They did start to cup and I had the front wash out twice at low speed, the tyres were not 2 years old.. The rear tyre was very good and I managed nearly 5000 miles but the front was disapointing.
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Suzuki GS1000e/s/gs1100/gsx1100 project...
- Thread starter bobtail84
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They did start to cup and I had the front wash out twice at low speed, the tyres were not 2 years old.. The rear tyre was very good and I managed nearly 5000 miles but the front was disapointing.
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Awesome work! Keep it up!
Looking good! 
Just knocking the foibles out of the 1100G during the running in period now
Just knocking the foibles out of the 1100G during the running in period now
Looking good!
I did see your video of the exhaust and loved the noise, I hope your neighbours are very understanding.
On a simlilar note I have been speaking with Jon at Racefit and have pulled the trigger on a Racefit Legend... https://store.racefituk.com/collections/legend for goodness sake don't tell the memsahib or there will be an unfortunate death in the family, mine...
Ok a little more stuff done.
When the bike was originaly purchased it was painted gold and rough as a badgers bottom so I have finally got around to rubbing down the fairing and having a trial fit on the bike, more paint was removed after the fitting. The faring is a genuine Suzuki original and the bike was a cooley but so much was damaged or missing it was beyond restoring, mainly due to the fact the original frame was damaged and replaced with a GS1100 import as we did not get that modle in the uk as such.
A little bit of satin black paint to hide the poor quality workmanship by my goodself as this was my 1st ever attempt at spraying also it was using rattle cans.
The end result was not to bad either.
When the bike was originaly purchased it was painted gold and rough as a badgers bottom so I have finally got around to rubbing down the fairing and having a trial fit on the bike, more paint was removed after the fitting. The faring is a genuine Suzuki original and the bike was a cooley but so much was damaged or missing it was beyond restoring, mainly due to the fact the original frame was damaged and replaced with a GS1100 import as we did not get that modle in the uk as such.
A little bit of satin black paint to hide the poor quality workmanship by my goodself as this was my 1st ever attempt at spraying also it was using rattle cans.
The end result was not to bad either.
A little more activity in the shed..
When I offered up and pre fitted the fairing before painting I noticed the indicators were inside the fairing due to there size, I had fitted some cheap chinese copies that were half the size which I really liked so I fabricated a pair of extentions from 50mm x 30mm x 3mm aluminium box which was sprayed black.
Once the headlight was re assembled everything was checked to make sure lights and indicators all worked and it all looked ok. I cant seem to change the picture aspect in the forum albums section, I must be doing something wrong..
And the end result was, in my eyes quite successful even if I do say so myself.
When I offered up and pre fitted the fairing before painting I noticed the indicators were inside the fairing due to there size, I had fitted some cheap chinese copies that were half the size which I really liked so I fabricated a pair of extentions from 50mm x 30mm x 3mm aluminium box which was sprayed black.
Once the headlight was re assembled everything was checked to make sure lights and indicators all worked and it all looked ok. I cant seem to change the picture aspect in the forum albums section, I must be doing something wrong..
And the end result was, in my eyes quite successful even if I do say so myself.
Looking good.. I like the look of the new pipe! When do you get it?
Looking good.. I like the look of the new pipe! When do you get it?
They have a bike to drop back in London end of May then pick up mine on the same day and they want my bike for a couple of weeks to make some templates as my frame has not been modified which is very unusual over here aparently.. so covid-19 depending should be done by the end of June.
Nice.. something to look forward to then! Make sure you post a soundbite!
More shed action..
I finally got around to changing the engine, the one in the bike was a little tired and I have been slowly building something a bit special.
So off I went.
A GS1000 engine is quite heavy and a little tricky to remove from the frame but with help from No2 & 3 sons it went rather well.
The replacement was nearly ready to go.
I took the APE 9 plate clutch from the old engine and fitted it to the new one.
Once the covers were all buttoned up I enlisted the help of No's 2 & 3 sons again so after removing the valve cover the engine went back in easier the taking the old one out.
Once the engine mounts were fitted and a few other bits bolted back on the plumbing for the oil cooler was fitted.
The cooler was originally from a TL1000 and it's been in the shed for years so I put it to good use.
The 33mm smoothbore Mikuni's were next.
I finally got around to changing the engine, the one in the bike was a little tired and I have been slowly building something a bit special.
So off I went.
A GS1000 engine is quite heavy and a little tricky to remove from the frame but with help from No2 & 3 sons it went rather well.
The replacement was nearly ready to go.
I took the APE 9 plate clutch from the old engine and fitted it to the new one.
Once the covers were all buttoned up I enlisted the help of No's 2 & 3 sons again so after removing the valve cover the engine went back in easier the taking the old one out.
Once the engine mounts were fitted and a few other bits bolted back on the plumbing for the oil cooler was fitted.
The cooler was originally from a TL1000 and it's been in the shed for years so I put it to good use.
The 33mm smoothbore Mikuni's were next.
After a few hours of making sure all the parts were back in the right place I think the end result is not to shabby.
The bike is now at https://store.racefituk.com/collections/legend having the exhaust made and should be back with me by the end of May. When the bike is back I have the fuel lines to run then I will fire it up and balance the carbs then give it a good shake down, that should be fun.
The bike is now at https://store.racefituk.com/collections/legend having the exhaust made and should be back with me by the end of May. When the bike is back I have the fuel lines to run then I will fire it up and balance the carbs then give it a good shake down, that should be fun.
The bike is now finished, well at least for the moment.
It runs like a charm and is quite nippy.
And a small video of the bike running. https://photos.google.com/share/AF1...?key=WUd4VlpyOWxEQzRadFA1b00ycVdOazJqZkpmSTR3
It runs like a charm and is quite nippy.
And a small video of the bike running. https://photos.google.com/share/AF1...?key=WUd4VlpyOWxEQzRadFA1b00ycVdOazJqZkpmSTR3
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Did CR Racefit make the whole Ti exhaust system or just the can? Looks great!
The headers coloured up on the initial startup and I had the air screws out to far and it was running lean plus the day was 38c.. The bike is running fine now and I have removed the blueing from the titanium headers and now they are all a light blue/ gold and about the same.
It's a complete Racefit system Ti from the head to the can
it sound very nice when you give the ole girl some beans.
Update time.
When I checked the bike over after a good shake down which included 2 track days at Brands Hatch motor racing curcuit in Kent UK I found the chain had started to tighten up on a number of the links. The chain set had been on the bike since being finished about 7 years ago so I have had a good life from the set.
The bike has the standard 630 pitch and I thought 530 would be the best way to go.
I went to a local motorcycle parts dealer and they provided the whole kit for ?112.
The kit came with the spacer for the front sprocket.
I also went for the gold bling version..
I rather like the end result.
When I checked the bike over after a good shake down which included 2 track days at Brands Hatch motor racing curcuit in Kent UK I found the chain had started to tighten up on a number of the links. The chain set had been on the bike since being finished about 7 years ago so I have had a good life from the set.
The bike has the standard 630 pitch and I thought 530 would be the best way to go.
I went to a local motorcycle parts dealer and they provided the whole kit for ?112.
The kit came with the spacer for the front sprocket.
I also went for the gold bling version..
I rather like the end result.
