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1979 GS 760 E electronic fail

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I just recently purchased my first bike, a 79 gs 750 e and the owner said the battery was dead and needed a charge. I hooked up my 12 V car battery to it and turned the key to ON and no lights come up on the dash. Nothing works. The battery is completely dead. It hasn't run in a few months and i cant get anything to get going with the kick start. Although when i try and kick start the lights on the dash blip, so i know that there is possibility of roll starting it. Any ideas?
 
Catch up on the thirty two years of routine maintenance that's been neglected, it'll run just fine then.
 
The bike ran at the end of may. It looks great. Inside of gas tank looks really good, everything looks clean, Gas lines have no cracks, and the guy who i bought it from, who didnt have a clue about motors or any motor vehicles thought the carbs were bad because after about 15 miles of riding the motor would start dying. Turns out he was riding every time on RESERVE. The motor turns over freely.

Are there any straightforward walkthroughs on carburetor dis-assembly for these models? Or is it just straight forward carb stuff?
 
Greetings and Salutations!!

Greetings and Salutations!!

Hi Mr. Icculus88,

Take everything the previous owner says with a grain of salt. There are usually several issues that need to be remedied with bikes that have sat neglected and/or abused for any length of time. You'll find lot's of "how to's" on my little website.

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