1985 Suzuki GS700EF

[tejasmud]

This leads us sort of back where we left off back in August.

Rear sets.

The Tarozzi rear sets, as I made the custom brackets, mounted them, and didn?t really like the look. I decided to polish out the OEM brackets and rear passenger pegs, which look much better.

Here is the right side, minus the rear passenger peg.

Here is a picture of the left side.

Here are a few pictures of the covers on the right side of engine.

Now, with the Napoleon bar end mirrors. Not sure I like the look. It may be different in time, they just look too wide.

And last picture of the day. Decided to switch up on the front master cylinder. It still needs some work on location of the reservoir, just a different bracket to move it down and right a tad. The master is off an 06-07 GSXR1000, ? inch piston, and should be much better than the last 14mm one.

More to come, I just hope not 3 to 4 months later.

Sigh............

Now, time to put these carbs back together.

 

[67fire]

You'll have to wear shades just to look at it!

Eric

 

[jwhelan65]

Woah, Looks FANTASTIC Eric! That valve cover looks incredible, what paint did you use on the Suzuki side covers? that polished swinger looks fabulous

Well done sir...:clap:

 

[jwhelan65]

Did you end up making the oil cooler lines yourself with parts from AN? I want some...

carbs?

 

[tejasmud]

You'll have to wear shades just to look at it!

Eric

And that's with fingerprints all over it. :lol:

 

[tejasmud]

Woah, Looks FANTASTIC Eric! That valve cover looks incredible, what paint did you use on the Suzuki side covers? that polished swinger looks fabulous

Well done sir...:clap:

Joe,

Yes, all the parts for the front lines came from ANPlumbing. The rear lines on the 700E all except the 8mm banjos, had to make them. Initially I wanted to find something others could just purchase on the 8mm banjos, I searched for a few days pretty hard initially, (still do every once in a while when looking at fittings) but a past life trade won over, so decided to just make them.

That "valve cover" is worth about $1500,

To me. hahahahahahaha!

No really, all done by hand except for the last buff. Not as bad as the swinger, but close. On this style V.Cover there are the ribs that go between the spark plugs and they have the unfinished casting vents/gate shear areas. These have all been blended. i did this on the OEM pegs as well, heavy sanding to get the imperfections out, but looks smooth.

The paint in the inlays was done with rattle can Dupli high temp ceramic engine paint, satin, as well as the TSCC inlays on the top of the cover. All baked at 300? for 4 hours. The inlay surfaces were bead blasted, cleaned with MEK, masked, then painted.

Carbs. I have a set of VM33 smoothbores, looking for a good set of 29s though. I also have a few sets of slingshot CVs, then the OEM BS32s as well. I have read Billy Rick's has been running RS34s on his 700E, but not sure the mods he has to date. If the 33s are tuned right they should work, loose some torque from what I gather though. I won't be using the normal air jets or needle jet needles, have a slew of mains and pilots as well. We shall see. LM1 and LM3 AUXBOX (wideband O2/sensor equipment) should help a bit. All will be documented and logged, so fun will be ahead.

Eric

 

[Nessism]

Killer job here Eric. I bow down to your skills.

 

[tejasmud]

Killer job here Eric. I bow down to your skills.

Ed,

Thanks.

You do much finer work though. You do have way more dicipline, and experience.

This is sort of what I was warning 'GS300Lowner' about on "beautiful shine" though... what did we call it?

"method for a Show Bike." lol

It has been addicting, and I have rubbed, and can't rub no more. One hour a day for 3 months, blisters, and all that.

Yes, this is what that method will produce. Not perfect to my eye, still, but tell myself, "it is a 25yr old bike."

I like the brush finish too, I just could not seem to get it down, or in the right direction it seemed.

Ah well, maybe next bike, I'll gain the craft possibly one day. I really do like the pristene look of the pure OEMs. Something about "out of the crate" look, and that sir takes dicipline. Something needs go give though, maybe plating to save $, a good bike to start with. By the way, the 1000S is Freaking Awesome, been waiting to see that one.

Eric

 

[Nessism]

Ed,

Thanks.

You do much finer work though. You do have way more dicipline, and experience.

This is sort of what I was warning 'GS300Lowner' about on "beautiful shine" though... what did we call it?

"method for a Show Bike." lol

It has been addicting, and I have rubbed, and can't rub no more. One hour a day for 3 months, blisters, and all that.

Yes, this is what that method will produce. Not perfect to my eye, still, but tell myself, "it is a 25yr old bike."

I like the brush finish too, I just could not seem to get it down, or in the right direction it seemed.

Ah well, maybe next bike, I'll gain the craft possibly one day. I really do like the pristene look of the pure OEMs. Something about "out of the crate" look, and that sir takes dicipline. Something needs go give though, maybe plating to save $, a good bike to start with. By the way, the 1000S is Freaking Awesome, been waiting to see that one.

Eric

Hey Eric,
I HATE polishing engine cases. This was a "learned" hate after hand sanding the covers on a number of engines. Bought a sisal wheel and heavy cutting compound a while back for my grinder and was able to do the job in 1/10 the time now with way less effort. Tools are good.

 

[tejasmud]

Hey Eric,
I HATE polishing engine cases. This was a "learned" hate after hand sanding the covers on a number of engines. Bought a sisal wheel and heavy cutting compound a while back for my grinder and was able to do the job in 1/10 the time now with way less effort. Tools are good.

I have learned my lesson, I do believe.

On the finish after 2k grit, I hit the parts on a spiral cotton wheel with jewelers rouge, then hit them with an almost loose cotton wheel, but not a true loose wheel with white polish.

I'll have to try a sisal wheel. I have read you mention this before. So, the cases on 1000S are a result, shoot, I'm sold.

 

[jwhelan65]

I will have to make a trip north and see this thing when you get it finished. Mabe we can do an "E"and "ES" photo shoot? I have some polishing to to do on inner parts first of coarse , not even close to the superior detail you have done on yours.

Great job man!

 

[Rkt-Rch]

My eyes are bleeding... We shouldn't have to were sunglasses when we go on the computer !! Great job, can't wait to see/HEAR it run.

 

[tejasmud]

Joe,

Your family is close, once I get this bike done, yes, we will need to do a photo shoot.

Rtk-Rch,

I just followed what Billy, Dusty and Frank say, "Go get your self some Cheap Sunglasses."

Thanks, when the time comes there will be The YouTube Video.

Anyways, back to polishing the last few pieces.

Here is a pic of the passenger heel guards I picked up off the "Bay." Cost; $10 included the passenger pegs + exhaust mouning brackets, heel guards, but just needed the heel guards. Not too bad a deal.

A little closer look.

I sprayed some of this stuff on them.

And whala.............. They turned out like this.

LOL, I wish.

A bit of sanding, then buff on a wheel is the truth.

 

[tejasmud]

Here they are mounted up on the bike with the Tarozzi rear sets.

 

[tejasmud]

Also been working on fitting the harness to the bike.

Here was a thought, because I didn't like the look of just zipties in general, but thought that just bare zipties might be a little rough on the newly painted frame as well. I took some 1/4" ID, before shrink, tube and cut some pieces to slip on the ties. Sort of like this.

Put them on the ziptie.

Then with a heat gun shrank them.

Here is an example of them fitted on the frame.

Which sort of leads to the next project. Mounting the Green Dyno-Coils.

 

[tejasmud]

Before I had mentioned the clearance issue as I had mocked them up.

Just mounting them as they were it could be done with the plug wires facing down, or facing up. Really not much clearance in the down position as the wires would rub the valve cover.

So, mounting brackets were fabricated.

Here is the initial design.

This works pretty well, but the bracket was really too close to the connecting 12v and primary wires using the mounting holes spaced for the frame.

Here is the Rev2 designed bracket, still needs some work, but it should keep the bracket off the wires. A little crude, but up for revision.

Another angle.

Using the outer mounting holes of the coils it should keep the bracket spaced far enough from the wiring.

Again, still up for revision. Just part of the process.

Here is some examples of what it will sort of eventually look like.

And, back to that picture with the ziptie.

 

[tejasmud]

Another little thing.

On the clutch lever there is a rubber cover guard over the adjuster. This has been discontinued on the 700E.

I was looking around one day and decided to purchase a cover off a 2000 750 Katana. It is not original but looks better than the 25 year old piece.

Here they are side by side. Top is 700E, bottom is 2000 Kat.

Eric

 

[jwhelan65]

This is getting better and better....:clap:

Great tip on the zip ties, the coil fab looks incredible!!!

 

[67fire]

What an intelligent idea to use heat shrink tube!!! :-k

I will HAVE to steal that idea!

Eric

 

[tejasmud]

Thanks, I think I have seen this shrink tube on the ziptie before, but don't remember. :-k

If it is original, it was just a thought. Sort of cleans them up a bit I think.


Been hitting the wiring pretty hard. Also built some battery leads as well out of 8 AWG.

And, here is the initial picture of the headlight bucket. Opppsssss..still need to take the masking off the clamps. But, here is the general idea.