what did you wrench on today??

[979roadrunner]

Took back Yamaha type mirrors and traded for Bikemaster 'Superbike GX' mirrors, as those were the only other style the dealership had a pair of.
Look pretty good on the GS, even if it's an L model.
Unfortunately, discovered the inboard cylinder on the right hand side (is that #2 or #3?) isn't firing, at least not at low throttle openings.(Does heat up during hard pulls) so it looks like i have some work to do

 

[Colin Green]

My Baz has/had a pretty sounding pipe that gets in the way of corners and the oil filter. I wasn't impressed when I had to take the whole exhaust system off to do a oil and filter change.

So I took advantage of a cheap old 4 to 1 off a GS850 and decided that today was the day to see if it fit.

Had to spread 1 and 4 by 10mm but other than that she just fell in to place so snugly that it locked in without any other supports. Just hangs there nicely.

 

[CraigS]

Wiring

Wiring

Just finished the coil relay mod and installing a Dyna S electronic ignition on my 79 GS1000. Can't wait to clean her up and ride tomorrow.

 

[ddaniels]

Replaced phillips head screws on the tops and bottoms of carbs with some very nice stainless socket head ones. Waiting on my airbox boots to show up.

 

[modular]

Popped in new OEM clutch springs and did a oil/filter change.

 

[chuck hahn]

I put my new GS750 emblems on the 77s side covers and added the stickers underneath them. .Also put the freshly painted gas cap cover on my 78 as well.

 

[Allenson]

Last night I installed my new intake boots, freshly cleaned carbs, brand new battery, changed the oil & filter and drained & refilled the final-drive/gear oil.

Fired the ol' gal up and she ran like it was 1982 all over again.

 

[rustybronco]

The de-stinking process

The de-stinking process

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[chuck hahn]

That is heart warming to see the reverence and love she is finally getting Dale..I may pop in and see the ole girl soon.

 

[rustybronco]

It's getting there a piece at a time.

A little penetrating oil, some patience and so far no broken fasteners.
getting those carbs off sure was a pain...

 

[chuck hahn]

make a photo album of every step . have Nancy start a scrapbook for you!!! Picsa of the title before you change it to your name, the service manual all of it!!!

 

[rustybronco]

make a photo album of every step . have Nancy start a scrapbook for you!!!

Naaaah to much like work. I just took a boat load of pictures.

I've got Nancy taking the tail piece to work so I can have the paint scanned.
The paint booth is lined up. I taked to Ed about what materials He would use for painting the frame.

I've been watching a boat load of parts on Ebay, still need to put together a list of small parts to order from Chris's place (partshark) and Z1. need to put together a list of plating materials.

the wheels are a turning my friend.

***edit*** just in case you were wondering why I'm working on it in the trailer, my bench is slightly occupied at the time.

 

[Guest]

I aint wrenched on anythang since Thursday.
Just dont feel like it.
Im old and I work too hard.

I'll wrench when I wanna wrench!!

 

[vista461]

Today I removed the caliper piston from the left front caliper to see if I just needed the seals or the piston too. Some pits in the piston so I ordered it too, along with the copper washers for the lines (those they had in stock). Stuff will be here in 3-5 business days

 

[Baatfam]

Yesterday I fixed the knob on my wife's washing machine...

 

[kerrfunk]

Yesterday I fixed the knob on my wife's washing machine...

I'm waiting on a belt to come in the mail so our dryer can function again

 

[Guest]

Today I removed the caliper piston from the left front caliper to see if I just needed the seals or the piston too. Some pits in the piston so I ordered it too, along with the copper washers for the lines (those they had in stock). Stuff will be here in 3-5 business days

Gotta love the UPS truck!!

 

[Turtleface]

Nothing! Well, I got my brake lines in from Earl's, and I've been practicing a bit on some of the extra hose I bought. I'll be doing a complete clutch revamp this weekend, maybe next. Depends on when my clutch hub gets back to me. Also completely redoing the braking systems, every rubber piece is getting replaced. I figure stainless lines will increase the pressure on all the other bits, since they'll no longer swell and expand when the brakes are grabbed, so I'd better replace everything else in case something's a little weak, and the extra pressure does something bad. That's how I rationalized spending the cash, anyways. So, I'll hopefully be adding stainless lines to my list of mods, along with a Gorilla clutch and some upgraded clutch parts. I'm really, really craving a motorcycle ride though. I need to get a second bike...

 

[chuck hahn]

took apart the petcock on my 78 750..Seems it had a oh so small weeping and it had dumped gas in the oil.. I took it apart and cleaned it meticulously and reassembled. Used some clear tubing to go to a gas can and some vacuum line to suck on to acuate it. Did maybe 20 cycles and used Q tips to be sure the inside of the nipple was dry and wiped it all down. Let it sit full of gas for an hour and it was bone dry when i checked it .. Hopefully for a few days till i can replace it it will not fail again... I got a new one in route from dbaird.

 

[kinnet]

I stayed out of the garage today... However, yesterday, TCK and I pulled the wiring harness out of the E were working on, I stripped all the tape and nonsense off of it, we thoroughly inspected every wire in it, then I re-wrapped it. TCK tested the killswitch, and there-in found the problem.

My fingers hurt.