GS1100G Road Runner Project

Nice bike makes my old girl look................old

[londonboards]

Still got the rattle

Rattle around the clutch area is still pretty bad after the engine warms up so there are 2 possibilities (well probably more but 2 obvious ones):

1. Cam chain thrashing about - tensioner seized / not working
2. Clutch back plate springs rattling around.

I took the cam chain tensioner off and cleaned it up today. I managed to do it with taking the carbs off. Bit fiddly but it can be done.

The knurled knob on the tensioner was seized so I loosened it off and cleaned the whole thing up - thanks to bwringers tutorial. Put it all back and the noise is still there. At least I have eliminated something.

Next job will be to switch clutches from my other GS1100G project and then get new springs installed on this one.

Greetings

[londonboards]

40 mile round trip goes well

She didn't let me down. We completed a 400 mile trip to Belgium without a hitch.



Here are all the pics:

Trip to Bruge

On the Channel Tunnel crossing train:

[Nessism]

Nessism - so if I carry a spare drive shaft with me, would that be the spline you are talking about?

Where does it shear? On the drive shaft or in the wheel hub?

Greetings

Problem is the driven spline that bolts inside the rear wheel. Starting some time in 1981 the spline material changed, or maybe the heat treatment, and the splines are too soft. Early splines were black colored and durable. Bad splines are gold colored. They typically strip out somewhere in the 20-40k mileage range. The current factory service part is silver colored and has good durability. You need a high moly grease too, to lubricate the parts. Honda sells a special grease called Moly 60 or something like that. A lifetime supply costs same as a good six pack.

Edit: read this thread for more spline info...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=212949
and...

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=189260

You done good work my friend. Keep going...

[londonboards]

Nessism - so if I carry a spare drive shaft with me, would that be the spline you are talking about?

Where does it shear? On the drive shaft or in the wheel hub?

Greetings

[londonboards]

Clutch Check Up

Best to look over the clutch. It was slipping slightly in the higher gears when the throttle was cranked just after changing gear.

It turns out the springs were on the limit:



I checked out the plates at the same time and they were all good:





Off to Belgium next weekend. Should be no clutch slippage now!

Greetings

[Nessism]

Bikes looking awesome!!!

How does the rear wheel spline look? Best to carry a spare if the original gold type is still installed. Don't want to get stranded on the road somewhere.

[Charlie G]

Well that's good news.

cg

[londonboards]

Carb Synchronisation

Did my first ever carb synch today.

As it turns out the no. 1 cylinder problems were all caused by a lack off synch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-iHNyp1Lss

The good news is that all the plugs now look the same. This was the no. 1 plug before synching:



and the no. 1 after synching:



She now runs super sweet and pulls like the proverbial.

[Charlie G]

It looks sharp! Enjoyed the information about the Hops kiln. (Oast?)

[londonboards]

MOT Tested and On the Road

Passed the MOT today with no advisories so get it taxed and on the road at last. Went for a congratulatory spin. Brakes are bedding in nicely now.



Greetings

[londonboards]

Eil - yes that's funny. I didn't notice that before!

It's called Spitfire and it's brewed by Shepherd Neame in Kent, UK so it's a local beer for me and I very much enjoy it. I had no idea honestly.

The brewery had a funny advertising campaign with this beer a couple of years ago (at the time of the 60 year celebration of VE day). Across all it's pubs it had the slogan:

"Spitfire - No Fokkers get close"

Greetings

[eil]

Is it just me or do you _actually_ have an appropriate beer for every occasion?

[londonboards]

Oil Seeping Into Cyclinder no. 1

Getting smoke from cylinder no. 1 BUT only when bike is stationery and propped on it's side stand.

See my thread in Engine/Drivetrain/Clutch section:

Oil Ingress Into No.1 Cylinder

Here's the 30 sec video if you do not want to go to the thread:

Suzuki GS1100G Smoking From No. 1

Help!

Greetings

[Charlie G]

Sounds like you've got it covered. Cheers.

cg