82 GS1100E Mr Turbo Rebuild

[steve murdoch]

Wow! That looks great.
Interesting custom oil pickups as well.

[oldGSfan]

Put on the side covers and emblems, oooh ahhhh...

[oldGSfan]

Well it's a unicycle but making progress, I put the original wheel on it since the EPM is a work in progress with no tire. Nice to have it starting to look like a bike again.

[Rob S.]

...Schwinn wheelie bike with a chrome springer front end.

Red was called the Apple Crate and orange was called...well, you get it. Also had shocks/springs at the rear of the "banana" seat.

[oldGSfan]

Engine is back in, easy job with furniture dolly and $50 HF chain hoist, lay engine on side and gently lower the frame down. I see videos of people wrestling them out and in, using boards and jacks etc. Looks like a good way to screw up both your body and the bike frame. I say bring Muhammad to the mountain, it's easier. Oh wait that belongs in the archaic sayings thread.

[oldGSfan]

At around 9 my best friend and worst enemy got what I really wanted, a Schwinn wheelie bike with a chrome springer front end. He promptly chained it to his fence and let it rust through the winter. I think he rode it once. Maybe that's where my OCD started

I couldn't agree more. I think people who leave their bikes out in the cold rain and snow should be arrested.

College students would of course be given a pass.

[Rob S.]

I couldn't agree more. I think people who leave their bikes out in the cold rain and snow should be arrested.

College students would of course be given a pass.

[oldGSfan]

I wouldn't mind a bit of patina on my '54 Willys Wagon, and in fact the roof is starting to peel. But I like bikes to be as good as they can be. I may be over restoring it w/regard to the side covers but the rest will just look new. I am a sucker for well polished cases. My older brother used to pay me to Simichrome his Triumph cases, little did he know I enjoyed it.

My 1973 Kawasaki Z1 originally sold new for...$1,973.00.

Decided against the "rat-rod" look, I see. Not fond of the 38 year old patina, eh?

[Rob S.]

My 1973 Kawasaki Z1 originally sold new for...$1,973.00.

Decided against the "rat-rod" look, I see. Not fond of the 38 year old patina, eh?

[oldGSfan]

MSRP was around $4300. I got my KZ1000J for $2900 with some haggling, it was Texas and standards didn't sell so it was a leftover. I think it was high 3Ks MSRP.

Really? I'm surprised it was that expensive.

[Rob S.]

I...have the original check from 6/82 for the bike purchase - $3,498.50

Really? I'm surprised it was that expensive.

[oldGSfan]

Bodywork is very lightly color sanded for some very minor scratches, then cut and polished. I'm amazed at how good the paint is. I gaze in wonder.

I did the cap along with a bunch of other stuff with the VHT brake and caliper, then cured in oven. I thought its good to have something tough and chemical resistant on it.

[oldGSfan]

Bits are baked/cured, calipers and master cylinder loaded. Forgot about the trick to put in the dust seals, been a long time. 2 seconds on Youtube and aha!

When I get the stuff my neighbor is powder coating (grab handles, stands, miscellaneous brackets) I will be ready for assembly.

I have to figure out the carb situation. I have the original 'butterfly' Keihin 38mm with a rusty round air filter that is easily replaced for $30, or I can use the S&S Super B, but it's a monster and I hate the teardrop aluminum filter that fouls the side cover. Third choice is a Mikuni HSR but $$$. I think I'll try rebuilding the Keihin and see how it goes. There is a good video on making them work right and not leak. Will see if I can adapt to make it push/pull (or really pull pull) since I have that type of throttle already.

[oldGSfan]

No it's part of the paperwork I got with the bike from the seller. I also have the original check from 6/82 for the bike purchase - $3,498.50

Hell OCD is sometimes a very good thing. IS that recepit from 82 yours? I wonder what it costs to get a crank welded now................

[Cipher]

Thanks! There's a smudge on one of the caps that'll come out with 2000 grit. I get a bit OCD....

Hell OCD is sometimes a very good thing. IS that recepit from 82 yours? I wonder what it costs to get a crank welded now................