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  1. bwringer

    '83 850GL Maintenance and other repairs

    That would be a nope -- if you power them on without having them firmly glued to some sort of heat sink, they'll quickly overheat, turn black, and shrivel up.
  2. bwringer

    81 GS850G Gas in engine

    Yup, it's the petcock. Very common. When the engine is full of oil/gas, it is possible for the mix to push through the seal separating the engine and gear oil. Personally, I would just run it and keep an eye on things. It'll probably be fine. Without that large volume of very thinned-out oil...
  3. bwringer

    GS1000G Carb inlet rubbers

    I don't think Cruznimage has these, unfortunately: https://www.cruzinimage.net/category/item/itemgenre/motorcycle/suzuki/carb-insulators-suzuki/
  4. bwringer

    New Forum Member and Questions Regarding My "New" 83 GS850L

    Ah, found it... Here's my torture test report on the Shinko 230 from the fall of 2012. Please note that the prices given are from many years ago, but the basic idea is about the same. And Avon stopped selling tires for our machines recently as well. Shinko 230 Torture Test - The GSResources...
  5. bwringer

    Hi Dave -- replied via email, and you are all set! See you there!

    Hi Dave -- replied via email, and you are all set! See you there!
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    New Forum Member and Questions Regarding My "New" 83 GS850L

    Shinkos are made in Korea, and don't belong in the same sentence as the horrible Chinese brands you mention. Whole 'nuther country and level of quality there! Avon no longer makes tires for our machines. Since you have a 16" rear, Metzeler has some good options. Same goes for Dunlop's Elite. I...
  7. bwringer

    New Forum Member and Questions Regarding My "New" 83 GS850L

    Nice! Not enough '83s around here, ya know. I and a lot of folks I know are running the Shinko 230, or perhaps the 712 if you like the looks of that one better. I get about 3,000 miles out of them, normal people get 5K or more. Great tires for the money, made in Korea. I push them VERY hard...
  8. bwringer

    Clymer Or Haynes?

    All the above, plus factory manual if you can find it, and of course a large dose of forum wisdom. All the manuals sort of suck but in different ways, so oftentimes you can sort of triangulate the issue by blending the scraps of information into a more or less intelligible whole.
  9. bwringer

    Hi Rich - Yes, you are in! I emailed a confirmation. Just check in with Jay when you get...

    Hi Rich - Yes, you are in! I emailed a confirmation. Just check in with Jay when you get there. No fancy confirmation numbers or anything... just tell him who you are.
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  10. bwringer

    Valve cover gasket

    And your Suzuki is...? Most GS models have flat paper-ish/cardboard-like gaskets. The rubber gaskets with the groove were a later invention. The OP is also being unnecessarily coy regarding their motorcycle. The best advice varies, but OEM is always best, and you can find NOS on eBay pretty...
  11. bwringer

    GS550et 1980 brake shims ?

    I'd wager that half, or probably many more, of these shims have vanished with the passage of time and the tender attentions (and inattentions) of decades of thumbfingered mechanics and accursed POs. And honestly, the brakes will work just fine without the shims. Most of the time you don't get...
  12. bwringer

    Oversize piston rings

    Yup, you need the matching OS pistons. Availability can be a problem; it has become very difficult to order these parts from Suzuki. Cruznimage has OS sets, though.
  13. bwringer

    Rockauto Discount Codes

    Ach, I used some random code from somewhere, and five minutes after placing my order, I got one of my own! Code: 233633207163917697 ​Good through June 30, 2023.
  14. bwringer

    Rockauto Discount Codes

    Any codez, man? Paying full price makes me itch something fierce.
  15. bwringer

    New member, Hello from Indiana!

    As far as a headlight, you won't find anything used worth a hoot; these things seem to be fragile as eggs, with parts that vanish between dimensions as soon as they are removed from a motorcycle, and sometimes before. What you want is the second item on this page (chrome Kawasaki replica...
  16. bwringer

    anyone go for a ride today? Pics?

    Z1 seems to sell EBC springs, not Suzuki OEM...? I couldn't tell you whether EBC springs specifically have the same problem with being way too strong; I don't remember the brands of the ones I've seen. OEM springs are only $4.23 each at my usual bits dealer... they're used on tons of different...
  17. bwringer

    Let's see your Cell Phone holder.

    Behold, fine GS folks, the world's most perfect-est solution for holding a phone securely, with easy, positive in-and-out, AND protection against the vibration that will kill your phone's camera in short order. Apologies for the up-close bug and off-road crusties and the fact that this is the...
  18. bwringer

    anyone go for a ride today? Pics?

    FWIW, those aftermarket springs are ridiculously heavy... A fresh set of stock springs retains the light clutch pull without slipping. Some folks have also used three stock springs and three aftermarket springs. And yup, Suzuki got the ergos, seats, and frame geometry so amazingly perfect on...
  19. bwringer

    Exhausts compatible with 83 GS850G?

    I've discovered a hole in the exhaust header on my 1983 GS850G, and it appears that this model is the only one where the center pipes are a unit with the resonator. I suspect finding this part is going to be extraordinarily difficult, so I'll likely need to replace the whole system. Can anyone...
  20. bwringer

    Hose Diagram no longer working on Cliff's site

    Cliff was using an assortment of free hosting spaces, and some of these went away over the years, and/or became unreliable. Quite a few links to other sites, especially file storage sites based in other countries, failed or became unsafe before we noticed there was a problem and began this...
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