Joseph
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3 hours ago, DaveV65 said:
Joseph, any pictures or details? That would have been an option some years back but dodgy hips limit how long I can ride for. I'm in Aberdeen and the direct Paris flight was stopped during Covid and never reinstated.
Suzuki GSX EFE 1985. 79200km
Recent jobs :
Front brakes (caliper and MC seals, pads, braided lines
Fork seals + oil,
New battlax bt 46 tyres
Rear brakes (caliper seals + pads)
New rear shock (Shock Factory)
Suspension knuckle rebulilt (new bearings)
New rear tyre battlax 46
New fuel lines, carbs ultrasounded and rebulilt (seals and float needles) KN filter + new inlets
Bad points he says the clutch discs need looking at, and the engine burns a bit of oil. Underbody available but needs new paint
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2 hours ago, DaveV65 said:
He kindly sent me a pic of the E4k EFE saying that was mint and said the current one was very very cheap which made me think something isn't lining up right here. If it was cheap and so good why hasn't it sold? We live and learn and hopefully not get burned.
Talking imports there is a clean EFE thats had some proper work done, for sale very close to me for 2200€. If you take a flight to Paris you can ride it home
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So in your case it's not the number of spokes that would cause a problem, but the diameter of the front wheel (16 on EFE originally)
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By the looks of it, the new French Contrôle Technique overall won't be checking conformity, but good functional condition of the bikes technicals.
You'll probably need to put a E stamped exhaust can on it the day it goes to the MOT, and it looks like tyre size needs to be same as factory issue, which is a pain (slabbies on modern rims for example could be tricky) but anthing else should be ok, especially on older bikes
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Knock down the price as much as you can (meaning, right down), arguing the paperwork nightmare that it would be, then find a UK frame, powdercoat it and rebuild the bike onto that, then you can donate the leftover frame to @Captain Chaos
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To get the spindle out you don't need to touch the threaded adjuster rings ?
If the nut on the other side unscrewed it should knock out, but it may be crusted in by corrosion ?
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You could go to halfords and buy a bag of oil sump plugs because many cars use that size, as do the GSXR bikes also
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Would it be best to tape that over while you're scrounging around in the garage building the bike ?
Impressive finish though, thats some dedication there
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Ronnies ?
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The bearing contact surface looks quite nice though ?
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So good to see how far his product quality has leaped
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8 hours ago, skooter said:
Is that the K rwu model or LM usd model ?
I always thought the K had a short swingarm.
Yes the First slingshot frame 1100K has a shorter arm than all other 1100s
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8 hours ago, Upshotknothole said:
You could always swap out the stock oil cooler for one a bit larger. The GSXRs always came with larger coolers than the bandits.
50% more hp = more heat to dissipate i guess
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11 hours ago, skooter said:
Main thing is to raise the arse, and sharpen the steering angle.
Get rid of standard cushion lever that hits frame, so Ill gain flexibility on shock and dog bone length.
About 10 years ago I had a 750klm arm mocked up using a milled Srad cushion lever, however that swinger was too short and I lost interest.
Im guessing I need to look at later 1100 arms but not sure what spacing length and weight they are.
As far as I can see there are a few more WC. gull arms around but to me they look heavy.
Right, well the easisest option for a slightly longer and "plug and play" arm, is the '89 GSXR 1100 arm.
I can't remember off the top of my head, but it's longer than the 750s and i think 3cm shorter than the following slingshot 1100 arms
So if you have already made a working linkage, you could fit that 89 arm easy and gain a tad more length
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Doesn't sound like the question is asking for plug and play options though ?
@skooterwhats the deal you're wanting to do on the bike ?
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In the docs i have, 88-89 7R, powerscreen and 1127R have 8.8 and 8.2 lift, however i don't have all the duration values and obviously that changes things.
If they smoothed out the part numbers and if the duration made the 7R nicer, maybe they unified it based on the lift values alone ?
Or maybe the docs i've had are wrong ?
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23 minutes ago, clivegto said:
The 750J cams are the fruitiest oil boiler Suzuki cams.
Exh/int same part numbers as powderscreams and also same intake cam on all the 1127 GSXR non shim head
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Are you buying or selling ? That makes for quite a difference usually
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35 minutes ago, TonyGee said:
how are they held on ?
Windscreen glue or the like usually
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Wow that looks good
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Bench drill is a bit wonky but hey I got it centered and it worked out ok
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Mk1 1200 bandit front mudguard.
in Oil Cooled
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Slabside has a larger diameter front tyre, the radius of the mudguard won't work because the bandit needs a 17 inch mudguard
Pictured here is the opposite, an SRAD mudguard over a slabside wheel. Took a lot of time and another mudguard to get it right