Up to Date

Next up was the carbs. They had been drained before being stored but were still a bit of a mess. I stripped and cleaned them and ran a wire brush attachment in a dremel over them to clean up the outside.

The carbs were a bit of a pain. Most of the bolts had seized and some required drilling out. A pair of high leverage pliers did well with most of the screws that wouldn't come undone using a screwdriver. All the screws were replaced with some M5x12 button headed s/s ones.


When the bike was mocked up, it turned out that with the new suspension, the side stand was too short. The bike leaned heavily to the side but it's not obvious in the pictures as I stuck a block of wood under it. I found an old fireblade stand in the garage which is about an inch longer  but this was too narrow to go on the GSXR bracket. Out came the grinder and the Dremel and now it fits. It still needs finishing but does the job and seems to hold the bike at a reasonable angle.

And that's about it so far. The oil cooler has been loosely mounted but I need some adapters for the lines. Will update as soon as I have more to add.