Have you bought from Motorsloop? I'll grab that now if it's legit lol
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mv577
Thanks Vmass! I had looked at the parts fiche and seen it listed as a one year... wasn't sure if anyone successfully used another box in there...
Have you bought from Motorsloop? I'll grab that now if it's legit lol
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Originally posted by mv577 View PostThanks Vmass! I had looked at the parts fiche and seen it listed as a one year... wasn't sure if anyone successfully used another box in there...
Have you bought from Motorsloop? I'll grab that now if it's legit lol
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mv577
Originally posted by Vmass View PostI have not. Proceed with optimism and caution!
I found one dealer that still lists it with a price on their site... I'm going to call them when they open to see if they actually have it... fingers crossed
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Originally posted by mv577 View PostUnderstood lol...
I found one dealer that still lists it with a price on their site... I'm going to call them when they open to see if they actually have it... fingers crossed
http://www.coynepowersports.com/fich...1982&fveh=2115
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mv577
Originally posted by Vmass View PostThat's unlikely. Back to motorspool, this link should put their site in English, with a bunch of 550m parts:
http://www.motorsloop.com/index.php?...keyword=gs550m
Figure I can still clean the rust from my tank and get a couple of bucks for it here...
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Just FYI, I bought a brand new tank from England for mine. That's the tank on it now but to my dismay I found the tank did not have the hole for the fuel level sensor. I concluded at least UK bikes were not fitted with them from the the factory but that's based on nothing more than my experience. Not sure how widespread that may be in Europe.
Can't add anything to the reflector problem, mine has them so never had to look for any.It's smoke that make electronic components work.
Every time I've let the smoke out by mistake, they never work again.
'80 GS250T... long gone... And back!
'86 Honda Bol D'Or... very sadly long gone
'82 GS1000SZ
'82 GS1100GL
'01 Honda CBR1100XX BlackBird
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mv577
Originally posted by Wallowgreen View PostJust FYI, I bought a brand new tank from England for mine. That's the tank on it now but to my dismay I found the tank did not have the hole for the fuel level sensor. I concluded at least UK bikes were not fitted with them from the the factory but that's based on nothing more than my experience. Not sure how widespread that may be in Europe.
Can't add anything to the reflector problem, mine has them so never had to look for any.
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I have not so far, was working under time constraints at the time that have now disappeared so still an option going forwardIt's smoke that make electronic components work.
Every time I've let the smoke out by mistake, they never work again.
'80 GS250T... long gone... And back!
'86 Honda Bol D'Or... very sadly long gone
'82 GS1000SZ
'82 GS1100GL
'01 Honda CBR1100XX BlackBird
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mv577
Deconstruction continues...
I had a chance to really dig into the bike tonight... For the most part I found what I expected... neglect... hack jobs... 34 years of poor maintenance...
Taking out the wire harness I started to see the extent of the work needed... one interesting find was sign of some sort of fire at or around the battery:
Stator wire burnt
Melted chain guard
Melted inner fender well
I'm guessing that's also why the plastic inner battery tray is missing... Getting the swingarm off took some doing as the bolt was pretty seized and the bearings of course are junk
Overall though in the 2 hours or so I had things went well... The foot peg torx bit bolts are seized and some stripped so that should be fun... I left those for another day... Here's how she sits now... quickly loosing weight!!!
Parts are piling up!
Back to sourcing parts tomorrow...
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mv577
I didn't have much time tonight to work on the bike... but I did get most of the rest of the little bits off the frame...
The bottom of the kickstand seems rotted out... should it be solid?
I decided to pull my shop crane and load leveler in the basement to help support the bike when the front end comes off... I figure I may have to also use it to raise the bike then lower it to the ground to tip the engine out...
I've been sourcing parts all week and when I come across something NOS that isn't available I jump on it... my first presents came today... Here we have a NOS headlight rim to replace the dented and repainted one on the bike
I was surprised to see it was painted silver... I thought it would be chrome... I like it!
My new front master cylinder came in today as well... and yes I know it's not OEM...
I had ordered a seat off Ebay which also came in... Mine has been redone in straight black... this one was cheap but I was hoping it was in better shape
I figure my upholsterer will now at least have the pattern to go from when I have it redone...
and last I grabbed some Dupli-Color DE1607 when I was at a local parts store for the red bits... Thank you to Sci85 for the info on that in his build thread
I had picked up a tumbler and some media thinking it would help clean bolts... I set that up tonight then read it's 2-6 hours to remove rust... I don't know if I'll keep it... that's a lot of buzzing lol... and I have a bench grinder with wire wheel...
That's it for tonight!
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mv577
Pulled the engine out today... went smooth with an extra pair of hands or two...
Frame is just about ready to start being stripped (other then removing the steering head races and the rubber grommets for the side panels anyway)
I then went to work on the swingarm bearings... I returned the tumbler to Harbor Freight and picked up a blinder hole bearing puller instead
I had soaked the spacers and bearings in Kroil overnight which helped the spacers just slide out... The bearings weren't playing as nice and weren't budging with just the puller... My helping hands applied some heat and a few good wacks later the bearings were out!
That was about it for today... I got another batch of Ebay parts though!!
Which included a side cover!!! Swords are awesome!
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See... she's looking better already
Sidestand should be solid at the bottom, mine is anyway.It's smoke that make electronic components work.
Every time I've let the smoke out by mistake, they never work again.
'80 GS250T... long gone... And back!
'86 Honda Bol D'Or... very sadly long gone
'82 GS1000SZ
'82 GS1100GL
'01 Honda CBR1100XX BlackBird
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mv577
Originally posted by Wallowgreen View PostSee... she's looking better already
Sidestand should be solid at the bottom, mine is anyway.
and I agree! It's refreshing to have it apart and sorting it out... a lot less daunting actually then when it was together looking like a basket case!
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