bomberone

Thats interesting if the 425 has a roller crank, guess the gs400 is same. The gsx250/400 was plain bearing.

Brand spanking new?

Had a gsx400 years ago, which is very similar, wasn't anything special, there are plenty of smaller & larger bikes offering bags more character and chances are you'll need to throw more money at it, i'd save yer money and get something you really like..

Ta for replies, hadnt seen that vid. Those spigots/ports? No.1 is cast blank. So only 3 ports. In the roof of the float bowl no.3 has a ball bearing , the others are open. Perhaps that one (no.3) is the vac tap?. (As gs7_11 suggested). If the other 2 are vents they need to be unblanked? You were right, the plastic floats from bs34 carbs hardly fit (restricted travel), but good to see vid shows direct plastic replacements available.

Thought they looked similar but I'll check if they physically fit.

Still prepping these original slide carbs to replace the cv' s on a gsx1000. Is it worth swapping out the brass floats for the plastic ones from the cv' s? I do try to stick to e5 fuel..... but? The carbs have a central fuel inlet, but carbs 2,3 & 4 all have a brass inlet spigot for a vacuum hose? Do 2 of these need blanking? Ta

I 'll take a look early in the week if you're still after these measurements. Cheers

For the exhausts a lot of these had Motad 2 into 1 which were more durable than the original twin silencers.

Ta Spelli, Took a look at Tourmax, as you say several Suzukis using MSR301 for the rear kit, so that's sorted. Also shows a front kit MSB301 for gs1000/850 but guess that's the cylindrical reservoir...

How did you get on with sourcing a front brake repair kit or replacement unit? Did you get a repair kit for the rear? I'm in a similar position with a std Katana, rear needs a repair kit & front needs replacement master cylinder.

Apparently the Esso e5 fuel is ethanol free, unlike other brands which contain up to 5%.

Not been to Kempton but it's meant to be a decent event & not much else happening at present. Might take a look..

Nice, looks fairly std but slides and V & H..

So you chose this EFE over a Kat at the start of the post, but now your keeping the Kat & selling the EFE. What happened?

Yep nice machine. Is that a Harris pipe?