• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

10 thumbs 1 GS 400 1981 with dash damage

  • Thread starter Thread starter manila re
  • Start date Start date
M

manila re

Guest
Although I get how the bloody thing works when it comes to taking primarily motorcycle engines apart I'm all thumbs or possibly starting front to back. Is there any way a novice like myself with only basic hand tools spanners some ratchets could take apart and remove motor from the frame? The electrtics I can leave to a proffessional as my attention span is laboured at best ,but I thought at least I could keep my costs down by preparing the bike for service and rebuild and then get stuck into the cosmetics.
Cosmetically dash is busted from bike being dropped on it's side( as mentioned in my initial welcome post I was travelling straight came to a set of lights and drifted across the lane as I slowed down,I put this down to wet roads or oil residue but turns out that about 100metres back I had gone over a slight jump and my sump bolt had come loose so when I took the corner the tyres were covered in oil and the bike came out from under me).Weather damage from an estimated 10 years of backyard storage ,mainly surface rust on spokes and crash bars ,handle bars,mirrors etc.The main issue ,or hopefully non-issue is that an auntie of mine threw out my engine covers so the engine has been exposed for this period of time so I'm hoping the guts don't have any residue or rust build up which could cause internal damage.Being uneducated in metals I have assumed that the engine is an alloy so internals would be resiliant to any serious ware and tear.
If there is anyone about to begin a build also on this or a similar model(GS 400 1981) I'd appreciate any advice or maybe we can try committ to a scheduled time frame.Alternatively I will look in the archives for any past rebuilds or if anyone knows any off hand could they go to the trouble of sending me the info.
Currently living in Sydney Australia got two sons one going to high school next year so I estimate I have about 3 years of build time which should be just about enough time for me to get started ,also have a Honda CB 400 '81 but that is just in need of a service . Gs400 is the bike I wanna see on the road though.
Thankyou in advance for any help or advice this forums community can offer me.
manila re
 
Last edited:
Hey mate, go to page 1 of my build thread in my signature and start reading :D

Before I did this, the most I'd done mechanically was get the mixture screw adjusted ok, gap/replace spark plugs, bled the front brake, and did an oil change.

So if I can go from that to having her just about ready for the road after a frame up rebuild, you should be just fine ;)

Some tips for dismantling... bag and tag *everything* no matter how obvious you think it will be where it belongs. You will forget or get confused.

Make sure you get an impact driver for those old bolts and screws that won't come out.

When taking the engine out, either get someone to give you a hand like I did, otherwise lay the bike on its right side and lift the frame off the engine.

Keep us up to date and start posting some pic's too ;)
 
Yup as Pete said, just have a look at some of the build threads already in progress or ones that have been completed

Lots of good info, and tips and pics and well you name it, most of them have it.

I just started a rebuild, I am taking lots of pictures, and posting a lot of them, not as many as I have taken, but some of the more relevant ones are here in my thread.

Follow along with any of them and you will be just fine, you can always ask for help, read the manual, I took the plunge, just because I found this place and the posts already made, otherwise my bike would have probably been sold.....

Cheers
 
Frame up builds are fun :) check out mine if you need any help.
 
this forum is "the ****"

this forum is "the ****"

Appreciate the quick response and great advice as always.The problem is you bastards might have just convinced my dumb ass to have a go at it.So if the 1981 GS400 is a protected species you guys may have pushed it 1 step closer to extinction.Hope you are all proud of yourselves ,then again if I manage to pull this off you come out looking like a pack of geniuses but don't hold your breath on the last point.I'd say the best idea in order for you all to save face is to come past my place and do the rebuild quick smart and then I can claim it as mine and guess what ,that's right you all look like geniuses once again but hey I'd hate to influence you into doing something that you don't want to afterall it's your reputations not mine that are resting on you advising me to do the build myself ,and we all know how important reputation is to a healthy mind body and soul so I'll leave it up to you guys to decide .
P.S my garage is free most weekends and Monday through Friday ,also I like to have a nap around 1pm till 3pm so you may have to keep the noise down during these hours.
See yas soon.
 
Hahahahaaha

If I was closer maybe :p

I can definitely lend lots of encouragement though!

So have you started yet? ;)
 
Yeah, sorry, I am also a bit far away, but I am sure you will do just fine without us, so have you started yet......we want pics, lots of em. :p
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

B
Dash Battery Light On All The Time
Replies
16
Views
279
Rich82GS750TZ
Rich82GS750TZ
T
Potential sale 1980 gs550L project + parts near Seattle, WA
Replies
0
Views
52
tadakan
T
G
1982 GS1000 Z US Version
Replies
10
Views
244
slayer61
slayer61
E
Drive sprocket oil leak + damage questions
Replies
11
Views
222
eldevigo
E
dandypop
New Member, New to the GS World, Custom Build
Replies
4
Views
131
dandypop
dandypop
Back
Top