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3 small screws in the front of the cover and pull out the trip knob for the win. hooray

1982 Kat 1000, I want to take the black plastic front instrument surround off. I have the 3 front small screws out but don’t know how to get the trip meter knob off and if there’s anything else to look for? Thanks

I learned this method for dirt bikes that weren’t ridden often so the clutch plates would stick. Start it in neutral push the bike jump on with clutch pulled in put it in gear with clutch lever still pulled in and ride it. The clutch should free up. Ride it in a no obstacle or no traffic area, if the clutch doesn’t free up quickly, stopping could be awkward

Ok, I thought all the later style cam cover big 4v engines were 1150’s. So I learned a little something good looking bike

GSX1100EFE, shouldn’t the first zero be a five? Good looking bike

I can modify the rear mounting point, was wanting to know if these bikes exchange after market exhaust systems relatively easy

Would the same aftermarket 4 into 1 exhaust system fit a 1982 Katana, 1981 GS1100, and 1985 GS1150 ? Thanks

Sooooo, how much trouble is it to install a 1150 head on to an 1100 engine? Would the 1100 pistons dome, valve reliefs, and pin height be compatible?

You have the carbs dismantled and the ball hasn’t fallen out yet. You might have to run them on the bike and see what happens. I don’t think I ever was warned about a certain carb taking out a cylinder because it spit out a blanking plug, but I suppose it’s possible. Good luck

Yep prolly not getting enough fuel when it needs more. Since you have just done the tank cleaning, carbs and filters it might be worth checking fuel delivery ie. do the carbs get an adequate amount of fuel to run thru the rpm range. A plugged gas tank vent or clogged petcock can starve the engine for fuel. Don’t be hesitant to try a big main jet, you’re getting a lot more air than with the original air box. I recently did some 36mm carbs, removed the original box to run pod filters, the stock mains were 110’s, I had to use 140’s. Runs very good and the plugs look right

“once it’s running it runs pretty good”. If it has brakes and decent tires get it fired and take it for a ride. A little mileage does wonders for these bikes. Maybe add some fuel system cleaner to the gas

How did it run before you had piston/cylinder issues?

Mill the mounting block thinner, shim the tank a bit. If moving the petcock rearward or forward fixes the problem, Pingel has offset mounting blocks.

Are there any factory Suzuki street going oil boilers that have a 6 speed ? Not a custom creation and 1.1 liters and larger. Thanks

Pump premium gas in the U.S. is rated mostly 93 octane. Modern bikes with sophisticated ignitions (knock sensors, throttle position recognition, gear related curves) do get by with today’s fuel and relatively high comp ratios. The digital ignitions give the spark just enough lead to keep things fun without detonation. I’d opt for a half point less compression and a couple/few degrees less advance if working with a mechanical or electronic predetermined advance

Slabbie wheels, 1000 side panels, very nice. Red or orange, a really sharp bike

Is that the orange bike with the Eagle exhaust, beautiful example of a 7/11 bike. Really clean and nicely set up

Been hung up on 2 valve powerplants since I missed out on a non running complete original’79 GS1000 that sold cheap. So was wondering if a GS850 cylinder would go on a 750 bottom allowing for a bigger bore. Would want to put the 750 head back on. Or to make a bigger badder 750 could you install cyl sleeves from a 1000 in the 750 block and go with 73mm pistons

Would like to know are the bore centers on a 2V GS750 and GS1000 the same distance apart? And do cyl 2 and 3 share to same center distance apart on both the above mentioned engines? Thanks

No issues with the GS1000 engine being possibly taller ?

The plates looked good but since they were out I figure “eighted” both sides of the steels on 220 wet/dry sand paper. Also very very lightly did the fibers also

Sure looks like it fits, the Suzuki engine swap possibilities are tempting. Let’s say I have a friend who wants to put a 2 valve GS1000 motor in a GS750 frame. He just missed a very nice (non running but clean and original, arrgh !!) ‘79 GS1000 on ePay US, sold for $1375. So does a GS1000 engine and 750 frame make a good pair?

Have found that the OSS forum covers a lot of info and was doing a bit of research. Didn’t realize it was a zombie thread

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