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Ultimate back from the dead?

  • Thread starter Thread starter musicman
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Musicman, these bikes are easy to restore I have done several and have done a few in worse shape than yours. Do just as already suggested, go to the powerwash and spray it like crazy. Then pull the carbs, and plugs and douche the motor with aton of wd40. Till it is coming out the plug holes kicking it over with the kick starter. The motor is dry now and any condensation will stick the now free bores with rust by the time you get home from the car wash...ask me how I know:)...When you get home put some new plugs in and a battery charger on the old battery, assuming you dont have the key just unplug the ignition harness and make a jumper wire to cross the leads 4 total 2 jumper wires needed. this will give you power to the coils. spray a little starting fuild in the carb boots and give it a kick. If all is well it will fire on the second or third kick, dont worry it will not over rev without the carbs it will burn the starting fluid for a second or two. Now that you have confirmed it will run without stending any money, get to rebuilding those carbs. I have lots of 400f parts. If you need any will trade for GS1000 parts feel free to ask me any questions.
 
So it's gone for good, took it in for scrap the other day. The engine wasn't seized, but there's nothing usable there except for maybe the engine and frame (with no title). The forks were trashed, wheels rusted through, frame was in good shape surprisingly, kickstand mount was rock solid, just a little surface rust here and there. Carbs were frozen, wiring cut. I added up the the parts it needed in total and it came to about $2000 give or take a couple hundred to get it on the street. Not worth it!

So I said "Off with your head", killed the frame so I could scrap it without a title, and said goodbye.

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That factory 4 into 1 was worth saving as long as it wasn't full of holes. You should have parted it out and made some money. There were usable parts there
 
I didn't think it was a factory 4-1, maybe it was the stock head pipes with a junk aftermarket can? Either way I'd rather it be gone than play the part out game. I hate selling stuff, because I hate dealing with people, lol.
 
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