Bike stripped and cleaned etc. Pics included.

[MotorbikerTom]

Spent the last 5 days stripping my GS 500E and putting a new final drive sprocket, oil filter, fork seals and dust seals on it. Thought I'd show your guys some pictures of it all


Taking it out
https://img43.imageshack.us/img43/4390/cimg9435s.jpg

Old Sprocket
https://img651.imageshack.us/img651/7222/cimg9441.jpg

Engine out
https://img709.imageshack.us/img709/9987/cimg9452.jpg

Stripped
https://img864.imageshack.us/img864/2412/cimg9455u.jpg

Fork springs
https://img823.imageshack.us/img823/4833/cimg9463.jpg

Forks Sealed
https://img576.imageshack.us/img576/9180/cimg9466.jpg

Back wheel off
https://img825.imageshack.us/img825/4346/cimg9486.jpg

Engine back in

https://img812.imageshack.us/img812/32/cimg9498s.jpg

Finished

https://img94.imageshack.us/img94/381/cimg9500p.jpg
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CBT: 19/02/11 - Mod 1: 27/03/11 - Mod 2: 01/04/11
'97 GS500E > '03 Hornet 600 > '16 Street Triple 675 > '99 VFR800Fi

[N cee thirty]

cool,looks like new
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[0ddball]

You took the engine out just to change the sprocket?
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ZXR750L

[MotorbikerTom]

Yeah lol, but it helped when we did the forks and all that.

We had the time to, and i now know more about my bike from seeing how it all goes in and how it all works so I've learnt somethings from it all
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CBT: 19/02/11 - Mod 1: 27/03/11 - Mod 2: 01/04/11
'97 GS500E > '03 Hornet 600 > '16 Street Triple 675 > '99 VFR800Fi

[ryhardcastle]

Looks spot on, top job

BTW are they the original wheels? They're the exact same as my 2000 SV one. Didn't know they used the same on the GS500.

[MotorbikerTom]

Yeah they are, must be standard on a few bikes

Cheers too buddy
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CBT: 19/02/11 - Mod 1: 27/03/11 - Mod 2: 01/04/11
'97 GS500E > '03 Hornet 600 > '16 Street Triple 675 > '99 VFR800Fi

[UKRedwing]

Very clean

Think I spy a J2O though, where is the beer/cider

[MotorbikerTom]

Hahaa, neighbor supplied j20 not beers
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CBT: 19/02/11 - Mod 1: 27/03/11 - Mod 2: 01/04/11
'97 GS500E > '03 Hornet 600 > '16 Street Triple 675 > '99 VFR800Fi

[UKRedwing]

[MotorbikerTom]

Orange & Passion fruit was what i was having, but agreed on the apple & mango
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CBT: 19/02/11 - Mod 1: 27/03/11 - Mod 2: 01/04/11
'97 GS500E > '03 Hornet 600 > '16 Street Triple 675 > '99 VFR800Fi

[dunitmull]

looks spot on mate. Ive got a GS00 too, i think ill end up doing a complete strip aswell, only ive been told the piston rings need changing too which somewhat complicates things further. Was the Engine a pain to take out? Because i need to do a bit of paintwork on the frame so if removing the engine is a doddle that would make life much easier

[MotorbikerTom]

Well yeah in some ways, getting all the body off, disconnecting all the elelctrics and all that is easy enough. It's the taking out of the engine that's a pain in the arse! Me, not having a table to higher my bike on, had a bit of a hard time getting it back in, it's okay getting it out, just support it with some wood or whatever, but putting it back.... let's just say there was a good hour trying to put it back in, i was just lucky i didn't drop the engine and scratch it all

Although all i did was change the oil filter, put in a new sprocket, both of which i could have done with the engine in! It felt good getting to know the parallel twin, and how my bike works a bit more. Also, knowing it's all clean makes me feel better when driving

Good luck buddy
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CBT: 19/02/11 - Mod 1: 27/03/11 - Mod 2: 01/04/11
'97 GS500E > '03 Hornet 600 > '16 Street Triple 675 > '99 VFR800Fi