[translations/slang/shoptalk]

Lol, I was born and bred in England and 54 years later still have problems with the written English language 

Slabby, slabside is a gsxr750/1100 g, h, j early gsxr's 

Teapot is the gen 1 gsx600f 

The gen 2 gsx600/750f is a baboon arses

B6 yes bandit 600

B12 bandit 12

[Electrical fault on EFE]

Sounds like you have a US harness as they have the indicators wired into the headlight/side light. If you trace the wires you will find 3 wires going to the indicators at some point instead of the UK 2 wires

[1996 Bandit 12 Mk1 issues..]

Denso are much better.

NGK are only good for a paper wight and there not very good at that, they are a total waste of money and time using them.

[Dot Head Swap On The G Bike]

3 minutes ago, Gixer1460 said:

We tune to make more power which will, unless the gearing is changed, will just get to the same speed, faster or pull more revs to go faster. Tacho's are notoriously inaccurate - especially Suzuki's - up to 1000 revs !!!

So, as I said. I've changed the gearing and tuned the engine, so you're saying I'm right  or your talking bolls for someone who has built some nice powerful bikes.

[Dot Head Swap On The G Bike]

1 hour ago, coombehouse said:

Interesting. So are you running a different primary gear or modified gearbox?

Not arguing who is right or wrong, I know what my Speedo says, I know what my GPS Speedo says and I know what my rev counter says. So I will stick to that and you can stick to your computer 

[Dot Head Swap On The G Bike]

1 hour ago, Gixer1460 said:

Engine mods won't affect speed other than pulling taller gears. Tyre dia may have an effect!

Yes but different cams/carbs etc will affect the power/revs and given speed or why do we tune engines? 

[suzuki 1980 gs550]

Can't see how the jetting or carbs can affect the fuse. 

Is it still on points? 

If so, are they set right and is the condenser working? 

 

[Dot Head Swap On The G Bike]

6 minutes ago, coombehouse said:

According to gearing commander, that sprocket setup gives 68.8mph at 4k. It could be wrong though

Yep. Maybe if it was a standard b12 engine but it's not 

[Dot Head Swap On The G Bike]

6 hours ago, coombehouse said:

I should check your Speedo. 

It's correct with a GPS Speedo 

[Dot Head Swap On The G Bike]

Don't know about the hp/toque but I've got a b12 with ported DOT head gsx1100f cams and gsxr750 38mm carbs with gearing 16t front and 48t rear and it pulls like a train all the way from tick over to top revs in all gears, will happily sit at 80mph at 4,000 rpm all day (on a private road at that speed of course). 

[1981 GS550L Stiff Clutch]

As above on both, check the rooting or re-root so there's no tite bends. I've had it before with a heavy clutch/ not working  properly that the cable was f++ked even though it seemed ok off the bike. Dose sound like you have HD springs in the clutch and with a badly rooted and or old cable it can make the clutch like something only Popeye could only use.

[Dot Head Swap On The G Bike]

Check the numbers on the cams, if they are the same as the f cams great if not look out for some f cams 

You've done a great job on the g you won't think it was a g 

[GS1000 vs GSX1100 weight.]

1 hour ago, imago said:

I reckon half the time with modifications, lightening things, frame bracing etc the hard part is knowing when to stop. Without doing anything at all a bike's capabilities will far exceed most rider's.

This question is/was part of weighing (excuse the pun!) up the benefits of building an 8v motor for the Dresda vs using the 16v I already have. It really is a no brainer in that a GS motor would cost a fortune to build properly for no advantage other than looking a bit more 'period'. 

Very true, I do like the look of a gs1000 motor and they sound great but good parts are hard to find and costly these days but saying that the gsx11 is going the same way but you already have a gsx or two 

[Dot Head Swap On The G Bike]

If like you say the g cams are the same as the f keep them, really good all round cam. You could go for a set of gsxr750j/k cams that are a good high rev cam but you will lose the mid power to get the high fast revs.

PS we need more pictures of this bike looks interesting and I do like a under dog build 

[GS1000 vs GSX1100 weight.]

Give or take they will be both summer, I think the gsx is slightly higher but not by much and you get more hp with the gsx. 

You can shave weigh off them old skool ways, remove the foam from the sprocket cover and cut some of it out/drill holes put a geny and starter clutch on from a smaller bike. I remember YJ doing this on one of his gs1000 build's and he even drilled holes in all the cooling fins on the head and barrels.

[Tips on what to look out for on an 1127 rebuilt engine]

Looks nice and all the right bits 

[GS1000 vs GSX1100 weight.]

1 hour ago, imago said:

It starts when you find that limit point where you can get it up off the floor, or down off the bench, but going beyond that you know is going to end in disaster.

This hydraulic table has been an invaluable piece of kit. Slide an engine off the rack, or lift it off the floor onto the table (6").

Then you can either work on the table, or let it down to the height of the bench, back of the van or whatever and slide it on. 

Quite agree. My bike bench has came in for not just lifting the bike up 

[GS1000 vs GSX1100 weight.]

The good old days when you could pick up one of these motors and put it on your bench. Now my back starts twinging just looking at a oil cooled motor never mind a air cooled one 

[1997 Bandit 1200 electrical problems]

10 hours ago, Central_Coast said:

Thanks for helping out with this problem, it's been driving me nuts for the past year, I feel like I've checked everything, and I finally broke down and had to ask for help. 

Yes I'm getting 12v at both the coils, also just checked the 3 circuits on the ignition key switch, all good there, and still no spark at either coil. 

"Are you getting a pulse from the ATU on the crank? " is that checking for voltage from the crank position sensor? 

Get a side light bulb (in the holder) connect it to the wires from the ATU back plate and turn the engine over by the starter button, if it's working the bulb will flicker as you turn the engine over.

[750j dot head motor]

Anything between £50 to £400 depending on condition etc

[1997 Bandit 1200 electrical problems]

Are you getting a pulse from the ATU on the crank? 

[Oil cooled togetherness.]

11 hours ago, Swiss Toni said:

So the stem won't fit the B6 headstock?

No, you can only just get it on a GS or gsx headstock. 

[Oil cooled togetherness.]

Yes they will, they only problem with the RF9 bottom yoke is the stem is quite short 

[Carbon covers]

Looks a nice job 

[1990 sling, sucking on exhaust stoke]

Just try plugs in the cylinders that are not firing right. Had this with new NGK plugs many times, I now won't use NGK plugs.