1981 GS1000G - cleanup

[2BRacing]

The original mirrors are hopeless when going fast. But they look good.......

You need part number 4 (rubber vibration dampers) in this diagram.

https://www.partsoutlaw.com/oemparts/a/suz/50d40340f8700230d8b4ea3b/handlebar

[Noreg]

You need part number 4 (rubber vibration dampers) in this diagram.

https://www.partsoutlaw.com/oemparts...ea3b/handlebar

Do I need 5 (nut) too? But that makes sense, these mirrors got blurry at fairly low rpm.

[2BRacing]

Do I need 5 (nut) too? But that makes sense, these mirrors got blurry at fairly low rpm.

Yes, you need part 5 (nut) also. The vibration damper mounts onto the perch where your mirrors are mounted now and is held tight with the nut. The mirror mounts into the vibration damper and is held tight with the "cone" shaped nut.

[Noreg]

Yes, you need part 5 (nut) also. The vibration damper mounts onto the perch where your mirrors are mounted now and is held tight with the nut. The mirror mounts into the vibration damper and is held tight with the "cone" shaped nut.

Thank you. I would have never figured that out myself. God I love this forum. So cool you have the same year bike as me, I'm considering getting a 850 too eventually maybe.

Now I am excited, I think I have all the knowhow to make this side respectable looking again. When the winter comes I will take the covers off, and polish them shiny and maybe clearcoat them. And refurbish the emblem (not sure how to make sure I dont paint the area around the emblem). But it seems pretty straightforward, mask the area around, spray paint the emblem, sand off the letters and c's.

[Big T]

On the emblem, grow your thumbnail
Sand the black paint smooth, mask the cover, prep, prime and paint.
Check the "dry to the touch" time on the can. Once you reach that time, use your thumbnail to remove the paint on the letters and the circle. Start carefully and don't rush it.
Once you've done that, let the paint fully cure and sand the letters and circle with very fine sand paper on a block or disc

[Kenny]

I don't think steel wool comes in grades here, altho I will take a look. The car store has a magical rust remover, people use it for boat stuff with chrome. I have chrome polish somewhere.

Painting them black, now after you said it, sounds like an obvious solution. Why didn't I think of that? Thank you, that is a cheap, no hassle solution to the problem.

Are you saying the exhaust or the paint would fail? I want to replace the exhaust with a 2-1 system. But not until next season (first season is always riskier). Repainting it occationally wouldn't be a problem.

I guess they have proper names, but they are always going to be ikea bolts to me. Ikea is what introduced me to them, and all my little wrenches for them are from ikea.

Jernia got that steel wool that Big T is talking about. FOund it on their website.

[nvr2old]

Just read through your last page of posts and you were talking about how to re-finish your exhaust. Sanding chrome, no matter what grit, will never hold the paint. Chrome is such a hard surface, it really needs to be sand blasted. It will clean off the rust and prepare your pipes for VHT exhaust paint which will last for years if you prepare it correctly. I used this system for the Yosh pipe on mine and it looks great..9 years..later.

[Noreg]

Jernia got that steel wool that Big T is talking about. FOund it on their website.

Thank you

Just read through your last page of posts and you were talking about how to re-finish your exhaust. Sanding chrome, no matter what grit, will never hold the paint. Chrome is such a hard surface, it really needs to be sand blasted. It will clean off the rust and prepare your pipes for VHT exhaust paint which will last for years if you prepare it correctly. I used this system for the Yosh pipe on mine and it looks great..9 years..later.

The chrome outer part is OK. Its the middle joints that are rusty and ugly, the parts bellow the bike. The parts on the front is okay too.

Uncertain if I want the whole thing black. But thanks for the advice, Ill consider it.

[Noreg]

Ordered new brake rotor bolts, every single rubber thing for the secondary and final drive, new cylinder head gasket, new breather gasket, all the rubber for the tach wire. A new shiny round thing. New bolts for the torque arm. New levers. And some various other bits and pieces.

[Big T]

Thanks for keeping Suzuki in business!

[Noreg]

Thanks for keeping Suzuki in business!

Subtotal: 426.00 Euro

Why didn't I just pick up a cocaine habit or something?

[Noreg]

Today my project was removing those rusty screws from the carbs tops and float bowls.



They seem to be somewhat random and some have very bad heads.



All but three was cooperative, the white stuff is ceramic paste (I use it for anti-seize). Going to buy some screw remover and see if that works... Considered dremelling a new head but worried that would go badly.



The float bowls luckily all cooperated. Some were missing those weird washers too.

I also got my Snell Braided Steel Brake lines today, so I might throw on the rear one (I just love bleeding brakes...).



The kit contained four brake lines (isnt there more?), a bunch of banjo bolts, copper washers and stuff.

The rear brake line has rubber things on it so it will stay in the metally things, which is nice. The length for the rear one seems to be spot on. Haven't checked the front though. Interestingly enough they are made in the UK.

[Rijko]

Today my project was removing those rusty screws from the carbs tops and float bowls.
They seem to be somewhat random and some have very bad heads.

All but three was cooperative, the white stuff is ceramic paste (I use it for anti-seize). Going to buy some screw remover and see if that works... Considered dremelling a new head but worried that would go badly.

If you take a small dremel disc, you can cut a new straight line in the damaged JIS head and try a impact wrench.
Usually works for me.

But first i try with a wire end cutter. Due to its design it has a super grip in the round head. Usually works for me.

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I also got my Snell Braided Steel Brake lines today, so I might throw on the rear one (I just love bleeding brakes...).
The kit contained four brake lines (isnt there more?)

Should be ok, check your curent setup. 3 on the front, 1 on the rear.

[Noreg]

If you take a small dremel disc, you can cut a new straight line in the damaged JIS head and try a impact wrench.
Usually works for me.

But first i try with a wire end cutter. Due to its design it has a super grip in the round head. Usually works for me.

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Should be ok, check your curent setup. 3 on the front, 1 on the rear.

I tried dremmeling them into straight line, but the head seemed to be made of butter so the tools just slipped. I bought two kits to remove broken screws. One contained gradually bigger drill bits, this kit I did not have any luck with. But I am not sure that is because I had no idea how to use it or because it was useless.

The other kit had dril bits, guides and long rods with lines on them. You drill a small hole, smash the long rod into it, then you have a thin you put around so you can losen with a ratchet or wrench or whatever. Looks like:



The guides for the drill bits I had absolutely no luck with, I just free handed it. My drill was out of battery (cheap POS) but luckily the smallest drill bit fit the dremel, so I used it to drill the holes. All the screws came out with very little trouble.

I got an impact driver, but its 1/2" so I cant attach bits to it... Need to sort that tomorrow.

[Rijko]

but the head seemed to be made of butter

Yes, i have had that happen too, the rust devil seems to do that sometimes.

The other kit had dril bits, guides and long rods with lines on them. You drill a small hole, smash the long rod into it, then you have a thin you put around so you can losen with a ratchet or wrench or whatever.

I have a similar set. Works great, but on the smaller bolts like the M4/5/6 i try the other methods first because there's not much flesh left after drilling.

Good on you that you got them out !