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what did you wrench on today??

I got the GS out of it's winter hibernation last night and got my new RK 630 X-ring chain and sprockets installed, cleaned up the bike as I went and installed the new/used exhaust I got from one of Ed?s (Nessism) restorations. Much nicer than my old system that didn?t look too bad but had very loose baffles and was starting to develop stress cracks on the downpipes.

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Well, I finally got to bring my bike home from the dealer and immediately went to work.

I don't know if this counts as "wrenching" or more just "tearing off a buncha crap I didn't want", but here ya go:

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It's a backrest and a pair of footrests. I think I may keep the back pad as something to sit or kneel on when I'm working on the bike and the mounting hardware looks like it can double as a luggage rack, if I ever have the need.

The footrests are going up for sale though.

The Vetter fairing is next on the chopping block (maybe the "unbolting block" is more accurate?).

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I got the GS out of it's winter hibernation last night and got my new RK 630 X-ring chain and sprockets installed, cleaned up the bike as I went and installed the new/used exhaust I got from one of Ed?s (Nessism) restorations. Much nicer than my old system that didn?t look too bad but had very loose baffles and was starting to develop stress cracks on the downpipes.

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BEAUTIFUL bike!!!

Daniel
 
I got the GS out of it's winter hibernation last night and got my new RK 630 X-ring chain and sprockets installed, cleaned up the bike as I went and installed the new/used exhaust I got from one of Ed?s (Nessism) restorations. Much nicer than my old system that didn?t look too bad but had very loose baffles and was starting to develop stress cracks on the downpipes.

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That chain looks a bit tight to my eye. Nothing will wear a chain faster than being to tight. :)
 
That chain looks a bit tight to my eye. Nothing will wear a chain faster than being to tight. :)

It's actually got about 1 1/2" to 2" travel. It's got some really stiff grease on it so hardly droops at all. I left the grease on but I'll look at it today. I'm tempted to wash it off before it collects a bunch of dirt and then chain wax it. I did do the valves and carb sync yesterday and went for a short ride down road and back. So I guess I'll go recheck it and clean it off. Time to finally put some insurance on it and go for a real ride. WOOHOO!!!
 
Chains always look tight on the center stand for obvious reasons...NICE BIKE SANDY!
 
Tried to install the left hand caliper and see if I can't get it working. But, I broke the bleeder valve off inside of it. I'll take it apart and see if I can get the thing out somehow. Fortunately I still have my right hand one.
 
Got my new offset sprocket, rear sprocket, and 530 chain today. Attempted to remove the front sprocket with no luck. Soaked everything with PB Blast, may have to try an impact gun.
 
Got my new offset sprocket, rear sprocket, and 530 chain today. Attempted to remove the front sprocket with no luck. Soaked everything with PB Blast, may have to try an impact gun.

Had the same problem, I went to Lowes and bought a impact gun for my compressor and it came off in a nano second.
 
That's the plan, original sprocket been on the bike for 30 years. Not a fan of using an impact gun, but don't have much of a choice.
 
Finishing up the skunk

Finishing up the skunk

Finishing up the Skunk Project I bought from Frankenzuki. So far:
fork legs
Progressive springs
seals
tires
Gs1100E swing arm conversion
rear brake master cylinder and caliper
new tank
Paint tank and tail and stripe it
kick stand
rechrome front fender
Scrub scrub scrub

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Cleaned the gunked up carb on my pressure washer so I could clean up a lot more things around my house. More small engine gunked up carbs to go before I'm done making neglected implements work again (maybe I've been riding my bike too much?):confused::D
 
Ripped the wheels off the XJR1300 in order to fit some new tyres. Will be interesting to see how a set of Dunlop Roadsmart's perform...
 
Had to go get quotes on the truck today. Some jerk lady ran my girlfriend off the road and through a barb wire fence (never even stopped). Now have almost 4500 dollars worth of damage (dents, scratches, and a broken mirror) from the fencing. Not only did the truck take out the fence and a guy wire for a telephone pole, she barely missed a pretty good rock, an electrical box, and luckily didn't do any underneath damage to the truck from a t-post.

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