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**87gsxrnut** · 01-13-2007, 11:39 PM

HEH HEH HEH

Gettin' on it . . .

- Nut

**Clint** · 01-14-2007, 08:13 AM

That engine looks very familiar.

**87gsxrnut** · 01-16-2007, 02:11 PM

Yeah, a trophy-winning Super-Dino motor should!!!!!!

- Nut

**drgibson** · 01-16-2007, 02:58 PM

Cool.

**87gsxrnut** · 01-17-2007, 09:56 AM

Motor will be getting reworked next week.

- Nut

bajaraider · 01-19-2007, 08:38 AM

did you just work on your bike in the living room??? looks carpeted. if so, you are my hero!

**87gsxrnut** · 01-20-2007, 07:50 AM

Hate to disappoint you, but it is the garage. Or, "car hole" if you prefer.

- Nut

bajaraider · 01-22-2007, 02:19 PM

oh its alright. still looks like you are having a good time with it.

**87gsxrnut** · 01-30-2007, 03:45 PM

Yeah! I am. Motor bill alone will be $3,400. Ouch. Suspension still needs to be revamped too. Add a battery and tires to all that and I should be good to go.

I am an idiot for doing this.

- Nut

Jerryzuki · 01-30-2007, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 87gsxrnut

I am an idiot for doing this.

- Nut

Well, you’ve recognized the problem, but it’s too late to do anything about now. Just kidding, good luck.

**87gsxrnut** · 02-18-2007, 09:34 PM

Head:

From builder:

- The valve job is done and the head has been re-surfaced. ( It was warped in the center about .006in.)
- The cylinders were a touch out of round so we honed .0004in. in to correct.
- The piston skirt to cyl wall clearance is still well below max spec, so no worries.
- In fact, all are close to .003in. clearance,which is what I would have set them up at anyway if we had done the overbore.

From ME:

I saw the valves. MAN, they were smoked. Real junk. Engine was setup correctly, so it was the valves themselves that failed. Kibblewhite. Should have figured. Using stock Suzuki valves for roadracing is always a good idea.

Shift drum was also wasted. Oil pump had a lot of wear, and was out of spec too. Geez!

Oh yeah, motor was missing a couple of bolts. MAJOR bolts.

Hmmm . . . last engine builder f-ed up on a lot of things.

- Nut

**Clint** · 02-18-2007, 09:42 PM

$3400? Doesn't it make sense to buy a motor?

**87gsxrnut** · 02-18-2007, 09:45 PM

Actually, it will be over 4K now. Have to have custom piston rings made because Suzuki does not make 1mm oversize for that year anymore.

Let me ask you this, would you buy a motor off a nearly 20-year-old bike not knowing the history of it, then put it on the race track and flog the piss out of it???

I would, only in a dire, dire emergency. I've tried it before, with mixed results.

- Nut

**Clint** · 02-18-2007, 09:54 PM

I meant a crate motor. Can you get those for bikes? I'd have thought the cost would be about the same.

**87gsxrnut** · 02-18-2007, 10:15 PM

No idea. I know you used to be able to possibly get them. I saw a shop that had a Honda 500 V-4 in a crate sitting there in the 80s. I really, really doubt that that is still possible, unless you knew someone who knew someone in Suzuki. Not to say that there aren't any around, but I don't have the time to be messing around trying to find one. A new motor I'm sure you could get though.

- Nut

**87gsxrnut** · 03-07-2007, 03:35 PM

$830.00 has my seriously beefed-up transmission back. Getting ready to send forks out.

- Nut

**87gsxrnut** · 08-24-2007, 01:52 PM

Motor done. Shock done. Have 520 chain conversion here. Forks getting shipped out next week.

- Nut

650Doug · 08-25-2007, 08:05 AM

Hey Nut!

Happy Birthday man! And I can't wait to see this finished, and hear the ride report.

(I tried to post this as it's own thread, but evidently I don't have "permission" to start threads in your forum

)

Tab B. · 08-25-2007, 09:48 AM

Good on ya! I'm watching! I never what know what I might see you do, then it becomes the next thing to think about for my old girl.

**87gsxrnut** · 09-07-2007, 12:03 PM

Got delayed in painting the garage. Will start the assembly soon. Still need new tires too. Will wait until the bike is done before getting into that though.

- Nut

01-13-2007, 11:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
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01-16-2007, 02:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
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01-16-2007, 02:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
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01-17-2007, 09:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
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01-19-2007, 08:38 AM	#6 (permalink)
bajaraider U.B's LoveChild Joined: Sep 2005 Bike: 2005 M50, 1970 TC120 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 1,030	did you just work on your bike in the living room??? looks carpeted. if so, you are my hero! __________________ RED M50 - 2005 "only a motorcycle rider understands why a dog hangs its head out the window" My Toys

01-20-2007, 07:50 AM	#7 (permalink)
87gsxrnut Ho Dog Joined: Dec 2003 Bike: #360 Location: Terror Lake Posts: 4,153	Hate to disappoint you, but it is the garage. Or, "car hole" if you prefer. - Nut __________________ Person or person's unknown.

01-22-2007, 02:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
bajaraider U.B's LoveChild Joined: Sep 2005 Bike: 2005 M50, 1970 TC120 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 1,030	oh its alright. still looks like you are having a good time with it. __________________ RED M50 - 2005 "only a motorcycle rider understands why a dog hangs its head out the window" My Toys

01-30-2007, 03:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
87gsxrnut Ho Dog Joined: Dec 2003 Bike: #360 Location: Terror Lake Posts: 4,153	Yeah! I am. Motor bill alone will be $3,400. Ouch. Suspension still needs to be revamped too. Add a battery and tires to all that and I should be good to go. I am an idiot for doing this. - Nut __________________ Person or person's unknown.

02-18-2007, 09:34 PM	#11 (permalink)
87gsxrnut Ho Dog Joined: Dec 2003 Bike: #360 Location: Terror Lake Posts: 4,153	Head: From builder: - The valve job is done and the head has been re-surfaced. ( It was warped in the center about .006in.) - The cylinders were a touch out of round so we honed .0004in. in to correct. - The piston skirt to cyl wall clearance is still well below max spec, so no worries. - In fact, all are close to .003in. clearance,which is what I would have set them up at anyway if we had done the overbore. From ME: I saw the valves. MAN, they were smoked. Real junk. Engine was setup correctly, so it was the valves themselves that failed. Kibblewhite. Should have figured. Using stock Suzuki valves for roadracing is always a good idea. Shift drum was also wasted. Oil pump had a lot of wear, and was out of spec too. Geez! Oh yeah, motor was missing a couple of bolts. MAJOR bolts. Hmmm . . . last engine builder f-ed up on a lot of things. - Nut __________________ Person or person's unknown.

02-18-2007, 09:45 PM	#13 (permalink)
87gsxrnut Ho Dog Joined: Dec 2003 Bike: #360 Location: Terror Lake Posts: 4,153	Actually, it will be over 4K now. Have to have custom piston rings made because Suzuki does not make 1mm oversize for that year anymore. Let me ask you this, would you buy a motor off a nearly 20-year-old bike not knowing the history of it, then put it on the race track and flog the piss out of it??? I would, only in a dire, dire emergency. I've tried it before, with mixed results. - Nut __________________ Person or person's unknown.

02-18-2007, 10:15 PM	#15 (permalink)
87gsxrnut Ho Dog Joined: Dec 2003 Bike: #360 Location: Terror Lake Posts: 4,153	No idea. I know you used to be able to possibly get them. I saw a shop that had a Honda 500 V-4 in a crate sitting there in the 80s. I really, really doubt that that is still possible, unless you knew someone who knew someone in Suzuki. Not to say that there aren't any around, but I don't have the time to be messing around trying to find one. A new motor I'm sure you could get though. - Nut __________________ Person or person's unknown.

03-07-2007, 03:35 PM	#16 (permalink)
87gsxrnut Ho Dog Joined: Dec 2003 Bike: #360 Location: Terror Lake Posts: 4,153	$830.00 has my seriously beefed-up transmission back. Getting ready to send forks out. - Nut __________________ Person or person's unknown.

08-24-2007, 01:52 PM	#17 (permalink)
87gsxrnut Ho Dog Joined: Dec 2003 Bike: #360 Location: Terror Lake Posts: 4,153	Motor done. Shock done. Have 520 chain conversion here. Forks getting shipped out next week. - Nut __________________ Person or person's unknown.

08-25-2007, 08:05 AM	#18 (permalink)
650Doug Third gear and cruising Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 459	Hey Nut! Happy Birthday man! And I can't wait to see this finished, and hear the ride report. (I tried to post this as it's own thread, but evidently I don't have "permission" to start threads in your forum )

08-25-2007, 09:48 AM	#19 (permalink)
Tab B. Third gear and cruising Joined: May 2007 Bike: 86 GSXR750G, 93 GSX1100G, 89 YSR50 Location: Kingston NH Posts: 469	Good on ya! I'm watching! I never what know what I might see you do, then it becomes the next thing to think about for my old girl.

09-07-2007, 12:03 PM	#20 (permalink)
87gsxrnut Ho Dog Joined: Dec 2003 Bike: #360 Location: Terror Lake Posts: 4,153	Got delayed in painting the garage. Will start the assembly soon. Still need new tires too. Will wait until the bike is done before getting into that though. - Nut __________________ Person or person's unknown.

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