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Re: The Lost Socket Garage
« Reply #200 on: June 28, 2018, 10:10:23 PM »
Quote from: Scott S on June 28, 2018, 09:49:27 AM
Adventuring further and further from home on the CT70. This thing doesn't have an odometer or speedometer, and it's still a fresh-ish build, so I'm still a little skittish about getting farther away from home than I want to push it!
 Rode around the back roads near my house for twenty minutes or so. I swear, it needs a 5th gear. Or different sprocket ratios. It's pulling HARD and going plenty, plenty fast and still feels like it has more in it.
 I need to find a GPS speedo app for my phone and hook up my RAM mount.






What a great little fun machine. This will hold up to the new Monkey Bikes.
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Re: The Lost Socket Garage
« Reply #201 on: June 29, 2018, 03:08:42 AM »
Quote from: MoMo on June 28, 2018, 08:43:29 PM
Scott, use the app Waze as it has a great GPS that also gives MPH...Larry

 Thanks, I'll check it out.
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Re: The Lost Socket Garage
« Reply #202 on: July 23, 2018, 08:36:07 AM »
 Picked up the GS/Kat project from the welder about a week ago. I'm really happy with the quality of his work and his solution to some of the things we faced. It helps when your welder is an engineer, too!



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Re: The Lost Socket Garage
« Reply #203 on: July 23, 2018, 08:38:10 AM »
 When I got it home I couldn't help but slap on some bodywork and see what it might look like!


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Re: The Lost Socket Garage
« Reply #204 on: July 23, 2018, 08:42:13 AM »
 Been kicking around ideas for the gauges/dash. I have these early GSX-R 750 clocks, and I found a speedo drive that fits my wheel, but they're incomplete. I'd have to come up with some idiot lights and some sort of pod/dash/flyscreen to finish them off.
 I like the idea of old school analog gauges. But it might be easier to go with something modern. There's also the possibility of fitting a dash from a Bandit 1200 or similar.
 This is something I still need to figure out.

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Re: The Lost Socket Garage
« Reply #205 on: July 23, 2018, 08:48:33 AM »
  Then I stripped it all back down again.



I spent a couple of hours this morning making my fingers sore. When I stripped the wheels a while back, I noticed some oxidation. I went through a couple of grades of sand paper, then switched to several stages of SkotchBrite pads.
 At this stage, they have a nice brushed/satin finish. I'm 95% sure I'm going to stop there. I need to decide whether I want the centers black or graphite.


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Re: The Lost Socket Garage
« Reply #206 on: July 23, 2018, 09:35:20 AM »
I don't think those are early gsxr clocks, least not 85-88
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Re: The Lost Socket Garage
« Reply #207 on: July 23, 2018, 09:43:41 AM »
  I think they're early '90's..... '92-ish?
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Re: The Lost Socket Garage
« Reply #208 on: July 23, 2018, 09:49:26 AM »
 Also, since I originally intended to fix up the GS550 with more of a stock vibe, I had started collecting some parts before I went the GSX750 route.
 I was tired of tripping over parts in the garage, so I took the spare frame I got from eBay and cleaned it up and painted it. I rebuilt the forks with new seals/oil, Sonic spring and valve emulators. Found a nice set of used Koni shocks for the rear. Cleaned and greased all bearings, etc. Cleaned, painted and polished up the stock wheels and installed slotted rotors from a later model.
 Turned out pretty nice considering I used parts I had on hand and lots of elbow grease. This one will get the stock GS550 engine (after I re-seal it), carbs and exhaust, plus some custom bodywork. In the mean time, it's easier to store a rolling frame than piles and piles of parts.





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Re: The Lost Socket Garage
« Reply #209 on: July 23, 2018, 01:16:29 PM »
Quote from: Scott S on July 23, 2018, 09:43:41 AM
  I think they're early '90's..... '92-ish?
ok...85-88 slabbie clocks...interesting thing is if you are below 3000rpm, the needle does not move lolDSCN1223 by Sean Barney, on Flickr

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Re: The Lost Socket Garage
« Reply #210 on: July 23, 2018, 07:29:59 PM »
 I'm not 100% sure what they are. The 600 had the dash panel like you posted, but the earlier 750-R had the dash like I have. Anything is an option at this point.

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Re: The Lost Socket Garage
« Reply #211 on: August 04, 2018, 04:40:55 PM »
 Picked up this one owner 1980 SR500 today. I've wanted one of these FOREVER! It was parked eons ago and the tank and carb was drained and the oil was changed just before parking it. The oil looks brand new and the tank, which is extremely straight and solid, is spotless inside. Kicks over with excellent compression. Showing 8611 miles from new.
 
 While the engine was stored properly, it's resting place must have been very humid or something. The chrome has all seen better days. The seat and bodywork are solid and I'll probably even keep the patina.
 Plans are to get it running again and do only bolt-on mods. Brakes and suspension upgrades are at the top of the list.


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Re: The Lost Socket Garage
« Reply #212 on: August 04, 2018, 04:43:43 PM »
Low miles.



 Tank is perfect other than the fading and a BB size ding at the right rear.


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Re: The Lost Socket Garage
« Reply #213 on: August 04, 2018, 04:46:37 PM »
Lots of oxidation and surface rust, but it's a solid bike.




 The header is particularly crusty on the outside (man, I hate header wrap, but it may be a temporary solution on this one) but the stock muffler is solid.

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Re: The Lost Socket Garage
« Reply #214 on: August 04, 2018, 04:48:38 PM »
cool score...those are hard to find!
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Re: The Lost Socket Garage
« Reply #215 on: August 04, 2018, 04:50:10 PM »
And it came with lots of paperwork, including the original title, bill of sale, receipt, warrant folder, owners manual...even a genuine factory Yamaha service manual. And the tool kit is there, too!


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Re: The Lost Socket Garage
« Reply #216 on: August 04, 2018, 04:56:33 PM »
 Plans are to keep the patina on the seat and tank. I originally planned on keeping the chrome but I think some of it is just too crusty. MotoLana makes some nice aluminum fenders.
 I want to get it running, obviously, and then focus on suspension and brake upgrades.

 I'm VERY interested in hearing about modern caliper and rotor options. I know the XS650 forks are pretty much a direct swap, and I've built a bunch of XS650's, so I'm a little familiar with making the stock forks better. I'm not opposed to a fork/triple swap, but I don't want to get into USD forks, wheel/axle spacers, etc. I'll be happy with optimized 35mm forks (or the 38mm if I can do it without too much work fitting the front wheel) and some really nice rear shocks. A good fork brace, sticky tires, etc.
 
 Maybe down the line I'll look into a header/exhaust/muffler and a Mikuni carb swap, too.
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Re: The Lost Socket Garage
« Reply #217 on: August 04, 2018, 05:12:32 PM »
...and your plans should make for a tantalizing thumper!  ...getting jealous already
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Re: The Lost Socket Garage
« Reply #218 on: August 04, 2018, 05:14:22 PM »
Those thumper SRs are fun to ride.
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Re: The Lost Socket Garage
« Reply #219 on: August 05, 2018, 07:30:25 PM »
Mhmm mam thats a great find
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Re: The Lost Socket Garage
« Reply #220 on: August 05, 2018, 08:56:23 PM »
It will be a reliable rider a week from this Tuesday.  Museum piece, if desired, in three months.

They don't mess around in Rock Hill!  They open a can of elbow grease and get it done.

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« Reply #221 on: August 05, 2018, 10:09:53 PM »
 8)  another good score for you
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Re: The Lost Socket Garage
« Reply #222 on: August 17, 2018, 10:46:52 AM »
 It doesn't look like much, but this pic represents working rear brakes with a much larger swing arm.
 I used a GS850 rear master (same as the 550 but with a longer push rod) and we bent the actuator arm from the 550. It's tight, but it clears. I'll use a banjo bolt style brake switch, since there's nowhere for the stock spring to fit now.

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Re: The Lost Socket Garage
« Reply #223 on: August 17, 2018, 10:52:28 AM »
 I ran into a snag fitting the '95 BST-36 carbs. The manifolds that come with the carbs don't match the head. There's a HUGE mis-match to the ports. The old manifolds are taller and would cause the pods to hit the frame.
 Suzuki did a lot of superseding over the years, and parts were often used, discontinued, then brought back on another model, only to be superseded again. It makes researching parts VERY difficult.
 I'm going on the suggestions of a friend and I ordered a set of Bandit 1200 manifolds. Let's hope they work, since the 36's have been rebuilt and I bought a jet kit for them.

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Re: The Lost Socket Garage
« Reply #224 on: August 17, 2018, 10:55:26 AM »
 I did pick up a Giuliari seat, though!



 And I polished up the lips of the wheels to a satin finish, paint detailed the centers, and installed the rotors, which had also been detailed.
 New Shinko 712's were also installed.


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