gs850 bobber build with questions

[mrmoon]

OK I bought a gs850 last week had some rust in the tank and small electrical problem ( PO hacked up the blinker wires and taillight not a big deal)

So far this is what iv done
Cleaned carbs
Rebuilt petcock
Removed the rust from the tank

Now for my questions
My clutch cable looks like it is realty long and seams to be a very stiff pull iv lubed the cable but it is still very stiff.
My next question I feel very dumb but I can't figure out where my fuel line and vacuum line goes I didn't take pictures and I don't even think the PO had the vacuum line hooked up

 

[chuck hahn]

fuel line goes on the big nipple between 2 and 3 carb and the petcock vac goes on the brass nipple on top of carb 2. Clutch cable and sheath are probably full of rust..replacement is needed.

 

[Guest]

Hi mrmoon.

Welcome to the forum.

When you say the cable is stiff you mean attached to the bike? Detach it from the rest of the clutch asembly. Now you will know if the problem is the cable or the innerds.

Do you have the stock handlebar? When people change the bar the cable needs to be rezised. If the cable is very much longer than it need to then there is one or several sharp bends. That's a nono. The cable should run as straight as possible with gentle curves. That way it glides in the sheat. With bends the cable pull against every turn of the sheat (The cable is trying to straighten the sheat).

On my 440 LTD I was able to reroute the too long cable so as to keep a gentle curve. The previous owner had changed the handlebar.

 

[mrmoon]

I went outside to look at the bike again after I posted. And I got the lines figured out. But thanks for the quick reply chuck.

And highway glider I think you answered my question. After I lubed it it slid nicely but when I put it back on still very tight. The bars have been replaced with drag bars so I have 1 sharp bend in the line. I will order a shorter one .

 

[chuck hahn]

Try rerouting it first maybe???

 

[Guest]

Try rerouting it first maybe???

I agree with chuck.

Maybe route it mostly outside the bike just to see that you have no problems with the cluth itself.

Then reroute inside or get another.

 

[Guest]

On my LTD the cable normaly flows from the left side of the engine through the left side of the triple tree/Headlight and goes to the lever.

I changed it to go on the right side of the headlight bucket before going to the lever. A small change but enough.

Check that turning the handlebar full doesn't affect your clutch.

 

[mrmoon]

OK I'll try that first iv seen people cut there cables and resodier the barrel to the wires. Would thus work on a clutch cable ?

 

[mrmoon]

Well I got it started and it idels decent at 1100 rpms I'm getting a quiet pop out of the mufflersim guessing that's me ants the carbs are not tuned properly. I'll get that fixed soon.

Next it to get a seat and finder put on.

I'll also be making a wrap to cover the top and sides of the cavity the battery is in sence the covers where missing when I got it.

And my clutch cable broke so I'm going to try shorten and re sodder it back together.

 

[wymple]

That muffler popping is usually a sign of leaky exhaust. Check all joints.