Hello all,
My new (old) GS500F 2004 model finally arrived! So I decided I would start a thread and log the progress of her journey. (images below)
It has a slight tapping noise in the engine but have had it checked over and its nothing to worry about at all :D anyway for 1800 bucks I cant complain, I will continue to ride her till she dies, then revive her again! An engine swap is easy and cheap enough with motorbikes either way.
Enough of that, onto the lists of to dos and to fixes!
List of items to repair:
- Leaky brake master cylinder (around viewing glass) | To Do - Parts Found/Ordered |
- Cracked ring on petrol cap | To Do |
- 2 x Fairing tabs broken near seat | Currently Repairing |
- Remove stickers/adhesive | COMPLETE |
- Respray bike (White with purple/black design) | To Do |
- New engine swap (if engine fails) | To Do |
- Handle bar grips | DONE |
- Purple LED lights in speedometer/tachometer | To Do - Parts Found/Ordered |
- Install 2 x RED SMD strips attached to brake lights | To Do - Parts Found/Ordered |
List of mods to install:
- Shorten rear number plate plastic (or eliminate) | COMPLETE |
- Remove bulky indicators and flush mount new indicators | To Do |
- Install amber indicator LED strips on front and back | To Do |
- Install reflective rim tape | To Do |
- Install 2 x small LED projector day driving lights | To Do |
- Install mirrors with indicators | To Do |
- Lower back end | To Do |
- Install clip on handle bars | To Do |
- Mold compartments in fairing space (front) | To Do |
- Install lighting + switch for keyhole location at night | To Do - Parts Found/Ordered |
- Install purple LED lighting (Engine bay, Under seat) | To Do - Parts Found/Ordered |
So far this is what she looked like on pick up. Covered in stickers/advertising from the bike shop that it was used as a loan bike at.
(http://i.imgur.com/WV4LD9Lh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/61HL3kzh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/HfcCPlQh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/24dOP5Vh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/C4qw4A9h.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/IZsZIGJh.jpg)
What I have started on immediately was the removal of the stickers.
(http://i.imgur.com/2AuJsDFh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/ORQuGxfh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/p88qm8mh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/NJmxnl4h.jpg)
What I have to do now is remove all of that remaining adhesive stuck all over the fairings. I still don't know how to attack this issue, does anyone have any suggestions? So far I have only thought to try and remove it with tea tree oil?
Use a heat gun and scotch brite pads, that should work. Goof Off / Goo Gone / etc work well too.
if you're repainting, Goof Off, Goo Gone are good. (only say if you're repainting cuz you can remove paint if you scrub to much) in the same category you could use acetone.
Caution:
Goof-Off removes paint and everything.
Goo-Gone is safe and is used to remove stickers.
They are in no way similar products.
For the gauges make sure you use 194 360 LED's (the ones with one forward facing and 4 side facing LED's) and use the non-SMD panel ones. The SMD's still have really bad hot spots that you can't get rid of. Take some light sand paper and scuff up the LED bulb. This makes for a really nice even light dispersion. For the indicator lights (oil, neutral, blinkers, brights) use forward facing LED's. They'll be freaking bright, so make sure before to test if you're helmet blocks out those lights if you're looking forward and can only see them if you're looking down. Otherwise if you're riding at night the high-beam indicator could get mighty annoying. Here are my gauges (this is without the LED in the indicator lights below the gauges).
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t155/Wagoneer855/P1020213.jpg) (http://s159.photobucket.com/user/Wagoneer855/media/P1020213.jpg.html)
Slack - I think I will try out the heat gun suggestion, I didn't even think of it!
iceIVblue if the heat gun fails I will try the Goo-Gone but not the other as adidas mentioned the Goo-Off strips the paint and I would like to try and keep it in tact so my paint finish is smooth in the end.
Wagoneer - thank you for that information! The name of the LED lights was what I was in search of after reading through many of the other upgrade threads, you saved me some research :D
So I did a little bit of eBay shopping today and grabbed a few little items to do some testing and fiddling.
Small Purple LED strips to light up engine area and under seat:
(http://i.imgur.com/3ODJXDt.jpg)
4 x LED switches which will be mounted to fairings:
(http://i.imgur.com/4iRNkHE.jpg)
2 x 12V red SMD strips to be attached to brake lights:
(http://i.imgur.com/EGXqzM5.jpg)
and the postage wait begins!
Quote from: Pieee on June 17, 2013, 05:32:45 AM
- Leaky brake master cylinder (around viewing glass) | To Do - Parts Found/Ordered |
Hey where did you order the parts for this from?
I've got the same problem except that the glass itself is actually cracked and it weeps through the crack. I want to get away with not changing the whole master cylinder assembly but I can't find a replacement viewing glass anywhere.
Hey Toiletbooger,
I couldn't find the glass as a standalone either so I had to get the whole cylinder as a spare part from Lismore Motorcycles in NSW, I bought the bike from here so the person I dealt with is locating the item for me, I'll let you know what he finds and if there are any more.
Fil
So I got a bit of time to take apart the fairings today and have a better look at whats what on the bike. The following is what I found and worked on;
1. The process begins:
(http://i.imgur.com/SuCSUXU.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/JcXNdTg.jpg)
2. Number plate relocation (fenderectomy to come):
(http://i.imgur.com/pbnbT5t.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/qNKv8m3.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/y9MqDuq.jpg)
3. Bar end problem, has anyone had their bolts come out along with the bar end? How do I fix this? Stickaflex and let the bolt set in it?
(http://i.imgur.com/k45Cci7.jpg)
4. Leaky brake cylinder:
(http://i.imgur.com/kyP6UA9.jpg)
5. Changed ripped handle bar grip with what I had lying around:
(http://i.imgur.com/DM6pywr.jpg)
6. I have no idea what this is? Why is it relaying right around onto itself? Is this meant to be this way?
(http://i.imgur.com/4v6UESA.jpg)
That's all for today, didnt have much time or any parts to do much else today.
That last one appears to be the clutch safety wiring... seems like it was shorted to go around the safety switch. Yeah, not supposed to be like that. When working properly, the switch connects the circuit when the clutch is pulled in, so you cannot start the bike without pulling the clutch in. New switch costs around $15...
- Bboy
Thanks BockinBboy, I've only had older bikes up until now so I didn't have this technology previously, seems I need to add a switch to my list as I've just done some reading and not having this switch actually affects the ecu control of engine power with start up and idle.
Finally got the bike clean! It took 2 days worth of elbow grease and half a litre of special solvent to achieve it but I couldn't be any happier.
Finally got the fairings clean:
(http://i.imgur.com/F4OKvUVh.jpg)
One of the globs of adhesive!!
(http://i.imgur.com/yZ52yNb.jpg)
Cut the rear plastic:
(http://i.imgur.com/JAqBLvZh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/OrGIvu0h.jpg)
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I am really high off the solvent at the moment.. MORE UPDATES TO COME!
I love white so much, such a clean look... well when clean!
Good job.
Goo gone I presume was used in the end? I love that stuff works so well.
hey snake, I couldnt find any goo-gone around my area so I just started to try a combination of solvents in the garage cause I'm a painter I have so many of them that are un-labelled, eventually 1 of them worked perfectly, the second the adhesive was touched by the liquid it became soft and workable to remove with a blunt scraper :D
I've got a few more pics here I took today of her out of the garage during the day with everything cleaned off:
(http://i.imgur.com/20kJr0K.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/ZTpOajZh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/gdZVDIDh.jpg)
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I have these scratches that are pretty deep on my headlight, it seems the headlight is plastic so I was thinking that maybe this could be sanded down, cut and then polished to be clear again, is this possible?
(http://i.imgur.com/ApUo0xm.jpg)
This is the one to get.. I know a lot of others do not work.
3m headlight restoration kit
http://www.amazon.com/3M-39008-Headlight-Restoration-System/dp/B001AIZ5HY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371834088&sr=8-1&keywords=3m+headlight+restoration+kit
Otherwise Metal polish I have heard works as well as like a Flitz or semichrome brand.
Of course being a painter you may get it out with something you have to cut and polish.
Hey guys,
I have started a part out thread for this bike at: http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=66511.0
no more GS for me :sad: