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Dropped bike.

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Brewhonkey

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My Mother-In-Laws boyfriend dropped my 80 GS 550L, and now it feels like I lost a cylinder. It won't idle at all. Is it possible I got oil up in the top-end? It ran on it's side for about 20 seconds before it stalled out. What ****es me off the most I spent all winter getting it running 100%, and the first nice day this happens.:cry:
 
If it hit on the right side check the pickup coils behind the cover. And whack the boyfriend with a shovel.
 
Hopefully it could also be just a fouled spark plug from a cylinder being flooded with fuel before it quit.
 
I'm betting Sandy is right. That's exactly what happened to my neighbor's bike when he droppped it. We spent hours trying all sorts of things. Then I decided to look at the plugs - totally fouled. New plug and bike ran great.
Boy, did I feel stupid and embarrased - I was supposed to be the "expert", being that I've restored four non-running bikes.
 
Change your plugs, they are probably fouled with oil and gas. Particularly oil since it continued to run.
 
I second the application of a shovel to idiot's cranium.

NO ONE touches my GS.

Noobs can putt around on and drop my wife's little Honda CM400T all they want -- it's small, light, and has an enormous heavy ugly nasty JC Whitney crash bar. If you drop it, the bike just sits there propped up on the crash bar at a 45 degree angle.

And yes, change the plugs before panicking. Check the cases for cracks or bent areas, too.
 
Thanks, I'll throw some new plugs in tonight. I hope that's all it is. I think I should still hit'em with a shovel.
 
Brewhonkey said:
Thanks, I'll throw some new plugs in tonight. I hope that's all it is. I think I should still hit'em with a shovel.
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Full agreement on both counts from me.
 
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