Heartbroken.

[NoBars]

I bought a gs 1000 chassis with a 1100 4v motor in it from a local junkyard. I knew the motor was locked up, which was ok, all I really wanted was the cases.
After I pull the stock carbs which are locked up from rust and the kerker meg I see that it is ported. I pull the valve cover off, I see extended adjusters and slotted sprockets, pull the cams, G4 cams. I pull the head 28.5 ss intakes, manleys I think, stock 23 exhausts. pull the head, it is a flat top 1260, but the pistons are way rusted into the bores. below that, welded crank, HD basket, and undercut tranny are all good. It has brand new shift forks and drum also. head is useable but crusty but has a broken fin. It looks like a really nice port job, high floor, nice radius on top.

The pistons have no wear on the sleeves, it looks like the bike was barely run after it was built. the starter clutch was spinning on the crank, that is probably what brought it to the junkyard, push the button and nothing happened. it was a funky bike, tank and seat gone, 84 GPz 750/1100 fairing, 750 turbo forks and front fender, 1100e brake disks on 1000 wheels, 1100e swing arm, s&w air shocks. It was probably a bad bit%h in its day!

Just a shame, it had a lot of good parts that are ruined


At least the cases were good!

[7981GS]

What condition is the 84 GPz 750/1100 fairing in?
Can you send me pictures and a price please?

Daniel

[NoBars]

garbage...

[tkent02]

Just a shame, it had a lot of good parts that are ruined

The ported head, the pistons, the cams, how ruined are they?

[NoBars]

cams are like new. pistons/block are in the garbage.

The head looks ugly in the ports and chambers (should clean up fine) cam bore looks perfect probably need a valve job or at least a touch up. 28.5 ss intakes look mint. If I were going to run the head, I would put 24 ss exhausts in it (with a valve job on the exhaust side, touch up on the intakes) with ti retainers and new springs, seals.

I have a pretty killer 28.5/24 1100 head on the shelf so I am probably going to sell this one.

[tkent02]

cams are like new. pistons/block are in the garbage.

The head looks ugly in the ports and chambers (should clean up fine) cam bore looks perfect probably need a valve job or at least a touch up. 28.5 ss intakes look mint. If I were going to run the head, I would put 24 ss exhausts in it (with a valve job on the exhaust side, touch up on the intakes) with ti retainers and new springs, seals.

I have a pretty killer 28.5/24 1100 head on the shelf so I am probably going to sell this one.

Care to send me the pistons/block?

[NoBars]

Da garbageman took them away today. I had to beat the pistons out of the bores with a hammer. they were F'ed

[tkent02]

Da garbageman took them away today. I had to beat the pistons out of the bores with a hammer. they were F'ed

Damn, I would have derusted them free.

[cyclefvr2]

should have soaked the pistons theres a lot of money gone, , they would have polished up well,and new rings, honed cyls, dang....

[NoBars]

they were way beyond what you guys think, they looked like they were laying in a lake for 10 years

[tkent02]

I've restored some pretty rusty stuff. Soak them in acid, the pistons will eventually let go. It takes time. Rust is reversible. Pistons can be cleaned. The hammering though, that pretty much kills it.

[Texasgs]

I've restored some pretty rusty stuff. Soak them in acid, the pistons will eventually let go. It takes time. Rust is reversible. Pistons can be cleaned. The hammering though, that pretty much kills it.

Not acid, it causes damage. If you submerge the rusty part in water and dump a box of baking soda in the water, and attach a battery charger to it, it will dissolve the rust. It chemically reverses the process that created the rust. The neg has to go on the part, and the positive goes on the metal container. I use this all the time, and it is totally amazing.

[tkent02]

Not acid, it causes damage. If you submerge the rusty part in water and dump a box of baking soda in the water, and attach a battery charger to it, it will dissolve the rust. It chemically reverses the process that created the rust. The neg has to go on the part, and the positive goes on the metal container. I use this all the time, and it is totally amazing.

I do too, cleaned up a lot of rusty parts with electrolysis. It only takes a spoonful of soda, not a whole box. Also washing soda is better than baking soda, not sure why. It's cheaper too. Do you think it would get to the rings to release them? The electrodes have to be line of sight with the rust for it to work. It would be interesting to try

Here's a few parts...

Before:


After:


Also his cylinders were still on the engine at the time, so submerging it would be difficult. Perhaps you could dunk the whole engine upside down in the bucket. I think a weak acid like vinegar or something wouldn't hurt the pistons, maybe something like Evaporust would be better. But at any rate, it could be done.

[gs1150streetracer]

WHat a shame

Here is something almost as worse a stocker left outside for about 5 years with 2000!! miles this thing was MINT back in 2002 when i offered him $2000 cash,sucks when you go to jail and your kids need room for there dirt bikes..it had almost 4 Gallons of water/Oil in the cases..top end was SHOT but them bottem end was all fine.