NEW and alot to do

[Dizzixx]

So last year I bought a gs750 77' well actually a 76' that is a 77' you know what I mean it only has one front disc brake and spoked wheels. In any case I love it to death the way it rides the power , more or less it is just awesome in general. I owned a gsf400 92' and a gsf1200s 01' and I like this bike best. Problem is between the previous owner and me it has come to a sorry state. I decided this season I am going to start it right and get things fixed, replaced, ect.

-Currently I am having a Dyan S system in with new coils and wires.
-A tuneup valve check ect ect.
-The head cleaned.
-The bike is burning a tremendous amount of oil as of the begining of this year so depending on the condition of the walls and pistons I have to bore it anyways so if I have the money I intend to do the wiseco 844cc 2mm overbore kit
-Carbs tuned
-pod airfilters (simple emgos as the K&N counterparts are exspensive)
-Vince and Hynes Exhaust 4 into 1
-Allready has new sprockets and chain

Those are the things that have been done or are going to be done but I have some questions.

Is the wiseco big bore kit worth the money? Does anyone hear have it in a 1st gen 750?
What else should I do while my mechanic is in there?

I want to do all new suspension , the back is crap and the front springs are way out of spec, even with fresh oil they are uber soft. What kind of front end swap can I do? And how hard is it? Also I want to change to the dual front disc brakes, what does that take to do? And I want new rims as the ones I have are spoked and I dont want to deal with that, I want something wider on the back end that has a fair number of tire options.

Also try and keep in mind that I am on a budget when giving suggestions as I am a college student and the stuff I am doing allready is breaking the bank but I cant go about leaving the bike half done.

Thanks is advance for any replys....o yeah and for reading through my long long post.

PS- I forgot I want to cafe out my bike so any suggestions or resources would also be greatly appreciated.

[neil w]

For running gear a cheap option would be swopping the entire front end for a one from a post 1982 gsx1100 ie the katana or ez model, use the whole lot combined with a the later model 19 " six spoke (non star type) front wheel that will take tubeless tyres.
Combine it with a gsx1100 alloy swinging arm (all it needs to fit are new centre spacers ) and a matching pattern post 1984 17 x3.5 gsx1150 e rear rim.
Add to that Pirelli Sport demon Tyres (100/90 v19 front and 140/80 v17 rear ) and it will transform the braking and handling yet look fairly standard.

[neil w]

Oops forgot to mention, why bother with a wiseco big bore kit fit a good s/hand the top end or barrels and pistons from a GS850 shaft drive. Instant power gain and using reliable standard parts. Or even better throw away the 750 engine and fit a good s/hand gs1000 motor .

[Dizzixx]

To be honest I was actually looking for something a little less standard and more different (well vintage wise anyways) as far as the wheels are concerned but it does sound like a good option especially money wise.

And the thing is I am having a whole bunch of stuff done to the motor, and given that I like this bike and dont have alot of time I am going to pay to have it done with the head allready out and being cleaned I figured why not have the kit put in, given the condition of the cam chain it may turn into a full rebuild, in which case I may want to go another route engine wise, but we will see what happens once he takes it apart, IE tomorrow....:-D I am very excited.

[tkent02]

The few bucks saved on cheapo pods will likely cost you....

a lot of performance, perhaps more than you gain with the bigger engine.
They are not shaped right inside, the velocity stack shape is not right, and too small.
Get K&Ns or stay at home.

[Dizzixx]

I will get K&Ns eventually but lets see .... Emgo 30$ K&N 170$ just a bit of a difference

[neil w]

If you want to update the looks why not go for a 600 bandit front end and rear wheel ?
Similar to stock but radial tyres, easily manageable if you have access to someone with a lathe to make up new spacers

[tkent02]

I will get K&Ns eventually but lets see .... Emgo 30$ K&N 170$ just a bit of a difference

So keep the stock airbox for now.
You want to go through all the tuning twice?

[Dizzixx]

And yeah I dont mind, because that is a ways out. So yeah I think I can justify that. And I am not the one tuning I am having it tuned, granted It will cost money to have tuned again, but sometimes it is really loose loose. And the stock airbox is damaged which is actually why I bought the pods in the first place.

And bandit 600 huh? Any year? And all you need is spacers? What about the rear end need do anything interesting there?

[neil w]

Complete front end of 600 bandit is a straight swap.
The rear wheel will need the brake disc ,caliper and torque arm and new spacers see the Old Skool Suzuki web site.

[Dizzixx]

I like this idea the most. What do you mean by 'old skool suzuki website'?

Anyone have pictures of having done this? Is this a 'good' swap or just easy? And can you use any year gsf600?

[Dizzixx]

I was reading on a bandit forum after a quick search for the specified bandit 600 parts and supposedly the bandit series forks are interchangable....hmmm so could I in theory use a bandit 1200? Or is that just the tube diameter and the triple tree itself would not mate? And does a 1200 back end match up? I will probably find out for myself when I get my bike back from the shop as I have a 1200, will be measureing not taking apart. I ask because I would assume it would handle stress better, be stiffer, and the tires/wheels are bigger which is more of an asthetic thing at this point.

Also does anyone have shop manual .pdf's for the gs750 series I would need a 76/77' one.