Congratulations. I am following your series closely, on my own Australian delivered blue late 76 GS750B, which I bought in 1978 ex production racer. Am currently replacing bent exhaust valves, then both brakes, steering head bearings, fork seals and rust in the collectors after sitting 20 years. Thank you for solving most of my problems. I am in Sydney, Sutherland if you want to check your blue tone.
Thanks for sharing your project with us. I saw you preparing the bike for installing the headers, taking the die grinder to the ports - is that a good idea, even though you are using a vac? Or am I being too paranoid?! Would hate to have debris go inside the motor after all you've done to get bike to this point. Thanks!
Hi there, ive caught a few of your restoration videos and am slowly making my way through them. Ive run into sn issue with my '77 gs 750 where by i need to rrmove the clutch push rod. I dont have a manual unfortunatly, but looking at an online fishe drawing i see it has a retainer plate, oil seal, and then a disc there on the shaft behind it. Its not pulling out as i imagined it would do, i'm guessing the seal should come out and the rod and plate to follow but it wont pull, I wonder if you know if theres anything else preventing the rod from coming out? Reluctant to get heavy handed with it incase i break something. Or does it need a lot of pressure just to get the seal to let go?!? Love your vids Thanks
Hi Adam, thanks for your feedback. Glad you enjoyed the videos. I didn't have to remove the clutch rod on my bike but looking at the drawings maybe it needs to come out from the other side (the clutch basket side) so you may need to pull the clutch cover plate off and remove it from that side? Looks like there is a spring on that end so I'd assume it has to come out that way. See a picture of the clutch rod here www.cmsnl.com/products/rod-assy-clutch-release_2311045001/#.X7cnBmUzZhE The service manual can be found here www.vanluik.eu/Suzuki%20GS750%20Service%20Manual.pdf but I had a look through and it didn't describe the process. Let us know how you go. Cheers.
@@plaxsax ah yes that is a good thought, my next move was going to be to open up the clutch so i persuade that seal out from that side ha ha. Thankypu for your quick reply and the links, i shall let you know how i get on, Cheers
@@plaxsax Hiya matey, so further to our conversation on the clutch push rod, you were correct it does come out via the clutch side. The spring looking thing on the end is a solid metal spiral thats part of the rod, like a worm drive but its to make up the diameter of the clutch centre hole and allow oil, i guess, to creep along and feed the clutch some oil from inside. Which actualy presents me with dilema as my reason for extracting it is to order some bright bar to make a longer on. I have a wider rear end in my bike, a wider frint sprocket to get chain alignment, and found the sprocket case wont fit on, so i'm going to machine tome spacers to spece the case away from the sprocket, and of corse a longer push rod to make uo the difference! Tslk about a knock on effect! I'll be showing all this in my next video. But just to let you know my findings as we said before. Cheers matey
@@sub9sec yep, that sounds tricky! Might have to get a custom one made. Maybe weld two together then finish on a lathe? Good luck with it. You have a link to your video channel? I'd like to see what you're doing.
Hi my Dad has 2 GS750 bikes in original condition 1977 blue and 1978 black he has been restoring for the last 12 years. He says it looks like you have done a great job, he has watched all your updates. He would like to know the code for the blue paint. Also where you got the mufflers and the exhaust pipes from Tasmania. These are the only things missing on the Blue Suzuki. He has 4 in 1. Thanks.
Hi here, yeh the paint colour was a bit tricky as the original paint code 03J Stratos Blue did not mean anything to anyone. I went to a paint shop and looked through hundreds of colour charts and eventually picked Bleu Telecom which I think is a Renault colour but when it turned up it was too light so I got them to add some dark blue until I got what I thought was right. The silencers I got through Wemoto and is a Marving pipe set. The headers were from Verex in Tasmania who should still have the templates I sent to use again. Hope that helps.
Hey Mate,love your videos by any chance do you still have the 4 into 1 exhaust system that was on it previously,if so would you be willing to sell them
Like Your videos 😀 Have question regarding air filter.. If you have a foam air filter, did you use engine oil as my HAYNES manual suggests Or modern air filter oil?🤔 Cheers 😀
I used proper air filter oil after doing a bit of research. Probably not a huge deal to use motor oil but it was easy enough to pick up the right stuff.
Nice job mate impressive to c the amount of work you’ve done yourself
Congratulations.
I am following your series closely, on my own Australian delivered blue late 76 GS750B, which I bought in 1978 ex production racer. Am currently replacing bent exhaust valves, then both brakes, steering head bearings, fork seals and rust in the collectors after sitting 20 years.
Thank you for solving most of my problems.
I am in Sydney, Sutherland if you want to check your blue tone.
Cool. Don’t see too many on the road. Will be taking mine through “nasho” at some point when I get a chance. I used to be a shirie but escaped 😉
Quelle est belle cette moto .Bravo pour cette restauration
Thanks for sharing your project with us. I saw you preparing the bike for installing the headers, taking the die grinder to the ports - is that a good idea, even though you are using a vac? Or am I being too paranoid?! Would hate to have debris go inside the motor after all you've done to get bike to this point. Thanks!
Not a grinder, just a wire brush. All good. After all it’s just carbon that came out of the cylinder in the first place.
Hi there, ive caught a few of your restoration videos and am slowly making my way through them.
Ive run into sn issue with my '77 gs 750 where by i need to rrmove the clutch push rod.
I dont have a manual unfortunatly, but looking at an online fishe drawing i see it has a retainer plate, oil seal, and then a disc there on the shaft behind it.
Its not pulling out as i imagined it would do, i'm guessing the seal should come out and the rod and plate to follow but it wont pull,
I wonder if you know if theres anything else preventing the rod from coming out?
Reluctant to get heavy handed with it incase i break something.
Or does it need a lot of pressure just to get the seal to let go?!?
Love your vids
Thanks
Hi Adam, thanks for your feedback. Glad you enjoyed the videos. I didn't have to remove the clutch rod on my bike but looking at the drawings maybe it needs to come out from the other side (the clutch basket side) so you may need to pull the clutch cover plate off and remove it from that side? Looks like there is a spring on that end so I'd assume it has to come out that way. See a picture of the clutch rod here www.cmsnl.com/products/rod-assy-clutch-release_2311045001/#.X7cnBmUzZhE The service manual can be found here www.vanluik.eu/Suzuki%20GS750%20Service%20Manual.pdf but I had a look through and it didn't describe the process. Let us know how you go. Cheers.
@@plaxsax ah yes that is a good thought, my next move was going to be to open up the clutch so i persuade that seal out from that side ha ha.
Thankypu for your quick reply and the links, i shall let you know how i get on,
Cheers
@@plaxsax
Hiya matey, so further to our conversation on the clutch push rod, you were correct it does come out via the clutch side.
The spring looking thing on the end is a solid metal spiral thats part of the rod, like a worm drive but its to make up the diameter of the clutch centre hole and allow oil, i guess, to creep along and feed the clutch some oil from inside.
Which actualy presents me with dilema as my reason for extracting it is to order some bright bar to make a longer on.
I have a wider rear end in my bike, a wider frint sprocket to get chain alignment, and found the sprocket case wont fit on, so i'm going to machine tome spacers to spece the case away from the sprocket, and of corse a longer push rod to make uo the difference!
Tslk about a knock on effect!
I'll be showing all this in my next video.
But just to let you know my findings as we said before.
Cheers matey
@@sub9sec yep, that sounds tricky! Might have to get a custom one made. Maybe weld two together then finish on a lathe? Good luck with it. You have a link to your video channel? I'd like to see what you're doing.
Oops, just found your channel! No problems.
Hi my Dad has 2 GS750 bikes in original condition 1977 blue and 1978 black he has been restoring for the last 12 years. He says it looks like you have done a great job, he has watched all your updates. He would like to know the code for the blue paint. Also where you got the mufflers and the exhaust pipes from Tasmania. These are the only things missing on the Blue Suzuki. He has 4 in 1. Thanks.
Hi here, yeh the paint colour was a bit tricky as the original paint code 03J Stratos Blue did not mean anything to anyone. I went to a paint shop and looked through hundreds of colour charts and eventually picked Bleu Telecom which I think is a Renault colour but when it turned up it was too light so I got them to add some dark blue until I got what I thought was right. The silencers I got through Wemoto and is a Marving pipe set. The headers were from Verex in Tasmania who should still have the templates I sent to use again. Hope that helps.
Hey Mate,love your videos by any chance do you still have the 4 into 1 exhaust system that was on it previously,if so would you be willing to sell them
Yep still got them. Not in great condition but could be cleaned up.
plaxsax okay great how can I contact you
Clint Dwyer message me on FB. Phil Laxton.
Like Your videos 😀
Have question regarding air filter..
If you have a foam air filter, did you use engine oil as my HAYNES manual suggests
Or modern air filter oil?🤔
Cheers 😀
I used proper air filter oil after doing a bit of research. Probably not a huge deal to use motor oil but it was easy enough to pick up the right stuff.
@@plaxsax Thanks for replying 😊
Went with the modern air filter oil too.
Looking forward to seeing you out on your bike.
Take care
👍👍
@@plaxsax Thanks for replying 😊
Went with the modern air filter oil too.
Looking forward to seeing you out on your bike.
Take care
👍👍
Ive been waiting for this next vid.
Me too!