1980 Suzuki GS550L - Page 9

Landsvw · 03-31-2021, 10:22 AM

The TC125 is on hold as I wait for a base gasket... should be here this week. Evidently only England makes them... lol.

Honda Z50a is together but waiting for tank liner as there was a pinhole leak in the tank when I filled it up.

Landsvw · 04-14-2021, 12:27 AM

TC125 update. Gaskets and seals arrived. Got to this point!

Landsvw · 04-14-2021, 12:30 AM

Lots of eBay parts, but trying to get it right. I think the reason this bike was turned into a parts bike was, left crank seal had fallen out... wasn’t any good either. So, it quit running, no one could get it running and it slowly lost parts as people tried and failed. I got the flywheel and the stator plate off and sure enough, seal was hanging out...

Landsvw · 04-19-2021, 01:23 AM

Runs! Many weirder small issues including a very large mouse nest in the expansion pipe that then plugged the exhaust. Took about 1/2 an hour after removing baffles to get it all out. Points were garbage. Got them filed tho and great spark now. Gas on/off valve leaked. Fixed that too.

Landsvw · 05-02-2021, 01:13 AM

Getting there. Got my seat recovered today. The 30$ seat cover arrived.

Landsvw · 05-06-2021, 10:47 PM

More parts installed. Chain guard, etc.

Landsvw · 05-30-2021, 02:07 AM

Got her running well, the rear rack on and rode 10 miles!

Landsvw · 06-03-2021, 09:47 AM

Not much to report.
But, found a little treasure trove of motorcycle junk. Bought some of it. A Kawasaki 125 and an XR80 engine.

Trying to sell the 1971 F6 Kawasaki 125, And my kayak. So far, no takers. A few interested. Organized and piled a few extra parts to go with it, including an upper end of a 1980-90 water cooled CR125 I also had laying around… spring cleaning. Heheh. Want to ride the Suzuki but it’s been 100 degrees here after work this week. Ugh!

Put together the XR80 engine and seems like almost all the parts are there. Looking for a rolling frame to put the engine in.

That’s it! Happy Thursday!

**JerryHawk250** · 06-03-2021, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Landsvw

Want to ride the Suzuki but it’s been 100 degrees here after work this week. Ugh!

Just run it WOT to make the AC work better. lol

Landsvw · 06-04-2021, 12:28 AM

Got a ride in

**JerryHawk250** · 06-04-2021, 08:34 AM

What no ride report?? lol She looks nice.

Landsvw · 06-04-2021, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JerryHawk250

What no ride report?? lol She looks nice.

Runs great! Took a 10 mile ride on her. Has power, shifts well, and runs like it’s supposed to. Had been working out the bugs until last weekend. Found the carb had a bad o-ring in it and was running rich. This bike has a carb with a removable from the outside main jet, which is in horizontally. So, where the main jet passage in the bowl hooks to the upright continuation of the passage there is an o ring. Had gone bad…

Landsvw · 06-18-2021, 09:49 AM

Got enough parts for 1 and 3/4 of an XL75! Working on it now

herbie · 06-18-2021, 10:33 AM

Cool project, I always liked those little bikes. I was at walmart yesterday and they have something new, it's a 3" thick by 2'x3' sheet of high density foam. If they had that when I recovered my seat I would have used it, may be good for your project. Best of all it was less than $8.

Landsvw · 06-20-2021, 11:22 PM

I did the electrolysis rust removal treatment on the XL75 tank and seems to have worked! Calcium carbonate, and a battery charger for like 12 hours. Negative on the tank and positive on the suspended anode in the solution. Bubbled away, creates hydrogen i think, and then rinsed with water and solvent at the end. Didn’t start leaking either which was my greatest concern…

Edit: it started leaking. Dang it!

03-31-2021, 10:22 AM	#121
Landsvw Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Myrtle Creek Oregon Posts: 873	The TC125 is on hold as I wait for a base gasket... should be here this week. Evidently only England makes them... lol. Honda Z50a is together but waiting for tank liner as there was a pinhole leak in the tank when I filled it up. __________________ 1988 Kawasaki KLR250 1969 Honda Z50 silver tag 2002 Ford F-350 7.3 diesel 1975 Corvette 2017 Chevy Bolt “Throttle twisting geek” -LFN
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04-14-2021, 12:27 AM	#122
Landsvw Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Myrtle Creek Oregon Posts: 873	TC125 update. Gaskets and seals arrived. Got to this point! __________________ 1988 Kawasaki KLR250 1969 Honda Z50 silver tag 2002 Ford F-350 7.3 diesel 1975 Corvette 2017 Chevy Bolt “Throttle twisting geek” -LFN
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04-14-2021, 12:30 AM	#123
Landsvw Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Myrtle Creek Oregon Posts: 873	Lots of eBay parts, but trying to get it right. I think the reason this bike was turned into a parts bike was, left crank seal had fallen out... wasn’t any good either. So, it quit running, no one could get it running and it slowly lost parts as people tried and failed. I got the flywheel and the stator plate off and sure enough, seal was hanging out... __________________ 1988 Kawasaki KLR250 1969 Honda Z50 silver tag 2002 Ford F-350 7.3 diesel 1975 Corvette 2017 Chevy Bolt “Throttle twisting geek” -LFN
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04-19-2021, 01:23 AM	#124
Landsvw Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Myrtle Creek Oregon Posts: 873	Runs! Many weirder small issues including a very large mouse nest in the expansion pipe that then plugged the exhaust. Took about 1/2 an hour after removing baffles to get it all out. Points were garbage. Got them filed tho and great spark now. Gas on/off valve leaked. Fixed that too. __________________ 1988 Kawasaki KLR250 1969 Honda Z50 silver tag 2002 Ford F-350 7.3 diesel 1975 Corvette 2017 Chevy Bolt “Throttle twisting geek” -LFN Last edited by Landsvw; 04-19-2021 at 06:25 AM.
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05-30-2021, 02:07 AM	#127
Landsvw Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Myrtle Creek Oregon Posts: 873	Got her running well, the rear rack on and rode 10 miles! __________________ 1988 Kawasaki KLR250 1969 Honda Z50 silver tag 2002 Ford F-350 7.3 diesel 1975 Corvette 2017 Chevy Bolt “Throttle twisting geek” -LFN
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06-03-2021, 09:47 AM	#128
Landsvw Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Myrtle Creek Oregon Posts: 873	Not much to report. But, found a little treasure trove of motorcycle junk. Bought some of it. A Kawasaki 125 and an XR80 engine. Trying to sell the 1971 F6 Kawasaki 125, And my kayak. So far, no takers. A few interested. Organized and piled a few extra parts to go with it, including an upper end of a 1980-90 water cooled CR125 I also had laying around… spring cleaning. Heheh. Want to ride the Suzuki but it’s been 100 degrees here after work this week. Ugh! Put together the XR80 engine and seems like almost all the parts are there. Looking for a rolling frame to put the engine in. That’s it! Happy Thursday! __________________ 1988 Kawasaki KLR250 1969 Honda Z50 silver tag 2002 Ford F-350 7.3 diesel 1975 Corvette 2017 Chevy Bolt “Throttle twisting geek” -LFN
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06-04-2021, 08:34 AM	#131
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06-18-2021, 10:33 AM	#134
herbie Join Date: May 2019 Location: Illinois Posts: 867	Cool project, I always liked those little bikes. I was at walmart yesterday and they have something new, it's a 3" thick by 2'x3' sheet of high density foam. If they had that when I recovered my seat I would have used it, may be good for your project. Best of all it was less than $8. __________________ 2022 Venom KPR 200 Red- the fastest color 16t and 46t sprockets, NGK Iridium CPR8EAIX-9, aftermarket full exhaust system. Top speed 81GPS 2023 Venom SS3 KP mini 150– Nibbi carb, Nibbi air filter, aftermarket muffler, decat 2022 Venom Ghost chopper 250 1997 Honda GL1500 Goldwing 1978 Kawasaki KL250 https://youtube.com/@herbiesgarage681 Last edited by herbie; 06-19-2021 at 09:59 AM.
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06-20-2021, 11:22 PM	#135
Landsvw Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Myrtle Creek Oregon Posts: 873	I did the electrolysis rust removal treatment on the XL75 tank and seems to have worked! Calcium carbonate, and a battery charger for like 12 hours. Negative on the tank and positive on the suspended anode in the solution. Bubbled away, creates hydrogen i think, and then rinsed with water and solvent at the end. Didn’t start leaking either which was my greatest concern… Edit: it started leaking. Dang it! __________________ 1988 Kawasaki KLR250 1969 Honda Z50 silver tag 2002 Ford F-350 7.3 diesel 1975 Corvette 2017 Chevy Bolt “Throttle twisting geek” -LFN Last edited by Landsvw; 06-22-2021 at 11:53 AM.
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