What Is Height And Width Of Gs750 Motor??

[mycb400f]

Hi all,

I know this may sound a little strange, but I am thinking of getting a GS750 motor and shoehorning it into another frame.

So....I need to know how big the donk is...

Width at bottom of motor?? (across the frame)

Width at top of motor?? (across the frame)

Height of motor??

Depth at bottom of motor?? (in direction from front frame tube to swingarm)

Depth at top of motor?? (same direction, including carbs)


I know the above may not be too clear....but I think you get the general idea of the measurements I need.

Can someone run out to their bike and check this out for me??

Thanks
Nick

[tone]

What frame are you thinking of putting it in mate ?

i've used gs motors in all sorts & may know if it will fit :-D

[mycb400f]

Ahhhh, not telling, for fear of being ridiculed!!!

[tone]

Aww go on fella dont be shy :-D

you'll get no p**s taking from me i've stuck em in all sorts of stuff from carts to trail bikes over the years :-D

[mycb400f]

Nah, I'm a real shy kinda guy....if you can get me the measurements, I might be a little more willing to tell ya....but ONLY if you get me the measurements....

[Steve]

OK, just taking a stab here...

look at his screen name. :shock:

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[tone]

Doh i didnt even look

& the answer to wil it go is................... not without some modification to bottom frame rails (hack them off & start again) rear mounts will be nowhere near & the stock suspension wont handle it, there will be issues with clearance between the wheel & downpipes & a million other less important things but.................

I still i reckon it would make a good cafe project if you got the skills & time to do it :-D

[mycb400f]

WOT 'DA F##K !!

you did some wild stabbin' in the dark there boy, with your eyes closed and blindfolded!! ](*,)

Nah, cb400f frame?? only if I wanna kill myself the first time I turn on the power!! and I don't wanna do that.....yet!!

Still ain't tellin' ya's nuthin'.....

Get me the measurements and we'll talk....

Hang on a sec....seem to recall that the GS1000 motor is dimensionally the same as the GS750.....so if anyone's got one of 'em, can you please check out the dimensions and let me know??

I have a sinking feeling that the motor won't fit anyway, but I sure would like to know one way or the other.....

Nick

[justin caise]

I pulled the lump out of my 80 GS750 a few months ago and it's sitting on a cart in my garage so measuring is easy... once I stop throwing up.
And I'm two bolts away from yanking the motor from my 79 GS1000... once the vomiting ceases... grrr, groan, whine. been a couple of weeks now... maybe I should stop eating the month old sushi combo platters eh?. (Oh, great - I just made meself sick again)

I'm smack dab in the middle of swapping motors so I can tell ya what's what when i regain my composure.
My intention is to fully compare the two frames sizes and weights and slap the 1k into the 750 - very common swap i believe.

[Hap Call]

There are three generations of GS750 motors - the original 8 valve motor ('76-'79), the first TSCC 16 valve motor ('80-'82), and the second TSCC 16 valve motor ('83-'85). The second TSCC motor is the most compact and weighs the least. It was also produced as the GS700 during the tariff years.

The original GS1000 motor was very similar to the GS750 but I've read that dimensionally it was actually smaller than the 750.

I suggest you go with the third gen engine.

Hap

[tone]

WOT 'DA F##K !!

you did some wild stabbin' in the dark there boy, with your eyes closed and blindfolded!! ](*,)

Nah, cb400f frame?? only if I wanna kill myself the first time I turn on the power!! and I don't wanna do that.....yet!!

Still ain't tellin' ya's nuthin'.....

Get me the measurements and we'll talk....


Nick

No sense of adventure have ya Boy :-D

[mycb400f]

Well,
If the 1000 is indeed smaller than the 750, then I don't think I'll waste time mucking around with the 750!! But waiting on confirmation before getting toooo carried away...

And Tone,
I do actually have a sense of adventure....but I'm trying to postpone the great adventure in the sky as much as possible....not tooo anxious to get there before I'm about, ohhh, I dunno....about 98 years old!!

Get me some measurements, boys!!

Nick

[TheCafeKid]

As Hap said there are three iterations of the 750. I happen to have two, the 8v and first gen 16v TSCC sitting lose in the basement at the moment. Which are you picking up and i can measure for you. The 1000, from best i can tell, is simply a tad shorter, not necessarily smaller, as it never had a kick-starter. It may be more the same size as the later 16v 750s.

[mycb400f]

cafekid,

I'd probably go the earlier 8 valve job, as I hear an early 850 top end is fairly straightforward swap....if I decide to go with that later!!

Can you get me some measurements??

Thanks
Nick

[mriddle]

I have access to an 83 750 out of the frame ..

cafekid,

I'd probably go the earlier 8 valve job, as I hear an early 850 top end is fairly straightforward swap....if I decide to go with that later!!

Can you get me some measurements??

Thanks
Nick