vizman Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 the 18 inch spokeydokies are perfect, it would've looked kool with 17 inch spokeydokies but no where near as visually balanced....i want to hate right now. 2 Quote Link to comment
gshub Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 (edited) Really like your project I have a Gs1000s with a oil cooler fitted and found sharpish that I had to fit smaller oilcooler for the Rev counter cable to run properly I snapped 3 very quickly Lol.. Edited December 18, 2016 by gshub 1 Quote Link to comment
Captain Chaos Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 I love GS1000's. Should never have sold mine. Facepalm.gif 2 Quote Link to comment
busa1300 Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 (edited) I originally went with 18's because I thought about vintage racing at one point, and rules call for 18's. but I also think the 18's help the bike look a bit smaller comparatively than if it had 17's.....plus 17's would have cost quite a bit more than my investment in these old used things.... The tach cable has plenty of room, I made sure there was no binding or clearance issues of any kind for any parts up front when I did my dry build. I wish I still had my first GS1000, bought it back in1982 with under 1500 miles....original owner had a friend who bought one same time. They went out riding one evening and only one of them ever came back....the bike never moved again until the guy sold it to me....This was where my love started for Suzuki's Traded it in June 0f 1984 for a new FJ1100.....OK, you can hate me now This is me back in fall of 82 smoking behind the building A perfect bike for a 19 year old to raise hell on Edited December 18, 2016 by busa1300 6 Quote Link to comment
busa1300 Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 Damn.....that was a LONG time ago.... Anyway.... I originally wanted an XR11/TR/RG style front fender, but couldn't find one here in the US... So I took a 82 1100E model fender and cut the back off.....not quite the same, but I think it will work. 1 Quote Link to comment
busa1300 Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 Wiring....not my favorite thing to do, and I held off as long as I could to do it. The hand controls were pretty rough, so I took those completely apart and restored them. Generally cleaned up all wiring and ends, and fixed the chopped up ends from having a fairing (ignition and headlight were gone...had to hot wire it the first time I started it) Added new throttle cables and re lettered everything back to new fresh white labels Added Dyna coils, wires, and ignition to replace to old original parts....just because I don't want any problems with the old stuff while on the road. As well as rewired for a new super heavy duty reg/rectifier and lithium battery to keep peace of mind....if that's possible.... 1 Quote Link to comment
busa1300 Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 Then one day I came home from work and found a box at my door....a big box..... 7 Quote Link to comment
Rustynail Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Nice bike nice Pipes 1 Quote Link to comment
busa1300 Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 Cleaned up and partially restored my gauges....numbers are still a bit sunbaked.... 1 Quote Link to comment
busa1300 Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 (edited) With most of the wiring taken care of, it was time to get to the brakes. I had rebuilt the rear 600 bandit caliper, and figured out how to mount the 600 Katana master in the original position. But I had to make an actuating rod from the stock pedal to the master. I also had to make my own brackets to adapt the 600 Katana front calipers to the GS1100 forks and GS1150 rotors. And was hoping that a B-King radial master would be enough to get it working without too much lever travel, with the antidive. Edited December 19, 2016 by busa1300 3 Quote Link to comment
busa1300 Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 I stole the seat off my other GS1000, and put the near mint stock one back on, that originally was with that bike. This seat has a very good base, but the foam was a bit chewed up, which was why I cut it down. After I got the foam shaped how I wanted it, I made a half assed cover for it, and actually looked almost usable. It will get a better cover before it's all done, don't worry 2 Quote Link to comment
busa1300 Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 (edited) I started dragging my feet a bit, as it seemed I was almost afraid to finish it.... The carbs still need to be soda blasted, sonic cleaned, and rebuilt with a Dynojet stage 3 kit. I had imported a RGV250 VJ23 from Japan around this same time period, so I was having a hard time concentrating on one thing for very long. (as the VJ23 came in pieces in a box, engine shipped in a separate box)) I'd show you what was in the box.....but not sure if that's against the rules...??? http://oldskoolsuzuki.info/forums/index.php?/topic/4502-vj23-in-a-box/ Edited December 21, 2016 by busa1300 1 Quote Link to comment
busa1300 Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 It was time to see if all my work was any good.... It was........ And another day of riding missed.... 5 Quote Link to comment
Swiss Toni Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 'I'd show you what was in the box.....but not sure if that's against the rules...???' Open the box...OPEN THE BOX!!! 1 Quote Link to comment
busa1300 Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 (edited) 13 hours ago, Swiss Toni said: Open the box...OPEN THE BOX!!! When I do pull it open the first thing you see will be some pink Edited December 20, 2016 by busa1300 Forgot to add words Quote Link to comment
Captain Chaos Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 and start a new thread in the watercooled/2-stroke section. 1 Quote Link to comment
gsx Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Both you gs thousands spot on ,would be happy to own either of them ! Like the shape of the seat ,may copy it ,stored for future reference 1 Quote Link to comment
busa1300 Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 11 hours ago, gsx said: Both you gs thousands spot on ,would be happy to own either of them ! Like the shape of the seat ,may copy it ,stored for future reference Copy any of it you want, that's why I'm showing all I did... Since I had it running now, and almost had brakes (still having bleeding/internal leaking/flexing caliper...? issues of some kind) It needed to get off the operating table, and work up its strength a bit. Plus, I was worried that at some point it might ride itself off the table while running And I had that bike out of the box (remember the box I had to open...?), which was waiting for the table in need of some surgery as well. I still needed to get the inside of the tank cleaned up (scale, and crusted on old gas) before I could use it, And I had to rebuild my fuel tap too. But it did finally make it out in the sun, even if it wasn't quite ready to ride on the road yet. 13 Quote Link to comment
busa1300 Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 I took the seat to get recovered, and bought a brand new fuel tap (GS850 which I needed to modify to make work) The one I rebuilt had a hole ate into it from the acid/vinegar, that I had in the tank... Put on another seat that I originally bought for the black bike, (since I stole the one that was on it earlier) that has an excellent base and good foam to work with....but ugly cover. Tank was reasonably clean inside, and I got an extra fuel filter to keep out as much crap as I could from getting into the carbs.......And..... I decided it was time to run it up the road....!!!!!! No plates, no insurance, no riding gear, no worries..... I didn't give a fuck, I was going for a ride...!!!! 10 Quote Link to comment
busa1300 Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 (edited) It ran perfectly, although after checking plugs, I could see it was running a little rich (put the bigger of the two main jet options from the Dynojet kit in). The seat didn't turn out exactly like I hoped, but the guy would have needed the whole bike to make it right (maybe before spring?) Brakes are still an issue, and I need more time on the road to get a feel for the carb settings. Tank needs cleaned out better yet, and my piggyback shocks need to get sent off to rechrome a rust/leaking shaft... But considering all I did to it, I'm happy nothing fell off or has blown up yet. Snow is here now, and the project has stopped.....I'm seriously burned out from working on bikes (finished 3 of them this year...but not the VJ23 yet) But I will do a story on the VJ23 here soon in watercooled/two stroke/V-twin.....which it fits all three categories... Time for a break until early spring I think.... Happy Holidays to those who read this soon, and to those others......I'll be back in spring to give a full ride report Edited December 20, 2016 by busa1300 9 Quote Link to comment
gsx Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Thanks for sharing , really good thread ! 1 Quote Link to comment
Paulm Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Excellent job on the bike,looks great. 1 Quote Link to comment
busa1300 Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 Thanks guys Bike is hibernating for the winter, but will be waiting to hit the road as soon as snow is gone 4 Quote Link to comment
bruteforce Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Great build, thank for sharing 1 Quote Link to comment
Robinjo Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 On 22-12-2016 at 7:32 PM, bruteforce said: Great build, thank for sharing I can only agree. 1 Quote Link to comment
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