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Hi, I have tried loads of different types of engine cleaner. The one I always use now is Carplan engine cleaner. It isn't cheap about £28 a gallon. But it works superbly.

It took a long time to find someone who could supply the right diaphragms for these carbs. I use a company on the internet who supply diaphragms for loads of different carbs. I sent them pictures with dimensions etc from the carbs I was rebuilding. They had a good research and finally found the diaphragms that I needed. I can't remember their name but I will have a look for the receipt and let you know.

Hi, that's a good question, not very easy to answer though. The paint on these heads is very difficult to remove. It does flake and peel, but you can remove the flaking bits, but you won't get the good paint off. The only way is to get it blasted, or remove as much as you can then, rub the rest down to get the best surface for a re-paint. Not easy, you can make it look ok but it is a long job.

@@RestorationBiker Thanks for the reply. I have just contacted motorworks for a quote on a replacement head. The paint on them is almost as tough as the magnesium alloy they are made of. The bike is a beautiful piece of engineering shame they designed them to dissolve in the rain.

@@GadgetMart Yes you are dead right. They look great when they are new but it doesn't like the british winter

Hi, thanks for the kind comments, glad you enjoyed it.

Well done, I bet that was a great feeling getting your old bike back. I saw one of my old bikes up for sale a few years ago, and I didn't buy it even though my wife urged me to do so. I really wish I had because I had done so much work to it.

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it.

Bon jour mon ami. These bikes are superb. You can still get all of the parts for these easily. They are quite cheap to buy and maintain. They ride brilliantly, I love them. Cost for one at the moment in England (may be different in France) is about £1500 - £2000 for a nice one in good condition, about 1995-99. And, yes they are brilliantly reliable. Let me know if you need any help or info

@@RestorationBiker Thanks for your informations.😊

@@gerard3665 No problem you are welcome

Glad you liked it.

Glad it was useful for you.

Enjoy your trip, glad my video helped you

Yes you could, but if you are 'removing' the ABS you can get rid of so much unnecessary pipework. Makes it much easier to bleed too with less pipes for air to get stuck into.

Thanks. I was thinking of cutting the pipe to the correct length and just moving the connector to the new end and then getting rid of all the other pipework like you said.

@@mattwilson6276 Yes, I used to make brake pipes all the time for cars when I was an MOT tester. The two little pipes that are needed for the ABS removal as I showed in the video would be dead easy to make. Perhaps I should make some and sell them on ebay!!!

I'll buy some!!!

@@mattwilson6276 I am going to look at making some

That sounds worth a look. Thanks for the tip. Glad you like the videos I am always doing different things in my workshop

Hi, Thanks for the comment. I have been fixing vehicles as my main job for 50 years!!! Blimey that's scary to say.

You are so welcome

Yes the disc mustn't be binding!!

Of what? You've got me there. Did I say something in the video which I have totally forgotten about??

Hi, thanks for your continued support.

Hi, When you put the bike on the centre stand and get someone to lean on the rear so that the front wheel is off the ground. The wheel should easily fall from lock to lock with only gentle persuasion.. If it doesn't then the fault is either in the top bearing, or the lower joint inbetween the fork legs. I have done a video on changing the top fork yoke bearing, not yet done one on the lower bearing as they rarely need replacing. If this all checks out ok then the problem, will probably be in the tele-lever set up at the rear. I think it will be one of the bearings though. Have a look and then get back to me, and I will help you.

You are mistaken, this is not fake! You need to watch all the videos in the Suzuki GS500 series. They show the bike as it was bought. All the various stages of the rebuild were shown too. Yes the cost was much more than what the bike was worth, but that is WHY I do motorcycle restoration. Because I LIKE to rebuild things for the pleasure of the rebuild. I don't do it to earn big money. To me there is no point doing a bike like the Suzuki GS500 if you want to make money. You would have to do a Suzuki GT750, or a Kawasaki Z900. Neither of these bikes I want to restore, because they are for the greedy type of restorer. I am a motorcycle restorer, I am a retired motorcycle mechanic who likes to do a nice job, purely for the satisfaction of restoring the machine. Look at some more of my videos before you make a judgement. There are a lot of fake restoration channels out there. This one isn't one of them.

@@RestorationBiker Danke für die Antwort! Da war ich wohl etwas vorschnell in meiner Meinung!

@@MrKlassikfreund No problem, I can see how you would think what you did. There are plenty of people who do fake videos. But I love restoring things. It is great now that I can do videos of my work. That GS500 did come out very well. But it cost a lot of money to do it.

Yes, they are superb bikes go on forever.

Hi, brilliant, having a GS500 was a bit of a power surge wasn't it as your first bike. My 250cc (knackered) two stroke was bloody powerful to me. By the time I got to a 500, I had had a bit of experience, but the 500 seemed awesomely fast

Thank you, nice to hear from you.

Brilliant, many thanks

Yes, thanks for the tip. Always a pain when you get a snapped bolt.

Brilliant, glad my video helped you. You will find that the BMW will grow on you the more you ride it. The first time I rode one I thought "What an old tractor" But I had borrowed the bike I was using which made me feel like that. When I gave it back and started riding another bike I really missed it. So, I bought one. Now I have owned loads of the oilhead bikes. I think they can't be beat. Buy it, ride it, and see how it grows on you. If you have any problems or questions feel free to contact me on here and if I can help I will.

@@RestorationBiker thank you!!!!

@@kenkozak6428 You're welcome

Bloody hell, never heard of that one. I know the 1200's had a recall on the beval box as my mate was unfortunate enough to own one which shot the box in 2,000 miles from new!!!

Glad you enjoyed it. I am planning quite a few more similar videos soon. Welcome aboard!

There is no 'actual spot recorded as far as I can find. The closest I can get is that "It crashed in a cornfield between Theberton, and Eastbridge

Wow, it is amazing what is all around us. I used to take part in a Round Britain Rally (RBR) it is still going. You have to find about 90 items all over the UK. Some are amazing. Starts in April, and ends in november. You have to get as many as you can.

Very interesting thanks

Yes I agree with you that it is either perfectly fine, or total crap. I will check my stainless washers though

Yes, I have seen those little ones they would be perfect for jets and very small brackets.

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for your comments

Wow, that is great. I wish I had known that when I was there I could have gone there and got some great footage. I will look at that and have a read up. Thanks for letting me know.

Thank you for your nice comments. I found researching this event was quite interesting. The guys who used to fly in those Zeppelins worth very brave men.

@@RestorationBiker One appreciates care for really all true soldiers of the great wars. They are in a different league compared to others.

@@simonbertioli4696 You are so right. I have nothing but admiration for any soldiers, of any force, and any country. They are a breed apart.

Hi, yes that is the fuel level transmitter. They sometimes give trouble, and are a bit of a faff to remove. I did replace that one soon after this video.

@@RestorationBiker Cool. Sorry, I didn't mean to criticize. Great Video btw ... I was just Blown-Away with that level of Rust on anything not tied to an old boat on saltwater. But you are certainly doing everything right with your maintenance. Keep up the good work !

@@markmitchezee2728 Don't worry, no offence taken. Because everything on the RT is 'under' the plastics, it is possible to not know how bad it is getting. The amazing thing is, when I took that sensor out of the tank, it was only the top that was rusty. The rest (inside the tank) was like new!!!

@@RestorationBiker You Must live near Salt Water. ? Actually, if your in the UK ... your literally surrounded by Salt Water no matter where you are so I guess I just answered my question. But either way that Screams of a Horrible design by BMW. I just have never seen that level of deep corrosive cancer type rust on anything short of those WW2 excavators / artifact hunters dudes in Russia that I watch on occasion . Who dig up an old truck or cannon part or whatever that has been in the ground for 80+yrs.

@@markmitchezee2728 Hi, yes you are right we are surrounded by salt water. I don't live near salt but the bike came from a town that is right on the Solent. The funny thing is I have had many BMW's and this is the only one where that part was that rusty. Most of them are in very nice condition. Yes, I watch those Russian, war excavators. Some of things they find are awesome, eh!

Thank you for such a nice comment

Great glad you liked it.

I didn't research the V.C I will check out how he won it.