1983_GS750E - Rebuild

[Etcheberri]

hi, check your pm pal!
i sent you measurements i took on my straight frame

let me know if you need more precisions.

 

[GateKeeper]

Thank you very much.......this will help me confirm that all is well

appreciate your help....

going to post your measurements here as well, just in case someone down the road ever needs them...

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l59/GateKeper/1983_GS750E/frame.jpg

No problem,

So i just did it tonight so you have them for your saturday

from left to right in your thread's picture!


21.7 cm
26 cm
29.1 cm
29.1 cm
23.7 cm (inner space where your frame is damage, your green line)
29 cm
29 cm

NB - I tried to measure precisely, i checked 3time and it really seems to be 29.1 and 29 flat on the bottom.

hope this helps.

Etche.

 

[cowboyup3371]

You will always need an air compressor. In fact, my 2 gallon I got years ago for woodworking that I said I would never use for anything else (why I didn't buy a bigger one at the time) has been used for airing bike tires and balls. But I need to buy a bigger one for other things now so I'll be looking to do that sometime later.

As far as the paint gun and stuff, folks are right you don't know what you'll want to paint later. But probably will find new things for it.

I too thought about it last year when I painted my bike but chose the rattle can for money (painted everything for under 60 bucks). It doesn't look the greatest, I do have touch up to do, but it works. However, I plan on doing it right later when I can buy the new air compressor and get everything else I need.

 

[GateKeeper]

You will always need an air compressor. ............

Nope, I have always used the neighbors.....LOL



But I hear you guys, I have to really give it some thought....

 

[GateKeeper]

So I did some work on the swing arm and am really not sure what to do, polish or don't polish it....

I can't really get into all the nooks and crannies, if I go the polished route, then I was thinking just the side bars, easy to get at, or just leave it as is, sanded down to a matte finish.

This is how it is now, would this be good enough, would polishing it give off way too much bling ?

.

 

[SVSooke]

Is there ever to much polish:twistedevil:

 

[Guest]

I like the brushed look more myself... maybe it's coz I'm too lazy to go the whole polished to mirror thing

As to the paint thing... you know there's always another alternative right?

How about rattle can for now while the budget's tight, then get Larry to do it when the budget is better

 

[Smokinapankake]

I vote for powdercoat if the budget will allow. That's what I'm planning for my 84 Katana when my budget will allow it (that may not be for a few years yet!).

Mostly because I'm lazy and don't want to d**k around with polishing and then repolishing when it tarnishes. Do it once and be done with it!

 

[GateKeeper]

rearend assembled

rearend assembled

Well, looked at it, studied it, dicked around with it, and gave it the matte finish, well almost a polish, but not mirror shine, cleaned it all up, and decided to put it all together....

As HAL said "Something wonderful is about to happen" or something to that effect....

and here is my rear end.....

OK not mine, but that of the bike....

All great input from you all, and that is really appreciated, something I can do, some I cannot, powder coating is cost prohibitive, rattle can, could work, but will chip and peel, the polished look, was going to take a whole lot of time, and I still don't think I could pull it off, getting each and every nook and cranny, so the matte finish is what I decided on, I will probably give it a clear coat of some varathane or some such thing, so as I don't have to polish it all the time, and or it turning green or some such nonsense, for now

I think it looks OK

 

[Flyboy]

Ok, now that is nice, relly nice, that rear end came out stunning, nice work there, feels good when tyou can see the results of all those hours of cleaning, sanding and polishing, don't it?
I would not clear coat it, it is bound to tarnish and go yukk later down the road, a rag and some metal polish every now and again should keep it looking like new for many years.

 

[7981GS]

I only wish that you were closer.
I would be dropping stuff off all the time for you to make pretty.
Great job and much more WORK than I am up to.

Daniel

 

[GateKeeper]

Ok, now that is nice, really nice, that rear end came out stunning, nice work there, feels good when you can see the results of all those hours of cleaning, sanding and polishing, don't it?
I would not clear coat it, it is bound to tarnish and go yukk later down the road, a rag and some metal polish every now and again should keep it looking like new for many years.

Thank you very much...

Ya it does make one want to go on, as one sees parts getting back together...

I only wish that you were closer.
I would be dropping stuff off all the time for you to make pretty.
Great job and much more WORK than I am up to.

Daniel

If I was closer, you could drop off parts, no problems at all.....

payment can be in cash, beer, good food, good company (the women kind) or all of the above....

I wouldn't mind helping out, I have done it many times before, and will do it many times more..

 

[GateKeeper]

mono e mono

mono e mono

Well did a wee bit more today, it was a nice Saturday to do nothing but work on the bike a bit

Put back together the mono shock, gonna look good, I can see it all coming together....

and a sneak peek.......

wait till it's unwrapped.......

 

[brslk]

You do some really nice work. That rear looks awesome (not yours, the bikes).
Listen to Flyboy. Do not clear it. You will regret it when it starts to chip and corrode from underneath.
Polish and wax now and then when they look dirty.

That mono-shock looks better than new.

Bruce.

 

[Guest]

Awesome stuff, I'm lovin' it!

+1 again on the don't clear coat it.

I bought clear coat for my crankcase covers so I could do it after polishing, but no way am I going to risk it.

If you get one little pinhole in the clear coat, it will oxidise under there and you'll have to strip the clear coat and polish it again anyway.

Much better to polish it frequently so it doesn't get too bad between polishes, that way it will be less effort to keep shiny and will look good for much longer

Oh, and I find Mothers mag and aluminium polish does an awesome job with a soft polishing cloth.

 

[platinum2]

Is there ever to much polish:twistedevil:

its not polished yet, polish it then polish it again to mirror finish and it should stay clean, except for road tar, its a pain to get mirror finish but well worth in the end

 

[GateKeeper]

polished pipe

polished pipe

Well here is the tail end of the exhaust pipe....

I really like the Yoshi emblem, how it polished up nice, I lost a bit of the color, but can't have everything

And a quick polish of the cover, still has a long way to go, more sanding, then hit the buffing wheel, but it should come out OK

 

[Guest]

Very nice! Gotta be happy with that

 

[SVSooke]

its not polished yet, polish it then polish it again to mirror finish and it should stay clean, except for road tar, its a pain to get mirror finish but well worth in the end

Was one of my first attempts with polishing.

Got better since then

 

[Guest]

Looking good GK. as someone said, that shock and linkage looks fantastic. I love that Yosh pipe. I have one of their newer ones on my MX racer and they are great exhausts.