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Not to sure on the gs engine thats in my racecar

  • Thread starter Thread starter chriswh86
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Chris thats a four valve motor do you have any more pics. Look at the base of the cylinders either the right or lft side should have a number and that would be your displacment unless someone put a big bore kit in it .
 
Hey howdy hey!

Hey howdy hey!

Mr. Chriswh86,

Are you serious? Wow. How are you going to work out the drive train arrangement? I'd love to see this. Please keep us informed. Now, If I may, let me do the voodoo that I do so well...

Let it be known that on this day you are cordially and formally welcomed to the GSR Forum as a Junior Member in good standing with all the rights and privileges thereof. Further let it be known that your good standing has been improved with pictures! :grin:

Perhaps you've already seen these, but I like to remind all the new members. In addition to the carb rebuild series, I recommend visiting the garage section via the GSR Hompage and check out the Stator Papers. There's also a lot of great information in the Old Q&A section. I have some documentation on my little BikeCliff website to help get you familiar with doing routine maintenance tasks (note that it is 850G-specific but many tasks are common to all GS bikes). Other "user contributed" informational sites include those of Mr. bwringer, Mr. tfb and Mr. robertbarr.

I know some of this will not apply to your project, but here are some quotes from one of our dear beloved gurus, Mr. bwringer, with ideas on basic maintenance needs (depending on initial condition), parts, and accessories.

***********Quoted from Mr. bwringer************
Carburetor maintenance:

Replace the intake boot o-rings, and possibly the intake boots. Here's the procedure:
http://bwringer.com/gs/intakeorings.html

Here's an overview of what happens with this particular problem:
http://cycleorings.com/intake.html

You'll also want to examine the boots between the carbs and the airbox. There's a good chance these are OK, but check them over.

And finally, if things still aren't exactly right, you'll want to order a set of o-rings for BS carbs from the GS owner's best friend, Robert Barr:
http://cycleorings.com

Once you receive these rare rings of delight, then you'll want to thoroughly clean and rebuild your carburetors. Here are step-by-step instructions that make this simple:
http://thegsresources.com/gs_carbrebuild.htm
*************End Quote*************
**********<quote Mr. bwringer>**********
Every GS850 has (or had) a set of well-known issues that MUST be addressed before you have a solid baseline for further troubleshooting.

It's a vintage bike, and it's quite common (as in, every single GS850 I have had contact with) that there are multiple problems that have crept up and slowly gotten worse over the years.

It's not like a newer vehicle, where there's generally one problem at a time.

These common issues are:

Intake O-rings (install NEW OEM or Viton only - common nitrile o-rings will quickly deteriorate from heat)

Intake Boots (install NEW -- these cannot be repaired)

Valve clearances (more important than most people think)

Carb/airbox boots

Airbox sealing

Air filter sealing

Petcock (install a NEW one)

On '79 models, install new points or Dyna electronic ignition (or at least verify that the old points are working correctly)

On all models, it's fairly common to have problems with the spark plug caps. These are $3 or $4 each, and often worth replacing if you're keeping the stock coils/wires.

Stock exhaust with NO leaks or holes -- good seals at the head and at the junctions underneath.
**********<end quote>**********
***********Quoted from Mr. bwringer***************
http://denniskirk.com
Put in your bike model and see what they have.

I would definitely double and triple the recommendations to use Cycle Recycle II and Z1 Enterprises as much as possible. These guys are priceless resources. Z1 tends to have slightly better prices, CRC2 has a wider range of goodies available. If you're near Indy and can bring in an old part to match, CRC2 has a vast inventory of used parts.

http://oldbikebarn.com seems to be slowly regaining a decent reputation, but it's still caveat emptor. They don't have anything you can't get elsewhere at a better price anyway.

OEM Parts/Online Fiches:

http://www.babbittsonline.com/
Decent parts prices. Spendy shipping. Don't give you part numbers at all. Useful cross-reference if you obtain a part number elsewhere. Efficient service.

http://bikebandit.com
Fastest. Middlin' prices. Uses their own parts numbering system to obfuscate price comparisons -- can be very confusing for large orders. Cheapest shipping, so total cost usually isn't too bad.

http://flatoutmotorcycles.com
Slow. Cheapest parts prices, crazy shipping costs. Don't expect progress updates or much communication. Real Suzuki part numbers.

http://alpha-sports.com
Exorbitant parts prices. Different type of fiche interface that's quite useful at times, especially with superceded part numbers. Real parts numbers. Shipping cost and speed unknown due to insane, unholy pricing.

Stainless Bolts, Viton o-rings, metric taps, dies, assorted hard-to-find supplies and materials, etc.:
http://mcmaster.com
Fast, cheap shipping, good prices. No order minimum, but many items like bolts come in packs of 25 or 50. Excellent resource.

http://motorcycleseatcovers.com
Great quality, perfect fit (on original seat foam), and available for pretty much every bike ever made. Avoid the textured vinyl -- it's perforated.

http://newenough.com
You DO have riding gear, don't you? Great clearances, always outstanding prices and impeccable service.
***************End Quote**********************

Here are a few extra links:

Cycle-Re-Cycle Part 2
http://crc2onlinecatalog.com/

The ever popular Z1 Enterprises
http://www.z1enterprises.com

The Rice Paddy (salvage/used)
http://www.ricepaddymotorcycles.com

Ron Ayers Motorsports
http://www.ronayers.com

Lots of good info/pictures here:
http://www.suzukicycles.org

Thanks for joining us. Keep us informed of your progress. There's lots of good folk with good experience here.

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
(The unofficial GSR greeter)
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Hi Chriswh86.
Welcome aboard!
What class are you going to race that car in?
It looks a bit like the ministocks we race over here.
I thought ministock engines had to be measured and sealed before you could pass scrutineering and get out on the track. Could be wrong though.
Any way good luck
Cheers
 
My 1980 1100's numbers are almost the same: GS110X 106650
Looks like its 1100.
Big Bore?
 
hey all, alright seems ive got an 1100, yes i was told it has a wiesco big bore kit in it.

the class this car is in, is called dwarf cars. its got a 73" wheel base, stands a little under 3.5 feet tall at the highest point. Ill try to get more pictures up soon, its actually got an automotive driveshaft linked to a highly modified automotive rear end.

chris,

p.s. is there any way to tell what year my motor is
 
I'm almost positive that It's a 1983 model GS1100. The 1150 had a different shape around the cam end covers, and the 83 model was the only 1100 that was black.

Good luck!
 
HiSPL said:
I'm almost positive that It's a 1983 model GS1100. The 1150 had a different shape around the cam end covers, and the 83 model was the only 1100 that was black.
Good luck!
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I vote 1100 due to the engine number and overall appearance.
Yes, dwarf cars are scarey ****.
Do you use the twin chain steering for different ratios?
I was impressed with that feature.
 
gs/ gsx1100 e et engine but its possible it has 1135 barrels & pistons the only way to find out if you cand find the cc on the block is to open it up :-D
 
That looks like fun! You can get a splined sprocket adapter that fits where the front sprocket would normally go & bolts to a automotive driveshaft. That's prob the arrangement on this one....

Dan :)
 
twistedwankel said:
I vote 1100 due to the engine number and overall appearance.
Yes, dwarf cars are scarey ****.
Do you use the twin chain steering for different ratios?
I was impressed with that feature.
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yes its got 2 sprokets in the steering system. As for the driveshaft adaptor, yep shes got that too.

Unfortunantly almost all dwarf car clubs these days are goign to liquid cooled engines, some to fuel injected aswell. So i dont belive the gs will be in my car for any longer then 1 season if that, but it will be a blast none the less
 
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