Gs550 freebie build

[Nick_C_Hotrods]

So was given this GS550 as it was set to be sent to the razor blade factory.

So will just see what I can find scrounge blag swop to build it under £500

Wish me well!

Justified it by collecting my Kat aswell

Edited August 10, 2023 by Nick_C_Hotrods
typo

[Nick_C_Hotrods]

So a little progress after finding some clocks / seat foam, tail piece and an unknown headlight to get me going

The cost is basically fuel at £60 and the seat at £25 at this point

[Nick_C_Hotrods]

Was offered a Dot Head motor for £30, which was incomplete but I had a box of bits to build it, so out with the old and in with the new

You have to remove the rocker cover and rear LH cam cap to get it in !

Turns out the guy had had the cams out so prob not the hight lift ones anymore, and it needs timing up!

Yes I rattle canned the frame black

Edited August 10, 2023 by Nick_C_Hotrods
typo

[Nick_C_Hotrods]

Found some 1100f exhausts, but they sit too low to the ground

Edited July 24, 2023 by Nick_C_Hotrods

[Nick_C_Hotrods]

Box of bits off Eblag £50

Edited August 10, 2023 by Nick_C_Hotrods
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[Nick_C_Hotrods]

Found some carbs in my stash and bolted the motor into the GS rear lower frame mount, need to eyeball everything up, fuel tap may be an issue colliding with air pod filters

[Nick_C_Hotrods]

Those handlebars have been on lots of my bikes and were purchased in Japan

[Nick_C_Hotrods]

Got some  front calipers off a mate so will fit them next

[Nick_C_Hotrods]

Seat cover ordered for the Guiliari

[Nick_C_Hotrods]

New petrol tap was button's off Ali Express !

[Nick_C_Hotrods]

Loom is 1127 Powerscreen one with GSXR 750 brain

[Nick_C_Hotrods]

Went and collected this Baboon Arse donor to rob the exhaust and sump wheels and forks, hope they fit.

This donor is nasty rusty siezed, will try save the motor ( siezed)

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[Nick_C_Hotrods]

Saved the loom and brain ( result)

[Nick_C_Hotrods]

Turns out the 750 Dot head engine was a load of scrap, doesn't turn over easily, removed the head and the crank seems tight 

Tried to rebuild another motor with whats laying around using another 748 bottom end, the 748 head needs repair.

Fail

You can't put a 749 head on a 748, it fits but the cams ate wrong and full the head

 

 

[Nick_C_Hotrods]

On the plus side I have a new Guiliari seat cover and a Powerscreen rear caliper fits perfect.

The old Suzuki calipers I was given don't fit ( front), seems they use a different mounting bracket.

[Nick_C_Hotrods]

So now I need a GS550 RH caliper mount

[Nick_C_Hotrods]

This scatch building malarkey ain't easy

[gsxwill]

6 hours ago, Nick_C_Hotrods said:

This scatch building malarkey ain't easy

It's still moving on nick 

[inmate]

Nick, I have a pair of GS 650 front callipers. Do you know the mounting hole centre distance?

[Nick_C_Hotrods]

I'll measure em up tonight cheers

[Nick_C_Hotrods]

Hi

It's 70mm spacing on the fork leg

[Nick_C_Hotrods]

Here's an impression

[inmate]

Hi Nick, calliper hole centres 72.55 mm

[Nick_C_Hotrods]

How can that be  must be different

[Nick_C_Hotrods]

I think they are 72.5