Got my GS 750's

[SVSooke]

Well it's getting closer but I was looking at the carbs and realized there was no fuel line.The port on these bike is so buried the only real way to get it on was to take the carbs off.

So that's what I did.Getting real good at getting then off and on.Got some Tygon(sp?)gas line at a local power supply outfit,then remembered the local MC shopSo there was some gas in the tank,thought there was enough.There wasn't when I filled the tank some more and pushed the starter

[gearhead13]

Nice, one step closer.
I did manage to put the fuel line on my carbs with them installed, but it was a serious PITA.

[Hoosier Daddy]

Congrats!!!

[SVSooke]

Was really good to hear the engine go!Got just a bit more fiddling to do then on to the body work.Was tinkering with the idea of running the bodywork rat and doing it next year.The wife said she didn't think that was a good idea.Have to say I agree so that's next.

[pete]

Awesome!!!

Man I'm so jealous of your carbs... finished assembling mine tonight and they look like crap. I really need to do something cosmetically with them after I fire it up for the first time, maybe while I'm getting the exhaust made or waiting for paint to cure or something...

I'm so glad to see you've got it started again, great stuff!

[SVSooke]

Had to pull the carbs,again!Paint in the idle speed adjuster made it so I could not turn it with my fingersNothing else to do so out they came again.The red and blue paint was looking really bad so I took it off and


Made it a lot less flashy but more durable.

[SVSooke]

Got the carbs back on finally.With all the snow and cold (for Victoria) been a little hard to motivate myself.Got it running so I adjusted the idle screws then used my old mercury carb sync tool to sync the carbs.Decided the Supertrapp was to muffled so I took off the end and discs.Tried it that way, to loud for this old gitSo in went all 9 that I have(added 3) and that sounded better.
Couple of other things.It was way rich before.The exhaust out of the Supertrapp would coat the swing arm with soot.Narry a spec of soot to be seen now.Choke now works like it's supposed to.Mostly down to Mr.Barr's o ring kit.

[pete]

Awesome stuff, glad to hear it! Definitely positive progress there

[SVSooke]

Got a start on the sanding:

Have to get that PO black off.Using 60 grit,I'm not meesing around.Not to worried about leaving the original paint.Right side lower doesn't have much left anyway.

[SVSooke]

Got the rest of the body work sanded.The upper fairing is 4 peices if you include the screen.Got a fair amount of hardware out of it,yes it's all painted.So is this:

Was going to just clean it but when I did the anodizing came off.So what did I do?

[SVSooke]

Finished sanding the body work so I(mostly) stripped the 1000 layers of clear off the tank my buddy Aaron gave me.

Here's a before pic.

Found this and:

this small dents in it.The second ones covered by the seat,going to fill it anyway

This was covered with silicone.Think thPO tried to fix the first bit with it,it failed so then put more on.
I'm going to take care of the rust to.

[bluewool]

Oh my. Sanding. I only find it satisfying when it's the clear coat.. but you gotta do it. Is the whole fairing plastic?

[SVSooke]

The fairing is all plastic.this kind of sanding is what power sanders are for.even then it's not that fast.

[UncleMike]

Sweet build. Enjoyed reading so far.

I agree, the champagne will look really nice, especially with the red accents you've put on. Sounds like your wife has some taste.

With your leathers, the red paint might've been a bit of overkill.

[SVSooke]

I don't know about that,she wanted them both purple