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Recent content by 8ball

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    1979 Blue/Green Paint?

    Does anybody know if someone sells a matching paint for the 1979 blue/green? My bike tipped over in the garage and gas leaked out of the filler neck and destroyed a section of paint. Colorrite doesn?t have it listed, and I don?t know of other places that deal with motorcycle color matching paints.
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    1980 GS550E Cafe Racer Conversion missing air filter system

    The carbs on your 79 and 80 bikes should be different....and so the airbox won't work....at least the connectors to the carbs will be different, for sure. The link below is a thread I made on another forum explaining some of the pitfalls of EMGO pods. Bear in mind that this thread is written...
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    Engine not sacking gas

    Put the petcock in the "on" position. Disconnect the two hoses from the petcock to the carbs. Gas should not flow from either port. The small one is the vacuum line, and the large one is the fuel supply to the carbs. Put a small piece of hose on the vacuum port of the petcock. Hold a cup...
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    VM22SS float height

    The Suzuki service manual say 26mm, but they give you a range of 1mm when checking the fuel level with a clear tube, so I'd say split the diff and go for 25mm. I think that's where I set mine, if I recall
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    No compression after valve job still....

    You shouldn't feel ANY force pushing out the intake boot!! Only suction. The intake valves should be closed every time the piston moves up
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    '78 GS750 Project

    Yes. You can find brake line sources many places. You can order lines from some places in a custom length and choose the bends you need on the fittings. I got mine from this ebay seller...
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    Valve clearances/ struggling badly.. :-(

    Yep. Zip tie method. End of story.
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    79 550 Cafe-"ish" Build

    You gettin' that skunk back together? Or, is it too toasty?
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    1977 GS550 project

    Looking good
  10. 8ball

    Boy did I screw up...

    Yep 2k catalyst clear is the way to go on fuel tanks. Very gas resistant. I used the colorrite version when I painted my R6 tank, and 4 years later, it still looks great and is hard as nails.
  11. 8ball

    Any opinions on the Rossi ordeal?

    Very well written article!
  12. 8ball

    Best Japanese super sport 600 for occasional track and weekend rides???

    It has nothing to do with aggression. You will be pushing your self....maybe not the first day because it will be more structured, but your subsequent times, depending on your exuberance level....you will. When you are pushing yourself farther and farther, you will eventually find the limit...
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    Best Japanese super sport 600 for occasional track and weekend rides???

    I cannot emphasize how bad an idea it is to ride a bike to a track day. If you crash or break down....and it will be much more likely that you will....you will have no way to get home. After a day at the track, you really have no idea, yet how exhausted you will be. If you arrive at the track...
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    Best Japanese super sport 600 for occasional track and weekend rides???

    One thing about the R6. It is restricted out of the box. With the fly by wire the throttle doesn't open all the way (something like 85%). An ECU reflash transforms the bike. And it allows a ton of adjustment to be done. You can have the throttle plate restriction removed, alter the engine...
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    86 gs550 es front brake help

    Did you clean the calipers? They are probably sticking. Or your master cylinder bleed hole could be blocked. Doubt it has anything to do with pads. Although new pads are never a bad thing
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