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80GS1000
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Heavily modified 80 GS1000E project in progress:
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'85 GS1150/1229 wedged into a '78 1000E, Carillo, Falicon, Dyna, Earls,
'91 GSXR front forks, front and rear wheels, homemade swingarm bracing.
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Guest
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Any mods to make that monster oil cooler fit well, Steve?
Thought gsxr forks were non USD til 93, when they went water cooled??? Awesome, awesome bikes.
Thought gsxr forks were non USD til 93, when they went water cooled??? Awesome, awesome bikes.
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8trackmind
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Very nice, Steve. You do good work. :-D
Tell me more about those rearsets...
Tell me more about those rearsets...
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80GS1000
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Wow, gotta love the 1150 motor in the 1k frame. :shock: \\
/ What was required to get that to work - new motor mounts?
How's it ride? Very very nice bike, how long did the project take to get to the point shown?
/ What was required to get that to work - new motor mounts?How's it ride? Very very nice bike, how long did the project take to get to the point shown?
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80GS750
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wow you guys have some nice bikes. i only hope mine can be as nice some day
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txironhead
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Elbow grease, ingenuity, and LOTS of cursing and nights sitting by the bike, drinking beer and saying "you stupid piece of ............"\\/
Hopefully I'll have a pic of my E up here soon.....I'm running out of beer!
/Hopefully I'll have a pic of my E up here soon.....I'm running out of beer!
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80GS1000
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Elbow grease, ingenuity, and LOTS of cursing and nights sitting by the bike, drinking beer and saying "you stupid piece of ............"\\
Hehe, I think everyone here who's built a custom knows that feeling exactly. :lol:
Thanks for the compliments on the bike, guys.
I wish i could say i did the work but the bike 90% finished when i bought it.
The bike was put together by Patrick Dale Davis in Oviedo, Fl. I have not any luck tracking him down.
Cassius086, the oil cooler is an Earls 24 row. It is mounted on the crossmember of the downtubes. The forks are indeed from a '93 then, thank you for letting me in on that.
8trackmind, the rearsets are Raasks. A set-up that was popular years ago.
They are fairly big and sturdy looking and put me in a great riding position.
80GS1000, the motor mounting plates do not look much different than stock, but again having not put this brute together i cannot be of much help.
The bike is a blast to ride, second gear power wheelies. With the 120/180 tire combo and stiff ride it took a while to get used to the muscle required to ride quickly. Definitely it is the rider that is holding things up.
I wish i could say i did the work but the bike 90% finished when i bought it.
The bike was put together by Patrick Dale Davis in Oviedo, Fl. I have not any luck tracking him down.
Cassius086, the oil cooler is an Earls 24 row. It is mounted on the crossmember of the downtubes. The forks are indeed from a '93 then, thank you for letting me in on that.
8trackmind, the rearsets are Raasks. A set-up that was popular years ago.
They are fairly big and sturdy looking and put me in a great riding position.
80GS1000, the motor mounting plates do not look much different than stock, but again having not put this brute together i cannot be of much help.
The bike is a blast to ride, second gear power wheelies. With the 120/180 tire combo and stiff ride it took a while to get used to the muscle required to ride quickly. Definitely it is the rider that is holding things up.
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Billy Ricks
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Here's an old pic of my 700. I've recently bolted on an USD fork in 954 triples but not finished just yet with details. I'll post new pics when it's finished.
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Wheelie
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The first picture is the '80 1000E.
The second one looks like an '80 1000E, it's a '78 1000C.
The second one looks like an '80 1000E, it's a '78 1000C.
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txironhead
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Is that a custom-built frame or bought frame? That's originally what was in store for my "E". I decided to go the more streetfighter route. But I'd definitely like more info on that setup!
I keep coming back to this thread. I'm just amazed at the level of skill out there. I spent the usual two hours Friday changing my oil, cursing the evil 10mm acorn nuts and washers on my filter cover. If I change the oil, clean, adjust and lube the chain, wash very occasionally, I'm just about maxed out.
To do list: swap superbike bars for new non-rusty superbike bars, clean latex house paint overspray off bike, swap '82 gauges for '83, recover seat with Sargent cover and supercell foam, adjust valves (for the first time in my life). All this stuff is sitting in my basement waiting for me.
You guys fall somewhere between inspiration and shaming me into giving it up and just drinking more (another thing I sadly lack the time for).
To do list: swap superbike bars for new non-rusty superbike bars, clean latex house paint overspray off bike, swap '82 gauges for '83, recover seat with Sargent cover and supercell foam, adjust valves (for the first time in my life). All this stuff is sitting in my basement waiting for me.
You guys fall somewhere between inspiration and shaming me into giving it up and just drinking more (another thing I sadly lack the time for).
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83GS750efrankenstein
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my 83 gs750e frankenstein
my 83 gs750e frankenstein
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This is my 83gse that has a 96 srad tail section, 86 gsx1100 middle and upper fairings, and a front tire cover off a honda cbr. all i am in need of now is a upgraded set of rims... any insight on this task would be greatly appreciated, i can't find any information on what i need to do to upgrade my rims. I am assuming that i would need to stick to suzuki but i dont know what yars will work.
my 83 gs750e frankenstein
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This is my 83gse that has a 96 srad tail section, 86 gsx1100 middle and upper fairings, and a front tire cover off a honda cbr. all i am in need of now is a upgraded set of rims... any insight on this task would be greatly appreciated, i can't find any information on what i need to do to upgrade my rims. I am assuming that i would need to stick to suzuki but i dont know what yars will work.
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Wheelie
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The frame is one off custom made in my garage. So are a lot of the other pieces. It's also good to have friends and family in the (choose one) auto body, machining, welding, auto repair, industrial machine repair business.
Just had the jugs bored to 1100cc status and am waiting for a break at work so I can put that together. More pics at http://home.comcast.net/~steven.wheeler/wsb/html/view.cgi-home.html-.html
Just had the jugs bored to 1100cc status and am waiting for a break at work so I can put that together. More pics at http://home.comcast.net/~steven.wheeler/wsb/html/view.cgi-home.html-.html
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Billyboy
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Hector Penalosa
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Hi! Haven't been on the forum for a few days.Better late than never ?
Here's a few answers to your questions.
The red dot on top of the tailpiece is a light.
It is connected to the brake light so it lights up when the rear brake is applied. the rims were already on the bike when I bought it.
I think they're from an '83 Suzuki, not sure what model.
Also the swing arm was already installed on the bike when I bought it.
I honestly don't know the name of company/manufacturer of the
swing arm. Someone on this forum should know, I'm sure.
How's your bike coming along ? H
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Billyboy
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OK. I am wrong. Nice bikes, those GSX1100's
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txironhead
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Well, I'm getting ****ed off at the PO more!
I understand some people's desire to run without blinkers. To each their own. But in my area, the "cage" drivers are absolutely blind and insane, so blinkers are a must. But not only did the PO remove the rear blinkers, he cut off the mounting tabs! Guess it gives me motivation for some "trick one-off fabricated part", but geez, give me a break! And now I have to clean up the rust on the areas he hacked the tabs off of and didn't paint.
I got the engine to spin, but I think the borrowed battery I was using was too small. Got the new battery charging right now. Still waiting to hear on some parts from a fellow member here, but right now I'm concentrating on getting the beast running and trying to keep my nephew from drooling on it. I made the mistake of letting him sit on it and feel the balance, etc., and now he's begging me to sell it to him. Tough luck, kid.
New rims are definitely on the list for my bike, I hate the factory "star" rims. It's already got a Vance & Hines 4-1 and pods, and I'm still debating on whether or not to cut down the factory plastic front fender or use the spiked chrome fender I made a while back. Might look better if I blacked out the fender and left the spikes chrome, we'll see. I just got a chrome round headlight for it, the factory square plastic one was missing and it was fugly anyway. Just wish I didn't have to remove the top triple tree to remove the factory brackets....
The engine had a really bad black paint job (original was "cast grey"), I'm going to redo the engine in black, maybe wrinkle finish. The engine side covers are painted Dupli-Color Brushed Aluminum, and I've got stainless allen bolts instead of the crappy factory philips screws all over the engine, including the new header bolts. Gone through a tube of anti-seize already...
If anyone decides to do the allen conversion to their bike, I highly recommend it and will give you the link to the Ebay seller I bought it from. It's the most complete kit I've ever seen, includes allens for the valve cover, starter cover and everything. Even the tach gear bolt and half moon cover screws! All for $35 in polished stainless, a heck of a lot cheaper than buying them individually, even if you can find them, especially the 70mm+ long ones for the front sprocket cover! The header bolts were not included, but they're 8mmx1.25 and I got all of them for $5 at a local bolt shop including washers.
I've decided that after I get it on the road, the whole bike is getting painted Grabber Green, I'm still toying with the idea of black rally stripes or graphics. The tank emblems are removed and that area will be filled in, there will be no badges or emblems when I'm done. I'd really like to fit something larger than a 130/80-18 in the back, but apparently that can't be done with the factory swingarm so I'll throw that tire on there and hopefully have a swingarm for it by the time it wears out. Monoshock would be nice, but I don't have a welder or the skill, so I'll have to get my friend to visit me from Colorado if I go that route. I'd also like to put an "aircraft style" fuel filler (smooth like the new gixxers) in the factory tank to clean it up a little more.
I'll post some pics after it gets a little further along....and running.....
I understand some people's desire to run without blinkers. To each their own. But in my area, the "cage" drivers are absolutely blind and insane, so blinkers are a must. But not only did the PO remove the rear blinkers, he cut off the mounting tabs! Guess it gives me motivation for some "trick one-off fabricated part", but geez, give me a break! And now I have to clean up the rust on the areas he hacked the tabs off of and didn't paint.
I got the engine to spin, but I think the borrowed battery I was using was too small. Got the new battery charging right now. Still waiting to hear on some parts from a fellow member here, but right now I'm concentrating on getting the beast running and trying to keep my nephew from drooling on it. I made the mistake of letting him sit on it and feel the balance, etc., and now he's begging me to sell it to him. Tough luck, kid.
New rims are definitely on the list for my bike, I hate the factory "star" rims. It's already got a Vance & Hines 4-1 and pods, and I'm still debating on whether or not to cut down the factory plastic front fender or use the spiked chrome fender I made a while back. Might look better if I blacked out the fender and left the spikes chrome, we'll see. I just got a chrome round headlight for it, the factory square plastic one was missing and it was fugly anyway. Just wish I didn't have to remove the top triple tree to remove the factory brackets....
The engine had a really bad black paint job (original was "cast grey"), I'm going to redo the engine in black, maybe wrinkle finish. The engine side covers are painted Dupli-Color Brushed Aluminum, and I've got stainless allen bolts instead of the crappy factory philips screws all over the engine, including the new header bolts. Gone through a tube of anti-seize already...
If anyone decides to do the allen conversion to their bike, I highly recommend it and will give you the link to the Ebay seller I bought it from. It's the most complete kit I've ever seen, includes allens for the valve cover, starter cover and everything. Even the tach gear bolt and half moon cover screws! All for $35 in polished stainless, a heck of a lot cheaper than buying them individually, even if you can find them, especially the 70mm+ long ones for the front sprocket cover! The header bolts were not included, but they're 8mmx1.25 and I got all of them for $5 at a local bolt shop including washers.
I've decided that after I get it on the road, the whole bike is getting painted Grabber Green, I'm still toying with the idea of black rally stripes or graphics. The tank emblems are removed and that area will be filled in, there will be no badges or emblems when I'm done. I'd really like to fit something larger than a 130/80-18 in the back, but apparently that can't be done with the factory swingarm so I'll throw that tire on there and hopefully have a swingarm for it by the time it wears out. Monoshock would be nice, but I don't have a welder or the skill, so I'll have to get my friend to visit me from Colorado if I go that route. I'd also like to put an "aircraft style" fuel filler (smooth like the new gixxers) in the factory tank to clean it up a little more.
I'll post some pics after it gets a little further along....and running.....