82 GS1100E Mr Turbo Rebuild

[Rob S.]

'Unpimp my ride'...

Never heard of that show (podcast?) before, but I like it already. I hate these customizers who think they're going to improve upon a '68 Corvette or Camaro.

[GSXR7ED]

I'll find one, no huge rush. In the words of James May from 'Unpimp my ride', it's "casual"

I've always gotten a kick out of the Brits!

Thanks for sharing.

Your bike takes beautiful pics by the way...

I said, "Beautiful" out loud just now and my wife thought I was talking to her...lol.

Ed

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[oldGSfan]

Haha funny, just say yes, dear, I was talking about you!

I fired it up tonight, it needs a fair bit of choke but it sounds fine, no weird stuff going on, revs freely and sounds mean. I am putting the chain on now, just got my rivet master link for the new DID O ring chain that came with it.

I will post the video after it's done 'processing' which is taking ages. I was a bit light headed from the fumes I think, but happy. I shot a bit of starter fluid in the very first time, just to give an extra boost, and it fired after about two spins - after 24 years. Man these bikes are cool.

I've always gotten a kick out of the Brits!

Thanks for sharing.

Your bike takes beautiful pics by the way...

I said, "Beautiful" out loud just now and my wife thought I was talking to her...lol.

Ed

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[oldGSfan]

OK here is the startup video. I was pretty tired after working on the bike a few hours, mainly prepping the tank to ensure no rust, and I lamely said 34 years not 24 since it has run. It fired right up and I may take for a short ride tomorrow, but really need to get it to the tuner. It sure seems good at first impression, no funky sounds and no dramas except the prime function on the petcock decided not to work, which is odd since I had it working not an hour prior. I used my hand vacuum pump to get it flowing, the electric pump grabbed some juice and it was all set for liftoff.

The front fork is not holding air and seems to be very mushy. I used 15w and should have used 10w, I think. It has progressive springs but nowhere near firm enough for my taste, so a bit of air would help, for a quick fix, but I'll address it properly soon enough.

[Rob S.]

Well done!

[Grimly]

Superb. It always surprises me how much the turbo works as a silencer.

[steve murdoch]

Fantastic!
The filter housing faux polish was a nice touch.

[dorkburger]

Excellent!

[pete]

Absolutely fantastic, so rewarding to get that first start done!

[oldGSfan]

Thanks all. The chain is now on, but I need to work on the forks, do the proper triple clamp align/cinch, diagnose the air leak at the upper seal. It all seemed fine going together, not new seals but they held air before I worked on them, dang. Spacers may be in my future, thinking it over. I think if I take to the tuner right away I'll be tempted to ride as soon as it's done, and I want things to be right.

[Spyder]

She sounds pretty dam good. Get it all worked out, then take it to the tuner. If you are anything like me, you won't stop riding it long enough to sort out the last couple of little things. CONGRATS ! ! !

[oldGSfan]

Dropped it off today and had a chat with the owner, quite the character - he's Wes Cooley's brother in law. He'll put an O2 sensor in the pipe, will do behind/under where it won't show. Should have by the weekend. All the shop guys gathered round to check it out.

Forks are better now after alignment but springs too soft. I will deal with that, I remember people used to put spacers in from PVC or ABS, but replacements aren't too expensive either. Sonic seems to have good rep from what I read on this forum.

[Baatfam]

Forks are better now after alignment but springs too soft. I will deal with that, I remember people used to put spacers in from PVC or ABS, but replacements aren't too expensive either. Sonic seems to have good rep from what I read on this forum.

You'll have to put spacers in with the new springs, so you might just want to order them up.
Sonics are good, the owner is a member here.

[storm 64]

The bike looks great, sounds great. But you don't look anything like your avatar! 😃

[oldGSfan]

Heck, with the new covid beard and longish hair I don't even look like me anymore.

The bike looks great, sounds great. But you don't look anything like your avatar! 