------ THE HISTORY -----
-My father bought this bike as the 2nd owner back in the early 80s ... It started out as a "860GT" which was a non-Desmo engine and slightly different tank and seat (more square like)
- he dropped a valve seat in the late 80s and out the bike in storage. (And the engine was toast.)
- we did a frame up rebuild in 2001 ... Found the GTS tank, seat, stainless fenders and other associated parts. The engine was still a non-Desmo engine at that point
- I rode it for 5 years had an absolute blast! At that point a number of electrical issues began popping up and a strange whining noise coming from the engine.
- I took the Desmo engine and Bosch ignition system out of a 1978 900SS and installed it in the bike.
- 3 years ago something let go inside the engine and I stored the bike till this winter for the rebuild. (I didn't know the history of the engine so I was always suspicious of how long it would last)
------- THE PLAN ----
- ENGINE: rebuild the engine - fairly standard rebuild maybe some goodies from http://bevelheaven.com/ depending on how trashed the engine got
- ELECTRICAL: I had another flare up of electrical issues in the period leading up to the demise of the engine ... Worn handle bar switches, fuse box problems and burned out ignition. So I need a new fuse box and bar controls. I'll see how my budget is doing after the engine rebuild.
- TAIL: I plan on chopping up an extra regular (steel) rear fender and changing up the tail light to something a little more interesting.
Something like this:
Or modify the seat a little for an embedded look:
- GUAGES/DASH: I've had non stop problems with the original speedo and tach.... They are mechanically driven off the front wheel/engine and have been a headache to say the least.... I may change it up for a svelte modem set up.
- FRONT END: seals need replacing .... It's already got dual disks ... So maybe just a quick referb... We'll see what's up...
----- ON WITH IT!! -----
Tear down
Torn down ready to put the engine.
Time to lift the bike off the engine .... Strapped the engine down to the table and pulled the bike up with the hoist
I pulled the side covers and heads off. I forgot to take pictures of the heads but luckily whatever let go isn't up there. The cylinders have a bit of scaring.... I'll have to get them measured to see what's up.
I thought the problem would be something in the clutch that let go .... But it's all there also.
So it must be something in the bottom end.
Regardless it needs a full rebuild so it doesn't matter....
Heavy scaring on the Pistons .... May not be salvageable
Heavy metal flaking in the oil passages
Stay tuned!
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