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[KATANAMANGLER]

On 3/14/2023 at 10:33 PM, redgs1000 said:

evening every one. finally joined after talking to weeman at the scottish bike show on saturday , have a gs1000 project on the go and will try and put some pics up soon plus what ive done so far . and thanks for the oldskool stickers weeman 

You can thank me for the stickers. They were the only signage on the stand. Isn't that right @Paulm?

[Paulm]

9 hours ago, KATANAMANGLER said:

You can thank me for the stickers. They were the only signage on the stand. Isn't that right @Paulm?

That would be correct Mr Mangler sir,in my defence, I am old 

[redgs1000]

12 hours ago, KATANAMANGLER said:

You can thank me for the stickers. They were the only signage on the stand. Isn't that right @Paulm?

many thanks for the stickers . as for the signage you cant beat a group of oldskool suzuki's on display

[redgs1000]

here is a seat i picked up a while back. any recommendations for a good replacement seat cover 

[KATANAMANGLER]

10 hours ago, Paulm said:

That would be correct Mr Mangler sir,in my defence, I am old 

And distracted by the promise of vegan pizza and frienship bracelets, no doubt.

[Rijko]

The base plate needs some work ...

[Wee Man]

3 hours ago, KATANAMANGLER said:

And distracted by the promise of vegan pizza and frienship bracelets, no doubt.

Edited March 20, 2023 by Wee Man

[Paulm]

5 hours ago, KATANAMANGLER said:

And distracted by the promise of vegan pizza and frienship bracelets, no doubt.

[redgs1000]

13 hours ago, Rijko said:

The base plate needs some work ...

It does. but its not as bad as it looks , and its still complete so can make up templates before it disappears in front of the sandblaster

[wraith]

I think there was a place in the traders section, for the seat.

[wraith]

3 hours ago, TonyGee said:

I get my seat covers off begay, theirs a seller on their that sells good quality covers but not cheap, ive had a few off them but at £45 a time.  just as good as OEM i think. 

Last cover I had done, not a standard seat was £95 and that was about 8+ years ago and I was not happy with the end result.

I did order one off the bay for the standard seat on the gsx1157et and apart from my bad fitting was very happy with it (may be the same seller as yours) as the was £45 but well worth the money.

[redgs1000]

3 hours ago, wraith said:

Last cover I had done, not a standard seat was £95 and that was about 8+ years ago and I was not happy with the end result.

I did order one off the bay for the standard seat on the gsx1157et and apart from my bad fitting was very happy with it (may be the same seller as yours) as the was £45 but well worth the money.

Im sure ive seen those seat covers on the bay as well. one price for all by the looks of it , il strip the seat at the weekend and see what the foam is like . If its ok il order a cover and i need to sort the seat base out , there is some brackets to make up as there missing off the seat and the mounts on the L frame are on the other side . . Thank you both for your info 

[redgs1000]

Got  a wes cooley style front mud guard off evilbay £22.50 plus p&p . need to make some spacer's for the bandit fork brace so it clear's the tire , was going to buy a slabbie front guard and cut it down but this is a better option and someone might need an oe one for a resto. 

[redgs1000]

Been buying a few bits for the gs. got a bandit headlight and brackets so will fit straight on once iv'e tidied up the headlight bowl , also bought jack up blocks for the rear .  Next on the list is some rear sets  looked at some off a gsxr 1000 k9  but open to suggestions , any thoughts on the china rear sets for sale on eblag bought some adjustable levers a while back and were very good . il put some pics up once the jack up blocks arrive

[coombehouse]

1 hour ago, redgs1000 said:

Been buying a few bits for the gs. got a bandit headlight and brackets so will fit straight on once iv'e tidied up the headlight bowl , also bought jack up blocks for the rear .  Next on the list is some rear sets  looked at some off a gsxr 1000 k9  but open to suggestions , any thoughts on the china rear sets for sale on eblag bought some adjustable levers a while back and were very good . il put some pics up once the jack up blocks arrive

I've used a few sets of Chinese rearsets. They are generally ok though some of the bolts are a bit rubbish but easily replaced.  

[wraith]

Got some b4 rear sets kicking around, I can take some pics tomorrow if you want.

[redgs1000]

19 hours ago, wraith said:

Got some b4 rear sets kicking around, I can take some pics tomorrow if you want.

If you could mate , that would be good of you . cheers

[wraith]

2 hours ago, redgs1000 said:

If you could mate , that would be good of you . cheers

I will take some pics tomorrow 

[redgs1000]

Tried the jack up blocks today on the rear .  Gave the tank a massage underneath to fit the frame then put the seat on to check everything fits , next jobs is sort out the lockstop  make some seat brackets and also need to cut down the bandit headlight brackets .

[wraith]

Coming together 

[redgs1000]

Another wee job done today. Headlight brackets shorten'd by 20 mm and a dusting of primer , wheels coming off soon for powder coat so will hand them in at the same time 

[redgs1000]

Picked up a pair of side panels complete with badges. But also came with a shitey two tone paint job , luckily the paint stripped back ok so gave them a coat of primer then some satin black. just need to find the clips for the badges now

[redgs1000]

Took the swingarm back off to fit the chain slider , had to trim it back 7 mm to match the tophat also the jack up block on the chain side needed a bit of work to line up. 2mm off the bottom and round the edges a bit now its lined up fine 

[Tony Nitrous]

Thanks for the updates redgs1000. I’m enjoying watching the build.

Im running lift blocks on one of my borderline OSS bikes.

Have’nt tried different shocks yet, they took a little getting used to. Going from a 190/50 to a 200/50 or 190/55 wasn’t enough lift, adding the blocks with a taller tyre was too much so now I’m on blocks and back to a 190/50.

Internet experts tell me to just get the right length shocks…. LOL. 

 

[redgs1000]

On 5/4/2023 at 9:04 PM, Tony Nitrous said:

Thanks for the updates redgs1000. I’m enjoying watching the build.

Im running lift blocks on one of my borderline OSS bikes.

Have’nt tried different shocks yet, they took a little getting used to. Going from a 190/50 to a 200/50 or 190/55 wasn’t enough lift, adding the blocks with a taller tyre was too much so now I’m on blocks and back to a 190/50.

Internet experts tell me to just get the right length shocks…. LOL. 

 

Hi tony . Did you have to modify the blocks to fit ? mine were machined well but as you can see the profile doesn't match the original mounts, if you bought the correct length shocks that would take all the fun out . Took the wheels off today for powder coating along with the headlight brackets i cut down , also top yoke is getting a few mm off as not much thread for the stem nut/washer , will put some more pics up soon once ive got bit more done . Thanks for your encouragement on my project