Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

1978 GS1000 Complete Engine Overhaul With Mods

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

    OH! That sounds interesting.
    And on the seventh day,after resting from all that he had done,God went for a ride on his GS!
    Upon seeing that it was good, he went out again on his ZX14! But just a little bit faster!

    Comment


      Originally posted by KEITH KRAUSE
      OH! That sounds interesting.
      You must have missed that whole thing Keith. I finally found my 82 Seca Turbo that I have been wanting to replace and am buying it from fellow forum member joe.d

      Here are the pics since I am sure the thread is gone by now.

      Store your photos and videos online with secure storage from Photobucket. Available on iOS, Android and desktop. Securely backup your memories and sign up today!


      But that isn't for this thread. And doesn't belong on this forum really

      I also found a set of clocks to replace the kilo clocks that are on it with US MPH ones for only 20 bucks

      Comment


        Cool!
        And on the seventh day,after resting from all that he had done,God went for a ride on his GS!
        Upon seeing that it was good, he went out again on his ZX14! But just a little bit faster!

        Comment


          Well Hoomgar,

          You may win this........

          Is your motor done? IF mine gets done tomorrow or Sat I won't be able to get it ....working.....that would be a drag.

          Chin up M8... we are almost there!
          KATANA CUSTOMS/TECH

          Instagram: @rjmedia.tech, Updated more often, even from the events

          Comment


            Originally posted by katman
            BTW: since you have nothing to do.....how about watering that lawn....

            See that's the point man. The reason the lawn looks like that in that photo is because the snow had just recently melted away. That photo is from March! 8O




            Originally posted by katman
            Well Hoomgar,

            You may win this........

            Is your motor done? IF mine gets done tomorrow or Sat I won't be able to get it ....working.....that would be a drag.

            Chin up M8... we are almost there!
            I have heard nothing. I am sure to lose this one.

            I have so much other stuff going on right now that I may just comit myself by the weekend. I can't do it all. And on top of that, I need to go back to the doctor. This supposed pulled groin is now hurting up inside in my intestinal area. Both my mom and my uncle died from intestinal cancer. I need to go get checked out again.

            Strenth to carry on is waning.

            Comment


              I have an update. The plans changed today after talking with my engine builder.

              Instead of pushing to get it done this year yet I am going another winter. I mean this was in order to have it for what??? A few more weeks of riding weather? I have decided to let it go into the next winter now and finish it right. It has gone this far now. Plus I wasn't planning on finishing the cosmetics until winter anyway so no biggie. I have now decided to put the engine back on the bench for the season and we are going to do a bit more work.

              Joe is going to perform a more complete porting of the head as well as a better polish than we were going to go with. Then when that is done and we glass bead the head and cylinder we are going with a set of larger racing cams and heavier valve springs (the reason for the change in porting for more top end flow).

              We are also going to raise the compression a bit. What we are shooting for is the perfect balance of performance & reliability. We want to push it up a bit but keep it completely streetable with no worries about reliability. It's not a drag bike

              The good note here is what we are doing Joe has already done to more GS1000's than all of us have ever owned and he knows the outcome

              He wont give me an close number because he said it can vary a lot as each engine is unique but he feels sure that we will see tripple digit numbers on the dyno when we test it after break in and balance.

              That said, I am very excited again and at this point have no worries waiting through the winter again because this riding season is already coasting to an end and I had a good year despite no GS.

              Now if it works out well (as I plan to keep on top of it this time) I will have the whole project done for spring 2005.

              Well katman, looks like you win this years race to completion

              I know this isn't the news a lot of you wanted to hear but I truely am happy with this decision and look forward to having it done right.

              Rock on!

              Comment


                It's a good one Hoomie,

                we all win at this brother. I already have a few ideas to do this winter but I am hoping to get the beast broken in before putting her to bed for winter....

                If I thought it would be this long I would have done what you are doing then you have a full season to run her for breaking in. My engine is half complete and I am told couple more days so onward I go.

                Patience my friend, and you will reap a harvest of horsepower and kneck injuries from people catching a look as you rip on by...ahahahahah
                KATANA CUSTOMS/TECH

                Instagram: @rjmedia.tech, Updated more often, even from the events

                Comment


                  Hear that Mark?! When you finally do get your project completed, after all the time, money and frustration is over and you're actually riding the bike for the first time, you're gonna get sued! 8O Ain't life grand?!
                  And on the seventh day,after resting from all that he had done,God went for a ride on his GS!
                  Upon seeing that it was good, he went out again on his ZX14! But just a little bit faster!

                  Comment


                    buddy hasn't started my motor yet....ahahahahah

                    Maybe you will win after all..........don't forget the 12.9 hardened allen bolts for your starter clutch.......while it is apart.
                    KATANA CUSTOMS/TECH

                    Instagram: @rjmedia.tech, Updated more often, even from the events

                    Comment


                      hey hoomgar,

                      I visited when I was logged out and saw you have a slide show avatar going....nice.
                      KATANA CUSTOMS/TECH

                      Instagram: @rjmedia.tech, Updated more often, even from the events

                      Comment


                        Originally posted by KEITH KRAUSE
                        Hear that Mark?! When you finally do get your project completed, after all the time, money and frustration is over and you're actually riding the bike for the first time, you're gonna get sued! 8O Ain't life grand?!
                        They have to catch me first maybe this new paint scheme isn't such a good idea after all 8O

                        :P



                        Originally posted by katman
                        buddy hasn't started my motor yet....ahahahahah

                        Maybe you will win after all..........don't forget the 12.9 hardened allen bolts for your starter clutch.......while it is apart.
                        The bottom end has been completed since Dec 03. I'll ask Joe but I think he may have already done that. He is an old school jap bike mechanic and knows about all the ups and downs that they all had. First thing he did when I bought it was replace the electrical system and put electronic ignition in it. Several other things over the years. I have to admit that I am enjoying this all more than I thought I would. Being younger I wouldn't have had the patience. Now being older and burned out makes it no big deal


                        Originally posted by katman
                        hey hoomgar,

                        I visited when I was logged out and saw you have a slide show avatar going....nice.

                        Thx man I had that up for a while. It's a pic of my bike in it's new paint scheme and the other pic that shows how the fairing will look. Before this one I had the GS1200SS up in an animated gif too. Let me know if you want one. Just send me two pics you want and I'll make you one.

                        Comment


                          you may want to have a look at this??

                          KATANA CUSTOMS/TECH

                          Instagram: @rjmedia.tech, Updated more often, even from the events

                          Comment


                            and this....parting out turbo.

                            KATANA CUSTOMS/TECH

                            Instagram: @rjmedia.tech, Updated more often, even from the events

                            Comment


                              Thx Rob. I actually have had a couple auctions from the second one you
                              listed in my view already. That bike is badly weathered. I really only am
                              going to need new pin stripes/labels for my Turbo. The bike appears to be
                              in really good shape otherwise.

                              My engine builder for my GS has fallen off radar again. That means he is
                              busy. I am trying to get an update plus I want to change my sprocket order.
                              I am going with the 16/45 tooth layout for my 530 conversion now.

                              Comment


                                Well I got to see my engine last Friday because I was on vacation so I did the old surprise drop in

                                It was neat looking at the clean bored cylinder walls with the cross-cut boring done on them sitting next to the shinny new pistons.

                                As I said before we are going to raise compression a bit and go with a slightly larger lobe cam setup. My question to you gurus is this:

                                What cam should I go with and where do I look? I am not against buying a used set of cams if I can be sure they are good but will probably buy new to be safe if I can afford it. What we want to do is go up just a bit. I am not looking to make a drag bike out of it as I want it to remain completely streetable and reliable. But I want to take it up a notch to squeeze a little more stomp out of it. What am I looking for guys? What cams that is?

                                Any and all info is greatly appreciated!

                                Comment

                                Working...
                                X