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so i bought the bike, probably should have looked it over more carefully, but anyway this is what i have now. looks like someone went nuts with a tube of orange rtv sealant, if there is such a thing that's what i'm guessing this is. i'm hoping that a gasket went bad and they just slopped this all over the head instead of fixing the problem, but i won't know until i pull it, which i hadn't planned on doing but guess i'm going to now. :evil:

anyone ever seen the likes of this?


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Pull it all off and see what happens. The PO might have been looking in the wrong place and it might just have been a leaky cam cover or suchlike.
 
well, i got the title today. the lady at the DMV messed up though.

I'm now the proud owner of a :eek:2004 Suzuki GS1:eek: with a clear NJ title and registration. The VIN is accurate at least.

A bike this rare must be worth something, right?
 
Worth more if it didn't have all that RTV all over it.


Does it run?

Does it leak?

What is the history?

If it's been running and having no problems I might just keep it there until I found a nice tight replacement engine to pop in, or until it was convenient to fix this one….

But if it just needs gaskets on everything, it's pretty easy to fix. Couple days if you hit it.
 
tkent02 said:
Worth more if it didn't have all that RTV all over it.


Does it run?

Does it leak?

What is the history?

If it's been running and having no problems I might just keep it there until I found a nice tight replacement engine to pop in, or until it was convenient to fix this one?.

But if it just needs gaskets on everything, it's pretty easy to fix. Couple days if you hit it.
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truth is i have no idea. i was blinded by lust and a $700 price tag, and bought the bike with the carbs pulled and a bunch of messed up paperwork. i'm starting to regret the purchase but i own it now, so...

i just heard it run for the first time a few weeks ago after finishing the carb rebuild and getting an external tank hooked up. it was great aside from the leaking gas which I think (hope) came from the carb fuel T. I got a new one from Z1 and need to reconnect all of those yet again to try running it some more and make sure it eliminated the fuel leak.

but as far as the health and history of the engine/bike, i'm pretty clueless.
i wonder if it could just be gaskets, but honestly the RTV is in so many places that I'm kind of bewildered by it. i definitely thought about just leaving it alone and seeing if it holds, but i don't think i can do it. i think i'm going to need to get it all off if i'm going to ever be happy with this thing.

effing 2004 GS1's are nothing but trouble.
 
BigD_83 said:
What does that do to your insurance?
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hell if i know.
what does it do for me if i get pulled over and that's what it says on my registration? of course i'm getting ahead of myself anyway because that would imply a running bike.
 
the schwartz said:
hell if i know.
what does it do for me if i get pulled over and that's what it says on my registration? of course i'm getting ahead of myself anyway because that would imply a running bike.
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...and that implies you still have a positive attitude :)
 
the schwartz said:
well, i got the title today. the lady at the DMV messed up though.

I'm now the proud owner of a :eek:2004 Suzuki GS1:eek: with a clear NJ title and registration. The VIN is accurate at least.

A bike this rare must be worth something, right?
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Not sure what is funny about this, this is no time for joking around! Get back there tomorrow and have them fix it or this could make life very difficult down the road
 
PO didn't put the orange crap on the gaskets! He just smeared it on the outside of the motor.
Amateur hour.
 
chef1366 said:
PO didn't put the orange crap on the gaskets! He just smeared it on the outside of the motor.
Amateur hour.
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Smeared might be to gentle a word.

Rob S. said:
Cousin (we might be!) - what was it born as? A '78 1000e?
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Hey Rob! Heh.
Spot on, it's a skunk.

More title woes. I may give up on this project. I'll update with more details later, pretty glum about it.
 
the schwartz said:
More title woes. I may give up on this project. I'll update with more details later, pretty glum about it.
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so i looked over everything more closely. i'm learning a lot about what to look for the next tiime i buy a bike, if nothing else.

Basically the original papers already had mistakes on them,
- the model was listed as "GS1"
- the VIN on the paperwork had an extra "E" in it: Bike says GS1000_######, and the papers say GS1000E######

So now both of those things are on my new NJ title, along with the mistake they added earlier this week, somehow changing 1978 to 2004.

I'm pretty confident that taking this to the DMV would be a colossal waste of time, and be more frustrating than I think I can handle. :-\\\
 
the schwartz said:
so i looked over everything more closely. i'm learning a lot about what to look for the next tiime i buy a bike, if nothing else.

Basically the original papers already had mistakes on them,
- the model was listed as "GS1"
- the VIN on the paperwork had an extra "E" in it: Bike says GS1000_######, and the papers say GS1000E######

So now both of those things are on my new NJ title, along with the mistake they added earlier this week, somehow changing 1978 to 2004.

I'm pretty confident that taking this to the DMV would be a colossal waste of time, and be more frustrating than I think I can handle. :-\\\
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Take it to AAA. I try not to deal with the state.
 
Chef,

Serious question: how does going to AAA help? What can that organization do?

I'm only marginally familiar with their roadside assistance/insurance programs.
 
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