mintex Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 HiHeres a few pictures of my sorry looking er5, it needed some major work to get it on the road and looking tidy again but it i was given me as a project and it got me back into the biking world It had not been run by the last owner since 2009 and was a non runner Its my son sitting on the bike, this was when i first brought it homehttp://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p161/suzuki998/ER500/bike2.jpghttp://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p161/suzuki998/ER500/bike1.jpghttp://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p161/suzuki998/ER500/P1010007.jpghttp://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p161/suzuki998/ER500/P1010008.jpghttp://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p161/suzuki998/ER500/P1010004.jpghttp://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p161/suzuki998/ER500/P1010003.jpghttp://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p161/suzuki998/ER500/P1010002.jpghttp://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p161/suzuki998/ER500/P1010001.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintex Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 This is how it looks now, and is now my motor for commuting for work and it has been a very reliable motor so far too http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p161/suzuki998/ER500/ac1c92eb.jpghttp://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p161/suzuki998/ER500/b7a6b405.jpghttp://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p161/suzuki998/ER500/dd3e2f4a.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankbag Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Super job, the first pictures look as if it was stored in seawater ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megawatt Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Another top job there mate. Was all that rust just surface? Not structural then ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintex Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 Cheers guys Another top job there mate. Was all that rust just surface? Not structural then ? Yes it was, i cleaned it off at first just to see how bad it was and if the frame was scrap and this is how it cleaned up http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p161/suzuki998/ER500/27042012421.jpg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintex Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 Any one with an er5 will know that fuel getting into the oil down the crankcase breather if carb problems arise is a common problem but i've solved mine First off, the breather comes out right under the air box, not much room to get a longer pipe on so i decide to undo the bolt in the middle and rotate the housing so i could put a longer pipe in between the carbs.There is a locating peg on the out side of the housing so you need to remove it to rotate itBefore http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p161/suzuki998/ER500/Capture2-1_zps1da6d692.jpgafter http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p161/suzuki998/ER500/Capture3-1_zpsc5d837cb.jpgI then put a longer pipe on inbetween the carbs to the top of the airbox where there is a convenient rubber bung. http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p161/suzuki998/ER500/WP_000309_zpse6b027d7.jpgI then cut this bung to take my new pipehttp://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p161/suzuki998/ER500/WP_000310_zpsc4906eb6.jpgThen i put the airbox back on and after fitting the pipe this is the result http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p161/suzuki998/ER500/WP_000313_zpsf43e6929.jpghttp://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p161/suzuki998/ER500/WP_000319_zpseda1c4ee.jpgNo more fuel in the oil problems I've also done away with the troublesome vacuum tap that has pri/reserve/on, and put a manual one on with off/on/reserve http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p161/suzuki998/ER500/WP_000324_zpsaf2c9bff.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Excellent Work, It was an Er-5 that brought me back to bikes in 2007 after a long gap, am still looking for a nice AR-125 though, my first bike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throttled Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Did you paint or powder coat the frame? My mate has just bought a blue 02 plate to do up. Great wee bike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintex Posted August 19, 2014 Author Share Posted August 19, 2014 Did you paint or powder coat the frame? My mate has just bought a blue 02 plate to do up. Great wee bike Sorry mate, bit late to reply now as ive only just seen this post This is how it looks today, i still have the er, great little bike. i use it for the commute or if i fancy a nice relaxing ride as its so easy to ride but if you ring its neck you can get a shift on http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p161/suzuki998/ER500/20140811_140513_zps3515d68d.jpghttp://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p161/suzuki998/ER500/20140811_140044_zps517b2e33.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classickid21 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Hiii I just brought one of these for self, i see you know plenty about the er5 i will have to pick you brain one day, over the problems i am having/going to have Regards Classickid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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