My er5 that got me back onto a bike

[mintex]

Hi

Heres 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 home

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p161/suzuki998/ER500/bike2.jpg

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[mintex]

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.jpg

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[Tankbag]

Super job, the first pictures look as if it was stored in seawater !

[megawatt]

Another top job there mate. Was all that rust just surface? Not structural then ?

[mintex]

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

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[mintex]

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 it

Before

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p161/suzuki998/ER500/Capture2-1_zps1da6d692.jpg

after

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p161/suzuki998/ER500/Capture3-1_zpsc5d837cb.jpg

I 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.jpg

I then cut this bung to take my new pipe

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p161/suzuki998/ER500/WP_000310_zpsc4906eb6.jpg

Then 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.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p161/suzuki998/ER500/WP_000319_zpseda1c4ee.jpg

No 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

[Guest]

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

[Throttled]

Did you paint or powder coat the frame? My mate has just bought a blue 02 plate to do up. Great wee bike

[mintex]

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.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p161/suzuki998/ER500/20140811_140044_zps517b2e33.jpg

[Classickid21]

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