1979 GS 850 Project

[PoppaDre]

can they just butt weld the frame where it was cut or would i have to get a smaller tube to place inside the two?

[PoppaDre]

Revive brand carb cleaner from part source is garbage

[PoppaDre]

I finally decided to tackle taking the engine out of the bike. I don't have the clymer manual just yet, it was only shipped out monday. But reading the 650G it says to remove the 4 bolts for the shaft, I wasn't sure which bolts to remove so i removed the ones on the engine side, when lifting the engine it still seems to get stuck, did i remove the wrong bolts. Heres a picture:


Also trying to remove the clutch cable from the engine, i couldn't slide it out of the slot so i used a flat head screw drive to pry it open a little bit and this is what happened:

Can this be fixed? or do i need a new cover? I searched online a bit and the 79 850s are hard to come by. will a differnt size fit, i know all the other 850 years dont have kick start so thats out of the question. I miss my 650E

[PoppaDre]

Posted 2 of the same picture, here is one of the shaft bolts:

[PoppaDre]

Does the wheel and final drive assembly need to be taken off the bike first?

[PoppaDre]

I also didnt remove the gear shift lever, does that matter?

[mike-s]

I can't speak about the rest of the removal procedure, but i can confirm the snapped stud is totally repairable (link).

[PoppaDre]

Thanks mike, ill take the cover and see, it might just be easier/better to pick up a new cover off ebay, i dont want to risk anything with the clutch and to buy the stuff might cost close to the $50 i found a cover for on ebay

[PoppaDre]

I realized i took the wrong 4 bolts out of the drive based on this picture. I need to take out the 4 bolts on the wheel side. I hope that manual gets here soon

i Took out the 4 engine side bolts, took me forever too

[DanTheMan]

can they just butt weld the frame where it was cut or would i have to get a smaller tube to place inside the two?

A good shop can butt weld the frame with no problem. They may also place a short piece of smaller tube inside to have better strength and weld penetration.

[mike-s]

Thanks mike, ill take the cover and see, it might just be easier/better to pick up a new cover off ebay, i dont want to risk anything with the clutch and to buy the stuff might cost close to the $50 i found a cover for on ebay

Not to say that you should do what i suggested, if you can get a new part for $50 then go for it. I only went that route as it would cost me $150AUS to get a new part, the same cost as buying the torch and rods to fix it myself. Now instead of a working part and a broken bin-worthy part i now have a working part AND the tools to fix a fair range of future stuffups/breaks

[PoppaDre]

Okay well i put in an offer for a clutch cover on ebay $15 for the cover $45 for the shipping. Carbs were put together tonight. The bottom gaskets from SUDCO were not a good fit, so i will have to try Z1. Shame i spent $65, ($25 parts, $20 shipping, and $20 brokrage fees) to get only one usable e-clip, i guess i do have 3 spares now, and these gaskets are junk. I will do the fine tuning carb stuff tomorrow when i gang them all back together, also need to grease up the slide. My new compressed air tools are great, got the old clutch cover loose and only stripped one screw (because i had a bad angle with the bit). Things are coming along slower then i wanted but i have been pretty busy. I am going to design up a motorcycle ramp i can fold up and fit in between the bike so that i can load the bike up to take to my friends dads place where he can weld the frame back to stock. I dont think the engine will be coming out unfortunalty. I cant seem to get a good grip on the secondary drive bolts, the box end wont fit and the open box just slips, I did notice some gummy stuff on the engine, so the gasket could be gone on the bottom end, the valve and head gasket areas looked clean so i know thats okay. Tomorrow i hope to start bending and cutting the pipe for the frame fix and re bolting the engine back into place.

Anyone have any opinions on Uni Airfilters from Z1. Comparable to K&N? Do I need to oil them?

I attached a picture of the gasket i got from sudco

[PoppaDre]

Seat Pan

Laid down the fiberglass for a seat pan, i decided against cutting and welding the frame, i just want to get the bike up and running again ASAP so i decided to make a new seat pan while i wait for my carb gaskets and clutch cover.

[PoppaDre]

Some goodies i picked up today, Some VHT to paint my headers and exhaust, some graphite to lube up the slides in the carb (is this a good idea?, i wasnt sure) and i got some tapered wrenchs to to help take off the secondary drive (i hope)

[PoppaDre]