Upshotknothole
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11 hours ago, Otatts said:
Interesting read! I’d always wondered of the cooling tube effectiveness. I’m getting tubes welded through my tank (I’ll be honest…more for looks than anything else) , fed from the windshield vents via some hose ah la yoshimura suzuki America race teams.
I had debated whether to have them exit on top of the head for cooling or at the carbs for air feed.
from what I could tell it was for carbs. Bit different from race bikes but I guess the theory is the same.
Yup, those were for air to the airbox, airtech still makes the upper fairing with the intakes where the mirrors would go.
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I’ve got tubes!
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Thanks for all the replies. Got a set in the mail coming from Canada that should be here soon. As soon as I get all the body work back on this bike, it’s back to repairing all the damage the thieves did to my 7/11 and no more talk of stock bikes.
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This is a mostly stock 750 with pods on the carbs. The tube that plugs into the cross member on the frame and blows over the top of the carbs I always suspected was more for cooling the area around the carbs than anything. Airbox I’d think would be drawing from the cooler air around the rear wheel/battery area. But like I said, it’s been years since I’ve ran full plastics.
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Thanks, suspected as much. They can wait for the time being then.
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Putting fairings back on to a GSXR 750 for the first time in over 15 years and it's kinda weird. Trying to remember, did the air intake pipes from the upper fairing do anything other than help cool the area around the carbs? This is a 750N(us market, same as the M), and the last time I ran fairings was on a 750J with flatslides and I honestly can't remember if I still had them or not on that bike. There's a few on Eblag for about $100 a set, but if not needed I'll skip them and focus more on getting everything painted to match.
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Are these still available? BST38s off a 750N(us market). Recently started getting a lot of hesitation in the midrange that I need to sort out.
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1 hour ago, fab said:
are the 1100 the same port diameter as 750 headers
Yes, but they hang too low and I like parking on sidewalks.
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1 hour ago, fab said:
2 different headers 90-91 long stroke, 88 short stroke
i have been looking for a complete system for my 90 and all company's only have the short stroke
as it was more common.
Can’t get cams for them either. I’m just ordering a can from them. Hadn’t even thought about the short stroke headers not clearing the long stroke oil pans.
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Just checked and the Hindle will fit my midpipe. Looks like I'll be ordering one of those up. Thanks again.
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45 minutes ago, Dezza said:
???? Hindle pipes for GSXR oil cooled bikes are still available here in the UK, at least there were until a couple of years ago as someone had a stall flogging them at a classic bike meet at Donington.
Hindle still offer them on their website for the 1100: won't the can on this do if they sell them separately?
https://www.hindle.com/1989-GSXR1100
They even still do them for the 750s
https://www.hindle.com/road-race/vintage-exhaust/1988-GSXR750
and flog the silencers on their own
When I first looked I put in 90-91 GSXR750, and nothing came up. Checked again for 88 750s and the 1100s and saw those. Good to know someone is still making exhausts for old GSXRs. Thanks!
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4 minutes ago, Dezza said:
Hindle = Canada (go beavers). Motogpworks = Californi (swimming pools, movie stars) so they're nearer to you than here
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Hindle, nothing for old GSXRs anymore.
Motogpwerks, all custom fab.
Might just have to slap an 1100 or 1200 in it so I can use one of my big 1100 exhausts.
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The mid pipe I think is a little tweaked too. I’ll check and see if I can get Hindle or Motogpwerks in the states, a lot of the euro brands are either almost impossible to get here or stupidly expensive. I bought a full Akro system from the UK like 15 years ago and it was about $2000 at the time.
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Been checking Eblag constantly here in the states and there aren't any old exhausts anymore. Currently have a yosh system that's been chopped down way too short and I'm getting sick of how loud it is. I unfortunately got rid of all my beat up old 750 exhausts a few years ago because I didn't think I'd ever need them again. Does anyone still make anything that will fit the 750s? If I can't find anything by this fall I'll just swap a 1200 into it and use a old Yosh 1100 full duplex I have(I'll probably do that eventually anyway.)
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Excellent, thanks!
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Color doesn’t match mine, but I can have it painted.
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Found someone selling what looks almost like a new old stock cowl here in the states, want to make sure it fits before I start haggling with him over the price. I've got a 750n, oil cooled here unlike the rest of the world.
Here are some photos of the cowl, they're not sure of the year.
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I think bandit 600 or early SV650 brakes fit, but the stock rotors are too small for them. You'll need larger rotors, probably easier to throw a newer master cylinder on it and braided lines or look into a front end swap.
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Took it out for a spin with a couple friends on slabbies last night. Speedo needle didn’t like doing a ton on the local shit roads. I’ve got a nicer 1100 cluster that I might swap the tach and mount up, or I’ll just live with it and ride it all summer. I’ve had so many of these damn needles snap over the years.
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1 hour ago, Captain Chaos said:
I doubt it since '92 was the last oilcooled GSX-R.
Oh, I just mean lower miles than the 28K that it shows on the odometer.
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Picked it up today. Also looked over it more, besides the seats, it has some nice bling on it. Someone put some money into this back in the day, allegedly has a newer engine as well, but who knows. Lowers and mids are rashed a little on one side, the hunt for full fairings begins.
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Anyone know if the early W front fenders were compatible? Only fenders I'm finding on Eblag are missing tabs and they want stupid money for them.
Never mind, looked up the part number and saw that it's the same from 90-95. Got a decent W one ordered up for a fair price.
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5 minutes ago, Captain Chaos said:
Thanks, time to get a black front fender. I do prefer the wheels purple over black, almost as nice as the white wheels.
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Saw this posted online while sitting at a bar getting drunk last night with a friend. Started emailing, then texting, and went and checked it out today. It’s missing the uppers, has the mids and lowers, would love to restore it to full fairings if I could ever find an upper. Has a yosh top triple and one case cover. Will be getting a bandit engine soon enough, but fuck I could not pass up on those beautiful purple wheels.
Does anyone remember what color the front fender was? I need to replace it and the front tire immediately.
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Oil pressure light isn't working
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So as I'm going to be working on the bike before restoring it to full fairings, I figure now's the time to fix my non working oil pressure light. Already swapped the bulb and the gauges/front sub harness. I'm guessing it's the switch itself, any way to test it while I have the have the oil drained from the bike? Are they the same on all the oil cooled bikes? Thanks