Another Wasted Post

So I decided to go full on into the carburetors off the 1997 GSX-R1100 and replace them with all new gaskets and everything. I placed the other and have been waiting on parts since.

In other news, I put yet another engine in the 1997 GSX-R600.

I've been riding it around the past few days and I must say it feels like a new bike. Tires are perfect, suspension is spot on and the throttle response is phenomenal. I almost want to keep it. Almost. But alas, the money garnered from selling them would go further toward other bikes to rehab!

That's all there is to report currently. Please enjoy this video of the revolutionary 1993 Honda CBR900RR.

What I wouldn't give to be a buyer at that time!

Until next time,
See you on the road!

Putting In Work

I started working on the 97 GSX-R1100 today. First step was to remove the carburetors. A pretty straight forward (albeit fiddly) procedure.

Well this was interesting. The results of parting a motorcycle for 3+ years in a garage. There were even two rotting mouse corpses! That was a nice touch.

Now comes the part where I disassemble the carburetors!

First, start with a nice adult beverage and some good music. My choice of music is Q-Dance Radio and choice of beverage is the classic screwdriver:

Next is to make sure you are working in a clean, organized environment:

Normally I work from the top to the bottom as I find it easier. I keep everything organized in the proper order it was removed in: 

Next step is to flip the whole unit over and start pulling the bowls: 

I have run into this problem before, one or two bowl screw won't come undone no matter how much PB Blaster and WD-40 I use. That's when the trusty Vice-Grips come out: 

Viola: 

Next I remove ALL of the jets. In this case, these carburetors just have main jets and pilot jets:

Jets should be clean and clear. I couldn't see through ANY of mine. Tomorrow I will do the actual cleaning and reassembly!

Until next time,
See you on the road!

Couple of Updates

So I sold the little Bandit 400. I put it on Craigslist and someone gave me close to my asking price so I came out ahead. I would have really liked to fix it but I have other bikes that will net a bigger profit once fixed.

Last night I picked up the 1997 GSX-R1100 I bought last week;

I'll probably start working on it tonight. I believe it is a California model as it has lots of emission tubes and hoses.

On a closing note, the GSX-R600 I put the motor in is still for sale. I have to take it off the market because the motor I was sold is bad. The headgasket is bad and I think that is what all the running problems can be attributed to. I cleaned the carbs but they were in perfect shape when I took them apart. This weekend I'm picking up a known good engine in order to swap it out (again!).

Until next time,
See you on the road!