1981 GS450E Rebuild

[Flyboy]

So when is the roadworthy test???????
Come, come, come, times a wasting...

[pete]

Pete,
I must say my friend. This build is outstanding. Just wanted to let you know that I constantly refer back to ur old threads to double check im doing certain things 'right'. lol.

I hope it starts and runs perfect first time

Good work my friend. Hoping to see it on the road soon!

Thanks mate! I don't have the skills or experience to contribute a lot back on here, so I just hope that sharing my mistakes and successes may help someone else, so if they're helping you then mission accomplished

Stay tuned for the update in a few minutes

Very nice and jealous.........

Thanks mate! I'm sure your 850 will come along nicely once you get those parts sorted, that's the painful bit!

So when is the roadworthy test???????
Come, come, come, times a wasting...

Fingers crossed for Tuesday, but depends on whether it's ok with the current jetting or not, so I'll talk to him tomorrow and see what he says...

[pete]

Ok... ducked out this morning and got some supplies for some things including those split pins I was missing:



Popped the split pins on:



Then I put some fuel in the tank and started her up so I could check the Dynatek ignition timing, charging system, and clutch and gear shifts...



Everything was good, timing spot on, charging system doing the right thing, clutch disengages, and I could shift all the way up to 6th and back. Awesome!

The only negative is that she's still really lean, so I think I'll go up another 2 pilot sizes. I had the mixture screws out as far as 4.5 turns and it was still lean and not wanting to come back down to idle. At least it's not a hanging idle which means my intake leaks are fixed!



Then I have her a bath and a bit of a quick polish and took some pic's with the mate's you-beaut camera (used it for the video as well) and of course it was cloudy again this avo:

[Hoosier Daddy]

...and???

[pete]

And then I got the house mate to stand in the drive way while I geared up...



He said he could hear me most of the way 'round the block and it sounded good

I'm a bit wobbly there coz that's the first time I've been on a bike in nearly 10 years and man am I stoked!!!!

I know it was all of a 2 minute ride, but hey it was a ride!

I'm going to call the mobile safety certificate guy tomorrow and see if the idle issue will affect the safety certificate and if there's any issue with the battery being exposed like it is.

Providing those two things are ok I'll book him in for Tuesday and cross my fingers it passes...

I gave it all a good look tonight to see if I could see any oil leaks or what not, and I had a scare which turned out to be excess chain lube, so no dramas there.

It looks like the oil around the valve cover has burnt off and it's not leaking, so it must just need to absorb some oil and then it's all good. Even though the paint is a bit darker near the seal, it's not oily or damp at all. I also checked the front and rear of the cylinder and all was good except I didn't polish the cam end covers...



I still need to do something with the tail piece. The seat has settled a bit now I've ridden it and while there's no gap like there was, I'd like this to look a little neater:



Definitely not urgent, will just keep it in the back of my mind...

Now to start organising some more pilot jets and probably some bigger mains too...

[pete]

...and???

Hahaha yeah I had to break it up into two posts... too many pic's and vid's!

[SVSooke]

That looked and sounded great!.Was a bit wobbly after the time I had not ridden in 5 or 6 years.

[john82q]

and it sounded good ...

Indeed, well done Pete,

I bet your heart was in your mouth , gearin up, but you were grinnin comin back.




Cheers John

[Hoosier Daddy]

My first thought when I watched the first video was "Jeezus! Turn man, TURN! I know you said you are wobbley but you're swinging way too wide, get back in your own lane!!!"
I am such a ding-dong.

[oohsam]

Damn son!
Thats a lovley sounding bike. Stoked that you got to ride it finally!!

Good luck with the safety certificate. I just went through ur entire Jetting thread. Got me wondering if I'll need to increase my jets too..hmm...
Will see how it goes after the carb rebuild.

[7981GS]

WTG Pete!!!

Pure bike porn!
Fantastic sounding twin!
All of you efforts were most definitely worth it!

Daniel

[GateKeeper]

Beautiful work and a great way to bring this to an awesome conclusion.......

How's that saying go, once you learn to ride a bike you never forget....

Here's to many more miles on your bike...

Cheers

[cowboyup3371]

About dang time Pete. Congratulations and I sure wish you'd posted the part of the video where you were standing on the roof after all the jumping around I'm sure you did. So is the grin still on the face?

[7981GS]

Beautiful work and a great way to bring this to an awesome conclusion.......

"Conclusion?"
I beg to differ.
I am believing that this is only the new beginning to many up-coming
years of smiles and great times on two wheels.

Daniel

[GateKeeper]

the build, only the build......

there is never a conclusion to riding on two wheels.....