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1982 GS 550 M rolling resto/customization

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nothing to offer aside from saying I am pulling for you. I love the M and I am happy to see another one come back to life...

the one I let go...

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Hi all!

Sorry for the late update, I had no time to frehs up this topic.

So...carb disassembly:






I found that the plastic caps are badly damaged, gaskets too. Somebody hacked with the jets, i found some signs of wrong screwdriver.
I didn't found more troublesome parts. These jets are Ok, or I should change them? I found these on ebay for 74 dollars plus shipping.


AND for the end I spare the BIG GOOD NEWS!!!

Sorry for the crap image!

SITO 1270 exact copy of the OEM exhaust pipes(not silencers, doh.. I write silencers first, tanks BigD )! Brand new for relatively cheap!!

Oh, and o-rings also on their way from cycleorings :)

I am really a happy man right now. Those silencers were my top on my wanted list! With those I can rebuild the OEM system, and I can use OEM spec with jets an so on. I'm really like the OEM exhaust system's looking. I can't wait to see those on my bike. I will have to sort out the footrest and exhaust mount. I am looking for some picture with the OEM settings.

I saw some days ago a little honda, and I was impressed with it's paint job. I want to copy it, I think it suits better the little katana than the flat balck:



Minus the frame, on mine I want it black, and also black will be the exhaust system.
 
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A little reminiscent of the red/white 700e. I could see that working well with the Kat side panels.

I couldn't open your ImageShack photo, but what are those pipes? They look (and I think the Italian said) like black chrome. Nice!
 
Yeah.. not silencers, they are pipes :) wrong word, sorry. I think this colors give the little cat a more fresh look. With those new pipes and nice colored rims, with twin pot upgrade with some beautiful brake disc it will rock! Seat will be renewd with OEM colors. I hope this will put it not so far away from oem, I dont want to look like a circus, but it will be a real head turner :) I hope next week I can rent a garage, I found a little nice place with good price. The owner is at vacant right now, so all I have to do is wait and hope...
 
Tear down!!

Tear down!!

Hi all!

Sorry, this post was a bit dead, but the project got a rocket launch now!
A dont had time to write it down, but i am in the middle of the tear down process!

A left the storyline about the garage renting. So the long waited moment has come, because my little kat has a roof over his head! Small, but very quiet and safe place to work. It is a bit pricy, but I can't find cheaper in the near distance.

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Settle in

Settle in

Let's get started!

This bike is very straight forward to work on. I have just very basic tools, but I can manage everything now! One or two really stuck screw, but nothing serious :) for now...

So I tore down everything, except the engine, and the suspension. I made lot of pictures, and try to tear down as big parts, as possible, putting back all the screws and fasteners where they belong, for example I got out the airbox with all the electricity, and so on. This way I hope I cant get over my head.

So, just some interesting moment, my realy not horizontal licence plate holder, with my fancy HONDA brake light, with two scooter blinker...yamm:)
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And a closer one from the light assemblys indside:

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The seat base is really nasty, and the PO broke the plastic fender :(
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Careless PO's killing me...

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Some electricity.... I think I have to rewire it from scratch:
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Rust is not a big issue, I hope I don't find anything really bad in the future. The frame is in preatty good nick, just loosing the paint, but no bad corrosion. One of the worst are the footrests:

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My biggest concern was the exhaust. The PO made this!! It was leaky because the zero gaskets, loose fasteners, and it was welded together with the downpipes:

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Because I managed to buy 2 new SITO silencers, I have to cut down the monsters from the pipes:

Finally I can forget them :)


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What a difference, right? Pretty much OEM silencers, but I dont know how to mount them back, I think I need some bracket, and needed to rethink the back footrest

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I saw this, and I want to ask if this is OK, from a rebuilded enngine, I rode it only 400-500 kms. This is OK IF this is like a coal mine? :( Head was down and the pistons was refreshed, so this is because the overheating,right? Should I open the head?
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Back section again, some loss of paint, and a nasty hidden fault in the brake!!
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Electricity monster again:

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Oh yeah one of mine stator wires was off, and the second one half way down...real good... :(
 
I think these were upside down, right? Theye are hard, I think I should change them all:

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bare frame

bare frame

Hi all!

I have little time to work on my little katana, but the frame is slowly done. I want to powder coat the frame, but my concern is the little frame ID plate on the front. I am not sure how the paint will look like. I have to keep it untouched!

The post for it:
http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=205129

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Looks like you're off to a great start. I can tell I'm going to enjoy following this rebuild. I'm working on my first bike as well, although it will not be a frame-off restoration like yours.
 
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