Big R
Heaven is so far away.
Ok, another project. I've wanted a 450 for a while now for a couple reasons - plenty of parts around, everything's fairly cheap, good compatibility, etc., and I happened to see this one on Craigslist. There was no picture in the ad, and the guy was asking only $250 so I figured it was going to be a nasty, seized up, rusty turd of a bike. But it was an "S" model, so I felt obligated to check it out. After meeting the guy, this is what was waiting for me.......
Great looking bike for $250! I talked to him for a good while about the history of the bike, and come to find out the guy had a 2nd GS450 S that he had recently sold. It was a black 81 model that he had raced back in the day. He said anytime something broke on the black model he would strip the part of this red one and use it for the race. Then when the new part came in he put it on the black GS, and put the original part in the red GS. But something happened to the black one and he ended up using this one for a single race (which is why the "breakable" parts were removed).
After waiting a week (couple reasons), I took the truck up with the cash and loaded the little scoot up.
Edit: who reads the first post anyway?
Intake / exhaust:
Stock GS500 slide spring
pilot= 37.5
turns= 4
mains= 132.5
washers= 2
stock headers, crossover removed, modified mufflers
5913 miles to start with
low 40.7, high 54.5, average 45.8
At 9.4k miles: 17' wheels and tires, valves checked, carbs cleaned
low 33, high 44.3
New wheel bearings (Allsballs):
low 40, high 54
2-1 MAC exhaust w/ Supertrapp muffler:
low 38, high 51, average 43
Oil changed @ 11.4k miles, stock-ish exhaust put back on:
Great looking bike for $250! I talked to him for a good while about the history of the bike, and come to find out the guy had a 2nd GS450 S that he had recently sold. It was a black 81 model that he had raced back in the day. He said anytime something broke on the black model he would strip the part of this red one and use it for the race. Then when the new part came in he put it on the black GS, and put the original part in the red GS. But something happened to the black one and he ended up using this one for a single race (which is why the "breakable" parts were removed).
After waiting a week (couple reasons), I took the truck up with the cash and loaded the little scoot up.
Edit: who reads the first post anyway?
Intake / exhaust:
Stock GS500 slide spring
pilot= 37.5
turns= 4
mains= 132.5
washers= 2
stock headers, crossover removed, modified mufflers
5913 miles to start with
low 40.7, high 54.5, average 45.8
At 9.4k miles: 17' wheels and tires, valves checked, carbs cleaned
low 33, high 44.3
New wheel bearings (Allsballs):
low 40, high 54
2-1 MAC exhaust w/ Supertrapp muffler:
low 38, high 51, average 43
Oil changed @ 11.4k miles, stock-ish exhaust put back on: