89 gsxr750

[graemevw]

As it seems ive started on this again thought i'd start a thread.

Bought it about 2 years ago. Indoors pic was from when i got it, stuck it in the front room and mostly sorted the running issues. Put new tyres on it and treated it to a nos genuine screen. I stripped the fairings, repaired all the cracks, filled, sanded, primed. Rode it for a while but never ran right so got put under a sheet in the garden untill now.

Outdoors pics is how it sits now. Brakes are dragging but got it running right so ill sort callipers, get it legal and ride it for the summer. Bottom fairings are still in airing cupboard LOL.

Plans have alwasy been to upgrade it a bit but keep it looking pretty stock. Will be repainted in black/red and get new decals but black red heron colours keep tempting me too. Keep getting tempted to change tail and junk fairings but ive always loved stock tooking slingshots. I guess it could go either way.

Once ive finished the garage ill strip it down to frame and build it properly. Probably with newer front/rear end but would like to keep it period ish. Ive sorted a nice exhaust for it so the motad on it will go on ebay. Does it look like its ment for 750? Or 1100?

Badly need to get rid of the 'carbon' levers and get some smaller, stock looking indicators.

Top fairing has cracked again, looks like it will need some reinforcement. Might junk the mirrors.

Motor wise, stock for now, ive only got about 1 years riding experience but 1100 could be on the cards in future.
Whats the clear tube/red think on brake master?

As you can see from the pics, its not 'too' bad but needs plenty of work. I want it to look like its been looked after rather than factory frech.

[captain chaos]

+1 for red/black Slingshot (but I'm biased)

The top fairing cracking again could be because the subframe (with the headlights etc) is not 100% straight.

[graemevw]

Would probably make alot more sense to break mine for bits and buy a decent one, but where's the fun in that!
I just stipped, cleaned, painted and re-built the rear caliper and it seems i'm missing the inner bush that goes in the hole for the torque arm bolt. The seals are in there, and looks like there is a copper/bronze bush but i think there should be a spacer tube inside. Anyone got one?

[graemevw]

Rebuilt front brakes today, just need to run new fluid through them all.
No exciting progress yet but will get new zorst and temporary paint within the next week then ill take it for MOT.

Just being held up by this bush in the rear caliper, cant find one without buying a complete caliper. No-one got a scrap caliper laying around? Its the last piece i need, if not ill have to make/bodge something.

[graemevw]

New zorst

IM sure i dont need to tell you what this is.
But, whats with the link pipe, looks messed with. Anyone know what the can is?

[stuey]

looks like a old ART can

[clivegto]

Look like yoshimura duplex down pipes with link pipe altered for different can.

Have never seen the links on the down pipes at different heights before.

[graemevw]

Looking around the net at pics, sometimes the cans are level, sometimes staggered. Sometimes the pipes are straight, others like mine the headers are tapered. Link tubes can be welded or held with springs. Seems they changed them all the time.
The link pipe is altered at the header end. Maybe the original link got trashed and they modded another to fit.

The can is odd. The reducer bit i assumed was a modification as its bolted on and the bolts arent all even, but the bolts also hold the inner perforated tube.

Whatever, doesnt matter. Ill run it as is for now and when the bike gets its proper re-build ill get a new link pipe and can.

Headers are currently soaking in oven cleaner, see what happens, but eventualy ill get them blasted, or just paint them black.