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Re: My other bikes....even some non suzuki 2 strokes
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 5:04 am
by busa1300
Looks like a very early model 500...69-71?
Looks pretty complete, which is good because parts for those is getting crazy
Good find
Re: My other bikes....even some non suzuki 2 strokes
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 3:35 pm
by busa1300
CBX is up and running, have put about 50 winter miles on it trying to get pistons broke in.
Waiting for warm weather now....next is the SR500 and GS1000
Trying to get a deal on a dry clutch and close ratio, for the RGV thats been on the table forever also...
Re: My other bikes....even some non suzuki 2 strokes
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 1:28 am
by wolfgangh
Very nice conversion, but please shorten the front brake lines! That looks dangerous
Re: My other bikes....even some non suzuki 2 strokes
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 8:28 pm
by busa1300
They are long, but do not make contact with anything.
Re: My other bikes....even some non suzuki 2 strokes
Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 8:07 pm
by busa1300
My poor old VJ21 (Suzuki RGV250) has been sitting neglected ever since I got it.....which has been quite a few years now.
Have been collecting a few parts for it though....and I thought I would put a few of them on.
RF600 front wheel (3.5 instead of 3.0 but same center hub dimensions)...early Katana 600 rotors....and a set of genuine home market only fully adjustable RGV250SP forks
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And the SR500 is done....A lot of changes for the better, but still looks pretty original
The bike and my girlfriend are both legal for the street, and ready to enjoy the summer together.
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Re: My other bikes....even some non suzuki 2 strokes
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 7:51 pm
by busa1300
After putting the front end back onto my RGV250....I should see if I could get it running before I did much more.
So I pulled the carbs off and stuck them in my sonic cleaner
Bolted them back up
And it fired right off...for the first time since I've had it, smoking evenly from both cylinders
I then cleaned out the tank with vinegar, then my soda blaster...cleaned all that out along with the fuel tap.
Rebuilt the brakes so I could slow down... and took it on the road for the first time
Not remotely legal....but thats half the fun
Re: My other bikes....even some non suzuki 2 strokes
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 11:39 pm
by Alan H
Only another coupla days to complete then?
Looking good so far, surprising how little these old bikes need sometimes to get back running.
It's the time scale that usually kills it.
Re: My other bikes....even some non suzuki 2 strokes
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 7:15 pm
by busa1300
It got put back in it's corner for a while, until I can get more parts rounded up (yahoo.co.jp)
Time frame.....Hopefully within a year or so......
I am surprised that it did fire up and run as good as it did...seems the crank seals are still good.
It did have some type of ignition cut out a few times....not sure about the cause though.
Re: My other bikes....even some non suzuki 2 strokes
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 7:31 pm
by busa1300
Engine back in the frame of my GS1000 project
Re: My other bikes....even some non suzuki 2 strokes
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2016 9:15 pm
by busa1300
My GS1000 project is holding itself up finally.
The RGV will have to wait it's turn...
Re: My other bikes....even some non suzuki 2 strokes
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2016 7:17 pm
by busa1300
Outside the building on a smoke break
Re: My other bikes....even some non suzuki 2 strokes
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2016 7:59 pm
by Suzukidave
Isnt that something .. i have one of those also .. the uh ... HF rear bike stand
super bike collection you have
Re: My other bikes....even some non suzuki 2 strokes
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 9:50 am
by busa1300
Thanks
I do have a large collection of stands....
Re: My other bikes....even some non suzuki 2 strokes
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2016 8:46 pm
by busa1300
Taking the GS out on the road for the first time since 1990.....
It was snowing 24 hours later....
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Re: My other bikes....even some non suzuki 2 strokes
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2016 8:28 am
by Warehouse1001
Great looking bike. Where are you in Northern Indiana? My painter is located in South Bend. Chuck