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    New GS1000G owner

    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

    Tags: gs1000, gs1000g, seat
    #2
    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.
    sigpic Too old, too many bikes, too many cars, too many things

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      #3
      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.

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        #4
        Suzuki provided a handle. It bolted to the frame and the left rear upper shock mount.
        sigpic Too old, too many bikes, too many cars, too many things

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          #5
          Originally posted by 850 Combat View Post
          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
          Last edited by DaveWatts; 03-28-2017, 05:15 PM.

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            #6
            I've bought them off of E-Bay. Lots of people remove they when they put a rack of saddlebags on.
            sigpic Too old, too many bikes, too many cars, too many things

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              #7
              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

              DSC_0017.jpg
              Last edited by DaveWatts; 03-29-2017, 05:56 AM.

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                #8
                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!

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                  #9
                  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.
                  Current Bikes:
                  2001 Yamaha FZ1 (bought same one back)

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by ddaniels View Post
                    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.

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