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    Originally posted by Burque73 View Post

    I had a major Oh crap moment while raising and lowering the rear wheel to get the axle in and shocks on right. I neglected to chock the front wheel and the bike lunged forward off of the center stand! I found myself on my knees behind the bike holding it up by the now loose rear rack.
    On the 850 there's a hole in the centre stand you can fit a philips screwdriver into to lock the stand upright.
    ---- Dave

    Only a dog knows why a motorcyclist sticks his head out of a car window

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      Originally posted by Grimly View Post
      On the 850 there's a hole in the centre stand you can fit a philips screwdriver into to lock the stand upright.
      I saw that hole on the 81 850G I had, but the 83 doesn't have it.
      Roger

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        Originally posted by Burque73 View Post
        I saw that hole on the 81 850G I had, but the 83 doesn't have it.
        Another Suzuki safety suggestion is to tie the legs of centerstand to the rear wheel or something else.
        PS: Quit polishing the aluminum, you make my bike look grungy!
        1982 GS1100G- road bike
        1990 GSX750F-(1127cc '92 GSXR engine)
        1987 Honda CBR600F Hurricane

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          Went to a ride meet up Saturday, the ATK suddenly stopped running on start up.
          Had to truck it home, found that a backfire popped the carb out of the boot.
          Easy fix once found
          1978 GS 1000 (since new)
          1979 GS 1000 (The Fridge, superbike replica project)
          1978 GS 1000 (parts)
          1981 GS 850 (anyone want a project?)
          1981 GPZ 550 (backroad screamer)
          1970 450 Mk IIID (THUMP!)
          2007 DRz 400S
          1999 ATK 490ES
          1994 DR 350SES

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            Originally posted by Burque73 View Post
            I saw that hole on the 81 850G I had, but the 83 doesn't have it.
            Huh; one of the best ideas ever for easy centrestand security and they drop it.
            ---- Dave

            Only a dog knows why a motorcyclist sticks his head out of a car window

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              Originally posted by Buffalo Bill View Post
              Another Suzuki safety suggestion is to tie the legs of centerstand to the rear wheel or something else.
              Need to be the front wheel.
              ---- Dave

              Only a dog knows why a motorcyclist sticks his head out of a car window

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                Originally posted by Grimly View Post
                Need to be the front wheel.
                Yeah, I got things backwards again…
                1982 GS1100G- road bike
                1990 GSX750F-(1127cc '92 GSXR engine)
                1987 Honda CBR600F Hurricane

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                  Not bike related but got the lawn mower running again sadly (the only part of warmer weather I hate). It sucks that Sears closed their stores in my area but fortunately I found the parts I needed at Ace hardware now. I may have to consider tearing the motor apart next year to fix the burning oil issue I found
                  Cowboy Up or Quit. - Run Free Lou and Rest in Peace

                  1981 GS550T - My First
                  1981 GS550L - My Eldest Daughter's - Now Sold
                  2007 GSF1250SA Bandit - My touring bike

                  Sit tall in the saddle Hold your head up high
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                    To prevent my '82 GS850G from coming off the center stand, I used a turnbuckle and a chain passed through the front wheel and the center stand.
                    sigpic[Tom]

                    “The greatest service this country could render the rest of the world would be to put its own house in order and to make of American civilization an example of decency, humanity, and societal success from which others could derive whatever they might find useful to their own purposes.” George Kennan

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                      Originally posted by Grimly View Post
                      Huh; one of the best ideas ever for easy centrestand security and they drop it.
                      My '82 GL doesn't have it either. I am under the impression that the L models never had it? Easy enough to put a chock in front of the front tire, pass a ratchet strap around it and the center stand. Not as easy as putting a phillips screwdriver through a hole in the centerstand though.
                      1982 GS850GL - Shaved seat foam and new seat cover; Daytona handlebars and Tusk risers; Puig "Naked" Windscreen\
                      1978 KZ200 - Mostly original, hydraulic front brake swap, superbike bars; purchased at 7k original miles
                      Track bike project: 2008 Hyosung frame w/ 97 gs500E engine swap (in progress)

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                        Originally posted by cowboyup3371 View Post
                        Not bike related but got the lawn mower running again sadly (the only part of warmer weather I hate). It sucks that Sears closed their stores in my area but fortunately I found the parts I needed at Ace hardware now. I may have to consider tearing the motor apart next year to fix the burning oil issue I found
                        I fear that the local hardware store is also going the way of sears (extinction). I make it a point to visit my local True Value or Ace as much as possible. They carry pretty much everything I could need besides lumber, and they often have nuts/bolts on hand that the big box stores don't.
                        1982 GS850GL - Shaved seat foam and new seat cover; Daytona handlebars and Tusk risers; Puig "Naked" Windscreen\
                        1978 KZ200 - Mostly original, hydraulic front brake swap, superbike bars; purchased at 7k original miles
                        Track bike project: 2008 Hyosung frame w/ 97 gs500E engine swap (in progress)

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                          Originally posted by Buffalo Bill View Post
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                          PS: Quit polishing the aluminum, you make my bike look grungy!
                          I didn't polish anything. It's just that this camera making everything look way better than it actually does. Here's a selfie I took for my wife, see what I mean.

                          Roger

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                            Now that's funny.
                            My bike looks way better in pictures then in real life....

                            No major job, but an important one- replaced my dead battery yesterday.
                            sigpic
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                            -Rusty old scooter.
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                              Will skip the boring details of what I did today.
                              But will say that last couple prior work sessions presented some frustrations.

                              Today was 40s & low 50 outside. But was comfortable working in garage. Had radio on. Got a few things done.

                              Was enjoyable, doing things without much of a schedule constraint.
                              But most of all, I was happy and thankful to be doing this on A TUESDAY AFTERNOON !

                              .
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                              Had 850G for 14 years. Now have GK since 2005.
                              GK at IndyMotoGP Suzuki Display... ... GK on GSResources Page ... ... Euro Trash Ego Machine .. ..3 mo'cykls.... update 2 mocykl


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                                Originally posted by Redman View Post
                                Will skip the boring details of what I did today.
                                But will say that last couple prior work sessions presented some frustrations.

                                Today was 40s & low 50 outside. But was comfortable working in garage. Had radio on. Got a few things done.

                                Was enjoyable, doing things without much of a schedule constraint.
                                But most of all, I was happy and thankful to be doing this on A TUESDAY AFTERNOON !

                                .
                                Knowing what challenges you've faced lately I'm glad to see you still using such words. Keep it up, Dave. It's inspirational!

                                BTW, my new springs came a few days ago and fork seals arrived today so I'm about to feel your, um, enthusiasm...
                                Roger

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