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Have a small floor jack?? Lay a 1X4 (or similar ) board across the jack and under the pipes a little back of the bottom bend. Hold the bike upright and jack the board up against the pipes...if its a stock exhaust. If its a 4 into 1 like a Vance and Hines its a little more difficult and the board trick wont work.
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MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550
NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.
I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it. -
The only other jack I have is the roadside scissor jack from my car. I have no idea what exhaust it is. It's hacked off by the brake pedal, looks like a former 4-2-1.Comment
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Maybe use some straps over the rafters to each side of the bars to hold it upright???? just trying to throw ideas at you to spark that inner McGyver!! LOLMY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550
NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.
I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.Comment
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I want to try that, but I don't want to pull my garage down, lol. They already look a little bowed in the middle. I may see if someone local can spare their sport bike stands for a few days. Hopefully they fit.Comment
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Get one of those buddies to come by and hold it up so you can loosen the plug. Now your gonna need to stand there a while to let it drain good. If you got your buddies favorite beers on hand he may hang around a while...LOLMY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550
NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.
I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.Comment
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set it close to the wall and lean it against the wall. Then kick a 2X4 under the side stand maybe???? Wall wont let it fall to the right and the board should let it rest like it would do anyway??? long as its stable and relatively close to be upright good it should be ok I would think.Last edited by chuck hahn; 03-12-2016, 10:02 PM.MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550
NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.
I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.Comment
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That's actually a great idea, lol. Plenty of ground clearance on this old thing.Comment
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Just dont jerk it around too much and knock it off the board!!!MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550
NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.
I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.Comment
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I may hold off on that until my buddy gets off work in a few hours. But I need to do SOMETHING tonight. Gunna try and swap the grips and put the mirrors on. Riding without mirrors on this was terrifying in rush hour.Comment
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leaving it in gear and wrapping a bungee around the front brake to apply the brakes will also provide some safety against it rolling off the side stand.MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550
NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.
I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.Comment
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Zinc has nothing to do with heat management. It's a friction reducer WHEN heated for reducing wear on areas like flat tappet camshafts, like the GS engine.Originally posted by chuck hahn View Post
The Rotella oil has less friction reducers/additives that the wet clutch does not like, so these old engine designs really like Rotella.Last edited by Fjbj40; 03-12-2016, 10:42 PM.1978 Gs1085 compliments of Popy Yosh, Bandit 1200 wheels and front end, VM33 Smoothbores, Yosh exhaust, braced frame, ported polished head :cool:
1983 Gs1100ESD, rebuild finished! Body paintwork happening winter 2017:D
I would rather trust my bike to a technician that reads the service manual than some backyardigan that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix things.Comment
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Now I can't get the grip off of the throttle. Worried about breaking something if I grab a mallet.Comment
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Also, I'm trying to get the gas tank off, but the fuel gauge wires are stopping me. What are my options? If I unscrew the bracket holding them in, will I have to drain the tank?Comment
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Did you download the FSM from http://members.dslextreme.com/users/bikecliff/ site yet?1978 Gs1085 compliments of Popy Yosh, Bandit 1200 wheels and front end, VM33 Smoothbores, Yosh exhaust, braced frame, ported polished head :cool:
1983 Gs1100ESD, rebuild finished! Body paintwork happening winter 2017:D
I would rather trust my bike to a technician that reads the service manual than some backyardigan that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix things.Comment
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Not downloaded. It opened in browser formatComment
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