what did you wrench on today??

[Guest]

Another Craiglist find just picked up today, 86 model, actually has the same stock blue paint that my 90 model has, and also the exact same mileage (23K). The 4 into 1 Kerker sounds awesome, my other has Supertrapps, now I'm not sure which one is better? I'm not sure what I'm going to do with this one, it feels a little faster than my 90, going to put a factory windshield on it, I may build a crazy custom out of it or something. Not sure yet. Enjoy!
Video:

http://s121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/83GS1100E_Tornado/1986_VMAX/?action=view&current=014.mp4

Pics:

 

[rapidray]

This is part of what I am working on now. An original owner 16 valve GS1100L model top end rebuild. The owner's son has me doing a top end rebuild on his Dad's bike that hasn't been riden in 5 years to surprise him! Pretty good son I would say!!! I hot tanked the block & head & faced all the valves today. I am getting ready to hone the block & then start cleaning up all the rest of the carbon on head that the hot tanking didn't get out. I also have an 8 valve head to lap the valves on & get ready for reassembly to get shipped back to it's owner. BUSY weekend for me but this is my relaxation! Ray.

 

[7981GS]

After finishing, and riding on the WS Rally last Friday , the '82 GS1200G project, I got back to working on the '63 Pan-head.

After hand grinding and polishing the pistons...

"File fit" the rings and hung the pistons (rear cylinder)...

Torqued the heads and trial fit a pushrod tube...

Daniel

 

[Larry D]

With much appreciated help from bwringer and the koolaid kid, we changed a crankshaft seal on a '92 Nissan Maxima. As long as we were "in there" we also changed the timing belt and tensioner, water pump and all the belts. I could've done it alone, but, with the help of two fine GSR members we knocked it out in about 6 hours. It would've taken me two days to do it alone and it wouldn't have gone near as smoothly.

Thanks Guys !!!!!!!! Here's a picture of the car.

 

[Guest]

Well, not sure I can really claim that I wrenched on it, but I did get my 450 back from Tranzac today, and I did use a wrench to tighten a bolt on the garage door... which is not really related... but... I have to share these pic's regardless

 

[7981GS]

I love the exhaust!
What are you going to use for a heat shield for your leg?

Daniel

 

[Guest]

I love the exhaust!
What are you going to use for a heat shield for your leg?

Daniel

Cheers Daniel, me too

There's one on there now, it just may or may not come forward enough as it stands but I'll see how it goes once I've got it finished and running.

The exhaust is ceramic coated, so it won't produce the same amount of heat as chrome, but whether I need to do something further I'll just have to wait and see...

 

[MMIssile]

Installing the drive-line back into my Nostalgia Pro-stock car.

 

[Dave8338]

Another Craiglist find just picked up today, 86 model, actually has the same stock blue paint that my 90 model has, and also the exact same mileage (23K). The 4 into 1 Kerker sounds awesome, my other has Supertrapps, now I'm not sure which one is better? I'm not sure what I'm going to do with this one, it feels a little faster than my 90, going to put a factory windshield on it, I may build a crazy custom out of it or something. Not sure yet. Enjoy!
Video:

http://s121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/83GS1100E_Tornado/1986_VMAX/?action=view&current=014.mp4

Pics:

VERY VERY NICE. Loves me them V-Max bikes. Will someday be one in my little collection. Just need to find the "right" one.

 

[Hoosier Daddy]

Dude! you looked P.O.ed when you're taking pics! (left mirror)

 

[Guest]

Got some bits and pieces on to see how it's all looking with the new exhaust and to see how good or bad the new duck tail is that I made up:



Definitely taking shape now! And also got my choke lever adaptor hooked up again and it does what it's supposed to:

 

[MadCapsule]

Got the wiring harness mostly hooked up (turn signals and gauge cluster lights still aren't working). I also installed new spark plugs and plug caps.

Fun fact: The idiots at the stealership I bought my bike from had the wrong spark plugs installed. I cold maybe understand if the temperature rating was off by a bit, but these were just entirely incorrect plugs. Surprise, surprise, my bike no longer has the part-throttle hesitation it had when I first bought it. They probably just threw four of whatever plugs they had on hand and figured I wouldn't notice.

Fun fact number 2: I didn't know that the little cap at the wire end of a spark plug unscrews. I kept wondering why the plug caps weren't seating properly!

Anyway, I got the bike up and running again and took it on its first ride since I brought it home!

PS - This wouldn't have been possible without a very generous donation from Chuck Hahn. Thanks again, Chuck!

 

[DanTheMan]

Yesterday, I finally had time to wrench on the 1100G. The starter was mucked up it turned out, starter clutch is still surviving, put the parts 850 starter in, straightened out some wiring issues, installed longer footpegs (same as on my 850) on the case guards, found a bunch of loose screws to tighten and replaced an airbox mounting screw that had apparently fallen out. Now I can ride the big bike again! Yay!!!!!

 

[Hoosier Daddy]

No wrenches involved but made some nasty corroded aluminum look good again. A little time at the buffing wheel got me one step closer on my carb O/H.

 

[Montanaman]

Well I got the new fuel petcock in by UPS, so I took off the tank, emptied about half of the gas out of the tank, tipped it sideways and installed the new petcock, then I pulled off the cobbled-up fuel shut off valve, and put on some new line, and now it looks much cleaner.

Rewarded myself by riding the GS to SONIC for a Cherry Limeade

 

[Baatfam]

Just about to head outside to clean and grease the trailer wheel bearings....
Track day comin'....:dancing:

 

[Redman]

If any work on bikes, it will be to clean up from getting caught in rain twice and running on wet pavement 2 other times riding to work this week.

Just about to head outside to clean and grease the trailer wheel bearings....
Track day comin'....:dancing:

Bob, How fast do you expect the trailer to go on the track that you are concerned about wheel bearings?

Were you that guy that says you go to Gratten? (I understand that is somewhere around here.)

Dave

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[Baatfam]

Gingerman...
Not sure exactly where it is yet...this will be my first time...

 

[Guest]

No wrenches involved but made some nasty corroded aluminum look good again. A little time at the buffing wheel got me one step closer on my carb O/H.

Beautiful result. Did you use any buffing compound?

 

[Tech73]

No wrenches involved but made some nasty corroded aluminum look good again. A little time at the buffing wheel got me one step closer on my carb O/H.

Those look so nice, good job