1983 GS450E build. My first bike.

[DSmoke]

I'm new here and enjoyed your thread, nice looking bike! I really like the paint color choice. You also make me feel better about the time I spent working out the jetting.

[83_450E]

Looking good!

Thanks! It's taken a bit and still needs some love. Next for cosmetics is the seat, repaint newer side covers and look into an aftermarket speedo and indicator lights.

That 450 looks pretty sweet to me. Do the bars hit the tank? Hope not. That looks like Oregon to me. The Madrone and the car plate make me think so. I forget if you mentioned it earlier.

cg

Yes sir I'm in the steadily declining city of Tigard
The bars come about 1/2" from the tank. It almost got some tack welds but the angle as it sits fits me perfect. Also the pegs fit myself just fine. A couple of inches taller and I'd need rearsets but right now the top of my thigh is parallel to the ground line.

Nice! keep it up!

Thanks I'm trying!

I'm new here and enjoyed your thread, nice looking bike! I really like the paint color choice. You also make me feel better about the time I spent working out the jetting.

It's all making sense to me now. The needle and how it interacts with the main jet is critical. I've gotta roll back on the pilot now and maybe play with the needle again. I'm probably going to roll back on the main a size too. It's all hell.

I'm sure my stator killed itself. Since this is the second stator in 2k miles I may be looking into that spendy aftermarket unit folks here rant and rave about. I'm getting a solid 13.0v at 5k rpm. Battery level keeps me alive at idle.
Also my clutch cable breaking at the lever lead me to believe the lever or near was at fault. I took my digital calipers and measured the inside and outside seat of the lever that would rotate and pry the barrel of the cable. They were different sizes. My thoughts are the barrel was binding inside the oblong seat and lead to a failure. Check fitment and machining of aftermarket parts!

[Big Rich]

Good looking scoot man!

What stators have you tried? Stock GS450 units? If you want to save some cash, a stator from a GS500 bolts right in. Find a low mileage one off a newer bike and you should be good to go.

[83_450E]

I had two stock gs used stators in it, one was clean and currently this one was poopy. I do a lot of high rpm riding so...yeah I think the summer temps and my recklessness is just cooking this old thing.
Thanks for the tip I'll be doing that and it seems there are some aftermarket options listed as gs500 stators. I might be able to order one through my work and get it at cost.

[pete]

Consider sticking a series R/R like the SH775 in there as well. That way if your charging system isn't loaded it won't heat the stator up even more and should preserve it a bit longer.

[83_450E]

I swapped to some shindengen r/r not sure of the model or series or shunt.
If you know of a way I can get ahold of an inexpensive series R/R or if I can make one I'm all ears. I'll check out some diagrams tomorrow. I'm doing 12V accessory install full time as a job now. I've got access to lots of parts or pieces.
My PayPal account had a balance so I bought a gs500 stator that looked clean. I'm so broke it hurts to spend money hah!
Battery charging through a tender, riding on reserve and it's not even Friday.

[pete]

The SH775 is apparently available brand new as a Polaris part from dealers for about $75... cheap as chips for a new item!

Do some searching on here for Polaris SH775 and you should find the part number.

[83_450E]

[pete]

Looking good!

[83_450E]

getting there, can't wait to get a car so I can pull the motor out and tear everything apart!

[pete]

Cool, then what's the plan from there?

[83_450E]

Cool, then what's the plan from there?

I snagged a couple of side plastics from ebay that need painted. Both of them got prepped and one of them got shot with paint and had a little moisture in the line. Small dimples, maybe thirty total, cover the surface of the clear. Need to pick up desiccant filter for my gun. I'll probably just pretty it up, rebuild a few things and sell it the end of winter.

[83_450E]

Hello hello how is everyone?

Time to get back into this project with my recent adventure, rebuilding the motor.
At idle it has a nasty knock on one cylinder that clears up at 2k rpm. I'm thinking loose big end rod bearing and a low oil pressure condition.
I've pulled the motor, ebayed gs500 oil pump gears, bought a gasket set to start with.
The clutch cover took a hit and cracked so the replacement is undergoing electrolysis treatment right now. It's going to be either cleaned and polished with the rest of the motor or all painted black.
Any thoughts? The hell kind of paint should I use on an aluminum motor?
Stay tuned for pictures and updates.
Are there any easy or small mods possible to gain power on this motor? How much can I deck the head? Stock pistons are being kept unless cylinder walls are trashed.