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GS550 problems: new owner

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I just bought an 86 GS550 today and I'm having a couple of problems with it. First, the throttle seems to stick and takes a while to return to a normal idle. Second, it sometimes stalls after I stop. Finally, when I accelerate there seems to be a little "jerking." The bike shutters a bit when I accelerate and at constant speeds. I guess I was wondering if A: lubing the throttle cable could take care of the stickiness and B: if everything else can be attributed to carbs in need of cleaning. Sorry to be a noobee, this is my 1st bike.
 
I'd bite the bullet and clean the carbs. Pick up some rebuild kits, a can of parts cleaner, some carb spray, a drill bit for drilling out the screw heads (about half will be seized) and some M10 and M12 hex screws. Go slowly, one carb at a time and you'll do fine.

Oh, almost forgot - beer. I've found that imperial stout works best.

Good luck,

Jeff
 
Carbs, plugs....wires....air filter.......lube all points/cables.....do a full tune up and carb clean/rebuild. It will make the bike nice for the long run.
Have it professionally done or there is a full guide here on this site, also lots of posts to search. Invest in a Clymer or Hayes Owners Manual for that thing (unless you already have).

http://www.motorcyclebooks.com/suzgsfour191.html

It will give you a lot of info about your bike. I love my 77 550, good luck. 8)
 
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