New GS1000G owner

[Guest]

Picked up my new GS last Saturday, now just getting it ready for the German TUV. Here's a small picture of it, its got a Motad exhaust and a long range tank which is quite nice. The owner said he had just had the engine apart to do the piston rings and gaskets, hope he's a good mechanic. Just got a problem now that the seat doesn't sit flat and sticks up at the back, is this a common problem, seems to be the original metal seat. Looking at the picture here it seems a little large for the bike especially at the back, maybe its off a different model

Cheers

Dave

 

[850 Combat]

Bend the seat back down. You can do it over your knee. I've placed the seat upside down on a towel and stood on it. It happens from people using the seat grab handle for putting it on the center stand, or pushing on it.

Nice looking bike. I have a red 1981 1000G. Good luck with the bike.

 

[Guest]

Ha, I wondered about how sensible it was of the old owner lifting it up from just below the seat, I don't know why Suzuki in their wisdom designed a centre stand that can't lift the bike over the fulcrum and didn't provide any grab rails. Anyway gives me another good excuse to buy some pannier frames.

 

[850 Combat]

Suzuki provided a handle. It bolted to the frame and the left rear upper shock mount.

 

[Guest]

Suzuki provided a handle. It bolted to the frame and the left rear upper shock mount.

Thanks for the information. I'll look out for it

 

[850 Combat]

I've bought them off of E-Bay. Lots of people remove they when they put a rack of saddlebags on.

 

[Guest]

I've managed to find one on UK ebay. I also got some seat rubbers, it was missing some in the middle, I guess that's what caused it to flex. Next job mirrors, throttle cable and some slightly more laid back bars.

This is what the underside of my seat looks like

 

[SVSooke]

I'm getting SO tired of "helpers"pushing the grab bar in my 78 1000 that taking it off is going to happen soon.Nice bike Dave!

 

[ddaniels]

Those don't look like stock handlebars. Look for stock "G" handlebars. They have a higher rise and more pull-back then what you have there.

 

[Guest]

Those don't look like stock handlebars. Look for stock "G" handlebars. They have a higher rise and more pull-back then what you have there.

Yes I agree, I have some better ones to try, with a rise somewhere between American bars and the European height bars that are on there at the moment.