Gsxr 750

[BUCKYDEVIL]

Bought Suzuki GSXR750 today, and it needs a llittle TLC as it's been over on it's Right hand side at slow speed, Just over 11000 miles on a T plate 1999
been hunting for a way back to biking for a little while and this came at too good a price to knock back so it's my new project to work on and will be used this summer then work will commence to strip and repair to bring it upto standard as a great bike.
http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad182/Buckydevil/905277x640x480_FFFFFF_H_zpsd5c6a6ff.jpg

[Maxxed_Ross]

saw you looking at these on Facebook... very nice!

[OllieZS]

Very nice, I've always had a soft spot for gsx-r's!

[Pops_81]

I had a gsxr600 srad. Great bikes, easy to work on and a lot faster than you expect them to be. Get the handling set up right and you'll be grinning at every roundabout!!

[Enright]

That possibly ought to read "grinding at every roundabout"! :bike:

[stamford]

Very nice, slighty jealous as I am forbidden to have any more bikes :sad:

[Pops_81]

That possibly ought to read "grinding at every roundabout"! :bike:

Well yeah that as well!

[grimmy]

Nice machine mate.I think you're nuts but a nice machine none the less if you want a hand with any stuff Gies a shout.

[Captain Peanut]

Very nice, and a great little project. Had the pleasure of riding one on some private land a few years ago and they can definitely shift!

Will join in with being jealous, missus has been dead against me getting a bike ever since a friend broke his back in a crash :(

[peterzs]

Great looking bike, sure its not so you can get into all those flashy leathers!!!

Have fun.

:smile2::smile2::smile2:

[BUCKYDEVIL]

Thanks Guys, took it a test flight and Fell in love. Pulls brilliantly and the acceleration is scary at first but will be fine when Ive built my confidence up after a while.
Dont get it delivered for 2 weeks so that gives some time to source Levers,
bar ends,mirror and service stuff..

[Dan1971]

Great bikes.

Mate of mine had one exactly like that and we used to go for a few rides at the weekends together. Certainly showed my VFR 750 up - or me as a rider perhaps .... - through the twisties and the roundabouts, but when we got to where we were going I was the one that could walk about having travelled in comparative luxury !!!

Just promise me that you won't buy a set of matching leathers .... If you do - you have to stay on the bike. Walking around doing the shopping in a full set of blue and white leathers is just wrong !

You'll find that unless you're travelling at speed where the wind helps to support your body - unless you're a little guy - your weight is so far forward your wrists will hurt for a bit as the posture is so biased. You'll get used to it though.

Enjoy - but ride safe mate .....

[MG ZS STE]

My mate had one of these when I was pottering around on my NSR 125 almost 20 years ago. Was a frighteningly fast machine, and he did come off it and still walks with a stick. Prefer a nice cocoon of metal around me whilst motoring these days. But nice bikes if ridden safely.

[BUCKYDEVIL]

Promise Dan I wont be wearing the matching Power Ranger suit, there are some very good styled Kevlar jeans atc that look pretty much like standard clothing.
Safety will be paramount & looking into a refresher day with an instructor
Not taking pillion as an option on the insurance so only riding one up till maybe next year for some short touring to the coast etc..

[sneekyparrot]

Love gixer's, I have had a few :-)
Last was a track k7 which was about the best all round bike I have ridden.
The 99 u have there I a superb bit of kit but the chassis is short so watch for a worn rear shock, it will squat and shake its head like a good un!

Man I miss my bikes! :-(

[Jay-ZS+]

Very nice mate had one same year as that. Although just changed it for a blade.
Will certainly make you smile!

[BUCKYDEVIL]

Very nice mate had one same year as that. Although just changed it for a blade.
Will certainly make you smile!

Fireblade was my other option,one on Autotrader in Edinburgh £1495- Stunning bike
just thought it best to go with the GSXR to get back into the swing of it.

[Jay-ZS+]

Fireblade was my other option,one on Autotrader in Edinburgh £1495- Stunning bike
just thought it best to go with the GSXR to get back into the swing of it.

Yer mate test road a new blade said he had it up to 155 in 4th! :yikes: Mental machines!

I had some kevlar jeans form my bike, great to protect against road rash but won't do anything for initial impacts.

[maxtherotti]

Nice gixer :yes:
Alas i have just sold my yamaha yzf 750 to fund my zs 180 still a bit gutted but i wanted the zs back more

Rob

[Nor]

Great bike. Scary mind you :)

[andys1981]

nice one mate,looks a nice bike,dunno much about them,but im sure you do,a 750 will shift though im sure,always wanted to have a shot of a bike to see what its like,had a shot of a moped lol

[BUCKYDEVIL]

Now the project begins, Bike arrived on Fri and I had to fit in what I could whilst working over Wkend.
Stripped down Fairings to see exactly what Ive bought and look for any Horror Ive not noticed in viewing. http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad182/Buckydevil/2013-04-01142440_zpsbf754c0b.jpg
http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad182/Buckydevil/2013-04-01142459_zpse8a58723.jpg
Good news is No rust or Miss alignment from previous riders small off, forks & seal all good, Shock and steering damper all good.
Bonus items, R&G chainguard,New Galfer discs,Goodridge braided brake hoses front & rear
http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad182/Buckydevil/2013-03-31165809_zpsa5f6718d.jpg
Bad news, as suspected fairings had a few stickers put on to hide battle scars, just scuffs n scrapes, no cracks.
Doing this on a budget with what I would usually blow on beer money or Bookies so as ive now stuck 2 new Michelin pilot sports tyres, replaced clutch & brake levers, oil & filter changed, air filter ordered, brake pads ordered so now Im pumped till payday
3 weeks away- Bollox-
Gonna spend 3 weeks sanding fairings of all paint and looking to aim for more modern colour scheme, Like this http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad182/Buckydevil/Suzuki_GSXR_600_SRAD_1998_96_zps76b641c2.jpg

[grimmy]

gies a shot

[Jay-ZS+]

Looks in pretty good shape from the pics, just want to watch the electrics my ate had a nightmare with his, although that may be down to him :ninja:

Paint scheme looks very nice!

[sneekyparrot]

Lookin good m8, sorry I meant to mail
You a while back to say it looks Like have a good find there.
Watch out if u start swapping out end cans!
Check front and rear wheel bearings along with suspension linkage, common areas for over tightening!
These spend time on the rear wheel so the head stock can take a battering!

Try to go with the softest tyres u can afford if its only for fun, this is a proper knee / boot down tool ! Oh and get yourself on a track day they are far more fun than the road and not as dangerous!

Both me and j have way to many scars and broken bones, all from the road!

Any questions mail me.

Think I still got a manual on cd somewhere.

Cheers
Paul

[BUCKYDEVIL]

gies a shot

Fek off, your daft enough with 4 wheels
wouldnt give you a shot of Bethanys scooter..
Might need your help with rear brake pal, had pads stuck against disc so stripped down cleaned rebuilt them & Hooray!! pads where free from disc

Hooray !! short lived as feckin piston wouldnt go back in with pedal applied.
might just be not bled properly.

[BUCKYDEVIL]

Cheers for input Paul will take that all on board, I know about carbs being unsettled by some aftermarket cans so will be looking for something close to original.
I got the Haynes Manual from a download :whistle:
Track day might be a good idea before I get my fairings painted, and Knockhill is just up the road..

[grimmy]

Fek off, your daft enough with 4 wheels
wouldnt give you a shot of Bethanys scooter..
Might need your help with rear brake pal, had pads stuck against disc so stripped down cleaned rebuilt them & Hooray!! pads where free from disc

Hooray !! short lived as feckin piston wouldnt go back in with pedal applied.
might just be not bled properly.

he he nae worries.

[BUCKYDEVIL]

Todays work was new filter & plugs, much needed as both are Boggin
Was a doddle as bike is still stripped down.
http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad182/Buckydevil/2013-04-07154103_zpsa3a141a7.jpg
Nasty surprise was when I removed headlight to find that mounts are smashed on the rear, snapped bits are all there though so Im gonna try to see if it will easy repair with glue before option 2 of new headlight.
using glue to put bits in place then drill tiny holes around the broken plastic and finally surround with a 2 part epoxy resin - need these mounts to be solid as they pretty much support front headlights & nose fairing
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[sneekyparrot]

You may need to strip the sticking caliper and either new seal kit or rebuild using red rubber lube. The 6 pots on the front can be a ****** for it also. I had a brand new pair but they sat for a while and had to strip and lube the seals twice on one side before the pistons worked properly :-/

P.

[mattie007]

Nice bike! Makes me want to get my Kawasaki out but it's still Sorned thanks to this lovely weather and my back problems. Covered 8000 miles in the first 2 years and now it hasn't even been fired up since October :(

[BUCKYDEVIL]

You may need to strip the sticking caliper and either new seal kit or rebuild using red rubber lube. The 6 pots on the front can be a ****** for it also. I had a brand new pair but they sat for a while and had to strip and lube the seals twice on one side before the pistons worked properly :-/

P.

Ive got lucky with the front Paul as they seem fine & working well
last owner musta hardly used rear as thats whats giving me the problem
I tried to bleed the rear again today but no luck so stripped them and looks like the seals are shot & had rust furring on back of pistons..
dodgy heavy coating of Blue paint on front & rear brakes so kinda tempted to fully strip and repaint but dont quite feel brave enough so might send them off to be done properly for peace of mind.

[sneekyparrot]

Ive got lucky with the front Paul as they seem fine & working well
last owner musta hardly used rear as thats whats giving me the problem
I tried to bleed the rear again today but no luck so stripped them and looks like the seals are shot & had rust furring on back of pistons..
dodgy heavy coating of Blue paint on front & rear brakes so kinda tempted to fully strip and repaint but dont quite feel brave enough so might send them off to be done properly for peace of mind.

Tbh Marcus there ain't much to a caliper bar a couple of seals in each piston socket and a couple between each side of the caliper. If they are already free then pistons should come straight out.
Just watch what you clean them with and don't i repeat don't use metal faced pliers to pull the pistons out! if you damage the face then it will need replacing. Plenty of spares / seal kits on ebay. Think i paid around £70 odd for both sides last time (Genuine not pattern seals)

an absolute must is to use red rubber grease on the seals / pistons when re assembly.

I used a parts washer then banged them thru the dishwasher. they came out dry. Sprayed them up straight away and avoided getting finger prints on them by hooking them out the dish washer with a wire that i used to hang them straight up with.

cheers
Paul

a few previous trophies :-)
http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee383/sneekyparrot/866cfca5-f747-4ad4-81b4-c9bddb5272bb.jpg
Full strip down and rebuild / tune. Out accelerated J's Crescent rep :-)
http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee383/sneekyparrot/a275f695-6edf-4e2a-b22d-efb254042f52.jpg
Before it got stripped for track / upgraded to 130rwhp and still is the best bike i have owned!
http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee383/sneekyparrot/ff87c74c-6939-43af-81b8-cf4668585deb.jpg
1000k1 total track bike. Bought it from J, stripped / Repaired!!!lol / upgraded . 165ish rwhp and weighed next to t-bag. fecking thing wheeled down most of donnington start finish straight first time it went to track. Proper gixer bad boy :-)

[BUCKYDEVIL]

Amazing machines there Paul, proper Poo in the pants stuff !!
Gave up on DIY calliper refurb as I want them to look great, so removed offending items and sent off to be stripped,rebuilt and painted
By http://www.briteworx.co.uk/ http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad182/Buckydevil/2013-04-15124340_zps00e98e89.jpg (http://s934.photobucket.com/user/Buckydevil/media/2013-04-15124340_zps00e98e89.jpg.html)
Also looking into refurbing the Ohshit Ohlins shock that is just a Showa unit that is also painted badly with Ohlins stickers, would love to upgrade but gonna have to look at that option further down the line http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad182/Buckydevil/2013-04-13191411_zps18ba6632.jpg (http://s934.photobucket.com/user/Buckydevil/media/2013-04-13191411_zps18ba6632.jpg.html)
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Got an Ape Manual cam chain tensioner to fit at the weekend, nowt wrong with the standard unit but Ive got it stripped this far so thought it a good precaution mod,
Watched plenty of youtube videos for How to, and feel confident enough to not feck it up.

[BUCKYDEVIL]

Been stuck in the doldrums with the project as brakes had been sent away and cost of them wiped me out for the month, happy with the results though as they look and now fitted perform as new or better with upgraded pads..
Seems weird modding the ZS to go faster but modding the Bike to stop quicker.. Ha !!
Pretty much just waiting for Fairings to come back from paint guy.http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad182/Buckydevil/2013-05-11090647_zpscc0ed66b.jpg

[peterzs]

Nearest I got to motorbikes is adjusting the chain on the grand sons Honda 125, he has just sold that!!!

But can see the attraction, Paul's pics makes you want to jump on one and take it round the track.

Have fun re-building your one, Buckydevil.

Must admit I do look out for bikes and move over for them, 99% give a little wave in recognition.

Waiting for the finished photos, soon as the fairings are back and fitted.

:smile1::smile1::smile1:

[sneekyparrot]

For the £££/ fun factor there ain't much that comes near them but its very very easy to get beyond your abilities and in a world of pain :-/

Still have one in a heart beat but none hyper sports if road riding, to damm fast and u can't help opening it up lol!

[BUCKYDEVIL]

Been busy with work lately & project got delayed a little longer than I was hoping for but heyho!! need to work hard to play hard.

Got rid of the old Orrible shock that was in & replaced with a nice unit that would look the dugs danglies as an ornament, my Mrs would have none of it so it's now neatly in place.
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Got plastics all back from paint dude so fitted flush indicators and chucked it all back together again, quite happy with the results but still to go back to said paint dude for buff & polish before I can apply my decals then it's MOT and jobs a Goodyin !!
Nearly there--
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[andys1981]

cool mate that looks funny without the decals,i know nothing about bikes,but you know your stuff as you used to be into them,am sure it will look fine just as the zs has turned out mate

[Maxxed_Ross]

I'd be tempted to leave it naked like that, it looks fantastic!

[Steven11]

I must admit to being a Harley guy. And as far is sport bikes go i would probably only want a Ducati but that is stunning. I would also leave it naked, looks stealth :clap:

[Ritchy]

No decals and your winning, apart from a wicker basket perhaps

[BUCKYDEVIL]

Cheers for the input guys, Ive already forked out on a load of decals but going by what you lot think I might just keep it to a minimal amount, Suzuki on tank & GSXR of upper fairing.
In all honesty I would have stripped it as far down had I not been involved in the track car rebuild.
Got a bit of confidence after that & learnt that with a bit of time no job is too big.

[Steven11]

http://www.motorcyclegifts.co.uk/acatalog/Helmet_Fun_Mohicans_Helmet_Ears.html

Youll need to get one of these now :laugh:

[BUCKYDEVIL]

http://www.motorcyclegifts.co.uk/acatalog/Helmet_Fun_Mohicans_Helmet_Ears.html

Youll need to get one of these now :laugh:

:) not my cuppa T but seem them all on bikers at a Local hospital Bike charity run & only looked good as worn on mass to give the kids a laugh..

[Steven11]

Ive got one on my Troy Lee Mountain bike helmet :slap:

[sneekyparrot]

I must admit to being a Harley guy. And as far is sport bikes go i would probably only want a Ducati but that is stunning. I would also leave it naked, looks stealth :clap:

Ummm most want a duc till they own one :-)))

[Steven11]

Ummm most want a duc till they own one :-)))

What do you mean, i think Foggy & KC Stoner would disagree

[BUCKYDEVIL]

Not been on the site for a while guys and good to have plenty to catch up on what most of the old school have been upto,
sadly just missed out on a Scottish meet by the look of things
Still have the ZS and it is running strong ( few niggles ) but still running well.
Little update here to excuse my absence as I haven't so much fell away from the ZS but went back to the thrill of bikes.
Bought another GSXR but this time a 600,
http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad182/Buckydevil/20150408_194050_zpstyo9fqmv.jpg (http://s934.photobucket.com/user/Buckydevil/media/20150408_194050_zpstyo9fqmv.jpg.html)
And with a couple of weeks its nearly ready for track
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Starting to build a stable -
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Had a track day with Shakey Byrne who had an injured wing at the time & I still struggled to follow his lines but it was the best day ive ever had on track.
http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad182/Buckydevil/Mobile%20Uploads/646E60EA-6A48-468B-9A9F-FBC0B404A8DF_zpsvdb226ah.jpg (http://s934.photobucket.com/user/Buckydevil/media/Mobile%20Uploads/646E60EA-6A48-468B-9A9F-FBC0B404A8DF_zpsvdb226ah.jpg.html)

Only fortunate enough to indulge in the bikes as my ZS is costing me nothing but fuel and tax, need to keep reminding myself of this whenever I feel bored of the car.

[Ritchy]

Looks smart!