GS1150 ES Makeover Project

[Paul]

Just got the mirrors. They do not fit. Shame.

cant you do some modification?

[londonboards]

Some Parts Arrive

Check out My GS1150ES Blog for hi-res pics.

Got some bits today.

Air box and filter box:



New riders seat:



Swing arm side covers:



Also got a OEM black chrome exhaust in excellent condition:





And some new mirrors that need to be modified to fit:

[derwood]

they'll fit,( the mirrors ) if you don't want to drill a hole in the fairing use the spacer block as an adapter and drill in it instead.

[Nessism]

On all my GS1100 carbs, if you spray carb cleaner down the hollow (as in the pic below) it will exit through the arrowed hole. On these carbs from my 1150 ES none of the the 4 bowls allows any cleaner to pass through to this exit hole. These carb bowls have been cleaned and put in an ultrasonic cleaner.[/FONT]

Hammer away man, that passage needs to be open. Filled with sludge no doubt.

[londonboards]

Some Electrical Issues

For bigger hi-res photos visit my G1150ES Restoration Blog.

Discovered that I don't have a rectifier and the plug to connect one is knackered:





And that the fuse box is damaged with a burned out signal fuse holder (if indeed this fuse actually does service the signal lamps!) and we have a 25 amp Main fuse. That is sure to burn out the harness if anything goes wrong:



New parts on order (Nic - where art thou?).

Greetings

[londonboards]

Carb Needle Question

So this bike was re-jetted with 150 mains and 50 pilots. Stands to reason that with out an airbox, this would have been done to adjust the mixture for a freer flowing air intake. Would it also follow that an extra washer was installed on the needle of the throttle slide? There are 2 on mine. I want to return it to stock. So do I remove one of them?



Greetings

[londonboards]

Carb Reassembly

This has to be my most favourite task of all time. I love stripping, cleaning and assembling these beautiful pieces of history. This 30 year old set has come up looking like new with a paint strip, wash and ultrasonic clean. I have installed new jets (it was previously jetted for K&N filters) and put it back to stock. Thanks to Robert, I have all the little O rings. This set of carbs has a piece of hose linking the vent tubes so I now have a spare set of vent tube O rings! I love my job.













I just need to remove one of the 2 washers on the main throttle needle on the slides, put the slides back in and we are good to go back on the bike.

Then clean out the fuel tank, borrow a rectifier (from my other GS) and see if she runs. How much fun can you have with your clothes on?

Greetings

[londonboards]

Thanks for that. You gave me the confidence to really poke around in there. A paper clip did the trick. Took a while though because there is that restriction near the bottom of the hole that prevents easy access.

Job done

Greetings

[Nessism]

Inexperienced carb people often times put washers under the needle clip thinking that will raise the needle and richen the mixture. In reality those extra washers do nothing, because needle height is managed by the thickness of the plastic spacer on top of the needle clip. When redoing carbs I typically sand down that spacer by .060" or so before putting it back in. That will richen the mixture just a smig and improve cold driveability.

Good luck.

[londonboards]

You are up early there in CA!

Thanks for that tip - I will indulge in a little sanding before re-assembly.

Greetings

[londonboards]

Nessism - One more thing.

My little plastic washer measures 0.096 inches or 2.45 mm.

If I was to shave off 0.06 inches I would only be left will a slither of a washer.

Or does that mean my washers have already been sanded down to a smaller size? Or would it be OK to sand them down to 1/3 rd of their existing size? I feel that would compromise their strength.

Greetings

[GSX1000E]

YOU are correct Richard. The plastic shims measure 2.45-2.48mm.
If you replace it with four 3mm flat washers (mic each one in sets for uniformity), it should get you to about 2.00mm and therefore raise the needle about .50mm roughly.

[londonboards]

GSX1000E - Thanks for that. The PO put 2 washer UNDER the circlip. I can't see the point of that. Washers on the top of the circlip - I can understand.

Greetings

[londonboards]

Carburettor and Airbox Instal

Finished the carb rebuild. Next job was to get them on the bike. This was more difficult than I realised, especially as I had bought the bike with no air box and I had no idea how they had come apart.

See My Suzuki GS1150ES Blog for lots of big pics (click to enlarge).








Got the engine boots on first:





Then slipped the carbs in and attached the cables:



Took off electric plates to help move things around:



Then lined them up for the final push:

[Gold01ca]

Again Sir, I must say, you take the BEST pics!