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Flaggo60
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Its Alive!
Its Alive!
Well, after almost two years of start-stop work on my GS650G, its back on the road again and it runs real nice! The last time I rode it was fall 2007. When I tried to get it going early spring 2008, nada, nuttin'. I hadn't been riding it enough to keep clean gas going through it. After some coaxing from the GSR members I decided to try some of my own maintenance beyond oil changes. It had become increasingly difficult to get a shop to work on it because of its age and they kept trying to sell me a new bike.
Soooo, I started a program which as many would guess kept expanding. The carbs came off for a cleaning following the GSR manual on carbs. Since they were apart and I had a hell of a time getting them back in with the airbox in place, I decided it would be a good time to try a Dynojet kit and K&N pods, as I already had the 4 into 1. That went in. Then I swapped all the engine case original soft aluminum screws with stainless steel Allen bolts. Since the case covers came off to do this I installed new gaskets and a new Electrosport stator. While installing the Allen bolts on the clutch side I dropped one deep into the engine necessitating removing down to and including the clutch basket, so a new clutch went in when that little screw-up was fixed.
Since I was doing all this reno work, it wouldn't do to have a tatty bike so a neighbor in the business painted the tank and front fender for me. I buffed up the engine cases while they were off as well. I sand blasted the headers to remove the rusty chrome there and painted them flat black with high temp paint. Finally, I bought a nearly new pair of front brake rotors off EBay and installed them, and finished the main stuff by installing the lovely flat black fork brace I bought through Salty_Monk.
There are a few things remaining and then I'll be good to go-adjust the valves and synch the carbs being the main ones and then a good wax job and finish polishing the cases. Then later, a chrome headlight shell off a 650L is going on and perhaps LED turn signals, not totally decided yet. It feels, looks and sounds like a new bike, which is nice because I've had it for twenty years already and it looks like its ready for another twenty (although that'll make me 84). A picture is attached.
Thanks so much to all the GSR folks who jumped in and helped me with advice to clean carbs, undo clutch housings, find dropped bolts, tune Dynojet kits, clean and seal the fuel tank, get the idea to sandblast the pipes and paint them and so many other tasks. I'm really grateful to all of you.
Very best regards,
Ted
Its Alive!
Well, after almost two years of start-stop work on my GS650G, its back on the road again and it runs real nice! The last time I rode it was fall 2007. When I tried to get it going early spring 2008, nada, nuttin'. I hadn't been riding it enough to keep clean gas going through it. After some coaxing from the GSR members I decided to try some of my own maintenance beyond oil changes. It had become increasingly difficult to get a shop to work on it because of its age and they kept trying to sell me a new bike.
Soooo, I started a program which as many would guess kept expanding. The carbs came off for a cleaning following the GSR manual on carbs. Since they were apart and I had a hell of a time getting them back in with the airbox in place, I decided it would be a good time to try a Dynojet kit and K&N pods, as I already had the 4 into 1. That went in. Then I swapped all the engine case original soft aluminum screws with stainless steel Allen bolts. Since the case covers came off to do this I installed new gaskets and a new Electrosport stator. While installing the Allen bolts on the clutch side I dropped one deep into the engine necessitating removing down to and including the clutch basket, so a new clutch went in when that little screw-up was fixed.
Since I was doing all this reno work, it wouldn't do to have a tatty bike so a neighbor in the business painted the tank and front fender for me. I buffed up the engine cases while they were off as well. I sand blasted the headers to remove the rusty chrome there and painted them flat black with high temp paint. Finally, I bought a nearly new pair of front brake rotors off EBay and installed them, and finished the main stuff by installing the lovely flat black fork brace I bought through Salty_Monk.
There are a few things remaining and then I'll be good to go-adjust the valves and synch the carbs being the main ones and then a good wax job and finish polishing the cases. Then later, a chrome headlight shell off a 650L is going on and perhaps LED turn signals, not totally decided yet. It feels, looks and sounds like a new bike, which is nice because I've had it for twenty years already and it looks like its ready for another twenty (although that'll make me 84). A picture is attached.
Thanks so much to all the GSR folks who jumped in and helped me with advice to clean carbs, undo clutch housings, find dropped bolts, tune Dynojet kits, clean and seal the fuel tank, get the idea to sandblast the pipes and paint them and so many other tasks. I'm really grateful to all of you.
Very best regards,
Ted
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Richharr
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still a work in progress. threads in my sig
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Hey Ted Flaggo60,
The bike looks real good, the red really pops with the black.
Tell me about that fork brace. I need one cause I dont intend to use a front fender and need the added support.
The bike looks real good, the red really pops with the black.
Tell me about that fork brace. I need one cause I dont intend to use a front fender and need the added support.
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midnightcafe
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SmoreGrava keep them pics coming, I need to do something with my seat area. Gonna carve up my seat foam and to get something similar to a Corbin or Sargeant for now and in winter do something like you did.
wow. that monoshock looks stock! how did you mount it/picture of the bracket?
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patrickmcp
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Oz Customs
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My '78 GS100 - pics are about a week old, finished up a few things since then, changed a couple things - got to ride all weekend, so the work progress slowed down some, but the ride was good for the soul!
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Henryinva
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Yep, its lowered and slightly streched.
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Dignan
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Always wondered what a GS tank would look like sectioned like that.. I dig it. Hold about a gallon and a half now?
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Henryinva
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Well you'll have to keep wondering, the tank is off of a Virago. I figure it'll end up about 2 gallons.
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russr33
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My '78 GS100 - pics are about a week old, finished up a few things since then, changed a couple things - got to ride all weekend, so the work progress slowed down some, but the ride was good for the soul!
That is one sweet ride. Very nice sir
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Big_T112
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85 1150 Turbo
85 1150 Turbo
1985 GS1150ES Turbo. 1395cc bigblock, web cams, Ward head, Falicon crank and rods, Strait cut gear with billet basket, race cut trans. with billet 2nd and 3rd gear, MTC lockup. Streched 4 inches, swingarm widened, Stock rear wheel widened to take a 190/55 tire. Dyna 2000 ignition with boost activated timimig retard, Airshifter, A blast from the past,
85 1150 Turbo
1985 GS1150ES Turbo. 1395cc bigblock, web cams, Ward head, Falicon crank and rods, Strait cut gear with billet basket, race cut trans. with billet 2nd and 3rd gear, MTC lockup. Streched 4 inches, swingarm widened, Stock rear wheel widened to take a 190/55 tire. Dyna 2000 ignition with boost activated timimig retard, Airshifter, A blast from the past,
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big_T how do you widen a stock wheel? 
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Big_T112
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wheel
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You send it to Kosman and he machines the stock sides down and then welds new wider sides back on. I am saying this because with the tire off you can see from the inside where it has had the new piece added on each side of the rim. turns it into a 6" inch wide rim that will now hold a 190/55-17" modern tire. The previous owner did the wheel. I am sure it was not cheap. I am going to put the GSXR wheels and brakes I have on it and take these in the picture off.
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You send it to Kosman and he machines the stock sides down and then welds new wider sides back on. I am saying this because with the tire off you can see from the inside where it has had the new piece added on each side of the rim. turns it into a 6" inch wide rim that will now hold a 190/55-17" modern tire. The previous owner did the wheel. I am sure it was not cheap. I am going to put the GSXR wheels and brakes I have on it and take these in the picture off.
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KiwiGS
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I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, on this project.
Cheers
Cheers
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Richharr
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wrist band,
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KiwiGS
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Thanks, the cozy came with a bike mag so you know it's cool
Thanks, I have not run it since I set the tappet clearances.
It ran good before, so it should be better
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Hector Penalosa
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1980 Suzuki GS 1100E
1980 Suzuki GS 1100E
1980 Suzuki GS 1100E
