gs1150e

[Gerry]

Just to let you know I got my windscreen from zero gravity the other day (took about a week) and it looks great. Haven't mounted it yet as the bike is in pieces but looks like it will bolt right up. $69.95 plus $20.50 postage all us funds. Don't know about the border costs but I say it's well worth it. Years ago I priced a factory one and it was $320.

Gerry

[Billy Ricks]

I got a new screen from ZG for Christmas for an 1150 fairing I'll be mounting on my 700. I went for the light fluorescent blue. They co,e in 6 colors plus clear if I remember right. Quality stuff.

[Gerry]

I got a new screen from ZG for Christmas for an 1150 fairing I'll be mounting on my 700. I went for the light fluorescent blue. They co,e in 6 colors plus clear if I remember right. Quality stuff.

A buddy of mine had the blue one on his GSXR and it looked great. I bought the smoked one, blue was my second choice.

Gerry

[kz]

Karl there is,
1: Be certain of carburettor synchronisation, spot on not near enough!
2: Replace the rubber engine mount bushes in the front engine mounts!
3: Retorque all engine mounts regularly to the correct torque specs!
torque specs are:
50.5-63.5 lb-ft for the front and rear upper mount bolts.
40.0-47.5 lb-ft for the rear lower mount bolt.
36.0-43.5 lb-ft for the lower mount bolts under the front of the motor.
Dink

Thanks for your inputs Dink,

The expression "spot on not near enough" now really has a meaning to me...

I followed your suggestions (except for the replacements of the rubber bushes).

I cleaned the carbs and thought that I didn't have to dismount them from the mounting bracket that holds the carb together, so I didn't clean the choke jets.

That was mistake one, because the bike started only on cyl. 2 and 3, then cold, then it was warm it ran fine.

Now the big fault diagnosis started, I thought it had something to do with the ignition, but NO it was the carbs...

next step was dismounting the carbs again, cleaning the whole carbs again and back on the bike with them.

This time the bike starts as it should, but didn't run perfect at 2000 rpm, I didn't know if it has been there the last time.

Now, (after troubleshooting) I realized that one of the rubber boots was leaking.

After fixing the rubber boot the bike runs fine.

The vibrations have decreased a lot after the steps I have taken, but I am not completely satisfied.

I still have to do the carb sync, and I have heard that if you put extra weight into your handlebars, the vibrations could decrease from that. I will put out the question in the forum.

As a conclusion I have realized that the carbs have to be handled accurately and trying to take short cuts only ends up with that you have to do the job over again.

A tiny little leak or one clogged little jet really makes a difference how your bike runs and don't try to take short cuts = "spot on not near enough" :roll:

[Robert Corrie]

1150

I have an 84 ES and an 85 E and I love both. The ES is 99% stock. The E is set up to carve corners as well as can be expected from a heavy bike with a long wheel base. Both are a blast.

[kz]

Here is an article from 1986, in Performance bike about the mighty GSX 1100E/GS1150E.

http://www.gs4.co.uk/roadtests/gsx1100ef/gsx1100ef.html

[Anonymous]

Re: 1150

The E is set up to carve corners as well as can be expected from a heavy bike with a long wheel base. Both are a blast.

*** What do you mean by that ???

Adam M.

[Anonymous]

Karl, sorry I`m attaching it your post, but what this electronic panel under your name means?

Adam M.

[kz]

Karl, sorry I`m attaching it your post, but what this electronic panel under your name means?

Adam M.

It's the electronic board of the tacho for my GSX1100/GS1150 1984.

I figured out how to fix bouncing problem with the tacho and after that I placed one of the scanned pictures as my avatar.

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/viewtopic.php?t=1523&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/viewtopic.php?t=2337

Actually i was a little bit proud of myself that time.............

BTW:

I put a lot of effort in to solving that problem....... :roll:

[earlfor]

I thought yesterday I was going to have to email you for directions on how to fix a tach on my 1150. It started bouncing around, but I got lucky and found it was only the harness plug that had come loose. :-)

Earl


[quote="kz"]
It's the electronic board of the tacho for my GSX1100/GS1150 1984.

[kz]

Earl,

Glad to here it was an easy fix to your tacho.

BTW:

My tacho is still working after the capacitor change

[earlfor]

I'm keeping my fingers crossed. :-)

Earl

Earl,

Glad to here it was an easy fix to your tacho.

BTW:

My tacho is still working after the capacitor change

[Dink]

Mine is too now I need to see if the Katana one is similar as it's tacho is pulling the same stunts the Tractor was. BTW if it is I will be sure to post to let everyone else know.
Dink

[earlfor]

Good thinking Dink, as I just happen to be in the market for collecting info on 1150's :-) :-) :-)

Mine is too now I need to see if the Katana one is similar as it's tacho is pulling the same stunts the Tractor was. BTW if it is I will be sure to post to let everyone else know.
Dink

[kz]

Made the "hot sync" (and burned my right arm on the exhaust pipe) of my carbs, cyl 1 had to be adjusted, the bike is much better especially in the low range.

But little difference of the vibrations, however, the vibrations are much less now than last year, and probably whithin spec now.

As Dink (and you others) wrote, the vibrations dependes of a lot of small things you have to take care of.

BTW:

I keeped the sand into the handlebars, because it made some improvemenet.


There are two things you never should do dressed with a T-shirt, ironing your shirts and sync your carbs...........