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  1. this should be the GU74C 1052 lump then.

    The engine itself should be the same ereywhere, restrictions could be in carb tops (slides don´t go up all the way), carb jetting, inlet rubber reduction, or exhaust reduction.

    just check these points to find out

  2. then discovered very weak front brakes, i took off calipers, also water inside underneath the rubber dust covers, cleaned up the pads (they were smeared with copper grease, and also protection oil), we´ll see if the braking gets better.

    had to fit a helicoil M10X1.25 in one of the threads, because it was stripped (or i did it).

    alos polished the wheel edges by hand, to make them more shiny again.

  3. also polished the exhausts - i´m lucky, they are in pretty good shape, and solid too.

    Got it all together, and started her up - ran on all four as expected, gave her a good warm-up, smoked my whole shop with burning off the oil from inside the exhausts, and the corrosion protecting oil on the engine parts.

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    Made a short test ride, everything works, only need a pair of mirrors (anyone got the correct ones ?) , they look like that:

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    i ordered some GSXR 750 mirrors, they look similar, not sure if they fit.

    Also still need to get the airbox from prev. owner, so that i can really ride it normal (hustles a bit without airbox), and i need the two rear indicators and brackets.

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  4. The carbs were stuck - and that was probably my luck, as water only got in the combustion chambers 2+4 through the exhaust side.

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    there was a bit of corrosion, that cleaned off with scotch brite.

    I cleaned the carbs thoroughly (not used my ultrasonic though - was too lazy), and got them moving properly again.

    Then checked cams - perfect, no water !

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    Then took out rear wheel - there was still water in between cushion dampener, also in the hollow parts of the hub, blew out with pressure air as good as possible.

    Also took out swinger and shocks, swingarm axle had light rust on it, regreased it good and fitted back to the bike.

  5. the bike was covered in very thin protection oil, to prevent rust.

    the throttle was stuck in closed position - lucky me !

    As soon as i got it on the bench, i took off exhausts, gas tank, carbs, side panels.

    Then removed starter, drained the oil, removed oil pan, generator cover, ignition cover, clutch cover

    There was still a little bit of water coming out from the engine cases, but inside everything was spot on, no rust to be seen - i came to rescue just in time !

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  6. this guy is a quite high manager in car imports here, and a water pipe burst flooded his garage, lots of bikes were submerged, Kawasaki Z´s, CB750 KO, Vincent´s, Katanas, the GS1000S, BMW.

    What do good original GS1000S go for ?

    i followed an auction of an original left mirror -  it went for $570....

  7. Was offered a quite neat GS1000S that was submerged in 70cm deep water for probably 4 hours.

    After that, the engine was flushed with new oil.

    Seller told me the bike will need a total strip including engine teardown, as on some othe bikes he did not get the moisture out, and he already got surface rust inside engines.

    The flooding was probably 2 weeks ago.

    What about crank bearings/other roller bearings in the engine - changing required or not ?

    What do you think ?

     

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