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what did you wrench on today??

7981GS said:
The rest of it looks just as good... :rolleyes:

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Oh crap. :eek:

How did that thing handle on the street I wonder?
 
cowboyup3371 said:
... Anyone have ideas for cleaning oil and dirt out of the front fins besides using q-tips?...
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Two ideas that I haven't tried, yet.

1) Spray with Simple Green, let it soak for a few minutes. Then spray with cheap, home-duty, 1000 psi power washer.

2) Wire brush. From McMaster-Carr, I bought some wire brushes about the size and shape of test tube brushes. Sometime I'll try to use them to clean the crud off, probably after dousing with Simple Green. I might chuck them in an electric drill. The handles are small enough that they might fit in a pneumatic die grinder, which would be run at low air pressure to keep speed down.
 
themess said:
Two ideas that I haven't tried, yet.

1) Spray with Simple Green, let it soak for a few minutes. Then spray with cheap, home-duty, 1000 psi power washer.

2) Wire brush. From McMaster-Carr, I bought some wire brushes about the size and shape of test tube brushes. Sometime I'll try to use them to clean the crud off, probably after dousing with Simple Green. I might chuck them in an electric drill. The handles are small enough that they might fit in a pneumatic die grinder, which would be run at low air pressure to keep speed down.
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Thanks Tom. I'll try that out.
 
I removed the rear wheel from my 1000G to clean it up and grease the rear spline gear with moly 60. I gotta replace the rubber bushings in my MDI shocks, the ones that came with them did not hold up well.
 
jhillier449 said:
I removed the rear wheel from my 1000G to clean it up and grease the rear spline gear with moly 60. I gotta replace the rubber bushings in my MDI shocks, the ones that came with them did not hold up well.
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If you still have the old stock shocks, you can use the steel sleeves out of them. It's a job to get them out though.
 
pete said:
Got my valves installed thanks to the excellent technique and video of our very own Steve.
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Having a how-to is a massive help, especially when you aren't that sure yourself.
pete said:
I am so glad this is not a 16 valve head, I think I would go even further insane if it was... fiddly enough as it was with just the four thanks!
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As much of a butt-pain as it is on a 450 with 4 valves, think of the fun i had with an 8 valve 250!

Oh and just came inside from getting the 250 running, abeit poorly. I need to rule out bad fuel as although it started easily it doesn't seem to want to go over 4k once warmed up. I know that engines need very little throttle to get very high rotational speeds with no load, and in neutral with minimal throttle the bike will not go faster than that,

These are new carbs that i cleaned myself, the brass bits got an ultrasonic bath and everything else appears healthy on it with no leaks or blocks where they ought not be. I'm going to take a wild guess and say that is associated with the crappy fuel in the tank which has been sitting there since mid August :eek:, if not longer!
 
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mike-s said:
Having a how-to is a massive help, especially when you aren't that sure yourself.As much of a butt-pain as it is on a 450 with 4 valves, think of the fun i had with an 8 valve 250!

Oh and just came inside from getting the 250 running, abeit poorly. I need to rule out bad fuel as although it started easily it doesn't seem to want to go over 4k once warmed up. I know that engines need very little throttle to get very high rotational speeds with no load, and in neutral with minimal throttle the bike will not go faster than that,

These are new carbs that i cleaned myself, the brass bits got an ultrasonic bath and everything else appears healthy on it with no leaks or blocks where they ought not be. I'm going to take a wild guess and say that is associated with the crappy fuel in the tank which has been sitting there since mid August :eek:, if not longer!
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Definitely a huge help for sure!!! Couldn't have done it without that I don't think... and yes I feel your pain with 8 valves!

I would definitely say fuel if it's been there that long, and it's probably clogging up your fuel tap also. You don't want that in your freshly cleaned up carbs... :eek:
 
Well new fuel means it goes over 4k, will have a crack at tuning her tomorrow as she sounds well out of tune, but at least runs.
 
Smokin'

Smokin'

The GT750's fuel system is now rehabbed and it now runs! As soon as the fuel hit the carbs, it fired up with that wonderful sound and filled the shop up with smoke. I had to rob the battery out of the '77 GS, but since that GS is my jewel, it'll get a new one. All that needs to be done is the master cylinder kit, clean out the exhaust, finish cleaning it up, and polish the aluminum.
 
I painted today and tried to do the electrolysis thing but not sure how good it did. Plus I'd gone inside for a bit while doing one of the footpeg mounts and the anode and mount touched each other while I was in there. Hopefully the charger isn't fried.

Here's what the parts look like (sorry for picture quality, the Girlfriend's camera doesn't have a flash to take indoor pics).

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Changed oil in the Suburban, think I might have found the coolant leak, did a little bit of plowing, now I'm off to my shop to work on carving the new neck some more for the bass fiddle I'm repairing.
 
My 79 GS 750L. Check valves and install carbs after cleaning them, and sync them. Also did compression test. Not good. Ranges 115 to 135. :mad: A teaspoon of oil and they all came up. I am trying to decide whether to go ahead and rebuild it or not. It is no longer my primary motorcycle.
 
I have not worked on anything to get my fingernails dirty for over a week now, and it's driving me crazy. :eek:
I know, it's a short trip. :p

However, I am looking forward to helping out a GSer this weekend. :dancing:

Looking forward to getting a Skunk purring. :D

.
 
Finally getting to the home stretch... Changed out some bolts with new... Maybe I should call this thing Ace after all the new bolts. :p Been going over electrical and getting it buttoned up. Want it to roar (as much as a 425 can) on her very first push of the starter. :D
 
GS ace said:
The GT750's fuel system is now rehabbed and it now runs! As soon as the fuel hit the carbs, it fired up with that wonderful sound and filled the shop up with smoke. I had to rob the battery out of the '77 GS, but since that GS is my jewel, it'll get a new one. All that needs to be done is the master cylinder kit, clean out the exhaust, finish cleaning it up, and polish the aluminum.
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Any pic's/ video?

Daniel
 
Pics

Pics

Daniel, I have a few, but having trouble getting them off of the hard drive and onto my GSR album. It's never happened before.
 
Still working on the string bass. I'll have to post a few picts of it as I put it back together. Right now, it's just boring sanding and carving on the neck.:D
 
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