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1982 GPZ 750 Easy restoration...psshhhhh, right!
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27 Apr 2022 10:32 #866237
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while I was wrestling with whether to paint or not, I was having the damndest time to get the front brakes to bleed. Everything was new, including steel braided lines... but couldnt get a good bleed. Then I was watching the master and realized that tiny hole on the return fluid side wasn't doing anything. It definitely felt like air in the system. So I took a small wire and poked the return hole and sure enough...it was plugged...phew! Its the little things that can mess something up!
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27 Apr 2022 12:52 #866246
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Good you found it, I had the same on a KH400. When riding the front brake used to hold on then as it heated up it would start binding tighter and tighter
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27 Apr 2022 15:40 #866258
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Geeze, you don't muck around, great progress...
You did well with the seat, looks great and great price...
You did well with the seat, looks great and great price...
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28 Apr 2022 05:38 #866277
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Jim
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2016 Yamaha FJR1300ES
1982 GPz750 R1
1974 Kawasaki H1
1976 Kawasaki KZ400
1979 Yamaha XS650 cafe'
2001 KZ1000P
2001 Yamaha YZ426
1981 Honda XR200 stroked in an '89 CR125 chassis
1965 Mustang
1967 Triumph GT6
1976 Bronco
"If you didn't build it, it's not really yours"
Replied by ThatGPzGuy on topic 1982 GPZ 750 Easy restoration...psshhhhh, right!
Moving right along and looking great.
When I did my seat, I bought the ELR seat cover and then took it and the old seat to an upholsterer which cost me north of $180 so you did really good.
When I did my seat, I bought the ELR seat cover and then took it and the old seat to an upholsterer which cost me north of $180 so you did really good.
Jim
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2016 Yamaha FJR1300ES
1982 GPz750 R1
1974 Kawasaki H1
1976 Kawasaki KZ400
1979 Yamaha XS650 cafe'
2001 KZ1000P
2001 Yamaha YZ426
1981 Honda XR200 stroked in an '89 CR125 chassis
1965 Mustang
1967 Triumph GT6
1976 Bronco
"If you didn't build it, it's not really yours"
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28 Apr 2022 08:43 #866286
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I bought an ELR cover also and took it to the upholstery shop. We couldnt get it to fit right and in the end I asked how much to make one and when he said $150...do it. Ill use the ELR cover on my ELR tribute!
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28 Apr 2022 12:35 #866293
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28 Apr 2022 12:47 #866294
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28 Apr 2022 12:51 #866297
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28 Apr 2022 12:58 #866298
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28 Apr 2022 13:18 #866302
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28 Apr 2022 14:38 #866308
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Gpz750R1 1982
Gpz750A1 1983
Gpz1100A2 1984
FZ750 1985
Gpz900R -91
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Nice work but I am starting to question my own ability when reading about yours to get things done.
What kind of paint did u use on the engine covers?
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What kind of paint did u use on the engine covers?
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Gpz750R1 1982
Gpz750A1 1983
Gpz1100A2 1984
FZ750 1985
Gpz900R -91
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28 Apr 2022 16:33 #866314
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Ok, You're hired !!
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