1981 gs850g

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01111_2qDGHqFfV6Q_1200x900.jpg I just purchased this 1981 GS850G this weekend. I paid $400. It idles nice but runs horrible when you give it throttle and tries to cut out. It sat for 2 years under a tarp. I just joined here tonight and have been devouring everything on this site so far.

[steve murdoch]

Welcome to the site, Scott.
Hey with that fairing you can ride all winter. haha.
Sounds like it is time for a carb clean. It can be found here. http://members.dslextreme.com/users/bikecliff/

[Burque73]

Yes, welcome to GSR. That fairing looks a lot like mine. It is great for cool days, not so much on hot days though.

ScottD961, I sent you a PM about some parts for your bike.

[Redman]

Welcome to GSR.

Keep in mind that each carburator has 3 carburator "circuits". Enricher (choke), low speed and high speed. Is entirely possible for one or two to be gunk/clogged up and other to be okay, so operates okay under some conditions and not others.
Yah, sounds like the typical needs-carb-clean-after-sitting-for-a-while.
And by carb clean, we mean, take carbs off engine, take each carb off the rack, dissasmeble each carb, soak each one in bucket of carb clean for 24 hours (or longer, but not much less), reassemble with an o-ring kit from Cycle ORings (fine GSR member here).



Not just dumb some carb cleaner in tank.
Not just spray clarb cleaner in carbs.


If that fairing is a jammer IV, I had one that came with the 850G I had. I may still have a PDF of the Vetter manaul (PM me email addrs if you are interested).



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