Motorcycles 2

In 2008, I was helping a fellow at the Gixxer website find parts for a 1986 GSXR 750R Limited Edition. Eventually after having trouble finding clutch parts to replace the blown up dry clutch on the bike, he suggested that I buy the bike and take over the project, so I did. The plan is to go through the bike, clean up whatever needs to be cleaned up and replace missing or broken parts. This might take a while. 

Update September 23, 2015
Well, it's September 2015 and the bike is coming along. I was hoping to have it on the road at the end of 2014... That didn't happen. Summer 2014, it got a new set of Pirelli's, wheel bearings and chain & sprockets along with a cleaned up, freshly recoated exhaust with all the fittings checked out, cleaned up or renewed. I rebuilt the brakes in late winter 2014/2015 and then put together a list of things to do. As of today (September, 2015), the carbs are being ultrasonically cleaned and fitted with carb kits. I replaced the soft phillips screws with stainless allen key head bolts. The philips screws are super soft and prone to striping so I figured allen keys were the way to go. It has a new battery now, reconditioned batttery box and the ignition system has been replaced from ignition box to rotor & pickups. It's a super low mileage bike but I don't know the history so if I run into a questionable part, it either gets rebuild or replaced. Hoping to get it running and update this page soon. 

Update October 6, 2015
The bike is plated and on the road. I've got about 470 kms of riding on it and this bike is great. Super nimble, pretty quick, really solid in the corner and that jingle of the dry clutch can't be beat. I found a set of brand new original Suzuki clutch plates and I've acquired several sets of springs and keepers for the clutch from various members of the GSXR750 Limited community. I'll be attacking the cosmetics and tweaking some of the details over the winter. I'll get collector status for it easily once I'm done with the cosmetics.

Update April 23, 2022
It took a while to source decals and get the correct paint codes but it was we'll worth the effort. The OEM plastics and tank were cleaned up and painted and I found someone who produced a reproduction of the heat shield for the exhaust. The bike is now complete and back to it's former glory, being ridden regularly with collector plates.

As a bonus, while the OEM parts were at the paint shop, I had the spare plastics painted and decalled to match and I found a spare tank that has been cleaned and treated with KBS tank sealer; it hasn't had fuel in it since it was treated. I also acquired a 1986 OEM exhaust from a standard GSXR750 that was removed when the bike was new and put on a shelf. Now the bike looks new and has a spare set of plastics, spare tank, spare exhaust and several reproduction windscreens. Mission accomplished.