77 Suzuki GS750 Build

[13clicks]

That thing is long n low. Super nice.

[timxmorris]

you need to put some super low bars on that beast.

[Greenmachine]

Im thinking of buying the same jig kit. How long are your bottom jig rails?

Bottom rails are 72" long

[Greenmachine]

Haven't made a whole lot of progress due to the holidays but did manage to get the lower rails tacked up to the stock frame and the new axle plates. Also cut off the stock neck, smoothed it out and bent and fit up some new down tubes, slugged them up and tacked the neck in place. More progress this weekend hopefully.

[killersoundz]

Picked up a girder off of eBay. The main tube on one side is cracked and had been welded back together in two places. Going to cut the tube out and slug it on the top and bottom to fix it right. Thinking of doing the same thing on the other side where the cracks are to prevent them from happening again.



Here it is mocked up with front end.



Still waiting on my slugs from the machine shop but here's a pic of the fit up of the lower tube, beveled and drilled/chamfered. Slugs should be done this week.

Awesome man! One question I planned on using slugs like this as well. I see you drilled holes too which I figured I would do too. Are you leaving a gap inbetween the tubes as well like this when you get the slugs just to get some weld on the slugs too?

[Greenmachine]

Awesome man! One question I planned on using slugs like this as well. I see you drilled holes too which I figured I would do too. Are you leaving a gap inbetween the tubes as well like this when you get the slugs just to get some weld on the slugs too?

I left an 1/8" gap between the tubes to make sure I got decent penetration on the slug with the root pass.

[Greenmachine]

Been looking at my options for fixing the top end. Anyone have experience with the wiseco 844 kit on the 750 gs's? It's around $500 for the whole setup and I would have to get the cylinders bored. I have a local machine shop to do the boring/honing work for cheap. Anything else I should do to the bottom end while I'm in there? Replace timing chain and guides etc? All my motor work experience is with racing quad motors and Brit bikes so I have no idea what to look for with these older GS motors.

[Greenmachine]

Got the upper seat rails welded in yesterday.


Pics with the tank on




Going to install seat post today and finish out all the welding. Then it will be taken off of the jig so I can get it to a roller and begin fab work on fenders, seat mounts, etc.

[55fbomb]

i would put the timing chain and guides in it if it were mine. coming along very nicely.

[Greenmachine]

Seat post is in. Took it off of the jig and did a quick mock up with the stock forks because I wanted to see what it looks like as a bike again.

[Sa200]

I love the stance of this bike! Great job so far fella

[Brandon]

nice

[Greenmachine]

Wasn't feeling the king queen seat overlapping the fender like this


So I decided to see what the bike would look like with the biltwell solo off of my BSA. Also raised the tank on the backbone a bit.


I think I like the look of the bike with the solo and the raised tank a lot better so that's the direction I am going to take.

[blackchop]

the k/q seat and girder i was really liking that look.

[tgc]

the k/q seat and girder i was really liking that look.

Agreed, love the stance and look of this bike with the k/q seat. I would try to get that seat to fit better and stay on that road.