GS 750 es : Let s bring it back to life!

[Patman]

Nice work so far! Make sure you change all the o-rings and such in the carbs. They cleaned up nice, what did you use? I soaked mine in pine sol for 2 days which worked alright.

[SVSooke]

http://myworld.ebay.ca/searay340&ssPageName=STRK:MEFSX:SELLERID&_trksid=p3984.m1543.l2533

I used this guy for the 1000 carbs.

[Etcheberri]

Nice work so far! Make sure you change all the o-rings and such in the carbs. They cleaned up nice, what did you use? I soaked mine in pine sol for 2 days which worked alright.

i will order gaskets and o-rings this week.
to clean i used :
simple-green + green sponge
soapy hot water + toothbrush
WD40, let sit.
Soapy water.
Repeat sequence until clean enough.

Evaporust for smal rusted parts if necessary.

i don t have the patience to let them sit in something for 2 days hehe.


@SVSooke
Thanks! i ll order to this guy this week!
did you change the cover and bottom screws too on your yeller?
i don t remember.

[Etcheberri]

uhoh... just spotted this on my #2 carb.
is it bad? do i have to replace it?
i have an other carb set on the other bike, i ll take that one if so.

[Etcheberri]

hampshirehog suggested i use some solder.
i did and i think it worked.

cool

[Etcheberri]

my brother quickly did me this while i was cleaning my carbs, nice, simple and effective.


Carbs are done, i mean cleaned, now they will sit there and wait for Bolts and gaskets to arrive.

yes... could have done better on the last one, but was tired of cleaning carbs! interior is mint though!


took care of these.


couldn't get the plastic to stop beein faded, so i painted them with the color i used on the chain guard.

tested my R/R... i think it s dead, i am going to post it in the proper section of this forum
EDIT : well i think this part defers from what i see in the service manual, is it stock?



that will be all for this week end.

[Patman]

Great start anyways, what kind of time frame are you planning on to have her finished?

[gearhead13]

Do you still have those handguards?
How do they attach?
They would be nice to put on in cold weather, when you are freezing, I wouldnt care if they look fugly.
How much do you want for them?
BTW: good score on those bikes, sounds like fun. Before you go to fire up the engine, change the oil, drop the oil pan and clean it out, tons of crud gets trapped in there and its not good for it to go through your oil pump.

[Curly]

Don't think that's stock, stock has a plug. I'd wire it back in (properly) and test the entire charging system following the stator pages. That will tell you whats toast.

[Etcheberri]

@gearhead13.

i still have them.
i don t have better pictures but these have been severly hacked to be attached on the bike. what i mean is tie-wraps and cuts to fit (badly) the break oil box thingy.
if you want i ll take other pictures of these.
i don t want anything for them if in the ends you still want em, just the canada posting fees.

About the engine oil and all, do not worry i will open and clean everything before even thinking off trying to start this up. down to the naked frame.

@Curly.
Yeah, i think you re right, i ll wait until later to try to find issues in the charging system. as it for now the bike will not even see a battery before a long time!

[gearhead13]

@gearhead13.

i still have them.
i don t have better pictures but these have been severly hacked to be attached on the bike. what i mean is tie-wraps and cuts to fit (badly) the break oil box thingy.
if you want i ll take other pictures of these.
i don t want anything for them if in the ends you still want em, just the canada posting fees.

I was wondering if they were made for a snowmobile or something, i have never seen ones like that on a streetbike.
They would be perfect at like 5C and 110km/h on the highway, Brrrr. Its usually my hands that get numb first.

[Hoosier Daddy]

I want to get caught up on this one.... Subscribed!

[Etcheberri]

I want to get caught up on this one.... Subscribed!

hehe,
hey i like your thread, i wanted to know something,
what did you use to remove the exhaust bolts on the engine? did you heat them up?

i am kinda afraid so far to remove that part, but that s what is coming next!

[Etcheberri]

Great start anyways, what kind of time frame are you planning on to have her finished?

i have no idea!
and actually i have all the time in the world! my motorcycle driving lessons start next season! yup i don t have my licence yet , so i have plenty of time before being able to drive this baby.

this makes this project even more interesting for me, if i managed to fix it good, this will be my first road bike ever.
(i know 750 is a bit much for a first one, but first i need a big displacement to get the licence that will allow me to drive any motorcycle i want, and second i am not a small dude anyway)

[Hoosier Daddy]

hehe,
hey i like your thread, i wanted to know something,
what did you use to remove the exhaust bolts on the engine? did you heat them up?

i am kinda afraid so far to remove that part, but that s what is coming next!

Thanks!
For the exhaust bolts (and others) I followed what SVSooke already said, days of spraying with rust pentrant and then using a hammer and punch hit each bolthead good and solid, square on the center. This helps break the oxidation in the threads. Then slow and easy out with a six point socket. If you feel it start to bind when removing spray it down and turn it back in, then it should come right out.
On another note, he is right WD-40 is not a rust pentrant, and I didn't see any in your pic of fluids.

Kroil is great but expensive...



PB Blaster is what my choice is, always worked well fpr me...



There are others out there and you may find different choices being a Canook than us Yanks have. But the home brew of auto-trans fluid and acetone mixed 50/50 works WONDERS! I always have some of those two in my chemical stash to mix if needed.