77 gs550 cafe fighter

[cowboyup3371]

Looks like that bike might have come with a fuse block (based on the parts fiche) but also with a single fuse in there too. Either way, a 15amp should be all you would need I would think.

[natasdaisy]

rolling chassis!

I only had a couple hours to work on the bike last nite, had start getting our camping stuff ready for electric forest the happ happ happiest place on earth! .... but i digress.
Got her back on her on two feet!

Sorry if its dim I was running out of daylight

hopefully finish up wiring tonite, peace

[natasdaisy]

dateup

She runs! Got the carbs and airbox mounted back up, set the carbs up to factory specs from the manual, ran some gas to it and it fired right up and ran beautifully. Whew! its nice to find out its a runner after all the work i've put into it so far. I've been averaging close to 20 hours a week workin on this thing, which my fiance hasnt been overly happy about. But she's pretty awsome and hasnt booted me yet.
So once i heard the old girl come to life ( i've been refering to it as a she since firing it up, is that wierd? ) I went into crazy productive mode and got a bunch done this weekend.
Made mounts for my rearsets, i belive its 3/16 plate.

The right one mounted, im gonna cut those heel gaurds down a little and make them more angular. They dont really fit style wise. But for 40 shipped for right and left I cant complain to much. I believe I said this but if not they are off of an 08 hyabusa.

Heres a shot of the other side, put the tank and panels on to get a feel of how she's gonna look. I'm pleased so far, might end up making a rounder tailpiece later. Time will tell.

One from the front

This is the instrument/indicator light panel i whipped up

Now some of you may have noticed the excesive amount of tarps in my garage, well that because when it rains outside it rains almost as much inside. We just moved in so fixing the garage roof is at the end of a very long honey-do list. Its a nice building that could easily fit four cars and still have room to work. Just a bad roof, yall might get a kick out of this.

Thats a patio umbrella i have rigged up over makeshift workbench to keep my tools dry. My power source for the whole garage is a 50' extension cord to the house. Theres nothing like working in a state of the art shop, and no mordern convenience is too good for me!
I got a short video clip of it running that I'll post later if I can get it uploaded. Peace and engine grease my brothas and sistas

[natasdaisy]

updated

Havent done much on the bike the last two weeks, its summer and we only get so much in michigan so i gotta get out and enjoy it while i can. Yesterday i painted the tail panels, stripped down the tank, and while i was at it i figured i might as well add knee dents into it.
I was a little nervous about banging up a perfectly good tank but it wasnt hard to do at all. I think they turned out well


I also primed it last nite but im sure you've all seen primer before so il leave that out. Next is some filler to smooth it out and then paint. Ordered a 07 gsxr led tail light, tach cable, and a 97 gsxr rear brake master/resevoir which hopefully should be the last few things besides a front tire and chain that i need to get this baby on the road.

[MisterCinders]

You might want to sand off the primer in those dents before smoothing it out. Body putty adheres better to metal than paint.

After a layer of bondo, I try to hit the dents with a light dusting of primer, as the solid color makes it easier to spot hiccups in the surface. The light dusting is easy to sand off before adding more bond or glazing putty to level it out.

[natasdaisy]

Finally getting back to this bike been a busy summer, picked up a suzuki ds80 for my little brother inlaw for 75$ got it running in an hour! Gotta love the craiglist. And i also got an 01 raptor 660r that i am rebuilding the motor on. So some other projects have been eating my gs time.
But i have the paint just about finished up, the wiring is buttoned up. Rearsets mounted and hooked up. Tail lights done. Ill get some pictures tommorow of the progress.
I fired it up last nite with a water bottle gas tank and drove it around the yard, pretty good feeling!
Unfortunetly i realized two of my carbs are pouring gas out the overflow tubes. So im guessing the float level is off. Other than that i just have to mount up an air filter and a few odds n ends.