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Anyone know where I can get either an overhaul kit or a new rear master cylinder for these bikes?

Laying everything out before assembling the Unistrut knuckle. Misplaced one of the sleeves, so used the old one to serve as a place holder for the pic and found the new one afterwards.


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Finally got the parts for my Unistrut knuckle made up.

The 3 sleeves to go in the knuckle along with the metal grommets to hold the dust seals over the spherical bearing. These parts are no longer available, so had to get them made using the old damaged bits as a guide.
Sleeves were ...

Updating with photos:

Frame, before...

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Okay, another update.

Have blasted my frame and major associated parts, etch primed and painted the frame this morning with auto enamel. Have to wait for that to cure before finishing it off.

Got the unitrack bearing sleeves made by a guy that does stuff for our work. He made them out of stainless ...

Yes they are.
The full listing on the packet is as follows:

(81-83) CB1100RB/RC/RD - (presumably Honda)
(1983) XVZ12TK - (Yamaha?)
(80-83) KZ750H1-H4 - (got to be Kawasaki)
(80-81) GS1000GTGT/GX/GLT/GLX - (I assume that's Suzuki)

When I was searching for the part I entered the size of the brush ...

I just went by the model numbers, the bikes the packet referred to was (80-81) GS 1000GT/GX/GLT/GLX.

Wemoto only had the GX model in it's parts listing, the others don't even exist in their listings.

Maybe this will help: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_GS_series

Seems difficult to find any ...

Pulled one of my anti-dive valves apart, since it was all but seized. Had to use a 14mm Allen key.
I found an old key which had been cut down, thus lost its hardened tip and drilled an 7mm hole in the middle of the face deep enough to pass over the spigot sticking out of it.

The screw is pretty ...

Found these guys in the states:

https://www.megazip.net/zapchasti-dlya- ... -a1-682893

Lots of expensive things, but they seem to have a lot in stock....

Yep, Wemoto list the swing arm bearing and seal kit, but nothing for the rest of the linkages.

Okay, thanks guys for your answers.

Here comes another question.....

With the untrack suspension, I have to get new bearings and sleeves (bushings). Any parts around, or do I need to get them made?

If the latter, what steel do I need for the bushing sleeves? I assume your standard bright mild ...

Just got the fork assembly apart, but the legs are still in one piece.

The manual says the anti dive units need to be replaced every couple of years (service item), so I very much doubt these are readily available nowadays.

Anyone know of a fix or workaround for this?

I am intending to strip the ...

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Well. I wasn't planning on going this far with the bike at this time, but when I took the swing arm off and found some rusty bushes and dead bearings in the unitrack linkages, time to take the main stand off to get the last bolts out.

That meant taking the engine out. Now it's down to the bare ...

Speaking of syncing the carbs, have been thinking about buying one of those Digisync manometers.
http://thedigisync.com/
Not a plug for it, but it does seem to be a reasonably priced option compared to the old vacuum gauge/mercury things, with the claim of being more accurate.

I would wonder what ...