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Resto : the "Belgian GS1000S"

Rijko

Rijko

Forum Sage
Hi,

i will be documenting my restoration of a GS1000 SN in this thread.

I am the kind of guy that does not restore a bike if it is still
something you would not be ashamed of to drive.

In Averbode, Belgium, i bought a heap of rust in August, 2012 for the 4 cowling brackets,the wiring harness, 1 sidepanel and tail piece that were still with the bike. Nice to have spare parts, right ?

No intention to restore the bike, because of the 'unobtainium' parts needed to complete this frame.
 
Yuk, this is some nasty stuff :

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So i had no intention to restore the bike because some stuff is near impossible to find.

Well i had a number of lucky buys lately :)
 
Cockpit, has some damage on right hand side :

( note to self : i need to contact Larry, wonder how he patched up that very damaged cockpit on his incredibly nice GS1000S )

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Someone needed to part with 10 brand new throttle cables and did not know what bike they are meant for :)

These are the original cables with the thick chrome pipe on it, not the imitation cables with the black plastic ones.

Bought these dirt cheap, just enough cables for all 5 of my 'S'-es :D

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I also found an engine with the correct number.

"A perfect engine !" the seller stated.
Seller is a car mechanic so i hoped this to be true.

Feel the punchline coming ?
The engine was no good.

On first start, it was clear the crankshaft was bad ...

Now i keep reading about NOS crankshafts found for 100$,
but i cannot find one here... anyone got one ?
Otherwise i will refurbish this one ... cost minimally 500 euros ...

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Engine is real dirty.
Thinking about ice blasting or soda blast to clean engine cases,
cylinder block and head.

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And since this will be a project that will take a lot of time and $$$ i have already had the paintjob done.
Just looking at that will keep me motivated during the rebuild.

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Oh and yes, that's a Dyna S in the picture :D
Invisible from the outside and a big improvement.
Will keep the original points and plate with the bike.

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I have a feeling, this build will turn out very nicely....

Cheers

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So, now i have all this stuff i think i should do the "Belgian GS1000S" justice - save it from being scrapped.

Since the frame is so corroded, and i have lots of new stuff to put on the bike, this will be a rebuild like i have not done before.

The chassis will be powdercoated.

I am currently working on rebuilding the front fork.
No piccies yet but the legs will be shine polished, new oil and seals, and progressive springs will make the fork just right :D
 
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