Brit in US

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Hi guys and gals, I'm in upstate NY, have a 82 GS450T my father in law generously gave me, its no Katana but it'll do 80 with head room (when it runs).

Just at the moment i'm changing one of the coils as that seems to have gone the way of the dodo taking out the neutral light and head lamp (full beam still works) I figure I had a short somewhere but nothing I could find and had disappeared when I put new LED indicators on to match the rear LED tail/break lights (and yes I had already changed the flasher unit) so while I don't believe it, it appears to have been in the indicators.

Mechanically I'm dangerous but electronically I'm positively deadly (3 years failing electrical and mechanical engineering at collage 20yrs ago) hence the reason I'm here because I'm sure I'm missing something or making a stupid mistake (putting lipstick on a pig don't count), and as this is my only transport 90% of the time and I'm so poor the idea of taking it to a mechanic keeps my wife up at almost as much as the nightmares she has of my working on it....

So any advice would be appreciated if not always followed correctly.

Rulong

P.S My F-i-L had the carbs cleaned and the petrol cleared out of the sump when the petcock failed and I put on a new petcock (about the only thing I've probably done right)
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And for you amusement my daughters first ride before it died on me.

 

[Rob S.]

Good on you for putting a full-face on the youngster. The mechanics will chime in soon.

Welcome to the forum. What part of upstate? I've lived in Orange and Monroe counties.

 

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She wanted a skull cap with skull and flames but mum made her get a full face and I remember my bright orange peaked open face, so not cool, dangerous and even though my dad was a very conservative rider, unpleasant in the wind so I didn't disapprove as cool as it sounded when she told me about it and I promised her some skull-family stickers for it to cheer her up.

Broome of all places, I'd say it was a clean sweep coming here but I'm still the same A-hole just on a slower bike :cheerful: which isn't a bad thing as you have more cops and less speed camera over here making a ton undo-able almost any time

 

[trtsmb]

Welcome! I'm glad the kiddo has a full face. It's the only way I'll ride.

 

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Thanks and I really prefer the modular but I'm a smoker but hopefully that a bad habit littl'en wont pickup and frankly if she starts burning the back of my leathers she can get off and walk
Nice bikes btw.