1981 GS450E Rebuild

[Adler]

Here's a bunch of pictures of what I assume the guy meant.

http://motorcycle.motorcycle-superstore.com/motorcycle/Trials%20Tire

[Leigh]

Duc Thumper rebuild thread! Surely good for at least five years! (Derived using the formula= 2 cylinders= 10 years.)

Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, offer Pete a CB-X, ok!?!

[mlc216]

Pete, if you're looking for a new project I'll sell you my fleetline for $1000. But you have to cover shipping

[pete]

Pete,

I think these are probably what he was talking about... They were used a ton on the dual sport bikes back in the day.

http://www.tiresunlimited.com/ALL%20TIRES/Shinko/shinko_sr241_trials.htm

This is what I was going to run on my tracker... you know before I started stealing parts from it haha

Yeah that looks like what he described, in line blocks is what he said, but not knobbies, and he said they handle fine on the road and are definitely road biased.

And yes, I know about the parts stealing

Here's a bunch of pictures of what I assume the guy meant.

http://motorcycle.motorcycle-superst.../Trials%20Tire

Yes! And I seem to recall him mentioning MT43 now that you remind me... thanks guys

Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, offer Pete a CB-X, ok!?!

Awww but Leigh! Hahaha

Actually I was contemplating the Drysdale V8...

Pete, if you're looking for a new project I'll sell you my fleetline for $1000. But you have to cover shipping

Hahahahaha awesome! How many cylinders? Hahaha

[mlc216]

no motor = no cylinders = 0 years to complete?

[pete]

no motor = no cylinders = 0 years to complete?

Hahahaha so are you saying I should concentrate on pushbikes and skateboards?

[mlc216]

Next build should be a traditional bmx with matching pads and skyway mags. Oh yeah

[Leigh]

Hehehe..
Drysdale.. There's a blast from the past.

Did you know he's involved with that Carberry-Enfield v-twin jobbie?

http://www.carberryenfield.com.au/

I want one..

[Hoosier Daddy]

Ooooh, If only I can live my fantasy through you... I'm thinking Board Track Racer!!!


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After:

[pete]

Next build should be a traditional bmx with matching pads and skyway mags. Oh yeah

Hahaha... I dunno sounds like too much exercise for this little black duck

Hehehe..
Drysdale.. There's a blast from the past.

Did you know he's involved with that Carberry-Enfield v-twin jobbie?

http://www.carberryenfield.com.au/

I want one..

Yes and yes

AMCN had an article on him not so long ago and covered the Carberry Enfield then... very tasty

Ooooh, If only I can live my fantasy through you... I'm thinking Board Track Racer!!!

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After:

Awwww man... stop it! You're distracting me!

But yes, if that little Ducati works out then a vintage board tracker would be something very interesting to recreate...

The big question would be where to acquire a vintage bike for a reasonable price, but that's not a question I'm asking yet, everything is full speed ahead to get the 450 done first

[Hoosier Daddy]

Well of course... and here I am across the pond with a big old '80s Concord mountain bike with a chrome-moly frame that I've been looking for an engine to make one myself.

[pete]

Well of course... and here I am across the pond with a big old '80s Concord mountain bike with a chrome-moly frame that I've been looking for an engine to make one myself.

Haha that'll make a nice project one day

My brief 30 second thought on it is to get something older though... '60's at least preferably older... make it the real deal... of course that would make it steel and I'll probably have some rust to take care of, but that's all part of the fun right

[pete]

Well, no idea what I'm going to do with it right now and I'm not going to spend any more time on it until after the 450 is done... well maybe not much time anyway

Tank has surface rust on the outside but I couldn't budge the filler cap to see what it's like inside. It feels solid though. Also appears to be straight and just needs cosmetic work outside.



The rest...



No idea what this is but it's a Ducati part...



You can see it has teeth on the back like a sprocket runs around inside it or something... ain't got a clue right now.

What a beast:



World's smallest carb?

[Flyboy]

Awesome score Pete, you lucky bugger.
I will of course be expecting to see the restoration thread........................after you are done with the 450.

[pete]

What I assume to be one of the first desmo setups?



Fuel line?



Another bit like the other bit... two halves of a whole? I think these actually attach to the pedals given some YouTube video's I've seen...



Various odds and ends like brackets and spark plugs which leads me to believe that everything should be here to mount it:



And I suspect the box it came in is as old as the engine itself...



So there we go... as to what to do... board tracker? Not really an authentic use as board track racing was over by then, so maybe just a vintage pushie with the motor mounted? Maybe a Cucciolo racer?

http://photos.ducati.net/Museum-Ducati-Photos-Brochures/Electronics-and-Cucciolos/Cucciolo-and-Cucciolo/7961711_VZwBhK