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Egine problem on 1000EC

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hampshirehog said:
Washers works. Plus so does tweaking them with a screwdriver if they aren't too bad.

The GS engine is one of the all time great engines. (Simple) maintenance is the key and they'll last forever. The 550 must rank as one of the toughest motorbike engines ever built and the rest are all close behind.
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Yet in every basket of prime apples there's a rotten one.

This time I'm the guy ending up with it. Hopefully this fix will work, the only thing left the is to fix the smoking, get a new pet cock and synch the carbs. Easy. If we get through this with spending max 100 EUR we can pat ourselves on the back.

I know I'm pretty cynical, but this has been dragging on and has sucked dry a lot of money, so I'm not feeling pretty optimistic about this all being what it looks like is wrong (springs and the piston rings).

PS: just read what MAG and Brit bikers managed to achieve in the UK and EU in general (those idiotic law proposals). Great job to all 40k guys and gals involved.
 
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You must remember too that it is an air cooled engine, they make more noise. It's like comparing a air cooled VW Bug to the new model VW. And a Honda Goldwing is a water cooled engine with much closer tolerances. Check the clutch basket as suggested, that is likely your problem. !!! Another remote possibility is someone forgot one of the big shim washers for the starter idler gear, letting it rattle..
 
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