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Recent content by maisf

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    Coil advice

    Hi there, I ordered 2 coils from RMStator on Ebay for 86 CA$ last fall for my GS850 1979. I just wanted to replace the spark plug wires (they were cracked) but these came built-in the old coils. I guess these were no OEM. Anyway I ended up replacing the coils with these china made replacements...
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    Rear lamp chrome trim

    How come? The trim wasn't attached properly from the assembly line? And why the hell are people asking over 400$?? Are there people out there willing to pay this price? I mean, it's not like these bikes are selling for top dollars! I'm hoping my bike will go up in price at some point in the...
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    Rear lamp chrome trim

    Hi there, I'm looking for a missing trim around the rear fender / body / glove box... The Suzuki part no is 45522-45100 It's not available anymore from Suzuki (as far as I know) and the few ones I could find on ebay are way out of my price range (over 400US$ !!!). Anybody knows where I...
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    Front turn signals GS850

    Hi there! Welcome to the club... I have the exact same bike as you. My 1979 GS850 has the same part in front and back. And they don't have running lights either. We'll need a picture of your bike ASAP!!! Frank
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    1980 GS850 Rebuild

    Someone said to me when I first got here: "Check the connections, then the connections and don't forget the connections." Hahaha... I cleaned every connector / plug with contact cleaner, brush them out, more contact cleaner. Replacing a few that were just falling apart. That cleared quite a...
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    1980 GS850 Rebuild

    Hi there! Welcome in! I strongly believe all you'll ever need is in there: http://gsarchive.bwringer.com/ Incredibly complete info on your bike. For your electrical problem, I'd check the coils first... --> http://gsarchive.bwringer.com/storagecliff/images/electrical_odd-n-ends.html Then...
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    GS650G & Me

    Hi there! Nice bike, I like stock ones and your's is right on. You're right, BassCliff's pages kept me out of trouble so far. I strongly believe everything is in there! Frank
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    My Yamaha FJ09 had a weird jealousy crisis about my 1979 GS850!!!

    Yes well, I admit it, I've been mostly riding the GS for almost 2 months now, sorting all bugs and annoyances coming with this old lady... So a few nights ago, I got ready for a full shake down of the GS, with a friend of mine who haven't had a motorbike for quite some time but who's interested...
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    strange charging

    Here's what I used myself recently from BikeCliff's pages: Quick Test Steps: 1.) key off................Normal 12.7 volts-12.9 volts 2.) key on (but not cranking with lights for 10 sec).....Normal 12.2-12.5 volts 3.) at idle (1500 rpm).....12.6volts - 13.2volts 4.) at 2500 rpm 13.5 -14.0...
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    new bars!

    Hi Dudes! While swaping bars I cleaned up all electrical connections and it looks like I messed with the brake light switch under the front brake lever. So rear light was always on... After dissasembling the whole thing, the little thingy moving with the lever was pretty much smashed. I...
  11. M

    new bars!

    Well... er... hum... maybe my "full weight" is slightly different than yours... But I'll try this 2X4 trick, it sounds good. Hehehe...
  12. M

    new bars!

    Redman: This is my new signature! :p
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    new bars!

    Well, I did broke three tabs on the left side trim while trying to get her on the big stand. Gosh it take quite a pull to get up there and the handle is sorta thug under there... I glued the trim trim back on but I'm not sure it will stay there... If this fail, I may try some mean black 3M...
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    new bars!

    Hi! I've drop some new lower bars on my geezer this weekend. Had that set sleeping in the shed for quite a while. 3 inches rise, 27 inches width, superbike like. I'm very pleased with actual result. The bike feels great with these on... Frank
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    Carb is *@%^$*@%^$*@%^$*@%^$ing gas like a cow

    Well, I did wrench on the carbs yesterday... Clean up the bowl, the float and float needle, of the offending carb. I spotted the floats of this carb was "lower" than the other, so I jiggle it a bit. I got them all line up pretty good. Height measurement were out of specs, but then, The 3 others...
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