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That's right out of 'Mad Max' except better. Very nicely done, congrats!Rob
1983 1100ES, 98' ST1100, 02' DR-Z400E and a few other 'bits and pieces'
Are you on the GSR Google Earth Map yet? http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=170533
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I made a thread for it a while back, but it's a 1982 GS650GL my buddy gave me last May. I got it as a roller with a cut up wiring harness, stuck carbs, stuck pistons, and a couple boxes of parts. Not only does it run now, it runs really good, and I've been riding it back and forth to work when the weather lets me. It used to be a try hard chopper, now it's a very basic standard. Here's the list of stuff I did with notes:
-Cut the rear and added a hoop
-Custom wiring harness using Rick's Motorsports connectors, Tefzel (ETFE, NASA/MILSPEC, for our purposes this stuff is pretty much fireproof and indestructible) wire, and assembled using a sweet ratcheting crimp tool. There are quite literally 4 solder connections on the entire bike. 2 fuses. Point at a wire, and I will tell you exactly what it does. There are like 14 wires total, lol. The high and low beams run off of their own relays. The charging system and everything else (headlight, brake light) works. The rect/reg is mounted right under the steering stem on the front of the bike (lots of airflow) and everything else is bolted to a plate above the center stand pivot. No turn signals. You have to ride this thing slowly, sanely, and use hand signals when there are other motorists around. I use hand signals even when I have indicators, so this is not a downside for me. This is the third wiring harness I've built for it. I may do a 4th "salt grade" harness using Weatherpack connectors, concentric twisting, and covered head to toe in heat shrink. Maybe, we'll see. It would be soooo overkill, but I'd have fun doing it, talking about it, and showing it off. I really like building wiring harnesses!
-Forks lowered 3" using spacers on the damping rods. Forks still need some work. They don't work as well as I'd like them to.
-Canned the stock bars for superbike bars and my favorite Renthal grips. Eliminated all gauges and displays, retained run/kill switch and start button.
-Pods, DynoJet Stage 3 kit (110 mains). Runs perfectly. Lots of fun rowing it through the gears. I have no idea how it ran "stock," so I can't tell you how the kit compares. You can whack the throttle open whenever you want, the bike just works. It feels bloody fast to me for a 650cc bike that's older than I am!
-Raised rear of tank to make it more level with the rest of the bike
-General tune-up stuff: oil/filter change, pods oiled, valve check (in spec), new plugs. Old wires (they work fine). Cables lubed. Pivots lubed.
-Left mirror pilfered from the shop's parts bin. Probably from a Chinese scooter of some sort.
-New tires. Cheapo Shinkos for $117/pair. Work great as far as I can tell.
-Did the best I could to avoid cheesy aftermarket parts. Retained stock stuff where I could (headlight, tail light, levers, controls, switches), used OEM quality stuff (Bosch relays, etc) where I couldn't.
-The bike has never been cleaned except for the parts my hands, rags, and tools touched while I was working on it. I haven't painted, polished, or cleaned a single thing on it yet. Obviously the carbs have been cleaned inside. You know what I mean.
Stuff still left to do:
Get my seat pan covered
Mount tank permanently
Have SS brake lines made
Stuff I REALLY WANNA DO:
Cartridge emulators in the forks
$$$ shocks out back
Lots and lots of powder coat
Trips to Indy, COTA, Pike's Peak, Speed Week, Laguna Seca, Daytona, El Mirage, South Dakota, etcLast edited by Guest; 12-12-2015, 01:43 PM.
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Last edited by Charlie G; 12-12-2015, 10:46 PM.sigpic
83 GS1100g
2006 Triumph Sprint ST 1050
Ohhhh!........Torque sweet Temptress.........always whispering.... a murmuring Siren
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Great looking bikes!Lot of work involved. Thanks for sharing.
And on the seventh day,after resting from all that he had done,God went for a ride on his GS!
Upon seeing that it was good, he went out again on his ZX14! But just a little bit faster!
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That looks cool!
bringing the rear of the tank up "minimizes" the L look!
For your next harness just use tin plated marine wire, it will save extra steps to make it corrosion proof.
Cheers1978 Gs1085 compliments of Popy Yosh, Bandit 1200 wheels and front end, VM33 Smoothbores, Yosh exhaust, braced frame, ported polished head
1983 Gs1100ESD, rebuild finished! Body paintwork happening winter 2017
I would rather trust my bike to a technician that reads the service manual than some backyardigan that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix things.
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