Lexington GS750 Rebuild has started.........

[1978GS750E]

Started the rebuild of my 1978 GS750E and thought I'd post some pictures of where it stands. Right now the frame is about 1/4 sandblasted but I have rebuilt a few parts as I removed them. The goal is to have a "restored" bike that looks close to new when finished. I'm sure that will make the anti-café crowd happy! Sorry, I can't seem to get my pictures to show the right way. (operator error, I'm sure!) Anyway this is what the garage looks like with a GS750 completely apart in it!
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[1978GS750E]

More progress....

This is a few of the rebuilt parts that have been completed so far. I've completely rebuilt all the calipers and the airbox has been sealed. All the parts have been painted with caliper paint.Completed Suzuki Parts 1-13-17.jpg

[1978GS750E]

Started with this.....

Started with this.....27,700 miles. Got all the mechanicals in shape before the teardown. Put about 200 miles on it to be sure it would run.

[1978GS750E]

Frame painted, finally!

Finally got my frame painted. Went with paint instead of powder coating because of the price, and ease of touch up. Now to start putting this thing back together!


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Still cannot get these *%#* pictures to attach the right way!

[1978GS750E]

Making some progress, slowly!

Making some headway on this finally. Work takes me all over hells-half-acre every other week so time to work on the bike is hard to come by! Anyway, got the rear wheel assembly mocked up. Still waiting on a few goodies before buttoning it up. (brake lines, locking washers, shocks, etc.) Hope to have a rolling chassis ready by the end of the month.

[1978GS750E]

Roller finally!

Finally got something that I can roll in and out of the garage while I restore it further! Making some progress........slowly. Hope to get the engine cleaned up and back in the frame in the next couple of weeks.
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Still have not figured out the upside down picture problem! OBVIOUSLY!

[GSXR7ED]

Gmorning!

Nice rebuild! What is caliper paint? Sorry...I rebuilt my MC/Caliper and the brake fluid ate away the paint. Is this caliper paint supposed to prevent that?

Ed

P.S. I don't get why your pics are upside-down either.

[1978GS750E]

Thanks Ed. Yeah, it is paint that is specially made for brake calipers. I think I bought it at Advance Auto or Autozone. You have to bake it at 200 degrees F after it dries to cure the paint. It is "supposed" to be resistant to brake fluid. Haven't had to test that yet! I'm sure others on here have used it and maybe can give you some feedback on how it works.

[1978GS750E]

Slow progress

Got the engine partially blasted today, hopefully I can get it painted this week. Also got the coils cleaned up and installed. Not much accomplished, but every little bit helps!
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[1978GS750E]

More progress ........ slowly getting there.

Finally got the engine painted and the cam covers polished. Will be polishing more tomorrow. Slow go in the garage these days! Hope to have it finished by the 4th of July.
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[AMK]

You may be able to rotate your phone 180 degrees. If my home button isn't on the right side it will take upsidedown pictures. If that doesn't work you can edit the pictures to rotate them before you post them.

Nice job so far. What kind of paint did you use on the engine?

[1978GS750E]

It is VHT aluminum engine paint. Never used it before, hopefully I can get it cured correctly!

[AMK]

It is VHT aluminum engine paint. Never used it before, hopefully I can get it cured correctly!

The p.o. of my '82 rattle canned the engine to cover oil stains to sell. I saw through it immediately but bought the bike anyways. I later found the seals between the tranny and secondary drive need replaced so while its apart I want to blast and paint. Yours looks like I want mine to look. Nice job.

[1978GS750E]

Thanks AMK! That's the thing, my pictures are right side up when I attach them to the post, them they get changed during the attachment process. Oh well, computer challenged is better than mechanically challenged!

[1978GS750E]

Wrong emblems????

I ordered both of the crankcase emblems from partsoutlaw.com and they sent the ones that are black and gold colored. I'm pretty sure the original emblems were just black and chrome colored. Anyone know of a source for the correct emblems or am I stuck with these? It looks like they have superseded the part numbers that I ordered. I believe the ones that I received are for a later year bike.

Here are the part numbers that I ordered and what they shipped:

Ordered #68233-45000 Shipped #68233-45200
Ordered #68235-45000 Shipped #68235-45200