market exhaust, & rejetted are REALY FAST as is! I'm doing the 650 swap on a spare '77 550 engine I have though. Gearbox is bad on the 78 engine in the bike. Watcj powrshifting into second on those, a hard shift when you're not 100% shifted into second will damage the shift forks easier than the 5 speeds.

Do a 310mm single or 296mm dual disc rotor setup with gs500 / ninja 600 / ninja 250 twin pistin calipers. Look up Salty_monk's thread on twinpot conversion for tge skunk (his gs1000). Honda rotors & ninja calipers basically.

Get some Hagon 2810 rear shocks, sonic .90kg/mm fork springs or so (1.0 or 1.1 if you are heavier), mike's xs cartridge emulators, and Avon AM26 or Shinko 230 TourMaster tires instock sizes or no more than 1 larger than stock.

 

[Chuck78]

Oh and you must stick with the proper years of stator to match the rotor on the bike. The earlier ones have fewer poles, the later ones are like 11 poles.