what did you wrench on today??

[loud et]

scavenger hunt success !

scavenger hunt success !

Ran out of $$$ for my 1100 resto/mod, but just got an 80 gs 850 g. Went back to the place I got it and scoured the garage and barn looking for missing pieces. Got mirrors, swingarm pivot covers, Windjammer fairing/luggage set, bunch of GS screws +hardware in jars, a gasket or two,and some engine guards! Bonus! Oh, and I found the missing rear cowl! Gotta start peicing this thing back together.

 

[Hoosier Daddy]

Beautiful result. Did you use any buffing compound?

Those look so nice, good job

Thanks guy's! yes I did use a black ebony bar compound. I had to start with that corse because they were in pretty bad shape. If they had been decent to start with I could have gotten away with a red rouge or even a white tripoli.

 

[Steve]

"What did I work on?" :-k

NOTHING.

I'm out riding.

.

 

[Guest]

"What did I work on?" :-k

NOTHING.

I'm out riding.

.

Neither did I Steve, except I'm not out riding either

Now I'm just jealous

 

[Hoosier Daddy]

DAWG! Ok I rode to work... does that count?

 

[Guest]

New cooler plugs (D9EA) and an oil change (non-synthetic Castrol GTX 10W-40) for my '82 GS1100E, of course I had to ride it to warm it up which was nice. See if that takes care of my minor slip of the clutch when cold problem.

 

[Hoosier Daddy]

Too many anti wear additives in regular Automotive Castrol GTX 10W-40. That may be your clutch slippage problem. It would be better to use their 4T Motorcycle / ATV specific oil.

 

[Guest]

Or Castrol GTX Diesel 15w40...

 

[Steve]

New cooler plugs (D9EA) ...

Just out of curiosity, ... why cooler plugs? :-k

.

 

[Souske]

Raptorlined the interior and trunk of my dads SCCA car, got the dash panels cut and brushed.
Throttle cable on the 750 snapped (fortunatly in the driveway) ordered new throttle and clutch cables.
Changed alt. On the XJ, and fixed the OBA
New headlights for the T/A

 

[Guest]

Too many anti wear additives in regular Automotive Castrol GTX 10W-40. That may be your clutch slippage problem. It would be better to use their 4T Motorcycle / ATV specific oil.

I took out the Ams Oil synthetic to see if it made any difference by putting in something non-synthetic. It didn't. The clutch slippage is minor
but annoying and only does it when first fired up. When it warms up it's gone.

 

[Guest]

Just out of curiosity, ... why cooler plugs? :-k

.

It's just so darn blazing hot down here, so the bike runs hot with stock D8's in it, so I put in D9's so it wouldn't run as hot, didn't seem to make much difference though. GS1100E's just run hot. Stop and go traffic, 100 degrees, just plain hot. Soaked a T-shirt just getting through 4 red lights.

 

[ddaniels]

Nothing bike related, but I had to replace one of our bathroom sinks and trap. Old one started leaking. In the process of changing out the trap, I discoverd such a nasty, disgusting clog in the trap and drain. I have no idea how that thing drained at all. Yuck!

 

[koolaid_kid]

It's just so darn blazing hot down here, so the bike runs hot with stock D8's in it, so I put in D9's so it wouldn't run as hot, didn't seem to make much difference though. GS1100E's just run hot. Stop and go traffic, 100 degrees, just plain hot. Soaked a T-shirt just getting through 4 red lights.

You would be better served by installing an oil cooler. I also suggest using the stock ports on the engine case for your oil lines. I have seen some aftermarket kits that thread into the oil filter cover. This makes changing the filter a chore IMHO.
After installing mine the engine oil temps dropped significantly.

 

[rustybronco]

Touched up the chipped edges on a NOS front fender I had bought a year or so ago. got to love an ignorant B!*ch who would ship NOS parts in shelf worn packaging. it still ticks me off!!!!
http://s32.photobucket.com/albums/d44/rustybronco/?action=view&current=PICT2591.jpg http://s32.photobucket.com/albums/d44/rustybronco/?action=view&current=PICT2592.jpg
http://s32.photobucket.com/albums/d44/rustybronco/?action=view&current=PICT2594.jpg
http://s32.photobucket.com/albums/d44/rustybronco/?action=view&current=PICT2588.jpg

washed up the chain guard and the rear plastic fender for the '78 in preparation for some light body work, followed by paint.

 

[koolaid_kid]

Spent the weekend replacing the transmission on the GPz. First I found this in the oil pan:

Something seemed amiss, so we dug further and found this:

It did not look all that healthy, so we replaced it with the transmission I had sitting around. Waiting on an oil pan gasket to finish putting it back together.

 

[Guest]

You ever see a bike on Craigslist and just KNOW it's too good to be true? Well, this one hit about 3 weeks ago, and I started emailing the guy immediately. I have a stock 90 model in mint condition, but I've also got a friend who has totally customed out an 86 and has been badgering me about "coming to the dark side." So anyhoo, I've basically been negotiating with this guy since he listed it, after going out and looking at it today, I brought it home for a NICE price, I'm not even going to say exactly but it was less than 4K!!! It's a 2000 model with 25K miles, the mods have been done right, still not 100% to my liking, but a good start. I can see right off the bat the stock bars and front blinkers are probably going to go, but the list of mods so far is impressive. Bike runs OK, been sitting for about a year so it's got a little stumble, I'm hoping a can of Seafoam will do wonders. Worse case scenario, the carbs come off for a quick going over, no big deal. Supposedly was jetted for the UFO pipes, it's got a radiator fan switch and V-Boost controller switch. Here's a list of what he told me was done so far. Needless to say, I'm very happy with it. Here are some pic! Enjoy!

http://s121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/83GS1100E_Tornado/2000 Yamaha VMAX/?albumview=slideshow

Aftermarket Rims made by RC comp
BRM Race Tail
Jetted carbs
UFO exhaust pipes
Lowered body
MEK Fork Brace
Frame Brace
Engine Guards
Fat Rear Tire: Michelin Pilot Sport 180/55 ZR 17
Front Tire: Michelin Pilot Sport 120/70 ZR 17
Works Performance shocks
EBC Pro-Lite Brake disks

 

[oldrookie]

I pulled the carbs and bench sync them after checking the float levels. Smoothed it out some.

 

[Guest]

I pulled the carbs and bench sync them after checking the float levels. Smoothed it out some.

Nice work!

I hooked up the HEI setup ready for testing on Saturday... cannot wait to hear that pipe!

 

[oldrookie]

Nice work!

I hooked up the HEI setup ready for testing on Saturday... cannot wait to hear that pipe!

I bet you are! That bike has demonstrated your patience...or maybe tested it...for long time.

Hope you are posting up some good "music" pretty soon.