1984 KTM 600GS restoration

[brebel]

Finally got the wheels back after nearly 4 months!
and $1,170 looks alright though

[LWC82PE]

What happened to the original drum front wheel? Do you still have it?

[brebel]

I only have the centre I lost the hub years ago

[brebel]

I took it out for the first real ride in 20 years last weekend, well it was quite enjoyable, nothing came loose or broke, the carb needs work but what a difference it is to my usual steeds :both CR500 powered, its a real torque machine and I love the big power pulses right from idle. The chassis and suspension are superb, real plush, perfect for long trail rides it steers faultlessly I am amazed at how it can be flicked around compared to my CR500AFX and CR500E,one thing that is out of wack is the ergonomics when standing, this bike was obviously not meant to be ridden while standing up on the pegs as the bike is rather wide at the panels along the bottom of the seat, combined with tiny pegs, you have to be bow legged to stand, so all I really have to do now is get the carby working right and make the pegs bigger and slightly stiffen the forks as they bottom out too soon then it will be ready for some VMX fun.   
 

[Slakewell]

Hope your having fun bike looks great , cant wait to get mine finished

[nick840]

wow brebel what a fantastic looking bike thanks for posting

any tips on how you cleaned up that white tank?

[brebel]

Thanks for those kind words Nick, I was fortunate enough to have purchased a new tank many years ago and never fitted it until now, the long range tank that was on it looks terrible
I took the bike out for a decent run in the bush last weekend, after I discovered that the cam timing was still not correct and now with that finally sorted, yipee it goes great now, good bottom end grunt but if you keep it pinned it revs out to a strong top end as well...I love these Rotax four valvers.

[LWC82PE]

Do you have a photo of it with the long range tank or just a photo of the tank?

[brebel]

The big tank is on the first pic in this thread

[nick840]

haha i scrubbed ,sanded,polished and used about 10 different cleaning solution  thinking there has to be a way to whiten this tank like brebels.

how are you finding the suspension? any mods?

[brebel]

I had the shock rebuilt, the forks haven't been touched in over 15 years, they don't even leak! (maybe there's no oil in them  )  the suspension is plush, cant fault the rear,but the forks bottom out too easy so I have to service the forks next. The manual says the forks are set up for a 70 kg rider, I'm 100kg so gotta do them asap  .