Question for you please TGB. Looking at an fz1, 03. 40k miles, 2,900e. Good price you reckon? You rode one? Know you had the fz6 for yonks. Any big issues to look out for? Thanks man, love the SRAD,well wear.
@@explorationmoss1015 it's a good price provided it's fairly clean. Same basic layout so they're comfy. Treat the metals and engine with gt85 or somthing like it a lot as they can flake if not looked after, but a bit of care keeps them as new like my one. I know the fz1 has some issue on the stator side I think, not uncommon but that was it. I have ridden one and they're a monster. Brilliant bike. Thanks :)
@@TheGorillaBiker Thanks man, any reservations about 40k miles?. You see the reason im looking for a new bike is two italian bikes Rst1000 (sold) and guzzi (at mechanic for months) have near broken my heart and i want a flawless(reliable) runner.
@@explorationmoss1015 Ahhhh those Italians. 40k miles for that 1000cc should be nothing if it's been cared for. My 600cc had nearly that and was/is still running flawlessly :)
@@TheGorillaBiker I know yeah. My big problem is i LOVE their bikes. Sound man, hope to get a close up look at it over the weekend, Parts for 03 fz1's should be easy enough to come by I imagine?.
Back in the day the SRAD was the king. Makes me happy to see one still tearing up the roads. Re: setting the height, there is a special tool for that with adjustable widths and heights for using on different carbs. Got one at work...very cool tool to have
Yup. It was an animal when it was released :) I'll be hanging on to this one forever anyway. I don't think I'd ever be able to sell it. Oh I know one exists but they're mad money, my pretty crap tool seems to have worked 😂😂
I could tell by the sound of your voice that you are happy with the outcome. This is why you ride. The enjoyment that motorcycling brings. There's nothing more satisfying than the raw sound a carbureted engine makes when ya wind it up. Can't wait to see the final product, but the joy is in the journey.
Happy is an understatement even. :) It is indeed, and it's why I like working on bikes so much! Very few things as rewarding as that feeling :) There really isn't, and the fact I can visualise everything happening in there in it's mechanical magic is cool too :) We're not far off at all :) Thanks! :)
The SRAD is a great bike! Also very reliable once you get everything sorted out. They are reasonably comfortable too, just did a 300km plus ride on my 96 last week (and im 48). In real world on-road riding the SRAD will keep up with most modern bikes, and is great fun to ride! Looking forward to the next video!
It is indeed. Should be pretty much there now, new brake pads, new tyres and it'll be good to go :) I'm 6'7 so It'll be interesting to see how comfortable it is for me in the long run. Yeah tbh power wise it's about as much as I could use on my roads anyway :) I can't wait until lockdown is gone and I can actually travel :D
I'm in the process of getting my srad going again. I am watching your videos on the carbs to get mine cleaned and set up properly again. Thanks for inspiring me to make it happen
Thanks :) Glad you thought so and enjoyed it! I've really enjoyed it myself and am pretty proud of it :) Tyres and all are on as of now, just waiting for lockdown to be lifted to make a video on it :)
Old post revival but just wanted to say thanks for explaining the float heights, having a nightmare with the GSXR srad carbs fitted to my Mk1 golf overfuelling but hopefully I will sort it now I have watched this
Not at all! Glad it may prove useful, that's why I make them :) Let me know do you get it sorted! Definitely sounds like a float issue, could also be your needles aren't actually closing off the fuel flow, they might need replacing physically if they have worn a groove in that stops them working correctly. Lastly double check you have the right fuel pump in there if you changed it, a fuel pump designed for injectors will over power the needles and floats :)
@@TheGorillaBiker Well I took them off the car last night, the float cut offs were set massively too high, all dropped down now so I'm sure that will sort it. And yes the car has a Fuel Pressure regulator fitted set to about 3psi, it runs great otherwise and has been set up on a rolling road etc about 12 months ago. Thanks again mate, keep up the great vids!
I could really use some help with my Suzuki gxr it's a 600 my car has been acting funny after I took them to get clean and I don't think they jetted them right and I don't think they did the four screws on the bottom right to screw that has the point at the tip how far down should them screws be turned
The floats werent ideal but the bike still ran fine with them, the fuel pump deciding to blow up was my main issue and what made me have to push it home :D But the floats would have caused trouble eventually so glad I did them :) Thanks! :)
Thanks :) Different power, the Honda has the same if not more grunt down low but the gsxr just pulls aaaaaaallll the way. And the feel of carbs is just different in the best way possible! :) We'll see how I feel with a proper spin :) Thanks lad!
When you let her rip in 3rd the first time I give you a round of applause and I shit u not a standing ovation 👊💪🤪after watching this build all the way through I'm thrilled for you congrats man 👏👏
Nice work 😃 As a tip for headers i got k5 1000 headers on my srad with a k3 1000 linkpipe but without the exhaustflap and a endcan similar to the one you got, No jetting needed i have dynoed it🙂 it was all stock before got a nice power curve a bit linear maby so the powerkick at high revs is smoothed out but i got 120hp at the weel with k&n airfilter about 1hp less all the way with oem filter. I could adjust it a little bit leaner but no need to 🙂 But I miss the power kick a bit but it feels safer on track when accelerating in curves 😁👍
Thanks :) Oh that's is all very interesting and good to know! Thanks! :) Once I bottom out how I feel on the bike I may very well go that route :) 120hp at the wheel is no joke! :)
@@TheGorillaBiker its only like 1-2hp more that stock acording to specifications. But i never dynoed with stock exhaust så 🙂 i dont know what you have in Ireland but here we got 98octane fuel at the pump 🙂 I Will maby dyno again this spring if i do some more mixture or mods
Ahh so frustrating to have damaged wires, awesome to have sorted it though :-) Bloomin well done Michael, when you get that better weather, can you get me some too please! :D Awesome to hear the joy and excitement in your voice mate, is such a nice feeling to get a bike going properly!
The way I try look at it is it could have been much much worse :D Thanks amigo :) Yeah....I'm sure it'll turn up at some stage right? :( Everything is frozen again here! Ah man I'm glad it came across on camera....I am most proud of this I think than most other things in my life :)
I found all the rarer bits on cmsnl.com, I'm not sure what you're referring to tho, do you mean the diaphragm itself? The rubber boot kind of thing? That's opposite the float bowl?
@@TheGorillaBiker no it’s a little plastic piece that the spring holds in place, I found it on the website. It was under the evap system… feel like a moron but thank you
GOOD GRIEF!!! The howl when you opened her up was like a symphony written by a hooligan motorcycle god on coke! That’s not a bike, it’s a missile on wheels. 🏍💨💨💨
Hahaha now that is a good if not worrying description 😂😂 How many god's have you been coking up eh 😂 It is a bit missiley....wait until I get tyres and it and really open it up 😂
@@TheGorillaBiker admittedly not many 😂. With some new shoes she’s gonna be glorious. I was never much of a fan of the early GSXRs, but she’s a different beast altogether. I have to admit to being mildly jealous, but in a good way. Ride Safe Brother 🙏🏻😎🏴
Suuuure we all know what you do at weekends now 😂 I hope so :) Ordered S22s and they are not cheap 😬😬 I like most of the older gsxrs, the single front headlight models, so all the newer ones really, I don't like as much but they're still beasts :) Haha you might get to meet it one day! :) You too :)
GIXXXXXERRRR NYOOOOOOOOOOOOM I feel like this is gonna be a short comment SPIN TIME YYYYEEEE Lol the smoke from the exhaust Ah Im so happy it works Welcome to da sportbike lyf Ohh I remember when you were hinting at a gsxr. I orginally thought you were pulling my leg gsxr gang
A time stamp would be helpful to know exactly what you mean, I think you're referring to the one of the connections to the air box. There are two hoses that have to connect as they work with the carbs for the higher rev diaphragms etc. I'd need the carbs in front of me to explain with a video as I'm bad with words.
IT LIVES 😁😁😁😁
Question for you please TGB. Looking at an fz1, 03. 40k miles, 2,900e. Good price you reckon? You rode one? Know you had the fz6 for yonks. Any big issues to look out for? Thanks man, love the SRAD,well wear.
@@explorationmoss1015 it's a good price provided it's fairly clean. Same basic layout so they're comfy. Treat the metals and engine with gt85 or somthing like it a lot as they can flake if not looked after, but a bit of care keeps them as new like my one. I know the fz1 has some issue on the stator side I think, not uncommon but that was it.
I have ridden one and they're a monster. Brilliant bike.
Thanks :)
@@TheGorillaBiker Thanks man, any reservations about 40k miles?. You see the reason im looking for a new bike is two italian bikes Rst1000 (sold) and guzzi (at mechanic for months) have near broken my heart and i want a flawless(reliable) runner.
@@explorationmoss1015 Ahhhh those Italians. 40k miles for that 1000cc should be nothing if it's been cared for. My 600cc had nearly that and was/is still running flawlessly :)
@@TheGorillaBiker I know yeah. My big problem is i LOVE their bikes. Sound man, hope to get a close up look at it over the weekend, Parts for 03 fz1's should be easy enough to come by I imagine?.
Back in the day the SRAD was the king. Makes me happy to see one still tearing up the roads. Re: setting the height, there is a special tool for that with adjustable widths and heights for using on different carbs. Got one at work...very cool tool to have
Yup. It was an animal when it was released :) I'll be hanging on to this one forever anyway. I don't think I'd ever be able to sell it.
Oh I know one exists but they're mad money, my pretty crap tool seems to have worked 😂😂
I could tell by the sound of your voice that you are happy with the outcome. This is why you ride. The enjoyment that motorcycling brings. There's nothing more satisfying than the raw sound a carbureted engine makes when ya wind it up. Can't wait to see the final product, but the joy is in the journey.
Happy is an understatement even. :) It is indeed, and it's why I like working on bikes so much! Very few things as rewarding as that feeling :) There really isn't, and the fact I can visualise everything happening in there in it's mechanical magic is cool too :) We're not far off at all :) Thanks! :)
You are now a carb whisperer! Bike sounds really good. Well done sir 👍👍
Haha I dunno have I earned that title yet but I'll get there eventually 😁 I'm over the moon with it! Thank you!!
The only videos I can find of a GSXR so you got a subscriber
Haha well thank you! Plenty more of them coming soon too :)
Epic reaction 🤣🤣🤣 Congrats for getting it sorted 👌
Haha thanks :P I just love riding bike 😂
The SRAD is a great bike! Also very reliable once you get everything sorted out. They are reasonably comfortable too, just did a 300km plus ride on my 96 last week (and im 48). In real world on-road riding the SRAD will keep up with most modern bikes, and is great fun to ride! Looking forward to the next video!
It is indeed. Should be pretty much there now, new brake pads, new tyres and it'll be good to go :) I'm 6'7 so It'll be interesting to see how comfortable it is for me in the long run. Yeah tbh power wise it's about as much as I could use on my roads anyway :) I can't wait until lockdown is gone and I can actually travel :D
I'm in the process of getting my srad going again. I am watching your videos on the carbs to get mine cleaned and set up properly again. Thanks for inspiring me to make it happen
Ah very good!! Best of luck getting them back running let me know how it goes!! :) Thanks for letting me know that tbh you've made my day :)
Great to see you’ve worked out GB, power is addictive and makes us laugh and yell in happiness 😃👍
Thanks G!! I looooooooove power. Probably too much tbh :P
Brilliant you got it going on the road 🛣️. Top marks . It's been interesting watching you bring this bike back from the Dead . Almost there now 👍.
Thanks :) Glad you thought so and enjoyed it! I've really enjoyed it myself and am pretty proud of it :) Tyres and all are on as of now, just waiting for lockdown to be lifted to make a video on it :)
Old post revival but just wanted to say thanks for explaining the float heights, having a nightmare with the GSXR srad carbs fitted to my Mk1 golf overfuelling but hopefully I will sort it now I have watched this
Not at all! Glad it may prove useful, that's why I make them :) Let me know do you get it sorted! Definitely sounds like a float issue, could also be your needles aren't actually closing off the fuel flow, they might need replacing physically if they have worn a groove in that stops them working correctly. Lastly double check you have the right fuel pump in there if you changed it, a fuel pump designed for injectors will over power the needles and floats :)
@@TheGorillaBiker Well I took them off the car last night, the float cut offs were set massively too high, all dropped down now so I'm sure that will sort it. And yes the car has a Fuel Pressure regulator fitted set to about 3psi, it runs great otherwise and has been set up on a rolling road etc about 12 months ago. Thanks again mate, keep up the great vids!
I could really use some help with my Suzuki gxr it's a 600 my car has been acting funny after I took them to get clean and I don't think they jetted them right and I don't think they did the four screws on the bottom right to screw that has the point at the tip how far down should them screws be turned
I had the same problem 2 weeks ago with my Srad , i fix this same problem with the float and IT work for me.
Anyway great video mate!
The floats werent ideal but the bike still ran fine with them, the fuel pump deciding to blow up was my main issue and what made me have to push it home :D But the floats would have caused trouble eventually so glad I did them :) Thanks! :)
Just got the same bike year and color. 16000 kms. :) just going though it now. Thanks for the vid !!!
Very nice, congrats and I hope it treats you well :)
I swear if I ever get a gsx I know what channel to go to for repairs hahaha. Good one mate
Haha hopefully that's all I have to do with it for a while now 😁😁 Thanks bud! :)
Very nice tutorial mate. Feels good when it works out 😁👍
Thanks Viper :) Haha it does indeed :) Smiling from ear to ear in my helmet :D
Mike man she looks great good job ! how does feel against the power of the Honda thou cos you seemed really impressed with it . Great vid cheers : )
Thanks :) Different power, the Honda has the same if not more grunt down low but the gsxr just pulls aaaaaaallll the way. And the feel of carbs is just different in the best way possible! :) We'll see how I feel with a proper spin :) Thanks lad!
nice work. Adventure awaits.
What screen are you running? Zero Gravity?
Well if we're ever let out again 😂😂
Tbh no idea! That screen came on it, I have the original as well but I much prefer this one
Hey I’m doing my floats tomorrow. Is It possible for you to share the float adjustments for each float
I thought I had them in the video no? I set them at 8mm.
When you let her rip in 3rd the first time I give you a round of applause and I shit u not a standing ovation 👊💪🤪after watching this build all the way through I'm thrilled for you congrats man 👏👏
Haha pretty much how I felt internally :D Thanks lad, I'm over the moon with it tbh, it's eating away at me I can't just book a track day now :D
@@TheGorillaBiker in time we will be out and about again ha now that's a pure sound video I can't wait to see 😎👌
Haha you read my mind :D
Well done Man... Big thumbs up 👍👍
Gracias :) Now to get the CB500 done :D
Nice work 😃
As a tip for headers i got k5 1000 headers on my srad with a k3 1000 linkpipe but without the exhaustflap and a endcan similar to the one you got,
No jetting needed i have dynoed it🙂 it was all stock before got a nice power curve a bit linear maby so the powerkick at high revs is smoothed out but i got 120hp at the weel with k&n airfilter about 1hp less all the way with oem filter. I could adjust it a little bit leaner but no need to 🙂 But I miss the power kick a bit but it feels safer on track when accelerating in curves 😁👍
Thanks :)
Oh that's is all very interesting and good to know! Thanks! :) Once I bottom out how I feel on the bike I may very well go that route :) 120hp at the wheel is no joke! :)
@@TheGorillaBiker its only like 1-2hp more that stock acording to specifications. But i never dynoed with stock exhaust så 🙂 i dont know what you have in Ireland but here we got 98octane fuel at the pump 🙂
I Will maby dyno again this spring if i do some more mixture or mods
And that is a very happy Micheal 😁
Yes indeed it is :)
Ahh so frustrating to have damaged wires, awesome to have sorted it though :-)
Bloomin well done Michael, when you get that better weather, can you get me some too please! :D
Awesome to hear the joy and excitement in your voice mate, is such a nice feeling to get a bike going properly!
The way I try look at it is it could have been much much worse :D
Thanks amigo :) Yeah....I'm sure it'll turn up at some stage right? :( Everything is frozen again here!
Ah man I'm glad it came across on camera....I am most proud of this I think than most other things in my life :)
@@TheGorillaBiker And so you should be, the bike has not been run in a millennia! :-)
Thanks bud! Hopefully we'll get you a spin on it at some point :)
@@TheGorillaBiker That would be EPIC! :-)
It shall happen :)
Hello, by any chance do you know the part number for the plastic nipple things inside the float bowl fuel diaphragm is? cant find em anywhere....
I found all the rarer bits on cmsnl.com, I'm not sure what you're referring to tho, do you mean the diaphragm itself? The rubber boot kind of thing? That's opposite the float bowl?
@@TheGorillaBiker no it’s a little plastic piece that the spring holds in place, I found it on the website. It was under the evap system… feel like a moron but thank you
GOOD GRIEF!!! The howl when you opened her up was like a symphony written by a hooligan motorcycle god on coke! That’s not a bike, it’s a missile on wheels. 🏍💨💨💨
Hahaha now that is a good if not worrying description 😂😂 How many god's have you been coking up eh 😂 It is a bit missiley....wait until I get tyres and it and really open it up 😂
@@TheGorillaBiker admittedly not many 😂. With some new shoes she’s gonna be glorious. I was never much of a fan of the early GSXRs, but she’s a different beast altogether. I have to admit to being mildly jealous, but in a good way. Ride Safe Brother 🙏🏻😎🏴
Suuuure we all know what you do at weekends now 😂 I hope so :) Ordered S22s and they are not cheap 😬😬 I like most of the older gsxrs, the single front headlight models, so all the newer ones really, I don't like as much but they're still beasts :) Haha you might get to meet it one day! :) You too :)
@@TheGorillaBiker I have a sneaking suspicion that my Ryker won’t be able to keep up lol. But it’ll be fun trying 🤣
Haha you'll have to soup it up 😂
GIXXXXXERRRR NYOOOOOOOOOOOOM
I feel like this is gonna be a short comment
SPIN TIME YYYYEEEE
Lol the smoke from the exhaust
Ah Im so happy it works
Welcome to da sportbike lyf
Ohh I remember when you were hinting at a gsxr. I orginally thought you were pulling my leg
gsxr gang
Quality not quantity
Excellent!
So happy :)
what size pilot jet and main jet do you use?
I use the stock jetting, mains are 127.5 on 1 and 4 and 125 on 2,3. Pilots are 12.5.
what is the y shaped hose on the front of the carb
A time stamp would be helpful to know exactly what you mean, I think you're referring to the one of the connections to the air box. There are two hoses that have to connect as they work with the carbs for the higher rev diaphragms etc. I'd need the carbs in front of me to explain with a video as I'm bad with words.
That bike looks fucking good 🖒🖒🖒🏍🏍🏍🏍
Haha thanks I love it 😁
nice :) looks fun ... get some fresh rubber on it tho
Already ordered :) It'd be on there already if not for lockdown etc
@@TheGorillaBiker Looks like lockdown is going to be a bit longer too... spoiling the fun lol
I'm getting the tyres on Monday, yer man is within my 5km and is picking up the wheels. All sorted :)
@@TheGorillaBiker not so bad then :) think were going to be march at the rate were going before this one eases lvl
Easily. Maybe April :(
Weeoooo 🎉 🎉 💯
Haha exactly how I felt 😁😁
from now on im only refering to my carbs as cerbs! :D
I have not yet mastered the engine language 😂😂
@@TheGorillaBiker 10/10 loving it :) w8ing for me rebuild kit to come in the mail atm :)