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    mothman
    12 years ago
    I had time yesterday to change all the brake hoses on the GT750 - yes they are new not old stock or used.

    these took almost 3 weeks to get through customs from japan. but the price was right.

    so I have functioning brakes - almost scary
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    Yermo
    12 years ago
    Scary. A bike that is only modestly more advanced than the 1992 Harley that's in the garage now.
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    mothman
    12 years ago
    did you actually say a 40 year old Suzuki is more advance than a 92 HD???

    you may actually have electronic ignition and a solid state voltage regulator.

    I'm on points & an air gap adjustable voltage regulator so I don't think advance
    is even a word that should be used in the same sentence.

    I need to come over & see it.
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    mothman
    12 years ago
    BTW: I got the front forks back from metro plating


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    mothman
    12 years ago

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    Yermo
    12 years ago
    Damn, that looks clean.
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    Ian
    12 years ago
    mothman wrote:
    BTW: I got the front forks back from metro plating


    Sounds like you're planning on riding that beast. How close is it to being road-worthy?

    Keeping such an old bike on the road is a pretty big commitment, but you're off to a good start. Good luck!
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    mothman
    12 years ago
    I cleaned carbs in January & got the electrical functioning so the battery is charging - the engine is running

    next problem is the rust in the fuel tank
    until this is cleaned & sealed the bike isn't even doing parking lot test.

    actual time to get it done is the biggest problem
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    mothman
    12 years ago
    this is what I'm thinking of using in the fuel tank to seal it.

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    Yermo
    12 years ago
    This makes me wonder if this might not be something that could be used in a marine environment such as on Duncan's boats gas tank?
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    Yermo
    12 years ago
    Well, reading the instructions it looks like using it in a marine application is not practical.
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    Ian
    12 years ago
    Is it just rusty inside or do you have pinhole leaks?

    Big flakes of rust or fine powdery rust?
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    mothman
    12 years ago
    no pin holes just fine stuff that clogs up carbs
    the petcock has a screen & I added a small lawn mower filter but they just clog up

    so I have to clean the tank.
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    Ian
    12 years ago
    That product that you linked to claims to be better than Kreem, which I have used successfully (it lasted many years), so there's a good chance it would work for you. If you just have fine rust, then the tank is probably structurally fine.

    Another crazy thought, given your knowledge and abilities... build yourself a new tank from scratch.
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    Yermo
    12 years ago
    Oh, I don't know Ian, I suspect that can't be done.
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    mothman
    12 years ago
    no I'm not building a tank - I'm not falling for that...

    I've got 2 tanks for the GT750's
    a 74 & a 75 only difference is the gas caps
    both need cleaning.

    with the ethanol fuels and the political push to increase them to 15% or 20% I don't want to use the "kreem" - I've just seen to many items dissolve/fail using ethanol fuels.