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New Member - 1983 GS450L

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Hello!

Excited to be on the forum and pick some brains! :)

I picked up a 1983 GS450L on the weekend, and I am starting my first ever cafe/tracker/scrambler (haven't quite decided yet) project. Bike wasn't running when I got it, but I was able to get her going once I got home. Carbs are a mess, and I am not sure they are original to this bike, as there isn't a vacuum port to be found on them and they take fuel from a banjo fitting on the left side. Anyway, here are some pics. Bike has been torn down now, and I am waiting on a few parts.
 

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Hello and welcome. You’re in the right place.

Best place for you to start is the Top 10 Newbie Mistakes, see link in my signature.

Please create a signature for yourself in settings, include, at the very least, your bike year and model.

We'd all love to see pics of that carburetor set-up you got.

On posting pictures on this forum. the way you did it, the forum will only allow 1 pic per post, and it has to be clicked on to show a not-so great larger image. To post better quality and multiple images in a single post, the only way to do it is to paste in the BBCode of the image hosted on another site. Imgur and Flickr are 2 of the preferred sites. they're free. A link in my sig will show you how to use Imgur to paste pics into the site.


Top 10 Newbie Mistakes
 
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Yep, what you said, bike has been torn down, that's picture shows about as torn down as it gets. What he said about the Newbie mistakes. Welcome & good luck.
 
Thanks guys! It has been a while since I have been on a forum of any kind. Trying to find where to edit my signature...lol.
 
Go to the top right of this page click on settings. On next page on the left side under My Settings you’ll see where to create/edit avatar, signature, etc.
 
Rich82GS750TZ said:
berger
Hello and welcome. You’re in the right place.

Best place for you to start is the Top 10 Newbie Mistakes, see link in my signature.

Please create a signature for yourself in settings, include, at the very least, your bike year and model.

We'd all love to see pics of that carburetor set-up you got.

On posting pictures on this forum. the way you did it, the forum will only allow 1 pic per post, and it has to be clicked on to show a not-so great larger image. To post better quality and multiple images in a single post, the only way to do it is to paste in the BBCode of the image hosted on another site. Imgur and Flickr are 2 of the preferred sites. they're free. A link in my sig will show you how to use Imgur to paste pics into the site.


Top 10 Newbie Mistakes
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Thanks, stated a new thread in the Carbs section with IMGUR pics.
 
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