GS 1000000 G - 99%

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Re: GS 1000000 G - Forking Hell!

Post by Smallkat » Tue Mar 23, 2021 1:28 pm

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Sat Mar 20, 2021 12:04 pm
 No worries, all of my bikes got out last year and I intend to do the same this year :-)
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Is this some sort of Photoshop image, or is that sand very hard? :D
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Re: GS 1000000 G - Forking Hell!

Post by Lexdba » Tue Mar 23, 2021 2:18 pm

It’s asphalt... so basically hard dinosaurs :-)
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Re: GS 1000000 G - Forking Hell!

Post by Lexdba » Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:41 pm

They see me rollin'... on krust :(
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After de-krustify with some paint stripper that actually works..
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And after making a very serious mess of my shop and myself... (again)...
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Ready for paint!
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Re: GS 1000000 G - Forking Hell!

Post by Smallkat » Wed Mar 24, 2021 11:24 pm

What do you use to polish the wheels? I was going to send my X7 wheels away to be done, but I could just polish and rattle can them. Can't be worse than a 'specialist '!
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Re: GS 1000000 G - Forking Hell!

Post by PaulD » Thu Mar 25, 2021 8:12 pm

Looking great Lex, are you planning to strip & rebuild the motor or just clean it up?
There rubbish them Jap bikes lad they won't last five minutes! you want to get yourself a nice Royal Enfield!
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Re: GS 1000000 G - Forking Hell!

Post by Lexdba » Thu Mar 25, 2021 8:32 pm

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Re: GS 1000000 G - Forking Hell!

Post by Lexdba » Thu Mar 25, 2021 8:36 pm

PaulD wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 25, 2021 8:12 pm
 Looking great Lex, are you planning to strip & rebuild the motor or just clean it up?
Thanks Paul, it's got compression, all the gears and turns over smoothly so I am not going to bother with a rebuild if not needed.
All the wear items (discs, final drive e.d.) are looking very fresh so this bike does not seem to have covered many miles.
Will get the borescope out next week to check the bores, if all is dandy it's staying together!

Of course I will paint it, put OEM bolts everywhere, polish the cases... I am a lost cause :lol:
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Re: GS 1000000 G - Forking Hell!

Post by Lexdba » Sat Mar 27, 2021 8:25 am

Almost time for the final buffing....
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Re: GS 1000000 G - Forking Hell!

Post by PaulD » Sat Mar 27, 2021 8:39 am

Lexdba wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 27, 2021 8:25 am
 Almost time for the final buffing....
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Mine are in the post to you, you may as well do another pair while your at it :lol:
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Re: GS 1000000 G - Forking Hell!

Post by Uncle Bob » Sat Mar 27, 2021 8:48 am

Lexdba wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 25, 2021 8:36 pm
 Of course I will paint it, put OEM bolts everywhere, polish the cases... I am a lost cause :lol:
Not sure if you can source JIS screws in Holland but I found this place in the UK that does them and a lot cheaper than Suzuki / Yamaha / Honda - steel or stainless steel. I just went through and bought some of each size, though they are mainly M6.

I am using them on my CT70 and Yamaha GT80 and they do look a lot better than cap heads.

https://www.zed-parts.com/j-i-s-fasteners

If anyone else is interested in them I could approach them to see if we can get any club discount.

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PS Lexdba - you didn't answer Smallkats post asking how you polished the wheels... I was interested as well. There is this YouTube channel - Restoration of Everything (take a look at some of the bikes they restore) and they do a good job polishing with an angle grinder, a (I think) 4" wool mop and some mysterious compound - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx3wZQDq-f8&t=270s
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