GSX 400 f resto

[Guest]

Hi All
Now that the frame is painted it’s time to do some work on the engine .
http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...ictureid=14239
Just the usual stuff, remove the head so it can be freshen up, remove the pots so I can check the rings etc
http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/picture.php?albumid=2333&pictureid=14256
http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/picture.php?albumid=2333&pictureid=14258
http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/picture.php?albumid=2333&pictureid=14257

[nikosg]

try to keep posts to the one thread you started mate.

look forward to progress.

[pete]

Nice to see a thread under way mate

If you use the little insert image button above the editing box, you can post those links in there and get the pic's in your posts like this:









Also looking forward to following along!

[guzziboy]

john get a photobucket account mate, you can then just copy and paste the image codes straight into your posts..a
ME and MR Nick want to see lots of pics of this motor in as many pieces as you can! (im gonna rip mine apart soon!)

good work
guz

[john mc]

gsx 400f resto

Will do .I have taken heaps of pictures . The upper and lower cases R now bare as well as the head . The whole engine is going to b hydra blasted by Campbell classic cycles . Can not wait to c the end result

[pete]

Good stuff John! If that hydra blasting is the same as the wet blasting I had done on my head and cylinders you're definitely gonna love it! Apart from the finish, it also makes it incredibly easy to keep clean. I just wish I had've had the crankcases and valve cover done instead of painting them...

[guzziboy]

Will do .I have taken heaps of pictures . The upper and lower cases R now bare as well as the head . The whole engine is going to b hydra blasted by Campbell classic cycles . Can not wait to c the end result

Are you planning on leaving it stock? I've heard our bikes
are a little notorious for big ends due to the
Small oil reservoir ... I'm thinking of eventually
doing something with a few more cc's and maybe
an oil cooler some where

[nikosg]

^^ get a new bike sammy haha
you can only really bore our engines out like another 40ish ccs... doesnt sound worth it

apparently gsx550 engines bolt straight in quite easily. said a guy at pablo's lol

[tkent02]

apparently gsx550 engines bolt straight in quite easily. said a guy at pablo's lol

If the 550 fits, it goes to 675 really easily.

Is the 400 a smaller motorcycle or is the 400 just a 550 with a smaller engine?

Edit, after a bit of googling, it's a completely different motorcycle.

I want one.

[guzziboy]

If the 550 fits, it goes to 675 really easily.

Is the 400 a smaller motorcycle or is the 400 just a 550 with a smaller engine?

Edit, after a bit of googling, it's a completely different motorcycle.

I want one.

its a weird machine, looks like only a few hundred released here and in NZ..
Ive heard the 550 head can slip on but cant find anything to back it up?

[tkent02]

I have a disassembled 550 at home, would be happy to take a bunch of measurements like cylinder and stud spacing, whatever else you want. Can also measure motor mount width, etc.

[john mc]

Hi Guzziboy .Mate I am leaving it stock, I have also heard about the big ends so I will be looking at them on the week end. Placed an order from cmsl for new rings, Orings etc.I am now looking for some 6m flange bolts to replace the 2 that I snaped and the three that r almost snaped , but trying to find them is becoming a pain in the neck .

[pete]

John, have you tried Mick Hone? www.mickhone.com.au

[nikosg]

If the 550 fits, it goes to 675 really easily.

Is the 400 a smaller motorcycle or is the 400 just a 550 with a smaller engine?

Edit, after a bit of googling, it's a completely different motorcycle.

I want one.

they are a LOT of fun.

and quite hard to find. Good to see someone restoring them while me and sammy bastardise them into customs.

[john mc]

engine pictures

Hi All
Got the engine back and it looks awesome. Here are some before and after shots. Pete I gave Mick Hone a call and he said that it shouldn’t be a problem getting the bolts that I need. Thanks a lot for that , not sure what I would of done