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Thanks everyone for the info! I found a single wideband setup for $100 on kijiji, so I’m going to give it a try! Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON

Has anyone here ever tried rigging up an o2 sensor into your exhaust to try and get carbs balanced and tuned? I know this is a thing when it comes to tuning carbs on classic cars. Wondering if anyone here has tried it on their bike? It would require welding a nut into each exhaust stream you’d...

Hey Everyone, I’m having trouble diagnosing an issue I’m having with a mini speedometer I’ve put on my bike. The needle was bouncing around by a margin of about 20km/hr at speeds anywhere near or over 100km/h. A quick google search indicated that the most likely culprit would be a problem with...

My wife asked me if I could make a cider press with stuff we had kicking around. Most of my tools were at a job site about an hour away, so here's what I came up with! Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON

Slowly picking away at the GS over the last few months. Just evenings here and there when I get the chance. Tonight I built a little indicator light cluster. No more cruising down the highway forgetting that my signal is on! It'll get painted when I paint the tank, so it should blend in pretty...

Wow, thanks Teazer! Very clear and comprehensive. I've seen so many differing ideas in this area of reading plugs, and I'm guessing that a good many of them are from people who maybe don't have the knowledge behind them to back it up. What you say makes perfect sense and is explained in terms...

Hey all. I've searched around the internet, and many forums regarding plug reading and have found that there are quite a few different ideas on what a good looking plug is and what is not. I know the obvious white is lean, black is rich and toasty brown is just right. What I'm a bit confused by...

As for your front end upgrade, I'm pretty sure you need different forks to run dual disks. At least mine does, and I've got the '79 gs550e. The wheels easily bolt on another disk, but you need a spot on your fork leg to mount the brake housing. I do know there are some models that have those...

You may have already done this, and if you've spent any time over at the GSResources forum then I'm sure you already know, but if you have your carbs off, you should definitely replace your intake O-rings and check out all your intake boots for any potential leakage. These bikes can and will run...

Yeah it's just a basic home machine with a denim needle. I specifically made things so that I didn't really have any areas that overlapped more than once. I plan to do some pleats on my seat, which may require some figuring on how to keep things running smooth where seams overlap. I did notice...

Honestly it wasn't really all that difficult. Prior to 9:30 pm last night, I hadn't used a sewing machine since 7th grade home economics. I did find there are some transferable skills from my work as a cabinetmaker, like laying out shapes and templates, but I kind of just freestyled it after a...

Here's the process of how they are made: Pattern it out based on cardboard cutout of the triangular space in the frame. Add 3/8 for seam allowance all around. Cut it out Hem the edges that will be exposed Stitch the rectangular end panels in Turn it rightside out, then repeat a...

I whipped up a side cover for the bike yesterday evening. Going for something akin to federal moto's fade to black bike (pictured below). It's made of some marine vinyl I found at a discount fabric store for $10. I'll experiment with this stuff for the side cover bags and seat, and then probably...

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Here's a short video of the sound those baffles produce. Sounds best through some speakers or headphones. https://youtu.be/pMq4q4IPMNI Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON

Yeah, I'll probably pop a bolt through on the bottom side to keep things from rattling. I may try and put in some sort of adjustable flue of sorts to adjust the back pressure if need be. Ideally I'll fabricate a plate that will go in the end just to make it look a little less bushleague as well...

Built some baffles today on the cheap Picked up some muffler pipe from Canadian tire, as well as the biggest couplers I could get to work with it. First cut the couplers into quarters so that I could flare them out to match the inside diameter of the tapered tailpipe. Then crimped it...

Got my wheels mounted up today, as well as fork seals finished up. Found some stock length shocks for the rear end at the bike salvage place in Edmonton yesterday. They'll need to be polished up a bit, but at least I'm not riding chopper stance anymore! Fired it up at the request of my little...

Hey y'all Figured I'd start a build thread here as I'm trying to get my bike put together for this riding season. Here's how it all started Last year I'd been obsessively looking for a suitable first bike that I could learn to ride on, that would also make a good candidate for a cafe or a...