1127 into 82 GS750E

[bsharpish]

It's not my face I'm worried about

[bsharpish]

It's like Christmas - parts arriving from the UK, Holland, Germany and all over the US

tank,exhaust,oil coolers, yokes, bearings, swing arms, cam box cover ( early GSXR without tall breather box) and endless little bags of Suzuki goodness ( new spare parts)

my kinda shopping splurge

[bsharpish]

For those wondering how much you can gain back by using a dog leg/offset/gull wing yoke

[bsharpish]

40 mm - Which gives you an effective fork length (using 92 GSXR750 forks) of 790mm (ish) only 10mm less than stock gs750e

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Et voila - still got to fit bearings and ancillaries

front end will be a real pot pourri -

1100K wheels and disks
750WP forks
954 fireblade triples
zx9r calipers
RC51 master cylinder
R1 throttle assembly
750 E switchgear
either GSXR or GS1150 instruments

headlight is as yet undecided

[bsharpish]

Progress - front end fitted
engine placed in frame
and .......... wait for parts again

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[bsharpish]

Playing around with wheels and swing arms

Calfab 4" over drag arm plus 5.5" GSXR wheel no problem

stock gs1100 plus 5.5" and 180 tyre - yes but very very tight

https://goo.gl/photos/Z75ki6R6AtfJHkkb8

[bsharpish]

Last day in Europe and its homeward bound to the swamp (aka Houston )
waiting for me -
exhaust system
nice new rs36 carbs
a small mountain of genuine spares and used parts

finish the roller this week and (time permitting) test fire the motor

[steve murdoch]

No Euro GS parts in your luggage?
Looking forward to the next update.

[bsharpish]

No Euro GS parts in your luggage?
Looking forward to the next update.

well..... As it happens

I do have a few hard to find things in the suitcases - best part is an early (86) gsxr750 cam cover which gives enough clearance to allow removal in an earlier GS frame - hence valve clearance adjustment is possible without removing engine .

can you tell I've created a few Frankenstein bikes before

[bsharpish]

New additions to parts mountain

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I think all the basics are now in place so this weekend -

Temporarily mount engine
exhaust
carbs
loom

Then hopefully fire up the 1127 lump and hope that it's as good as the bench tests indicate, that said, it owes me about $50 so no biggie if it's knocking or grinding .

next on the list ( time permitting)

change out swing-arms ( 4 permutations in spares mountain)
try wheel combinations (3 different 17" Suzuki wheels from 4.5 to 6")
resolve brakes, sprockets , chain alignment

about another 100 issues to determine solutions for yet

[bsharpish]

The word of the day is - frustration
engine mounted
carbs mounted
offered up supposed 1100K header/system from eBay and it's nowhere near - looks like it's off a watercooled gixxer as the centres are way off.
moved on to electrics and a lot of niggles - wrong starter relay, assorted missing parts ..... Guess I'm not running up the motor this weekend.

moved onto finishing the chassis and that worked out a little better -

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[bsharpish]

It's alive - ran up the 1127 mystery motor today

firing on all 4
no knocks or rattles
no oil smoke
great oil pressure
great compression

everything is jury rigged for proof of concept and everything's working fine ..... So time to strip it for powder coat, paint, polishing etc - might be finished this year.

also started to pull down the 1100E - more stuff for spares mountain

don't you love holiday weekends !!!!!image.jpg

[BasketCase]

This thread is a great read, looking forward to an update!

[bsharpish]

So - finally approaching the rebuild and I still have the luxury/distraction of too many options -

calfab or 1100E swingarm
180 or 160 rear wheel
1127 GSXR lump or 82 1100E lump

i'll be deciding on the motor over the next 2 hours while the paint hardens on my frame

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