Cafe Racer Build 30, Suzuki GS550 Colortuning the engine.

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Today we get the Suzuki GS550 Cafe Racer project running better, no more lean popping. We fixed the overflowing carburettor by replacing the float valve and seat, then got all 4 cylinders running as I had a faulty spark plug. The next step today is to Colortune the bike
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@ktb133T 6 жыл бұрын

I don't even own a motorcycle, but I love watching your videos. Love the project. Cheers!

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, glad these videos feed your love for motorcycles

@TheRyanweyh 6 жыл бұрын

Sounding nice , can’t wait to see it done

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, hopefully not long.

@ShatteredBrush 6 жыл бұрын

Sounds good man! Glad to see you rolling the gs out again, appreciate all your videos as they really helped me finish mine. I dident know about the color tune, may have to pick one up

@lordhellmchen9612 6 жыл бұрын

I saw this Video, subscribed and by now watched all of your videos, but this is still my favourite. The bike really looks stunning! Big Fan of your channel and can‘t wait for new Stuff, especially on the CB 750, for I‘m building one myself. To be honest, your videos gave me the last kick to start a Project by myself. Keep it up and cheers from Germany!

@BDBRONXMS3 6 жыл бұрын

I follow you for a while now and you are doing a really good job! Your videos are concise, easy to understand (even for a non-native English speaker as myself) and I always learn new tips. Thank you for that.

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Great to hear that, thanks for watching the videos.

@jasontodd2400 6 жыл бұрын

you've got a new subscriber, i checked out some of the progress of this bike and now I'm so intrigued on the outcome of it, thanks to these videos my whole perspective as to what i want when i actually save up to buy a motorcycle of my own has completely changed and this seem a lot more appealing to me, the bond you get with the bike is amazing, not to mention the amount of knowledge one gains by actually being hands on with the bike rather than just buying it made or buying the mainstream models which are becoming too common and something like this is a lot more unique and like someone else said in a comment, just knowing its YOURS and everything about it has ones touch in it has got to be a great feeling, Great vid! keep up the great work!

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

+Eddard Targaryen great. Thanks for subscribing and happy you've caught the cafe racer bug

@olrenison 6 жыл бұрын

Great video thanks. I already had a quick fiddle with my Gsx400f when I bought the kit but will defo revisit your video in the winter as I feel I didn't give it full attention first time. Cheers.

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Definitely won't hurt to check it every so often.

@DriversSide 6 жыл бұрын

The bike sounds sick!

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm happy with how it's getting.

@PlaneButcher 6 жыл бұрын

That thing sounds awesome!

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, it's getting there.

@MoroMagrew 6 жыл бұрын

Great video! Interesting piece of kit, not familiar with this before, thanks for sharing! 👍👍👍

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, it makes tuning a heck of a lot easier when you can actually see what's going going inside.

@gregplayer372 6 жыл бұрын

Man your videos have gotten me more motivated than ever to finally get on with my CB400n. I don’t have any mechanical knowledge at all and need to go out and get some tools, the bike has been sitting in my garage for years and it’s something I have wanted since I was about 12! thanks 👍 hopefully I won’t get too stuck

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent, take it slow, enjoy, if you get stuck, have a coffee, sit back and think. Take it chilled and it'll all come to you.

@gregplayer372 6 жыл бұрын

Oh also when your put the clip ons on the bike did you have to change the cable lengths for the throttle and clutch?

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

You can do if you want, alternatively just tuck them in a route where they wont get stuck.

@jishh 6 жыл бұрын

Yussssss motovlogs!

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Hopefully soon, and you by the looks of it, good job on yours.

@TheFilmPenguin 6 жыл бұрын

That tank looks fantastic

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, the knee dents play a trick on the eye and the lines go a bit everywhere when looking at it from one angle, something I hadn't thought of but once you walk around it, it all changes. Seat cowl next to paint.

@isbemorph 4 жыл бұрын

7:40 very nice adjustment, thats how it should be. Gunson blue at idle, turns orange after throttle blip as the carb injects extra fuel, and stays bluish at a steady higher rpm.

@forthebold 4 жыл бұрын

It’s seriously handy visibly see the adjustments

@ADVENTureMessage 6 жыл бұрын

Sounds great! High Five!

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@MrAdam8419 6 жыл бұрын

Love my colortune it’s one of the best tools I had bought for me.

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Well worth it.

@myshitonyoutube 6 жыл бұрын

You'll get close with Colortune but from what I've heard you still need to tune the bike under load. Maybe it's good enough for most of us?

@syahizadhassan1122 6 жыл бұрын

Good video mate! Got a question for you if you don't mind.. is a gsx1100g from the 90's good for cafe Racer build?

@OldManTony 6 жыл бұрын

I didn’t know they still sold them, I remember tuning engines in the 70s with on of those!

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

I was talking to an engineer the other day who remembers using those years ago also.

@Goguissfull 6 жыл бұрын

That is a real 4 cylinders motorcycle sound!

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

It's good.

@SendingStache 6 жыл бұрын

another great video!

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@ChaoticDetour 6 жыл бұрын

Interesting tool, didn't know that one existed.

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Very handy.

@haydenw6585 6 жыл бұрын

The GS is my favourite out of the to bikes I think it will perform a bit better than the Cx ,love the kick start only its going to be a beast keep up the good work

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

I think performance wise the GS will be the beast, the CX is pulling forward in looks for me.

@Vicarium 6 жыл бұрын

9:10...cheers for being a good neighbor. I wish more people in the US had as much consideration...I mean, I like to think we used to be nice to each other...

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Such a bummer in the winter, you can get away with revving at any time of daylight in the summer. People in the US have always been nice whenever I've visited.

@dwillinghammer 6 жыл бұрын

Are the baffles installed on the silencers on this video or are these straight through? Thanks for all the helpful videos

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

The baffles are on these but I do have the option to remover them from the inside just with a screw,

@dwillinghammer 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for getting back to me! I'm building my 1980 GS550 right now and your videos are super helpful.

@wangofree 3 жыл бұрын

It would be great to see the exact carb adjustment point.

@forthebold 3 жыл бұрын

There’s a video on that the n the series

@TheTbmillard 4 жыл бұрын

Love the page! Have a GS550 with all the same options here in Canada. Curious if you are adjusting the top(air) screw or the lower(fuel) screw as you go through the color tune? Also, what did you end up with for your main jet and idle jet? Appreciated!

@forthebold 4 жыл бұрын

Lower fuel I tend to leave at 2.5 turns out, I'm adjusting the top air here

@TheTbmillard 4 жыл бұрын

@@forthebold Awesome thanks for the reply. Also I swear I'm not copying you but on Tuesday this week I picked up my first CX500! stoked for the build and to watch your next one.

@riccardom.807 4 жыл бұрын

Cool tool! Didn’t even know it existed I wonder if it is just a tool or if it could stay on the bike as a normal spark plug for aesthetics purposes… for example on the CX500 that has the sparks in plain sight, being able to see the combustion would be awesome

@forthebold 4 жыл бұрын

It’s only a tool for temporary use. Not for long use

@riccardom.807 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the answer! Great channel by the way

@f100unibody9 6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!! What was the final jetting you went with?

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Final jets were 17.5 idle - 87.5 mains, with the fuel screw at 1.25 turns out and the air mix screws at .25 screws out. (A huge difference from the 2 full turns out the book says for the standard air filter). Oh and I raised the needle by 2 clips.

@joegarrett8110 6 жыл бұрын

Does the Colour tune kit come with different threads for the spark plug? Good video, so close.....

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

You can buy different colortunes for different spark plugs, and also if you buy the 14mm you can use added kits on that.

@itaykomemy 6 жыл бұрын

You are awesome, thanks!

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

@charliepower4060 6 жыл бұрын

You wouldn't be as cold if you wore normal t shirts... love the content

@bayarddatzit3332 6 жыл бұрын

I've been searching for the video (if one exist) where you give the results of the seal coat. Did it stop the leak?

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

No video in existence, but yeah, it holds.

@cavalcade1400 3 жыл бұрын

When you were finalizing the fuel screw and the air screw, what where the number of turns out for each?

@forthebold Жыл бұрын

Around 2 as a rule of thumb.

@pilotnfl87 6 жыл бұрын

Great video! How do you like those RFY Rear Shocks? I assume they are the RFYs because they are pretty popular right now...

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

So far nothing bad, but I haven't road tested these ones.

@nathanpoynter2645 6 жыл бұрын

Can't find anywhere that does a four into two exhaust for these, any ideas?

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

As standard they came with 4-2. You could modify the original like I've done here

@metalslider4934 Жыл бұрын

Wow, awesome Sound! 👌 What for an exhaust is this? Greetz from north Germany!

@forthebold Жыл бұрын

This is just the standard shortys from dime city cycles.

@Marcke-tb1hb 3 жыл бұрын

What was done to the carbs after taping up the pods?

@forthebold 3 жыл бұрын

More videos in the series on jetting them. Most importantly by taping up the pods I figured out they were crap and put them in the bin for decent pods. The tape was only ever a test and never anything permanent. Should never be done

@Marcke-tb1hb 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Thanks very much for replying. Excellent content. Thank you.

@milopelayo6877 6 жыл бұрын

Love it

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@benhawke7231 6 жыл бұрын

Sound great! How much was that color tune? Are you going polish or paint the engine? It looks like a battle ridden tank in a show cars garage.

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

I think it was around £30, not bad for an effective bit of kit. I'm going to give the engine a little polish but no more than I did in the first videos of the series, it's got a little dirty since then but nothing gleaming.

@benhawke7231 6 жыл бұрын

For The Bold - dreegez Yeah it is. I didn't even know they existed. That kit would've saved me a lot of headaches in the past. Thanks for the cool find.

@outsidethelines8502 6 жыл бұрын

Just ordered the gunson color tune for 12mm plugs, it comes from GB and worked out to about $51 US w/shipping

@markhill88 6 жыл бұрын

Did you change the jets to suit the pods ?

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

mark h yeah that was in a previous video

@zephyrold2478 6 жыл бұрын

Hi, lean pops, have you checked that the intake rubbers between carbs and cylinder head are sealing ok.

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the intake boots were replaced with brand new ones in video 24, not the cheapest fix

@zephyrold2478 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Being new does not mean that they where not bend on their way from the factory to you, just an ide to check them.

@jasontodd2400 6 жыл бұрын

man it sounds fucking amazing! i love it lol

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

+Eddard Targaryen thanks ;)

@alex-thangnguyen2746 6 жыл бұрын

hey man, i want one of those built not bought shirts; i'll be in touch soon.

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Great stuff, they're pretty popular.

@melashkov 6 жыл бұрын

Hey man, great video, only issue you need sync carbs first as you could get different amount of vacuum in carbs, and it would suck different amount of fuel. I would advise if you have huge sync issue is to colortute again.

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

I was debating whether to sync first or not, I opted for colortuning first as the bike wasn't running properly and the main things to change was the fuel screw, I imagine I'm going to have to go back and forth with both colortune and synchronising.

@dnielsen1983 6 жыл бұрын

For The Bold - dreegez perhaps it would have been easier to do at workbench sync one of the times you had the carburettors of.

@xsonz2 6 жыл бұрын

i have a GS750 that gets hung up at about 3k to 4k and adding throttle does nothing for a moment, then it surges the RPMS smoothly from that point on. Im guessing its my ignition or my fueling, torn apart the carbs already and they were pretty much spotless, floats working properly etc. Now every bike I had before this one has an idle mixture screw, so i figured turning the screws on top of the carbs wouldnt do much for hanging rpms. I cant find any information on the nature of these carbs and what tuning can be done with them, But i know for a fact the points have never been replaced by the previous owners, nor have they ever been adjusted.

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Is it fuel injection or old school carbs? If old school then your carbs are very clever in that different parts operate different throttle positioning. Try moving the needle up one notch as from 3/4 open throttle it’s your jet needle and needle jet that controls the fuel. Points is another valid thing to check I guess. If it was m I’d check my timing and make sure the weights are working on them

@xsonz2 6 жыл бұрын

its quad mikunis. Honestly I didnt even know these bikes had a "distributor" until I watched your video on your GS550. My first bike was a Cx500 and as you are aware it was a fully electronic ignition. I ended up replacing the ignition on that bike with an Ignitech, Im probably going to replace the GS's ignition with a dynatech like you did. Looks way too easy to pass up.

@IBDaddyO 5 жыл бұрын

So what is your background?

@forthebold 5 жыл бұрын

I'm a graphic designer.

@hezriehezrie8411 6 жыл бұрын

can i borrow your color tune?

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Sorry I never borrow an tools, a rule a live by.

@ANDY5 6 жыл бұрын

Result

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

+Andy's Motorcycle Obsessions getting there slowly. Hopefully

@alexlintern9779 6 жыл бұрын

Hi from Finland ! You think it's cold there ? Don't make me laugh LOL

@milopelayo6877 6 жыл бұрын

Motovlogs !!!!!!

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Will be soon.

@rajdebbarma6807 6 жыл бұрын

Hey bro

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Hello

@haydenw6585 6 жыл бұрын

Were you just conducting a symphony with all that hand waving in the intro 😂sorry man!

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

It's the Italian heritage in me.

@outsidethelines8502 6 жыл бұрын

There you go again, teaching an old dog a new trick. Colour tune to be ordered directly.

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

I honestly have to admit that this is a learning curve for me also, never used one before, but talking to an engineer the other day he said he used to use similar ones all the time with his old Minis.

@spymaine89 6 жыл бұрын

we lost an EMS WORKER my small town, in her garage both overhead doors open working with her gas generator , fumes gathered in building needs to be outdoors so the wind can blow away, she was found dead. buy an exhaust hose for your bike run thru hole in door. ,

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

I have a rear door of that same size at the back luckily so the workshop is basically a tube with good wind going through, luckily ventilation and any bad gasses quickly go out the back. Plus all windows are also open.

@spymaine89 6 жыл бұрын

i hope your ''wind tube'' functions well for you, BUT , the exhaust hose would also keep your ''heat'' in. , ''enjoy yr projects''

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

I may coin that term 'wind tube' now ;)

@spymaine89 6 жыл бұрын

find an ''exhaust hose sponsor ; '' save a viewers life'' ha ha , carry on we love u