WOW! Those are both OEM seat cowls! The two seat cowls alone are worth almost $500!
You got a REALLY good deal!
You got a REALLY good deal!
Buddy Bike Rebuild 94 GSX-R 750
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So I picked up a 94 750 this morning that has a bit of a back-story, and a lot of promise. Seller was a young gal whose dad had bought the bike for her as a project, and never got to it. She wanted it gone so she could concentrate on her sailboat. I was happy to oblige. Bike started life as a 94 750. Somewhere along the line the frame acquired a broken rear upper shock mount. A 1992 GSX-R 600 donor bike was then found and the 750 was transplanted to the 600 frame. And that is where I found it. For the paltry sum of $500 I walked away with a running frankenbike 750, all the required paperwork to get it licensed (including the State Patrol inspection paperwork, affidavit of change of ownership, original title, bill of sale, etc.) a spare 600 motor from the donor bike (in unknown condition) a couple sets of plastics, parts for both a 93 and 94 upper fairing, a box of miscellaneous parts (gauge cluster, complete set of rearsets, complete rear brake setup, intake/exhaust cams, 2nd radiator overflow reservoir, couple jars of bolts/nuts/fasteners, upper triple with ignition key cylinder-but no key, and a bunch of other odds and ends) and 2 full sets of saddles to include main and passenger seats and seat cowls.....that's right 2 Seat Cowls! 1 even had the buttrest pad still on it. Plan is to build it up so I have a bike to ride since I can't get my son off the 600 we did last year.
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And the piece de resistance
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And the piece de resistance
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Started tear down this weekend with the help of my son. First issue I found is going to be wiring harness. Lots of broken wires, connectors jury rigged, etc.
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Getting the subframe off involved drilling 2 of the 4 allen head bolts that the PO had rounded out. The left side rearset I'm not sure what it came off, same with the rear axle ,looks like the one on my dirtbike
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Lower triple is powder coated black, so not sure if it is the original or not. Ended up having to use an extractor to get 3 of the 5 rear disc bolts out, and about half of the front ones. But at least it is down to the frame. Not going to spend anywhere near what Bad_T did on his rebuild, set the bar pretty high there, but do want to take my time and get everything right.
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Getting the subframe off involved drilling 2 of the 4 allen head bolts that the PO had rounded out. The left side rearset I'm not sure what it came off, same with the rear axle ,looks like the one on my dirtbike
Lower triple is powder coated black, so not sure if it is the original or not. Ended up having to use an extractor to get 3 of the 5 rear disc bolts out, and about half of the front ones. But at least it is down to the frame. Not going to spend anywhere near what Bad_T did on his rebuild, set the bar pretty high there, but do want to take my time and get everything right.
lol, true. The 600 I did I only doubled what I initially spent. First part arrived today, a 2007 GSX-r1000 rear shock to replace the badly worn stocker. I now have three of those old remote reservoir paperweights
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Slow going with all the great weather we've had, no time for the shop. Did take some time this weekend to get the motor in and start on the fork rebuilds. Since I was by myself and my floor jack was in use elsewhere had to come up with a way to get the motor in the frame by myself. Found the easiest way was to lay the engine on it's side and set the frame over it, bolt up one side, flip it and bolt up the removeable member, then stand it up and torque everything down...took all of 20 minutes 
. In the last pic you can see the next write up I'm working on...coil pack conversion. I got a set of 2007 GSXR COPs that ohm at 1.7 ohms each (3.4 in pair) and some Denso plugs with leads (cheaper than finding a wire loom to cut up). Whole thing was under $30 on ebay. Can't wait to get it wired up and fired up.
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. In the last pic you can see the next write up I'm working on...coil pack conversion. I got a set of 2007 GSXR COPs that ohm at 1.7 ohms each (3.4 in pair) and some Denso plugs with leads (cheaper than finding a wire loom to cut up). Whole thing was under $30 on ebay. Can't wait to get it wired up and fired up.
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Got a little shop time in this weekend. Front end is together, working on the fairings and supports. The mirror stay is a pain in the ass to find. I have one that is pretty beat up but may be able to straighten it out. Wiring is being gone through to fix some broken and missing bits and prepping the Coil On Plug mod. Waiting on a new rear disc to put the back end back together.
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Been awhile since I updated this build. After the rod let go in the 600 and punched a fist sized hole in the case (600 engine woes). Not a lot of progress pics as I was just trying to get at least one bike back on the road. Did do the Stick coil conversion and
SV650 aftermarket levers and have put about 30 miles on it so far. She looks like a bastard stepchild with 3 different color fairing pieces atm, but I figure maybe that will make her less of a theft target :dunno
The wounded little brother in the shop next to his big brother
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Nearing completion
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SV650 aftermarket levers and have put about 30 miles on it so far. She looks like a bastard stepchild with 3 different color fairing pieces atm, but I figure maybe that will make her less of a theft target :dunno
The wounded little brother in the shop next to his big brother
Nearing completion
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