my gs 850 g

[paul1875]

here are some pictures of my gs not been used for three years charge the battery put in new fuel started the first turn of the key .Noticed one of the carbs has fuel pouring out into the airbox what do you think rebuild the carbs going to take my time in putting this back to gether

hope the pictures turn out alright

 

[tas850g]

It looks great! I love the color. After 3 years of sitting the carbs definitely need/should be cleaned.

 

[Nessism]

Robert Barr at cycleorings.com has what you need (don't forget to get intake boot O-rings too).

Bike looks good. They didn't have that color scheme for the US market bikes. What year is it? They stopped bringing it here in '83 but continued for various other markets for several years after.

 

[paul1875]

its a 1985 model

 

[knowyourenemy66]

I'm not a fan of red, but it looks great on your bike! What brand of exhaust is on your 850?

 

[officerbill]

Always happy to see another 850 running again. Great bikes and your's look like a real fine machine too. I'd have to summit an educated guess that Scottland is a great place to ride the twisties. I'm jealous already.
Bill

 

[paul1875]

the exhaust is a motad 4 into 1 great sound off this as for the roads in scotland what can i say they are fantastic along with the scenery

 

[paul1875]

started to strip my gs today here are some pics only going to be able to work on it at the weekends so i will post some pic every now and then as i said going to take my time first time ive tried this

and here`s a couple of the carbs boy do they need stripped and cleaned

 

[OldSchoolCruiser]

That's going to be a sweet ride! What kind of handlebars are those?

 

[paul1875]

as far as i know mate there just the standard handlebars for that type of gs over here maybe someone else will have a name for the style of handlebar

 

[paul1875]

well made a start on the frame today quite enjoyed sitting out the back sanding the frame down

here`s a pic of the battery box and such these where covered in rust think they turned out quite good done these during the week

 

[paul1875]

nearly done just a couple of bits still to do here and there

was going to get some kind of rust stop and coat the frame before any paint goes on :-k

 

[Redneck]

How many wire brush heads did you go through? I will be doing the same this winter on the parts bike frame to possibly sell or use in a different project. As far as the bare frame I would just alcohol the frame down and give it all a quick coat of sandable primer till your ready to paint. But there are others who know much more about painting and prep.

Paul

 

[paul1875]

three on the grinder and two on the drill also used the sander personaly i quite enjoyed just sitting out the back grinding and sanding away don`t think this would be everyone`s cup of tea .Ive only went down this road myself because i saw the fantastic job glstine did on his frame plus i wanted to able to say that it was me that done most of the rebuild

 

[ddaniels]

Yeah, just hit the frame with some paint thinner, then a tack cloth to get all the dust and grit off. Then prime real good. Make sure you get the primer nice and smooth before painting.

 

[paul1875]

thanks for the info ddaniels might get it primed as soon as paint will have to wait got to work next weekend so that will be it for now

 

[paul1875]

alright chaps got my frame done this weekend primer rubbed down couple of coats of matt black didnt look right so went with metallic black and looks like new well chuffed with this finish coated the frame with a rust stop first then went with adhesion promoter before any paint went on primer rubbed down matt black then metallic then a good couple of coats of clear lacquer

 

[paul1875]

hi folks just to let you`s know i`ve not givein up on my bike just taking my time to get parts to go back on the bike ,got to send the front forks away to get them refurbished as they where pretty poor condition with the piting on the chrome just got a price that seams not to bad so they will be sent away in a couple of weeks ,so pretty much its just been rub every thing down and repaint ,it`s getting there ,next thing will be to get the engine up to scratch so once i get there i will post some pic`s ,hopefully things will get moving a bit quicker