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    Higher Rpm wall/cutting out

    Last night switch wires on the coils and swap caps around. Started bike pull 1 & 4 same no change on the engine. So I tried spraying starter fluid to see if the 1 and 4 would fire. The rpms came up so I pulled the wire off still no change with the coils still swapped. Thought if it was fuel...
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    Higher Rpm wall/cutting out

    1 and 4 are colder if just idling. If I bring the rpms up the temps even out. I try and swap them out as I got the tank off so I can get to them
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    Higher Rpm wall/cutting out

    I work 2 miles from home but I know there a little more warm up time in the morning before I hop and go. But last night after work I pulled the take off and redid the ground connector on 1/4 coil since I didn't like the fit. Let run with tank off and started up and went for a ride out town to...
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    Higher Rpm wall/cutting out

    So still messing with this. Did some more testing. I check the pickup ohms and it in spec. Made a jumper to tee into the coil while the bike runs. Found at idle the bike is getting pulse signal and flashes faster with increase rpms. Even when the rpms are raise till the point it starts to...
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    Colour Schemes

    On my bike I wanted lime green somewhere since that my favorite color. But all lime green Suzuki would confuse people. So I went with green accents but I know that taking every that can come off and painting one color kinda a bad idea. So I decided to just go with green graphic only. Also...
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    Higher Rpm wall/cutting out

    carbs were clean twice before last year and were removed for winter and drained I've had the bowls off twice this year with no signs of crud in them. I originally was thinking the igniter but was reading in the search that they work or they don't it seemed. No way of actually testing it with...
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    Higher Rpm wall/cutting out

    So for the last 2 weeks been fighting this issue on my 82 gs1100e. Did not have this issue last year just this year. But history on the bike. The bike I had gotten from the father-in-law. He bought it in around 2001 and left it sit. I took it over 3 years ago to get it running again. He...
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    Oh no what did I find

    Also the spacer behind the springs on the face clutch all have groves from the springs is that something worry about?
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    Oh no what did I find

    Well found the problem spring now the basket looks perfect no groves. But 3 out six are loose and one broken. So what's the fix?
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    Oh no what did I find

    Would it be possible to see with just the cover off or should I tear down the clutch? The side of the piece is machined flat
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    Oh no what did I find

    So on my 82 1100e. I changing the oil pan gasket tonight and check it for anything that could be laying in the pan. Well I found what looks like a piece of spring. Now I haven't any issues with the bike other than some gaskets leaking. I attached a photo of said piece.
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    Questions about lighting

    I didn't just installed it on the rim in dec here. The bike had the same tire on before when I rode but there were 20+ years old. date code on it is last year and have the matching front that I put on last summer.
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    Questions about lighting

    Back story on the bike that was my Father-in-laws. He bought it in 2002 and left it sitting in shed. Over the years the title got lost before transferred ownership of bike. Was in contact of old owner but he not willing to help get a new title for it. 2 years ago I found on ebay another 1982...
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    Questions about lighting

    So I got my 82 1100e torn down to go thru it fully and was wondering about how certain things work. First when I rode it last summer the light outage indicator would like up and go off or just stay on for the headlamp and tail lamp. Is the box that controls that the same box for the self...
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    Can anyone id this

    Well I won the auction for super cheap. Picking it up on sat so I see what I actually got lol
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    Can anyone id this

    Local auction place has this listed for cheap. But has one poor picture. Mainly what see it on a bike and know company that made it
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    Do you love your GS? Lets see some pics!!!

    Here mine going thru it this winter and changing and cleaning up more.
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    Exhaust header bolts to studs

    I was wondering this on mine since I took off to repair some leaks. I was amazing the allen headed bolts all came out
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    anyone go for a ride today? Pics?

    Rode to work this morning with a Temp of 31 it was a little cold out but still did it.
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    Lower fork swap and questions

    The forks I found are these https://www.ebay.com/itm/1983-Suzuki-GS1100-GS-1100-S113-1-front-forks-suspension-damper-set/292622547707?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649 They looke the same as mine just no anti-dive but they also look like the air is added to the top...
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