1981 GSX750E - My first bike

[Lawn Monkey]

Using the machines I have available.

Regarding the previous post I obviously have a different opinion of what is up and down compared to what my iPad thinks, sorry about that.

Is that the dish washer

[Krogare]

It is indeed the dish washer. Didn't really make much difference though :-/ Degreaser, tooth brush and q-tips seems to be the way to go.. And then they're gonna get the ultra sonic treatment. I'm thinking about adding some citric acid to the water for ultrasound treatment. Sound like a good idea?

Gonna run the dishwasher empty one or three times now

[Lawn Monkey]

If you can get Berryman's carb cleaner think you;d like it , it works fast and will make these carbs like new with almost no effert

[Lawn Monkey]

It is indeed the dish washer. Didn't really make much difference though :-/ Degreaser, tooth brush and q-tips seems to be the way to go.. And then they're gonna get the ultra sonic treatment. I'm thinking about adding some citric acid to the water for ultrasound treatment. Sound like a good idea?

Gonna run the dishwasher empty one or three times now

Your living on the edge, my wife would kick shoot and kill if I put bike parts in the dish washer
,
you brave

[Krogare]

Carb cleaning

I have come to the conclusion that citric acid would be a bad idea. It will remove some of the oxidised/inert surface layer, will look nice and shiny for a little while but then oxidise again. Might deteriorate the surface for instance where the throttle slides as well so probably not a very good idea at all, even if it is a weak acid.

Gonna go with hot water with some dish soap in the ultra sonic cleaner and then lots of compressed air.

[Krogare]

Safety measures

Ordered kits for front and rear calipers, a new front M C reservoir and a kit for the front master cylinder from z1 enterprises today. They didn't have a kit listed for the rear master cylinder though.. I guess I'll have to try and find that elsewhere. Front brakes are more important though. Already have SS front brake lines. Rear brake line looks like it could be the original one so I really should replace it. Ordered the 6 mm washer for the front sprocket as well, planning to do a 530 conversion this winter. I do need to replace the chain since I have noticed it kinking (is that the word?) a little, so I might as well go for the 530 to save a little bit of rotating mass
So progress this last week has only been preparations for what is planned to happen during this winters off season.

[Charlie G]

Thought I'd get this picture a bit larger for you. Nice to see your making some progress.

cg

[eil]

Nice machine you have there, you're doing a great job with the care and feeding.

Something I thought I'd mention: Z1 sells aftermarket stuff on their web store, but for some things (especially wear items like gaskets, seals, and cables), it's better to get the Suzuki OEM parts instead. In particular, the caliper and master cylinder rebuild kits. The aftermarket versions of these sometimes have fitment and longevity issues.

I don't know what you have for Suzuki dealerships in your part of the world, but a number of vendors ship worldwide. Z1 will also sell OEM parts, but they don't have them on their website... you have to call or email them with the Suzuki part numbers.

Also, the carb bodies and jets really need to be soaked in a strong solvent to get perfectly clean. Barrymen's (if that's how it's spelled) is the forum favorite, but if yours are already pretty decent, you may be able to make do with the stuff in an aerosol can. (You can squirt it into a glass jar and let the jets and things soak that way.)

[Krogare]

Ultraschall

Some progress today

Lettin ye olde GriesHaber Ultrashall 120 work its magic:



Yup, its on:



All that gunk bubblin' away... the water was a pretty ugly greenish-yellow after...



More cleaning of little bits and bobs...



And after ridiculous amounts of high pressure air cleaning of all passages assembly with all new o-rings...



The ultra sound makes the outside of the carbs really nice and clean so I hope that is enough for the inside and the jets as well. Do you think I need to use one of those carb-dip solvent fluids even if I do a ultra sound cleaning?

[Krogare]

Nice machine you have there, you're doing a great job with the care and feeding.

Thanks

Something I thought I'd mention: Z1 sells aftermarket stuff on their web store, but for some things (especially wear items like gaskets, seals, and cables), it's better to get the Suzuki OEM parts instead. In particular, the caliper and master cylinder rebuild kits. The aftermarket versions of these sometimes have fitment and longevity issues.

I already ordered those aftermarket kits from the Z1 web shop. It´s a long winter here though, I might change my mind and go with OEM rebuild kits instead when eventually I do get the calipers and cylinders apart, cleaned and assembled... Thanks for the tip eil..

I don't know what you have for Suzuki dealerships in your part of the world, but a number of vendors ship worldwide. Z1 will also sell OEM parts, but they don't have them on their website... you have to call or email them with the Suzuki part numbers.

There is one really good Suzuki parts store here in Sweden that I know of, former dealer, now "just" spare parts. Claims to have basically everything from the mid-late 70s and later, and what is not on their shelf they will source. I have heard only good things about them, so I may turn to them with part nos from alpha sports to get the things I might need without import duty charges etc..

The stuff I already ordered from Z1 I will pick up in Easthampton MA, going there for a little trip in November to meet some family

[Krogare]

Thought I'd get this picture a bit larger for you. Nice to see your making some progress.

cg

Thanks Charlie,

I got the image-link-insertion-in-posts all figured out now

[Krogare]

Your living on the edge, my wife would kick shoot and kill if I put bike parts in the dish washer
,
you brave

I have no one but myself to answer to, I can do what I want No wife or girlfriend that can object. Maybe not always a good thing, not sure I would put old carbs in the dish washer again

[Krogare]

New handle grips

Alright, so the season is over for this year as far as I am concerned, the bike is now in the garage since about a week ago.

I have started taking things apart... got rid of these, which I did not care for much...



and replaced them with these, still sticking with the same (-ish) colour



I hope I will find them more comfortable!

[Krogare]

Upper shock mount sheared off

This was really not what I aimed for, seems I will need to replace the stud for the upper shock mount... Oh well, it is a long winter, there is time to get this done right

[Krogare]

Preparations for valve adjustment

Got the valve cover off with the gasket intact. Replace or re-use and hope for the best?



Couldnt find my feeler gauge so this is where I made a halt for now.

Cheers! // Fredrik