“What? 120 horsepower?” 1983 Impressive GPZ1100 (Air-cooled) Michelin POWER6 Tire Change Fork OH and More

Two months earlier than the last job…
The timing is really bad, so it can’t be helped… If possible, I’d recommend not riding during the rainy season or other off-seasons.

I’ll finish it up quickly and rush to completion (‘Д’)

I’ll do maintenance on the linkage too!

Custom bikes don’t follow standard manuals, so you need to proceed carefully .
I also check the material of bolts and nuts… and so on.

The oil was also tired, so it was good timing.

M12 is out of stock, so I used a used good one.
I’ve never seen such a long M10 short-thread bolt, so I’ll reuse it.

I also lubricated the link ball joints.

It’s good to protect the monoshock with camera wrap

Above all, the convenience of reusable material!
It’s easy to attach and detach. Since you can also use it to protect the silencer, it’s handy to have one or even two on hand!

SUS bands are normal. If you put shrink tubing on them, I think it will reduce damage to the other part.

NORMA(ノールマ)
¥1,608 (2024/04/27 19:46時点 | Amazon調べ)

I’m sending it for paint, so I’ll swap it with a spare tank!

Originally it was red… so you can tell…

Is the sensor packing from back then? New ones are still available, so I’ll replace it!
I wonder if something happened in the past with that elongated hole…

I’ll clean up the hidden spots too!

Spiral tubing on the brittle outer sheath – quite rare these days!
This spiral tubing was trendy, wasn’t it… 20th century? How nostalgic~

I removed all the outer sheath and treated it with mesh and sandpaper to give it a European car look.

The other day, the boss (M14-1.25) was completely coated all the way to the thread.
I’m glad I had a spark plug tap!
I can use a Suzuki drain bolt, so I cleaned it up nicely (*´ω`*)

The fuel cock threads were also rusty, so I’ll polish and face them before using.

That’s quite a tough one…
I polished the surrounding area and managed to remove it… M5-0.8 wouldn’t go in properly either, so I had to dig it out.
If you force it, you’ll have a bad time, so proper planning is important.

Even temporary fastening, I still polish! If it has shine, it looks clean

I’ll gently polish it with ceramic compound and a cleaning polisher.

ハセガワ(Hasegawa)
¥1,070 (2026/09/20 16:33時点 | Amazon調べ)

I’m the type who likes shine on the exterior! Even with temporary fastening, it looks lustrous~ (*´ω`*)
To be continued.

ハセガワ(Hasegawa)
¥1,070 (2026/09/20 16:33時点 | Amazon調べ)

This is really great! Three per household?

Can be used for cleaning and also for bikes – a handy tool! The handheld type is nice (*´ω`*)

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