Forks and front wheel are back on the bike but I still need to clean the fork oil from the rotors and then get the calipers back on.
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what did you wrench on today??
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Steel Toed Tank
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Messed with this stupid misfire on my thunderbird today.
I've installed new wires and plugs, swapped coils, changed out the intake for a newer one with new gaskets, and I STILL have this stupid misfire on the same 2 cylinders.
Only thing it could be now is the injectors or valves, and I would have swapped the injectors around to confirm but by then I was frustrated.
It comes and goes but now that the misfire has completely clogged my cats the car has no power.
I went to the scrap yard to get the cats off the cougar who's transmission I snagged previously but in my hurry to remove the tranny before I guess I had ripped the flange off the one cat.
So now I need to pull the assembly off my car, saw off the flange and weld it to the assembly I just picked up.
On top of all that the alternator all of a sudden isn't charging the battery, yay me!
I'm also dying to get the carbs and tanks cleaned out on my TZ and Skunk, but this weather has been wet and snowing and drizzling and cold.
Come on spring time!!!!!
I've installed new wires and plugs, swapped coils, changed out the intake for a newer one with new gaskets, and I STILL have this stupid misfire on the same 2 cylinders.
Only thing it could be now is the injectors or valves, and I would have swapped the injectors around to confirm but by then I was frustrated.
It comes and goes but now that the misfire has completely clogged my cats the car has no power.
I went to the scrap yard to get the cats off the cougar who's transmission I snagged previously but in my hurry to remove the tranny before I guess I had ripped the flange off the one cat.
So now I need to pull the assembly off my car, saw off the flange and weld it to the assembly I just picked up.
On top of all that the alternator all of a sudden isn't charging the battery, yay me!
I'm also dying to get the carbs and tanks cleaned out on my TZ and Skunk, but this weather has been wet and snowing and drizzling and cold.
Come on spring time!!!!!
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GSX1000E
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Finished adjusting the camshafts last night and installed the cam cover. Today, I installed the carbs, added some gas and fired her up! 
Last two or three afternoons spent welding up the trailer frame but had to halt early due to back problems and inhaling zinc fumes - nasty stuff. Even with grinding off the galvanising there's still enough left to fume a fair bit.
Reason I used galvanised flat bar was there is a pile of it lying around the back of the building that I'd squirreled away for just this kind of thing.
Reason I used galvanised flat bar was there is a pile of it lying around the back of the building that I'd squirreled away for just this kind of thing.
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handkphil
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My freshly rejuvenated GS450GA
My freshly rejuvenated GS450GA
Finished my '83 GS450GA today. New stator, regulator/rectifier and starter. Battery's finally charging and the rectifier is rectifying.
Been working on this thing in my living room since I brought it home last fall. Just got back from a very enjoyable hour-long ride. This bike reminds me a lot of a Honda Helix. Being a 2-speed automatic, you just roll the throttle on and go. Put it in high gear and forget about shifting.
The suspension is really plush, but the bike still handles well. Got to cut off that little post on the side stand - it keeps scraping in fast left-hand turns.
Anyway, here she is:
My freshly rejuvenated GS450GA
Finished my '83 GS450GA today. New stator, regulator/rectifier and starter. Battery's finally charging and the rectifier is rectifying.
Been working on this thing in my living room since I brought it home last fall. Just got back from a very enjoyable hour-long ride. This bike reminds me a lot of a Honda Helix. Being a 2-speed automatic, you just roll the throttle on and go. Put it in high gear and forget about shifting.
The suspension is really plush, but the bike still handles well. Got to cut off that little post on the side stand - it keeps scraping in fast left-hand turns.
Anyway, here she is:
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GSX1000E
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After getting the new (evil :twistedevil
engine fired up last night, it was time to take it for a 50+ mile break-in run today. Snowing yesterday afternoon and last night with most of that gone today and a nice cool 40-45 degrees for break-in. 
I'll post a short video in the "Anyone go for a ride?" thread in a short while...
engine fired up last night, it was time to take it for a 50+ mile break-in run today. Snowing yesterday afternoon and last night with most of that gone today and a nice cool 40-45 degrees for break-in. I'll post a short video in the "Anyone go for a ride?" thread in a short while...
Dogma
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6 or 7 year old grease had turned to goo on the 850's front caliper pins, causing dragging front brakes and pulsing once they got hot. I'm surprised the OEM stuff turned sour like that. New boots on the pins too. One of the pads has worn pretty thin as a result of the dragging. They were an old mix and match set anyway. I only dissembled to diagnose. I'll put them back together later, since I haven't yet recovered flexibility in the knee after the surgery.
I also removed carbs for a long overdue cleaning.
I also removed carbs for a long overdue cleaning.
Ed, i have some of those foam mats as well.
Not having a lift they work surprisingly well when crawling around.
Not having a lift they work surprisingly well when crawling around.
Floor Foam
Floor Foam
I needed something to protect the carpet while staying here in Alamogordo. My daughter was gonna get rid of that solid piece of wood and I gladly took it off her hands. Works great for putting the bike on center stand.
Ed
Floor Foam
I needed something to protect the carpet while staying here in Alamogordo. My daughter was gonna get rid of that solid piece of wood and I gladly took it off her hands. Works great for putting the bike on center stand.
Ed
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Finished my '83 GS450GA today. New stator, regulator/rectifier and starter. Battery's finally charging and the rectifier is rectifying.
Been working on this thing in my living room since I brought it home last fall. Just got back from a very enjoyable hour-long ride. This bike reminds me a lot of a Honda Helix. Being a 2-speed automatic, you just roll the throttle on and go. Put it in high gear and forget about shifting.
The suspension is really plush, but the bike still handles well. Got to cut off that little post on the side stand - it keeps scraping in fast left-hand turns.
Anyway, here she is:
Looks nice. Suzuki GSes seem to have enough low end torque to work fine with little shifting, if you aren't in a hurry.
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handkphil
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Twist and Go
Twist and Go
True, but mine happens to be the "Suzukimatic", or GS450GA model, which came equipped with a 2-speed automatic transmission. No clutch to worry about. You can take off from a dead stop in either 1st or second gear. If you take off in 1st you will need to upshift to 2nd gear around 25-30 mph.
You can also just leave the bike in 2nd all then time. Acceleration is just a bit slower this way, but no shifting is required - it's just twist and go.
Twist and Go
True, but mine happens to be the "Suzukimatic", or GS450GA model, which came equipped with a 2-speed automatic transmission. No clutch to worry about. You can take off from a dead stop in either 1st or second gear. If you take off in 1st you will need to upshift to 2nd gear around 25-30 mph.
You can also just leave the bike in 2nd all then time. Acceleration is just a bit slower this way, but no shifting is required - it's just twist and go.
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StubbornDutchman
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Picked up a 2002 TTR225 for my wife for $400 so we can go dirt biking together. Only has 55psi compression. Time to rip 'er apart and see why.
Also pulled apart and dipped the carb from my KTM500. It seems to be an aftermarket part. Anyone here ever heard of LECTRON flat slide carbs? Any good?
Also pulled apart and dipped the carb from my KTM500. It seems to be an aftermarket part. Anyone here ever heard of LECTRON flat slide carbs? Any good?
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The only Lectron carbs i have seen are on dragbikes and they were not really suitable for street use. They were not very effecient unless WFO.
It wasn't a sand drag bike was it?
Some good info here.http://www.lectronfuelsystems.com/technical.html
It wasn't a sand drag bike was it?
Some good info here.http://www.lectronfuelsystems.com/technical.html
indeed! I can start out in 2nd on my 400 when it's slippery.
that's an interesting bike-(the 450GA) and you've really polished her up!
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StubbornDutchman
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I doubt it was a sand bike. But I guess its possible. It came from brantford. Which as you know is a little short on the sandy side...
It's not a street bike though. I do know the previous owner ice raced it on an oval track in the winter. And likely a circuit dirt track in the summer. It's got a race suspension setup as well. And a few other toys. It was missing the piston when i bought it. I'm going to split the cases and see what it all needs...