Resto-Mod 1979 GS750L

[Starboard M]

Wow bike is looking great!! Long time jeeper here...bikes are so much more fun to work on than jeeps!

Easier and cheaper, thats for sure.

That Jeep is currently tucked away in my parents garage 1200 miles away in California waiting for me to live somewhere with a garage and money to work on it.

Ill be "parting it out" once I get the chance, and its getting a D60 front, 14 bolt rear, 231/300, chop topped, 4 linked rear, 3 linked front, dovenosed front end, and 40'' tires.
All I need are time and money.

If you guys are interested, heres a semi build thread of that Jeep.

http://naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=998114

[Starboard M]

Worked on the bike a bit today. Minus the heat, I think I got a lot done and had a bit of fun.

Stripped the stock padding and cover off the stock seat pan. There was ~1 lbs of rust nuggets hanging out between the foam and the pan. Put the pan on to see if I could use it, and realized it was way to big and bulky.







Ive been wondering how I was going to mount a seat to the bike, and had a stoke of genius while looking at it today. Use the stock mount hooks!
Step one. Cut out cardboard.


Place over stock hook


Slide into place



Where the battery will eventually go. Im worried about the rear tire hitting the seat pan, so Im going to take the shocks off and cycle the rear to see how it works.


Wanted to get rid of the stock electrical mount which was hidden behind the side covers. People either make an electrical tray, or tuck them up into the seat. I made a tray out of some aluminum.
Mock up with cardboard


Side view. Can barely see it from the side!


Sides are bent up to limit what you can see from the side, and an attempt to protect the electrical from splash from the rear tire. Back is bent up for the same reason.


Tomorrow Im going to be shaping the stock foam into something I can work with. Also going to be remounting the front headlight, finishing the electrical tray and odds and ends.

[Starboard M]

Drew up a quick sketch of what the seat pan will look like. Measurements are guesstimations, so the proportions are off, but you get the general idea.

Holes are dimpled. Far side you can see my seat catch "catches" that reuse the stock mounts. The "handle" is the structure for the tail fiberglass, as well as the opening for the battery to slide into place.

Seat will be held on with Velcro, so you can pull it off if you need to get to the battery.


Sketch Up was not co operating with me (user error Im sure), so its not a full structure, but the shape Im kind of going for. Rough, and not exact, but again, just getting an idea.

[Starboard M]

Had a slight change of plans, and ended up going for the bobber type of look. I think it works better with the "L" tank.

Had some help dimpling my seat pan. Turned out awesome.




Flat blacked the headlight. Still need to rewire the turn signals which is why the wiring is still hanging out.

I would like to eventually run another headlight. I was considering running a Hella 500 driving light, but Im a bit nervous about the legality of it, and if my bike can handle the electrical requirement of such a light.

And purchased some Avon Roadriders in the 100/90-19 and 130/70-17 varieties. Got the front wheel painted black, and the tire mounted.



Rear wheel is on my deck currently getting painted. Hopefully tomorrow Ill get the new tire mounted and back on the bike. Have brake line parts coming in the mail, which will be installed this weekend. Also have a part to get my tach fixed, and a carb sync tool coming this weekend as well. Then I think it will be rideable?

[Hoosier Daddy]

HA! finally found your build thread after seeing the link in your "parts for sale" post. See's coming along, got any recent updates?

[Starboard M]

HA! finally found your build thread after seeing the link in your "parts for sale" post. See's coming along, got any recent updates?

Slowly but surely Im getting it done.

-Got my front and rear SS brake lines made, installed and bleed. Front was a PITA to bleed, but seems to be fine now.
-Got everything put back together, wiring tucked back into the headlight bucket
-Tried to get the bike started, but couldnt. Spent an hour taking things apart, and putting things back on to see if I could get it started. I thought some electrical components were inter related or some such thing (meaning you needed the gauge cluster for the bike to run). Finally gave up, tried to kickstart the bike. Failed. Then used the starter button, and it fired right up.

Semi recent picture







Anyway, bike now runs. I have a carb sync tool ready to be used, but its hot as heck out right now. Im dreading taking the tank on and off, and farting around with a hot engine on such a hot day.

[Hoosier Daddy]

Looks like you got quite a bit done to me. Congrats on getting her fired up!

[Starboard M]

Looks like you got quite a bit done to me. Congrats on getting her fired up!

I didnt realize you had a thread on here was well. Ive been following your build on the Ton.

Got to take the bike for a ride today. Went for a ~30 mile ride around town, took about an hour. Bike feels so much better with new tires and brake lines.

I still have a slight issue with the bike idling slightly odd. I got my carb sync on and the carbs were within 1/2 a line of eachother which from what I read was fine.


Also need to do some research on adjusting the clutch. It only engages on the first part of the pull, and first grinds when going from neutral to 1st.

Final issue is when I got onto the highway I had a huge problem with the grooving they do to the highways around here. Felt like the rear tire was going to fall off. Got up to ~60 mph not on the freeway, and it seemed fine. Got to 50 on the highway and bad news. Is this normal?

[Hoosier Daddy]

Felt like the rear tire was going to fall off.

You means as in a vibration? I'd be checking the ballance.... maybe dyna-beads?
If you mean wandering, as in following that groove. Some tires are worse for that than others. Make sure your shock bolts, chain adjusters (axle is equal side to side in the adjustment) axle nut, and swingarm are not loose.

[Starboard M]

You means as in a vibration? I'd be checking the ballance.... maybe dyna-beads?
If you mean wandering, as in following that groove. Some tires are worse for that than others. Make sure your shock bolts, chain adjusters (axle is equal side to side in the adjustment) axle nut, and swingarm are not loose.

Wandering.

I just found it odd, and disconcerting, that it was happening on the freeway. I had been up to higher speeds, so I dont think its speed related. I would just avoid the highways with that grooving, but just about everywhere has it.

Ill check everything out again. Everything seemed tight, but I might have missed something. Seems like a loose axle would be the most likely cause. Swing arm is double sheered, and with two shocks to support it. However, the axle is as well.

[crapwacker]

Wandering.

I just found it odd, and disconcerting, that it was happening on the freeway. I had been up to higher speeds, so I dont think its speed related. I would just avoid the highways with that grooving, but just about everywhere has it.

Ill check everything out again. Everything seemed tight, but I might have missed something. Seems like a loose axle would be the most likely cause. Swing arm is double sheered, and with two shocks to support it. However, the axle is as well.

I put a Tarrozzi fork brace on, and it stiffened it up immensely!

[DannyMotor]

Woah talk about digging up an old thread.

[SocialAnomaly99]

What happened?!?

So whatever happened to the finished product with this project???
I have a 79L too and went the "brat" rout with the seat and front end.