Help me identify this tail section!

[groundshock]

Looking for something different for the rear fender on my bike, this fits what I want to do.

[TheCafeKid]

Honestly that looks like a Kaw tailpiece. I dont think ive ever seen a GS with that seat. However, it wouldnt be hard to either pick up a Kaw Z1 or KZ1000 seat and make it work for your bike. You could possibly swap out the pans to retain the brackets and there ya go. Baring that, making one of those out of fibreglass would be pretty cake too.

[Tom MLC]

Kawasaki KZ900. Google it, you will find lots of images.

[Nessism]

Kawasaki KZ900.

What about the grab rail?

[groundshock]

I kind of thought it was a Z1 tailpiece too, but if it is, it's pretty modified.

Plus, the grab bar and the undertail make me thing twice about it being an old Kaw piece, but I could be wrong.

[TheCafeKid]

Yanno... that might be off of a Z1000 (the new Z1 kaw bike) Kinda looks like that, but i dunno. Its definately modern, however the grab rail could have been spliced in pretty easily as well. Its a well done mod, but it may very well NOT be one particular seat.

[Nessism]

Gotta admit, that's one sweet looking bike! Side profile is killer - love the tail and seat. Would have went for a more modern fork but that's just a quibble I suppose.

[psyguy]

just fishing here... but: Yam xjr ???

[BassCliff]

Hey howdy hey!

Mr. groundshock,

I hope your bike looks like that one day. Now here's the totally outrageous, totally out of control, totally verbose mega-welcome! \\/

Let it be known that on this day you are cordially and formally welcomed to the GSR Forum as a Junior Member in good standing with all the rights and privileges thereof. Further let it be known that your good standing can be improved with pictures (not you, your bike)! :grin:

Perhaps you've already seen these, but I like to remind all the new members. In addition to the carb rebuild series, I recommend visiting the garage section via the GSR Hompage and check out the Stator Papers. There's also a lot of great information in the Old Q&A section. I have some documentation on my little BikeCliff website to help get you familiar with doing routine maintenance tasks (note that it is 850G-specific but many tasks are common to all GS bikes). Other "user contributed" informational sites include those of Mr. bwringer, Mr. tfb and Mr. robertbarr.

And here are some edited quotes from one of our dear beloved gurus, Mr. bwringer, with ideas on basic needs (depending on initial condition), parts, and accessories.

***********Quoted from Mr. bwringer************
Carburetor maintenance:

Replace the intake boot o-rings, and possibly the intake boots. Here's the procedure:

http://bwringer.com/gs/intakeorings.html

Here's an overview of what happens with this particular problem:

http://cycleorings.com/intake.html

You'll also want to examine the boots between the carbs and the airbox. There's a good chance these are OK, but check them over.

And finally, if things still aren't exactly right, you'll want to order a set of o-rings for BS carbs from the GS owner's best friend, Robert Barr:
http://cycleorings.com

Once you receive these rare rings of delight, then you'll want to thoroughly clean and rebuild your carburetors. Here are step-by-step instructions that make this simple:
http://thegsresources.com/gs_carbrebuild.htm
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Every GS850 has (or had) a set of well-known issues that MUST be addressed before you have a solid baseline for further troubleshooting. It's a vintage bike, and it's quite common (as in, every single GS850 I have had contact with) that there are multiple problems that have crept up and slowly gotten worse over the years. It's not like a newer vehicle, where there's generally one problem at a time.

These common issues are:

1.Intake O-rings (install NEW OEM or Viton only - common nitrile o-rings will quickly deteriorate from heat)
2. Intake Boots (install NEW -- these cannot be repaired)
3. Valve clearances (more important than most people think)
4. Carb/airbox boots
5. Airbox sealing
6. Air filter sealing
7. Petcock (install a NEW one)
8. On '79 models, install new points or Dyna electronic ignition (or at least verify that the old points are working correctly)
9. On all models, it's fairly common to have problems with the spark plug caps. These are $3 or $4 each, and often worth replacing if you're keeping the stock coils/wires.
10. Stock exhaust with NO leaks or holes -- good seals at the head and at the junctions underneath.
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OEM Parts/Online Fiches:

I would definitely double and triple the recommendations to use Cycle Recycle II and Z1 Enterprises as much as possible. These guys are priceless resources. Z1 tends to have slightly better prices, CRC2 has a wider range of goodies available. If you're near Indy and can bring in an old part to match, CRC2 has a vast inventory of used parts.

http://denniskirk.com - Put in your bike model and see what they have.
http://oldbikebarn.com - seems to be slowly regaining a decent reputation, but it's still caveat emptor. They don't have anything you can't get elsewhere at a better price anyway.
http://www.babbittsonline.com/ - Decent parts prices. Spendy shipping. Don't give you part numbers at all. Useful cross-reference if you obtain a part number elsewhere. Efficient service.
http://bikebandit.com - Fastest. Middlin' prices. Uses their own parts numbering system to obfuscate price comparisons -- can be very confusing for large orders. Cheapest shipping, so total cost usually isn't too bad.
http://flatoutmotorcycles.com - Slow. Cheapest parts prices, crazy shipping costs. Don't expect progress updates or much communication. Real Suzuki part numbers.
http://alpha-sports.com - Exorbitant parts prices. Different type of fiche interface that's quite useful at times, especially with superceded part numbers. Real parts numbers. Shipping cost and speed unknown due to insane, unholy pricing.

Stainless Bolts, Viton o-rings, metric taps, dies, assorted hard-to-find supplies and materials, etc:

http://mcmaster.com - Fast, cheap shipping, good prices. No order minimum, but many items like bolts come in packs of 25 or 50. Excellent resource.
http://motorcycleseatcovers.com - Great quality, perfect fit (on original seat foam), and available for pretty much every bike ever made. Avoid the textured vinyl -- it's perforated.
http://newenough.com - You DO have riding gear, don't you? Great clearances, always outstanding prices and impeccable service.
***************End Quote**********************
Here are some extra links:

The Rice Paddy (salvage/used)
http://www.ricepaddymotorcycles.com
Ron Ayers Motorsports
http://www.ronayers.com
MR Cycles
http://www.mrcycles.com
Lots of info/pictures here:
http://www.suzukicycles.org

Thanks for joining us. Keep us informed of your progress. There's lots of good folk with good experience here.

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
(The unofficial GSR greeter)

[jstump63]

I'm almost positive that is the whole rear end off a Kaw ZRX1100. A friend of mine has a '97 I belive, and it all looks identical.

[groundshock]

Another that I considered but after looking closer, its not.

I tried looking around the site I got the picture off of too, but it's all in german, so finding anything out is difficult.

[groundshock]

I think I found it:



Kawasaki ZR 1100?

[TheCafeKid]

Ahh that thing was never imported to the states. Shame too, its a bad ass looking modernish UJM beast! And yeah i think that is in fact the seat.

[groundshock]

Yeah, now to try and find one. eek.