No you need to rebuild the ground first dont you think ...

Once again, after you did all of that ... sadly it will still be a GS.
Only time something like this makes sense is if someone gave you the bits disassembled already ... which makes my only case of succesfully doing this that much more stark in comparison ... cos it was in pieces ... I still think I should not have done it 

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Buddha.

Quote from: The Buddha on March 28, 2014, 11:37:44 AM
No you need to rebuild the ground first dont you think ...

Once again, after you did all of that ... sadly it will still be a GS.
Only time something like this makes sense is if someone gave you the bits disassembled already ... which makes my only case of succesfully doing this that much more stark in comparison ... cos it was in pieces ... I still think I should not have done it 

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Buddha.

Well thanks for ruining my plans and telling me I am wasting my time and that I am cookoo... much appreciated man. 

Lmao  Joe your description described the 93 I had picked up a few years back

Well I really want to see where you go with it Jow,....subd,..need moar pics! 

Right now all the pics I have are just for my reference. Nothing interesting yet, but when the parts start coming in and I get to the cool stuff I will post some pics!

Tires are in, Pirelli Diablo Rosso II 140 rear and 110 front... Both are the H rated versions, there are V rated versions available in the same size, but that would be pointless for the GS. I thought these were bias ply tires but apparently they are radials.

Nice man... New tires are so awesome. I love them!! The first ride with them is great haha. Just make sure you take it easy and let them break in properly.

Quote from: joweaver88 on March 29, 2014, 08:01:02 PM
Tires are in, Pirelli Diablo Rosso II 140 rear and 110 front... Both are the H rated versions, there are V rated versions available in the same size, but that would be pointless for the GS. I thought these were bias ply tires but apparently they are radials.

No V speed rated Rosso II, all are ZR tires with W speed rating except the 110/70 and 140/70 HR ones made for small bike competition.  W=168 mph.

http://www.pirelli.com/tire/us/en/motorcycle/sheet/diablo_rosso_2.tab?tab=8

http://motoseries.com/old/articles/2012_pirelli_specs.pdf

You are correct, H and W speeds are available in the 140 rear only. No V ratings at all.

Both H and W speed Rosso II tires are available in the 110/70 front, the only 140/70 size is the H rated one.   As has been conventional for many years radial supersport type tires start with a 150/50 or 160/60 smallest size and go up from there.  We are lucky to get the 140/70 Rosso II for those wanting a supersport radial for bikes like the GS500 and Ninja 500/250/300.

I removed the rust from the gas tank this past weekend using a combination of hot water, vinegar, and then a por-15 tank repair kit. This was a major pain in the butt!! There was so much rust inside the tank it was unbelievable... there were also some foreign objects which were dang near impossible to get out (the plastic stem from the petcock, and 3 steel balls which I assume are leftovers from a previous rust removal attempt).

The following pictures are after the initial hot water rinse, NO chemicals made it down the drain of my tub. Lots more crap came out over the weekend but this initial shot is the most telling. But now the tank is rust free and has been sealed with por-15 so I should be good there.

Painted some parts and received my corbin seat today... pics!

Tank is almost done

That corbin seat is nice looking man, and boy are they comfortable...

I am looking forward to updates on your paint job, always nice to see a little custom work.

I am ordering some more parts... finally ordered the replacement stock carb jet needles I needed. Now I am trying to determine what the right size washers I need for the carb rejet. The wiki just says "#4 Washers" I looked this up thinking it was a standard size but its not. I see No. 4 washers with several different thicknesses available. Does anyone know specifically what the dimensions of the washers should be (if going by the wiki guide)?

#4 washers are available @ lowes. You just get a pack with mostly uniform thicknesses. Then put the closest ones in the left vs right.
I buy a 1000 pack from fastenal or other similar industrial supply places, they are pretty accurate ... all abiiout 1.5mm thick.
You prolly should jet the bike right. Then you get washers in the kit I'll sell you.

The thing I should say is, you're pretty far along ... I would take 3 years to get to this point.
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Buddha.

Quote from: The Buddha on April 16, 2014, 08:43:06 PM
#4 washers are available @ lowes. You just get a pack with mostly uniform thicknesses. Then put the closest ones in the left vs right.
I buy a 1000 pack from fastenal or other similar industrial supply places, they are pretty accurate ... all abiiout 1.5mm thick.
You prolly should jet the bike right. Then you get washers in the kit I'll sell you.

The thing I should say is, you're pretty far along ... I would take 3 years to get to this point.
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Buddha.

Nearest Lowes is too far to go on a bicycle...

I am not seeing any #4 washers that are 1.5mm thick (.06in) the thickest #4 washers I have found are 1mm (.04in) thick and most are .76mm (.03in) thick. That is a small difference in the grand scheme of things I guess, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to clarify what the wiki meant.

Just out of curiosity what comes in your jetting kit? I already got some bigger mikuni OEM jets to use (and replacement OEM needles so I can ditch the dynojet ones).

My kit has mains and pilots and bolts and washers. You prolly got the right ones. You'd need 125/40 for a stock bike, pipe also same. 150 for pipe and K&N lunchbox.

1mm you say - 1 sec, I am going to measure ... Ok 1mm is what these measure to. Sorry, I confused the O rings for 01+ ones.

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Buddha.

Exhaust is ready