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Thanks for the pics, wraith. I'm sure I can sort something out. I once built a set of alloy adapters to move the pegs down a bit on one of my old gsxr's, so this should be similar. I am heading out on the GS for a 3 day trip with friends at the end of the month, so the push is on to get at least some things sorted out. Dorkburger,... I know not all of the GSR guys are naysayers. It is full of good folks and useful information, actually. I've been a lurking member there for many years. However, when someone posts a pic of a stockish bike with plans to modify (or asking for help in the same), they are often shouted down by purists that must love crap brakes and damper-rod forks. That said,... this old GS handles pretty good. I think all my old ones spent some time in a hedge. They were dodgy. Wraith,.. Love your bike!

Thanks wraith. I was worried about the mounts. Afraid that they were different. Was actually looking at the Tarozzi setup. Pretty pricey though. A moot point if they won't fit anyway. I would love some pics to help in the fabrication. What bike did you source your pillion pegs from? GSXR? My bike is amazingly stock for a 38 year old bike, right down to the blinkers and the reflectors. I real survivor/time capsule. The GS Resource guys would have a meltdown with my plans to modify. Oh well,...

Ok, pipes are waiting to get picked up. New gas piggybacks as well. I did the same as wraith and went with the Delkevic stainless header and link-pipe. I have a bunch of assorted mufflers laying around here and will have to fab something up. I have been putting some miles on the bike and have decided, ergonomic-wise, to go with superbike bars and rearsets. Can anyone tell me if the GS1000G models have the same footpeg mounts as the chain driven models? Can't find a rearset listing for the G. Wraith, what do you have on your bike for rearsets? Oh, I know you like pictures. Pic is from yesterday, visiting my Mom.

Thanks wraith. I thought it might be the needles, as that is about where they would come into play. I will try that. I am hesitant to pull the carbs outta the intake boots, as they don't look to healthy. They aren't leaking, but tugging and fighting a rack of carbs back and forth in there would probably do them in. So,.. stock rubbers and o-rings or upgrade to B-12 stuff... decisions. I will definitely snag a clutch cable and try that. Been years since I've owned anything with a clutch cable. Also trying a couple of engine oil flushes, as PO might have ran car oil with Moly additive in there at some point. Who knows? Seat has a big gap at the back where it (doesn't) meet the tail piece. Foam was stock, so not too sure what's going on there. May have to toy with tailpiece mounting to clean that shit up. I have everything here to put the rear wheel assembly in, but haven't bought the front stuff yet. I will get there. Hopefully get out tonight for a squirt and decide what to tackle next.

Got the 1000 out for a road test yesterday. Slapped an old 4 into 1 ("Dunstall Power" it says) on that I used to have on my 750 for the time being. Bike starts instantly, even when cold. Idle is fine, does not hang when blipped. On the road I noticed a bit of a flat spot between 5-6k which it does pull through and is likely caused by the pipe. So,... some jetting in my future. Maybe a clutch too, as I felt it slip once (I think). I recovered the rats nest of a seat myself, and it doesn't look too shabby,... in a dark room, with your sunglasses on.

It's out! Been back to work all week, so no time to work on the bikes, but lots of time to stew and fret. Decided today that tonight was the night. Watched about 30 youtube vids on extracting bolts with the welder. Then went to shop and removed everything that was in the way of me giving it my best shot. Pulled front end and fired up the Lincoln 180. With the cylinder fins on these engines, it is hard to clamp vise-grips or channel locks on and rotate cleanly without hitting the fins. I figured that the side loads that my weird angles were putting on the welded up studs might be contributing to the shearing. So I gathered up all the 13mm headed nuts I could find, and set about putting something on the end of the stud that I could get straight on to with a socket. I had to build the bolt out with weld first, as it was now recessed into the hole a couple of mm. Then welded the nut on and back and forth in about 5 degree increments with the socket for about 20 minutes, and finally:

Well,... a week later, and this is what we have: The DeBoss method with the battery cables actually worked on bolt #1! Me and a bud tried it a couple of times until we got it right. Basically, if the smoke is not rolling off of your cables and the paint on them is not on fire, you haven't left them on long enough. Once we did leave them on long enough, we noticed slight wigglage in the bolt. Kept working it back and forth, and 20 minutes later,... success! (see pics) Bolt #2. Nope. Heated the shit outta it several times. Welded on it several times. Good welds that were breaking a thread or two off the bolt when they let go. I'm starting to think that bolt number two might be a too-long bolt that bottomed out, stretched the threads, and then snapped off. So, not just corrosion, but jammed threads as well. It aint budging. Been at it for days now. If I want to drill it out (I don't!) I will have to remove the motor or at least unbolt everything to shift it sideways enough to get the nose of a drill in there as the frame is in the way. No fun. If I could figure out a way to use AVE's Alum method, that would be awesome. As an added bonus, I went away on an off-road ride to Maine last weekend and the fuel pump in my Husky packed it in. So now I am down to zero bikes that run. Nowhere to go but up.

Ha Ha! I was watching that Deboss vid (vid #1) just before I wrote that post to you last night! Great minds, bud. I built up the one broke down the deepest and can now get something on it (like a jumper cable ). Gonna try some crazy shit tonight to get those suckers out. Stay tuned!

Thanks for the into, wraith. You've been a great help. I found a good price on a V&H, so I may pull the trigger, if I can extricate myself from my latest mess. I'm sure this isn't the type of picture you wanted to see. This is the opposite of a progress pic. Decided to swap out the rotted out stock exhaust and discovered two broken manifold bolts. Snapped off at or below the level of the head, so nothing to grab onto. Rusted up pretty good on the break, so likely been that way awhile. Hmmm..... These things are the stuff of nightmares! Looking into options right now. I will get back to y'all soon,... I hope,... If I don't shoot myself.

I will look into that. Never thought of Bandit 6 front end as well. Quite a few of those around. Rear wheel parts are in. Just waiting for gaskets to arrive. Then, maybe pipe shopping. Not much to choose from over here. Vance and Hines or Delkevic. That's about it.

"Plan" is a pretty flexible concept in my world. The bike came home for the seat, tank and bodywork parts, but started and ran, so now it's another project. Sound familiar? Hate the skinny wheels (why do they weigh 1000lbs apiece??), so that is the first mod. Need to settle on a front end. Not many of the longer conventional front ends available over here right now (early GSXR, Bandit,…). Might have to go with something inverted, which usually brings with it ground clearance issues. Not sure about that yet. Not going into the motor this year. Funds are tight and I really just need a reliable-ish runner for this summer/fall. Just an "everyday" kind of bike. My wife just started riding again last year, and we are planning on doing some family outings with the kiddo on the Suzukis (much better than a mini-van). Also, been riding bikes off-road with my buddies for the last 10 years or so, but what comes around, goes around, and we have all picked up old street bikes again this summer. We are having a time wrenching on our old junk. The race is on to see who turns the first wheel! Keep the pics and ideas coming. Selling my truck next week, so..... more parts!

Thanks for taking the time to post the pics, wraith. Wow, your bike has changed a lot over the years. It looked good. Kinda like that Katana tank on there. Very different. Can't wait to get my parts. Waiting on some gaskets as well. Bike was pouring oil outta the half-moon seals and the cover gasket disintegrated when I took the cover off. Oh well,... at least I got a chance to check the valvetrain over and re-shim some slightly tight valves while I was waiting. Wired in another Reg/Rec that I had in my "everything drawer" so now bike is charging. Had the old bruiser fired up before I yanked the cover and it ran smooth, with no smoke from the exhaust. Progress!

That would be awesome! Thanks. For an idea, this is a pic taken with my smartphone of a hard copy pic of me back in the 90's heading for home in the cold Canadian spring weather.

Parts on order! Went with the VX 800 stuff. I'll let ya know how it all turns out.

Thanks wraith. I was hoping you'd chime in. Keep the bike. Bit of a legend, that one. Ok,... off to Eblag!