Gs1000 e 1980

[Alext900]

built from basket of bits, new parts include:- all brake pistons seals, master cyl seals etc
new piston rings
new tyres
wheel bearings
clutch
carbs & head refurbished and shimmed
frame powder coated
wheels powder coated
forks refurbed
fork brace
sw arm upgrade
replaced most nuts n bolts with new plated oned or S Steel
my own slightly retro paint scheme and decals

still to do:-
seat needs modified to fit between lugs of the tail fairing, not sure why??
started last week but this week starter motor spinning but no engine spinning??
will investigate after me holidays!!
can wait for summer!!!

[sharpy]

Nice bike from what i can seen. That spinning starter motor will/should be your starter clutch spining on the back of the rotor. Either its loose or the 3 bolts are broken. Dont quote me but its normally the case.

[chuck hahn]

Like the re3d and the striping pattern..very good looking bike.

[posplayr]

Nice looking bike; got any bigger pictures? You can upload them to photobucket.

http://photobucket.com/login

then paste the url using the "picture" icon above. There is a howto around here as well.

[Alext900]

more pics

http://s1127.photobucket.com/albums/l622/Alex_Todd/

added more pics some of earlier stage restoration as well
cheers

[7981GS]

Really NICE bike!
And a beautiful view from there no doubt.

[Alext900]

gs 1000

yes we get lovely view of the river Clyde every morning, looks better with GS in the foreground though!!

[Alext900]

started / rotor

rear sets coming off for originals when i get back from holiday, will fix starter , is there a special tool for removal of rotor or is it simple enough?

[hampshirehog]

Here you go:

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=112950&highlight=gs1000+starter+rotor

Did you get that fuel tap sorted?

[Alext900]

tank fuel tap

ended up with an 8mm plate bolted to tank, two holes drilled and milled to fit socket head screws (countersunk into plate) a right angled adaptor 1/4 NPT to hose fitting, screwed into plate after tapping out to 1/2 NPT, hose funs back to under seat where there is an 8mm ball valve to shut off fuel , still to mount valve on a plate but it all works, soldered a gauze tube to fitting which screws into plate in tank and have small in line fuel filter betwen tap and carbs.

[Alext900]

should read 1/4 NPT tap into plate !!
ps thanks for assistance