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    EBay 1981 Kawasaki GPz1100 Local Pick up Machesney Park, Illinois

    I just looked at the parts book on '83 Specter to look at the valve adjustment. It is shim over bucket on that one. Is the entire family shim over bucket? I have always thought valve adjustment was a cam removal job on those. Is it easy like a Suzuki?
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    Oil Sight Glass

    Thanks. I honestly didn't expect a thoughtful and useful response. I thought I was just asking a silly question.
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    Let's don't forget our once a month battery charge and startup?

    I leave mine for extended periods sometimes. I prefer to use the method in the manual (drain the float bowls). I like to have a full tank of non ethanol fuel, which in Oregon is easy. There are two stations with non ethanol premium within two miles. I drain the float bowls. On one of the...
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    Oil Sight Glass

    Would I need to drain my oil to install that?
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    Back in the classic saddle baby

    Funny to think that an ST1100 is already 20 years old now. If you are looking to sell the 1000G, my 23 year old nephew fell in love with mine, and is looking for one. Great looking 1100ES.
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    RFY shocks.

    Thanks for the interesting link
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    GS1000 Exhaust

    Just what he said. The mas has worked for Yoshimura and does restore race bikes for a living though. I can't vouch.
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    GS1000 Exhaust

    The place is only 10 miles from where I am right now. The owner seems like a nice guy. I was over at The Frame Shop in Stanton changing some fastners on my 1000G. He came out of the building, leaving, and stopped to tell me that he had the Wes Cooley version. I said something to the effect...
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    Self cancelling turn signal issues solved!!! Well maybe???

    I ended up having to buy a new controller for my '81. It wasn't cheap. I got burned on a used one from E-Bay. My Yamahas with self cancelling allow you to push the center to stop the blinking. You don't have to. The canceler on my '76 RD400 isn't working. I've got a spare in my luggage...
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    '79 GS850 what did I get myself into?

    So almost broken in then.
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    Superbike race video around 1980 Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc-dB4DB7dg Pretty well done for its time. Spencer, Cooley, Lawson, Aldana Lots of talent.
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    Suzuki 2-stroke values?

    GT750 was a lot slower than an H2, not a tic slower. It is a real bike though, and for me, the H2 isn't. 20 mpg and a 4.5 gallon won't reliably get you from town to town. That kind of limitation can't be over come with speed. In 1974, Cycle World didn't even get their test H2 into the 12s...
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    Suzuki 2-stroke values?

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    Buell ST3 with luggage

    Recently, a Buell ST3 with luggage caught my eye. This was a fuel injected Sportster based engine in a tube frame. I've always been interested in them, but a Sportster based engine, while I'm sure its torquey and the claimed 101 hp will be enough for me, I'm concerned about longevity and parts...
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    Goldwing? What are the usual suspects to watch out for ???

    I bought a '79, as I recall, 1000. It had Comstars. I bought it from a high school auto shop teacher. It had been a project bike there. New belts, everything worked. New tires. It wasn't fun to ride though. It didn't handle all that well. Overall, a GS is much better, and way easier to...
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    1981 GS450L Wiring - Any pictures of stock?

    The Factory Manual would have saved me some time when I replaced the harness on a 1000G. I had the manual, but I didn't know that stuff was in there.
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    77 Yammy XS 750 Triple

    So what kind of old cars are you messing with? Just curious. I've got a couple MK II Cortina GTs, a '67 and a '68. Love them.
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    Engine case allen bolts

    Absolutely not.
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    The bike stays in drive when i pull the clutch in. 1981 1000G

    My guess is post #6. If you didn't deliberately make that right with the clutch cover off, it probably isn't right.
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    850G is dead, what next

    Some Kawasakis require a cam removal for a valve adjustment. I don't want to do that.
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