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Clutch Cable

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Hey guys, im in need of some probably simple assistance. I have an 81 GS650G, with the choke running up through the triple clamp with a pull knob. I realized the crappy plastic nuts that hold it in place have cracked and are no longer holding the choke open when i pull it. This can be quite a hassle as sometimes it will hold long enough to fire it up, but then other times i have to wedge something in the slide on the carb to keep it open. Now i cannot find this lever anywhere to replace it. Suzukipartshouse.com shows it in a diagram but doesnt directly list it as a part. Is it considered the cable starter? i do not know if my bike is an X model.
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Yes, that is the "Cable, Starter". If you truly have an '81 bike, you have an X.

Its full designation would be "GS650GX", but the only ones that understand the "X" are the members here and the parts monkeys that look up the parts. Most people will understand you better if you say that you have a "1981 GS650G".

By the way, parts are cheaper at Parts Outlaw. :-\\\

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Exactly what I needed to know. Thankyou for the info also! I tried searching the Vin and was having difficulty getting any bike specific answers.
 
Killa Kamilla said:
I tried searching the Vin and was having difficulty getting any bike specific answers.
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If your VIN plate is still rather intact, look in both right corners. The upper right corner will show the production date, the lower right corner should show the letter for the year.

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and just to confuse, I find THIS from Insurance Corp. of British Columbia

What is a VIN?
h e vehicle identifi cation number (VIN),
since model year 1981, is a series of 17 letters
and numbers. Accepted as the North American
standard for identifying vehicles, the
VIN provides key information about
the manufacturer, model, model year,
make, equipment and class of a vehicle.......

.....
Position 10 of the VIN (model year) cannot
be U or Z. For cars and light trucks, model
year can be determined by using the type of
character in Position 7. (if numeric = years
between 1981 to 2009) (if alpha = years
between 2010 to 2039).
B 1981
C 1982
D 1983
E 1984
F 1985
G 1986
H 1987
J 1988
K 1989
L 1990
M 1991
N 1992
P 1993
R 1994
S 1995
T 1996
V 1997
W 1998
X 1999
Y 2000
1 2001
2 2002
3 2003
4 2004
5 2005
6 2006
7 2007
8 2008
9 2009
A 2010
B 2011
C 2012
D 2013
E 2014
F 2015
G 2016
H 2017
J 2018
K 2019
L 2020
M 2021
N 2022
P 2023
R 2024
S 2025
T 2026
V 2027
W 2028
X 2029
Y 2030
1 2031
2 2032

works on my 81's which are indeed B in the 10th place :)
 
what I have been using on my 650g is a small spring clamp that I got from the PO. it works pretty great all things considered. the choke cable is on my list of things to replace, but really low until I get it running again, tires, painted, and the chrome moons on the ends of the valve cover that hides the seals.
 
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