Announcement
Collapse
No announcement yet.
what did you wrench on today??
Collapse
X
-
Toasty
Wow that thread pattern is crazy. Today I just spent some time scraping old gaskets off with a razor. I replaced the shift forks too.
Comment
-
Originally posted by Gorminrider View Post
Got a Trail on the front of my 450 and to me it feels awesome, plenty of grip rain or shine. I won't claim to be an all around experienced guy with lots of different rubber but for my use it's great.
I had to put a MT90A/T on the rear though which is 70/30 road/trail but it seems to work well with the Trail on the front and the limit of the bike is my toes which touch first before anything else...1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
450 Refresh thread: [URL]https://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?257358-1982-GS450-Refresh[/URL]
Katana 7/11 thread: [URL]http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?235697-1984-Katana-7-11[/URL]
Comment
-
I started to take apart the dash to the Jeep yesterday then realized after rereading the service guide Rustybronco sent me that I still didn't know how to discharge the AC nor did I have the deep well sockets I'll need for a couple bolts. Found a place in town that will discharge it, let me do the work, and then refill it for about a 100 but they were closing for the day already. Since that also will take up the budget I have for the heater core repairs, I will hold off until my retirement check comes in next week to do everything and went to buy a new tool box (something else I needed as my garage is a perpetual mess) and the sockets.
Need to go put the battery back in so I can run the Jeep down there next weekend.Cowboy Up or Quit. - Run Free Lou and Rest in Peace
1981 GS550T - My First
1981 GS550L - My Eldest Daughter's - Now Sold
2007 GSF1250SA Bandit - My touring bike
[I]Sit tall in the saddle [/I][I]Hold your head up high[/I]
[I]Keep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky [/I][I]and live like you ain't afraid to die[/I]
[I]and don't be scared, just enjoy your ride[/I] - Chris Ledoux, "The Ride"
Comment
-
Originally posted by Toasty View PostWow that thread pattern is crazy. Today I just spent some time scraping old gaskets off with a razor. I replaced the shift forks too.
I just made that up now so don't quote me...
Comment
-
Originally posted by Gorminrider View PostPete...Thanks for that review. I did a lot of puzzling about tires...Mostly the "easy" gravel roads are all I want to get up and down for now, so what you say makes me feel pretty good about it. Thanks.
I wouldn't call myself an aggressive rider but I do like my corners1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
450 Refresh thread: [URL]https://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?257358-1982-GS450-Refresh[/URL]
Katana 7/11 thread: [URL]http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?235697-1984-Katana-7-11[/URL]
Comment
-
Toasty
I picked up this 1100 swingarm for $20. I'll put it on my bike eventually, I have an almost new chain and eye to eye Hagons that won't fit this.
The woman I bought it from is parting out the 1100, if you need engine/carb/exhaust stuff she may have it.
Comment
-
SVSooke
I put new pads in the wife's 96 Nissan pick up.One side was toast the other was 1/2 done.Took the slider piece off to relube it and when reassembled it would not stay bottomed out so I dug out all the old grease and put just a bit back in.Guessing I might have found the problem.Looked at Yeller and the Skunk to just for you GS puristsLast edited by Guest; 12-24-2012, 06:56 AM.
Comment
-
Well, dunno if I'd call it wrenching as such... but after sitting for three weeks at Tranzac getting the exhaust repaired and before that not having a wash since the rain/hail ride and accident, she was decidedly filthy and there were some fuel marks on the tank where it must have spilled a bit while on her side.
Anyway, a good wash followed by a cut, polish, and wax returned her to how she should be except for the scratches on the front guard I need to touch up and the left hand guard which still needs replacing:
1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
450 Refresh thread: [URL]https://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?257358-1982-GS450-Refresh[/URL]
Katana 7/11 thread: [URL]http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?235697-1984-Katana-7-11[/URL]
Comment
-
scott808
Rear Shock
I replaced my rear shock hoping to get rid of a horrible squeck on my "new" 1983 GS550L. After replacing the shock the squeck was still the same. Damn. I turned each bolt on the suspension a half a turn and presto the squeck was gone. I could have stopped the squeck without disassenbling half the bike. Lucky the shock I bought was used off ebay for $15, or I would really be ****ed.
Comment
-
oldrookie
The PO had dropped the bike on the left side a couple of times. Bent the headlight bracket and it had started to crack.
Bought some GS550 brackets off Ebay and finally got them installed today. Lowers the turn signals about an inch, maybe inch and a half, but it looks much better.
Comment
-
Originally posted by oldrookie View PostThe PO had dropped the bike on the left side a couple of times. Bent the headlight bracket and it had started to crack.
Bought some GS550 brackets off Ebay and finally got them installed today. Lowers the turn signals about an inch, maybe inch and a half, but it looks much better.1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
450 Refresh thread: [URL]https://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?257358-1982-GS450-Refresh[/URL]
Katana 7/11 thread: [URL]http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?235697-1984-Katana-7-11[/URL]
Comment
Comment