Bill's GS750 Restification

Nothin But Bits

I completed the tear-down this week. Nothing left now but a big pile of parts!

The frame's bare and the engine's on a cart. It was a struggle getting the engine out of the frame by myself. I had no idea those things were so heavy.

Special thanks go to "focus frenzy" on the GS Resources forum (www.theGSResources.com) for the tip about laying the bike on its side and then lifting the frame off the engine. Worked like a charm.

I guess getting all the parts that'll be powdercoated degreased and ready for blasting is the next step. Off the the self-service carwash with a pocket full of quaters and a can of engine degreaser.

I've got a very long list of things that need to be done before reassembly. New wheel, swing arm and steering bearings, rebuild front and rear calipers, new fork seals, carb rebuild, all new engine gaskets, clean the engine cases, polish all aluminum parts and a boat-load of other stuff. I've been accumulating parts for the last couple months, mostly from eBay and BikeBandit.com, some aftermarket, some NOS and some custom parts from other bikes.

I'll take photos of all the rebuild and reassembly work and try to mention what parts were used and the parts source. All photos will be posted at http://www.gs750.us. Feel free to leave comments, suggestions or tips as the work progresses.

posted by BJ @ 5:41 PM