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It all came about on another web based forum.
A friend from on-line died in a bike accident (2007) while I was at work and the day of the funeral I was also working. He had for so many years listed as his bikes a great long list (well 5 actually) GS's in various form from GS850 to GS1000E's G's and his pride an joy 'S'.
About 4 months after the incident his wife posted about selling his bikes and nobody here in the UK seemed that fused by the bikes. A few months went by and I sent a message about some exhausts that were in with the bikes, to his wife, to find out that all his bikes were going to head to a breakers. I just couldn't see his pride and joy go to the breakers so scrimped around to buy it.
Another member went up to collect it and deliver it down for a cost and another member had spent a few hours getting the bike to run, poorly but it did run.
Once it arrived I got as far a pulling the back wheel and swinging arm out to solve the rear ends looseness (bearing were completely shot) and the credit crunch landed on the UK. I was going to restore it for shows but gave up on that idea due to cost.
Since that time the bike has sat gathering dust waiting for me to get out and start spanner-ing again (and some money.) To my eye's its going to need a full strip, blast, respray of all the black stuff, then rebuild the rolling chassis followed by re-installing the engine (it just needs a good clean on the outside) and then the bodywork, tank, tail, side panels mudguard and fairing will need a good respray back to the original red and white which is going to cost a small fortune.
Carb's are going to have to come off and be dipped (if I can find the stuff here in the UK) and the front forks will need re-chroming as they are badly pitted where the seals slide. I hate that 4-1 exhaust so I will use the new exhausts I have plus some older standard headers if and when I can get some from the USA and she will look reasonable if not show room condition.
So, that's the project bike 'too far.'
A friend from on-line died in a bike accident (2007) while I was at work and the day of the funeral I was also working. He had for so many years listed as his bikes a great long list (well 5 actually) GS's in various form from GS850 to GS1000E's G's and his pride an joy 'S'.
About 4 months after the incident his wife posted about selling his bikes and nobody here in the UK seemed that fused by the bikes. A few months went by and I sent a message about some exhausts that were in with the bikes, to his wife, to find out that all his bikes were going to head to a breakers. I just couldn't see his pride and joy go to the breakers so scrimped around to buy it.
Another member went up to collect it and deliver it down for a cost and another member had spent a few hours getting the bike to run, poorly but it did run.
Once it arrived I got as far a pulling the back wheel and swinging arm out to solve the rear ends looseness (bearing were completely shot) and the credit crunch landed on the UK. I was going to restore it for shows but gave up on that idea due to cost.
Since that time the bike has sat gathering dust waiting for me to get out and start spanner-ing again (and some money.) To my eye's its going to need a full strip, blast, respray of all the black stuff, then rebuild the rolling chassis followed by re-installing the engine (it just needs a good clean on the outside) and then the bodywork, tank, tail, side panels mudguard and fairing will need a good respray back to the original red and white which is going to cost a small fortune.
Carb's are going to have to come off and be dipped (if I can find the stuff here in the UK) and the front forks will need re-chroming as they are badly pitted where the seals slide. I hate that 4-1 exhaust so I will use the new exhausts I have plus some older standard headers if and when I can get some from the USA and she will look reasonable if not show room condition.
So, that's the project bike 'too far.'
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