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Hi, I'm new to the site and new to Suzuki to be honest. I have just purchased a project bike that I plan to restore around running my business 7 days a week.
I have a 1998 Suzuki gsx750f. It's not in the best of conditions but I'm remaining positive I can put some life back in to it. I have rebuilt a few bikes from boxes of rusty bits so as long as the engine is good, there is no reason why this one can't go back on the road.
It's been stood for a couple of years part stripped. Originally black but the previous owner had it repainted purple and I quite like it. Looking around the bike I found the forks are badly pitted and would either need replacing or professionally restoring. Luckily I managed to find a set of forks on eBay for a mere £25 that looked in much better condition than mine. They arrived today and the stanchions are excellent. Only issue is the guy I bought them from had to cut the mudguard off so there are four sheared bolts stuck in the lower parts of the forks. Plan to try to remove these or drill them out and rethread.
Looking around the bike it's hard to see if anything is missing as I have never owned one. One thing I have noticed which is odd is on the carbs. At the engine side there are three short pipes with screws in the end. The pipes are around 3-4 inches long and come from the carbs, just after where the rubber boots push on but attached to the carbs, not the boots. I'm a little puzzled as to why these pipes are here and why they have screws in the end.
Plan of action with the bike is to drain the oil, add new oil, filter, new plugs, new battery, clean the carbs and then make sure it runs before I start with anything else.
I look forward to chatting to a few of you guys on here and hopefully getting a bit of info too if I get stuck
I have a 1998 Suzuki gsx750f. It's not in the best of conditions but I'm remaining positive I can put some life back in to it. I have rebuilt a few bikes from boxes of rusty bits so as long as the engine is good, there is no reason why this one can't go back on the road.
It's been stood for a couple of years part stripped. Originally black but the previous owner had it repainted purple and I quite like it. Looking around the bike I found the forks are badly pitted and would either need replacing or professionally restoring. Luckily I managed to find a set of forks on eBay for a mere £25 that looked in much better condition than mine. They arrived today and the stanchions are excellent. Only issue is the guy I bought them from had to cut the mudguard off so there are four sheared bolts stuck in the lower parts of the forks. Plan to try to remove these or drill them out and rethread.
Looking around the bike it's hard to see if anything is missing as I have never owned one. One thing I have noticed which is odd is on the carbs. At the engine side there are three short pipes with screws in the end. The pipes are around 3-4 inches long and come from the carbs, just after where the rubber boots push on but attached to the carbs, not the boots. I'm a little puzzled as to why these pipes are here and why they have screws in the end.
Plan of action with the bike is to drain the oil, add new oil, filter, new plugs, new battery, clean the carbs and then make sure it runs before I start with anything else.
I look forward to chatting to a few of you guys on here and hopefully getting a bit of info too if I get stuck
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