'91 R100GS - Rebuild Project

[DevonianScotsman]

Hi all.

I've taken the plunge and I'm stripping and rebuilding my GS, Judith, from the ground up. There will be a new colour scheme and heaps of new parts.

So I'm stripping her down, labeling the bits and going through everything; cleaning and preparing them for the new paintjob.
As the project progresses, I'll post the photos up here.

So, here goes.

Judith on a lovely sunny day in Summer 2009 - On the Kingswear Ferry - Dartmouth.

Part 1: Carbs removed and refurbished

I've gone for a full strip, clean and replace of all of the perishable parts.
* Stainless top screws
* Float bowl gaskets
* Choke assembly gaskets
* Throttle springs
* Choke springs
* Rubber seals
* Jets
* Needles
* Diaphragms

Part 2 to follow shortly.

 

[Rob Farmer]

 

[ianboydsnr]

I love a good rebuild thread

 

[DevonianScotsman]

I love a good rebuild thread

I hope this thread satisfies!

 

[steveo]

quality newspaper, if we get bored

 

[Valker]

One I prepared earlier

What make is the screen on your GS?

 

[DevonianScotsman]

What make is the screen on your GS?

It's a Secdem. I think Motobins sell them.
Was on the bike when I bought it.

 

[brassmonkey001]

I should clean both carbs the same if I were you.

 

[DevonianScotsman]

I should clean both carbs the same if I were you.

Shame, I was thinking of rolling the clean one in the dirt to match the other...

 

[bakerlonglegs]

Bring on the pics!

 

[DevonianScotsman]

Bring on the pics!

More to come tomorrow

 

[peepingtom]

great start look forward to reading more. How did you clean the carbs?

 

[DevonianScotsman]

great start look forward to reading more. How did you clean the carbs?

Cheers.

I started out by stuffing the Ports with newspaper - then gave them a good spray with this stuff:

After wiping the gunk and grease off with a rag, I soaked them in carb-cleaner.
After that, it was a case of cleaning and greasing the throttle and choke assemblies, replacing the gaskets - then fitting the new internals.

Finally a nice polish with a bit of Brasso.

 

[DevonianScotsman]

Time for a couple more long-awaited photos!

Today I got the frame and some other bits and pieces back from the Powder-Coaters.
£200 got me a full strip down of the frame and all of the other parts; (removing the old powder), all the necessary prep and a full coat of blue Powder. The new 'Kalahari' colour scheme is really taking shape!

Apologies for the parts still being wrapped in plastic, but I'm leaving her this way until the re-assembly commences tomorrow

 

[steveo]

slightly off topic, but whats with the pic at the bottom of your posts, thats the badge of the now defunct Royal Observer Corps if im not mistaken ?

 

[Rob Farmer]

Thank feck for that. I thought it was going to be another GS in bits in a shed somewhere.


£200 for powder coating I've just had more stuff than that done for £130.

 

[Thunder]

Thank feck for that. I thought it was going to be another GS in bits in a shed somewhere.


£200 for powder coating I've just had more stuff than that done for £130.

Which is 20 quid more than I shell out this side of the pond

Actually missed the start of this thread but look forward to seeing it develope, good luck with the project

 

[DevonianScotsman]

slightly off topic, but whats with the pic at the bottom of your posts, thats the badge of the now defunct Royal Observer Corps if im not mistaken ?

It certainly is. I've been visiting all of the Posts (existing and demolished) in Devon and Cornwall. I've been photographing each and documenting them for a book I'm compiling.

Thank feck for that. I thought it was going to be another GS in bits in a shed somewhere.


£200 for powder coating I've just had more stuff than that done for £130.

I got it done in less than 24 hours - So IMHO it was a pretty good price

 

[Rob Farmer]

Which is 20 quid more than I shell out this side of the pond

But you're in Ireland so it'll blow off in the wind

 

[steveo]

interesting, my father was group comander for No2 group based in horsham, sussex,he was in the ROC for 25 years, i remember visiting the bunker as a boy. very thick doors!!