Pennsylvania GS500E barn find 1993

[92GS500Lv]

Hello GS500e World Standard post:

Making the best of a cheap barnfind 16k miles.  Full motorcycle , has not run in 4 year,  Left in shed of two houses and picked up by a family member that attempted to rebuild the Carburetors.  Bought all the parts but lost interest and put up for sale on craigslist. 
I was picked it up after selling a Honda Magna in my garage to make room.  Did not take more than two days to fill the spot. 
Currently have GSXR1000,  Honda CM200T 1982 (19 year old daughters bike) , Ducati M750 Monster Dark/Corsa.  And a few honda dirt bikes.  All running and used frequently.

Bought the GS500e for my 17 year old son , to complete his motorcycle permit time build on.

All parts look good , chain needs replaced.  Fork seals no leaks.  All electrons work.  Major runs under Battery PAN.  Throttle and grips are in non weathered state. 

Picked up where the last owner left with rebuild ugly carbs.  Looking into ultra sonic cleaner. 
Ordered new chain and new battery.
Inside of tank is major rust.  Outside paint is good.  Thinking of doing a toilet bowl acid wash of the inside if I can figure it out safely.

Always open to any tips or tricks from the GS Tribe regarding parts and cheap ways of maintaining the aged 500CC bike.

Tyvm
Stormin

[The Buddha]

The toilet bowl idea works fine - but a better bet is muriatic acid. Now that will just eat the rust, to protect it past that - POR 15 or kreem - I have posted on and on about those. I have used them with some success in some cases. But you can find and ask questions - a few others also have put these in.

Rebuilding carbs and sonic cleaner - really no need for sonic cleaner. I find wd40, tooth brush (metal tooth brush) and elbow grease works better. Usually I also put different jets in it but I ahve brought back carbs that were lying in the mud for years. Dropping them in a cleaner gets the gunk from outside into the inside and you're stuck cleaning it more. There was a carb that someone sent me (think it was seamax) that I sent back with the outside looking as filthy as it came in. I told him inside is clean, and to fit the carbs back andair box etc etc and wash the bike with garden hose and s100 paying special attention to the carbs. He did and it turned out perfectly clean and ran well.

I think that duc monster tail section would fit the GS500 - look for endopotential's cafe project.

Cool.
Buddha.

[cbrfxr67]

  where pics?

Sweet find.  I'm guessing it was cheap?  Hope you post your progress!

[92GS500Lv]

Well online work WebEx and Zoom fatigue setting in so I had to get out to the garage.
Pictures uploaded here as I make progress will put the good ones  in the thread.
https://tinyurl.com/y86m4os4
Started removing and cleaning as much as I can on the 1993 GS500e project. 
Carburetors are soaking half disassembled.  I only do one at a time so I have a template of how it goes together with the other.
Lots of small rust areas to deal with on the frame.  The battery area is bad and the tank as I mentioned.

After a full inventory of the parts that came with very happy to find two carb rebuild kits, New clutch cable and both side fairings plus all of the bolts for the frame tank and various hoses.  $300 for Bike and his ebay purchases.  Will feel better once I get the carbs on for good.

[Endopotential]

That's a steal!  You can barely find a pristine gas tank for $300 these days.  Nice work

And yes, a Ducati Monster seat fits really well 

[cbrfxr67]

Rocking!  Looks great and hope to see more!

[Bluesmudge]

Deal of the century! You will have a super clean GS500 for well under $1,000 when you are all done and could easily turn around and sell it for $1500 (not that you would, the GS500 is a great motorcycle). Its rare to find a non-functional motorcycle with the potential to make a profit. Usually you think it will only take a few items and then $1500 later you have sunk $2500 and many hours of skilled labor into a $1500 motorcycle

[The Buddha]

Well online work WebEx and Zoom fatigue setting in so I had to get out to the garage.
Pictures uploaded here as I make progress will put the good ones  in the thread.
https://tinyurl.com/y86m4os4
Started removing and cleaning as much as I can on the 1993 GS500e project. 
Carburetors are soaking half disassembled.  I only do one at a time so I have a template of how it goes together with the other.
Lots of small rust areas to deal with on the frame.  The battery area is bad and the tank as I mentioned.

After a full inventory of the parts that came with very happy to find two carb rebuild kits, New clutch cable and both side fairings plus all of the bolts for the frame tank and various hoses.  $300 for Bike and his ebay purchases.  Will feel better once I get the carbs on for good.

Its beautifully modified already. Please tell me you're gonna leave it just like it is ?
If not, can I have the body work ? The tail and fender perfectly match.
Cool.
Buddha.

[92GS500Lv]

I was lucky with this one, right Mbike at the right place and time.  I am a fan of standard look.
I will keep it completely stock as is after I remove unwanted rust and clear all the fuel delivery items.  Not looking for  a profit.  This will be a street cycle for my 18 year old son to join me on local rides with my 19 Year old daughter ( She rides a 1982 Honda CM200Twinstar and 2002 M750 Ducati).  We are starting our own family biker club,lol.  They both have been riding Mcycles from 5 years old. 
I was surprised that I beat everyone to this Craigslist posted sale.  If I had not sold my 84 Magna I would have missed the listing.  I beat another potential buyer by 2 hours. 
I will continue to upload pictures of it on this google drive https://tinyurl.com/y86m4os4

The color scheme is not my favorite,  the black looks good but the stock purple accents are so 1993 goofy.  Gives off a girls bike vibe.  For now I will leave the purple alone,   I found a good video of a clean stock of the same color https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa-i5udONME

Spent the past few days carrying around the carbs picking at the blockages while working at home.  Almost clean enough to start putting in the new jets and gaskets that came with the Mbike.  Hopefully I will have it together in a week or so for the road.  Even the tires look like the will pass inspection.  The saddle has no cuts  and the  gauges are in clean state.  With Covid keeping me inside this will help with the sanity state of mind. 

[Bluesmudge]

These 90's colors schemes look a lot less goofy than they did 10 years ago. Interesting how tastes change. Now I really like them.

[The Buddha]

They never looked goofy to me, OTOH I am starting to warm up to the 01-02 rounder body shape. Still don't like the fatter tail, but atleast its more convenient to take off the tank.
Cool.
Buddha.

[92GS500Lv]

Randomly I searched on the CV Carburetors for GS500e and turned up with a clean 1992 set in Seattle.  Only $40.  Felt like a won the lottery.  I have originals for the 1993 GS500 I am working on with a set of rebuild kits,  Its going to take at least a week for me to finish cleaning then. But the ones I just bought are on the way with 2 day delivery.  I hate to wimp out , but if the 1992 are interchangeable I am taking the quick road. 
Still cleaning and rebuilding while I wait, but fingers crossed.

[cbrfxr67]

Winning right there at $40!  Nice one!

[92GS500Lv]

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So the Carbs I bought off of Craigslist arrived.  So clean and undamaged I appreciate the purchase price even more.  These are from Seattle , i noticed a difference,  It does not have the supper plastic T Nipple?  I see a comment in the Carb blog that there is a difference in California models Item #6 hose. 
Does anyone know if I need that nipple?
Ty.

[The Buddha]

Upper T fitting isn't unique to CA carbs, those have a lower T of sorts fitted into the under side in front of the float bowls.
Your new carb is missing a T fitting. You can just slap 2 pieces of hose on each carb and route them to the rear - to free air - don't do crap like plug em to each other. That is for air to enter as fuel leaves the bowl. And to get rid of fuel if you drop the bike. So to open air, and away from the motor.

Cool.
Buddha.