GS500e slingshot project STOLEN!!!!!!!!!!

[virus]

I havent started yet and appoligies if this is in the wrong place but it will be a project soon and I will be needing advice.

Basically I have been offered a 1991 gs500e slingshot for 150 quid.

It needs a new tank, carb cover, battery, front brake lever and grabrail.

I will make it my first project as it is currently in a not too cosmetically good condition so I will strip it down to the frame, repaint it, clean it all up, get the necessary parts fitted and restrict it to 33bhp for the summer. as soon as I pass my test I can go for a ride on what will hopefully go for a ride on a almost mint condition, gs500e in black metalflake paintwork.

So if anyone knows were i can get The above parts on the cheap then please tell me. I will get pictures as soon as she is mine and in my back garden.


Cheers
John

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own: 81 xs1100g...
owned: 85 rat CG (sold), 91 GS500e (stolen), 84 gsx400f (scrapped), 81 z250 (siezed, siezed, scrapped), 83 cb250rs (sold), 84 gpz750r ratfighter (killed) 84gpz400 (sold), '80 cb650 ratfighter (wrote off) 95gsx6/12f ratfighter (killed) 91 xj900 (sold)
stinkwheel Well I just had my hands up a pigs fanny. Which makes your concerns pale into insignificance.

[Gazdaman]

Unreservedly, eBay.

Also, breakers if you have any local.
Front brake lever you can probably get from Heine Gericke for IIRC £6.

Grab rail I don't think is necessary, carb cover might be hardish to get your hands on, tanks should appear on eBay.

Gaz

[veeeffarr]

Absolute piece of piss to get those parts...

You do not need a grab rail, I am running mine without one but I've got a renntec rack which I've just taken off because I don't like it!

[virus]

The back plastics are currently loose and theres a large gap were the rail should be. Also the missus is pretty much insisting on one lol.

Any URLs for suzuki parts
i know theres david silver for honda but im looking for the suzuki equivelent.


Progress so far, blagged the monez off my parents

Cheers
John
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own: 81 xs1100g...
owned: 85 rat CG (sold), 91 GS500e (stolen), 84 gsx400f (scrapped), 81 z250 (siezed, siezed, scrapped), 83 cb250rs (sold), 84 gpz750r ratfighter (killed) 84gpz400 (sold), '80 cb650 ratfighter (wrote off) 95gsx6/12f ratfighter (killed) 91 xj900 (sold)
stinkwheel Well I just had my hands up a pigs fanny. Which makes your concerns pale into insignificance.

[veeeffarr]

[virus]

Cheers toby, I cant wait untill I get it home and sort it out.

Will post pictures as soon as I can, I love the Nexxus can on it though, it purrs
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own: 81 xs1100g...
owned: 85 rat CG (sold), 91 GS500e (stolen), 84 gsx400f (scrapped), 81 z250 (siezed, siezed, scrapped), 83 cb250rs (sold), 84 gpz750r ratfighter (killed) 84gpz400 (sold), '80 cb650 ratfighter (wrote off) 95gsx6/12f ratfighter (killed) 91 xj900 (sold)
stinkwheel Well I just had my hands up a pigs fanny. Which makes your concerns pale into insignificance.

[Gazdaman]

Haha, you wait till you get a real bike with a real race can. You'll want to retract that statement.

Gaz

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[veeeffarr]

[Gazdaman]

Real bike meaning an IL4. Until you've had an IL4 with a race can redlining you don't know how good a bike can sound.

(I realise there will be twin fanboys out there, personally I prefer an IL4).

Gaz

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[Gazdaman]

Well I prefer inline fours so ner.

And Nexxus cans sound like poo, I own one :p

Gaz

[virus]

how did I know there would be an IL4 vs twin debate lol.


Parents get payed at the end of the month so I will have her in my back garden in 2-3 weeks.

If there are any more suppliers online then URLs would be helpfull so i can find out how much it will cost to get road legal.

Cheers
John
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own: 81 xs1100g...
owned: 85 rat CG (sold), 91 GS500e (stolen), 84 gsx400f (scrapped), 81 z250 (siezed, siezed, scrapped), 83 cb250rs (sold), 84 gpz750r ratfighter (killed) 84gpz400 (sold), '80 cb650 ratfighter (wrote off) 95gsx6/12f ratfighter (killed) 91 xj900 (sold)
stinkwheel Well I just had my hands up a pigs fanny. Which makes your concerns pale into insignificance.

[v4forlife]

best of both worlds, a v4
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[beatnck]

my rs125 is painted in metal flake mate if you want to have a look at it, might be usefull for you?

[virus]

I belive ive seen a picture, How much did it cost to do?

Did you do it yourself or was it done by a specialist company?

Any details are helpful thanks.

Hopefully picking her up this weekend with a bit of luck

Cheers
John
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own: 81 xs1100g...
owned: 85 rat CG (sold), 91 GS500e (stolen), 84 gsx400f (scrapped), 81 z250 (siezed, siezed, scrapped), 83 cb250rs (sold), 84 gpz750r ratfighter (killed) 84gpz400 (sold), '80 cb650 ratfighter (wrote off) 95gsx6/12f ratfighter (killed) 91 xj900 (sold)
stinkwheel Well I just had my hands up a pigs fanny. Which makes your concerns pale into insignificance.

[veeeffarr]

First thing I'd do (Only jst got round to doing it)

Buy yerself a big bollocking tin of degreaser and whack it on the bottom part of the shock past the dog bones where the slots are.

Read the numbers below the slot facing you. If it isn't '7' take the C-Spanner out of the toolkit (Under the seat behind rear brake light) and the breaker bar, hook it onto the slots on the shock (With the open part of the hook facing the front of the bike, you are standing on the left hand side of it, more accurately, lying ) and then crank it clockwise until the notch facing you says '7'

Good improvement in ride quality.

T

[virus]

Cheers for that, ill do it as soon as I get it.

Im going to homebase to get 2 litres of white spirit or something like that on my way home to degrease the whole thing.


Cheers
John
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own: 81 xs1100g...
owned: 85 rat CG (sold), 91 GS500e (stolen), 84 gsx400f (scrapped), 81 z250 (siezed, siezed, scrapped), 83 cb250rs (sold), 84 gpz750r ratfighter (killed) 84gpz400 (sold), '80 cb650 ratfighter (wrote off) 95gsx6/12f ratfighter (killed) 91 xj900 (sold)
stinkwheel Well I just had my hands up a pigs fanny. Which makes your concerns pale into insignificance.

[MarJay]

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[MarJay]

[MarJay]

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Looks like water resistant white grease is available lots of places. I also copper grease for high temp stuff and fasteners likely to seize, and Moly grease for high pressure bearings.
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[veeeffarr]

Hm, I've got LM Grease and nothing else...

[Gazdaman]

That'll be fine, I'd probably use moly grease in that situation.

I seem to use copper slip everywhere aswell.

Gaz