GSXR750 Slabside... streetfighter-ish project thing...

Mudskipper · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Karma :

Ok so I've done some more bits on my Gixxer (750G Slabside, 86)

Previous pics

It's now officially a project rather than a 'refresh' Laughing

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/super_jo/frontendoff.jpg

Front calipers, well they were a twat to remove when I took the wheel off. Only got round to looking at them properly now. Took them off the bike after struggling for a bit with them still attached. Put plastic bags over the hoses to stop drippage/contamination.

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/super_jo/brakehoses.jpg

And so, can I now say for the first time in my biking life, and I suspect not the last, FUCKING SUZUKI CALIPERS!!! Laughing

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/super_jo/caliper_b4-1.jpg

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/super_jo/caliper_b4-2.jpg

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/super_jo/caliper_b4-3.jpg

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/super_jo/caliper_b4-5.jpg

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Pins were seized to buggery, even after splitting the first one I could only get one pin out.

It was tough getting the bolts out to split them, however. I had no vice so had to improvise:

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/super_jo/caliper_hmadevice.jpg

This worked ok for the first caliper (with lashings of loctite freeze n release), but I struggled keeping the second one balanced correctly. Eventually had to stand full on it, with it propped between the kerb thing and a an old door, and STAMP repeatedly on the ratchet handle...it bloody worked though! Razz

Here's the second one, this photo shows the particularly stubborn bolt, and it's little cosy bed of powdered rust Shocked

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/super_jo/caliper_b4-8.jpg

After doing that, I downed tools and went inside for a beer and fag. Got a knock on the door, seems a lad who is training at the bike school downstairs clocked the calipers strewn outside, and offered to take them away and sort them!

He's an engineer apparently, either he'll tip up tomorrow with shiny unseized calipers for me, or they'll come back ruined!!! Worth a gamble I reckon, there was no way those pins were coming out for me and it was frustrating me and pissing me off.

So next, need to put the front end back on once I get my head around bearings & stuff. Also need a longer hose for the brake and maybe clutch - will measure etc once the rest of the front end is together.

Also noticed the rear shock looks, well, shocking. Crumbling rust on the thread down near the linkage. Sad

So will get hunting for a decent used one, I hear CBR6F ones or some R6 ones fit with limited modification, so might keep that in mind.

Rear caliper needs stripping too, wish I'd got it off yesterday so the bloke could've took that too!

Wiring needs sorting for the headlights/indies.
Got oil, filter and plugs ready waiting till the front wheel is back on.
Need to patch up the dented tank with primer so it doesn't get any worse.
Hopefully ,that will be ok for now and I can get it MOT'd.

Although of course, there will no doubt be more problems along the way - I am learning that with bikes, small jobs always take all day, or all month when you discover you need to order that O-ring/bolt/gasket that you can't make any more progress on the job without!! Laughing

So I've deliberately not set a timescale for this, to avoid disappointment.

Of course it will be ongoing after MOT, when funds/time allow and should be the bike I want it to be in, say, 3 or 4 years? Mr. Green

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Moonie · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Feb 2008 Karma :

Slabby Fighter you say?

Some inspiration

https://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10847

And if you don't like it, I don't care. Razz

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Thom · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Karma :

I have also noticed Suzuki's really don't want to be fightered and so will try and fight all the way through a restoration. after 4 months of owning my gs500e from '90 i've finally gotten to a point where i can actually begin fightering it properly.
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Mudskipper · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Karma :

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instigator · Super Spammer Joined: 19 Oct 2004 Karma :

Why did you want to remove the pins once split? No need once split surely, can easily change the pads without.

Having worked on sv650 calipers before recently, I'll never bother to touch suzuki pins again and just split em! Laughing

Mudskipper · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Karma :

D O G · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Dec 2006 Karma :

Pretty sure you can get custom hoses made up to suit your needs. I have even seen someone (on the telly!) advocate doing it yourself.

Whilst I would possibly not do this myself, there woudl be plenty of people who would be able to do it and supply you what you need.

Given his long experience of all things Suzuki and fightered, I would give Sickpup a PM to see if he can help.