early gs450?

[Guest]

hi guys
im here for abit of help and generally more help
i normally lean towards hondas but today my pal rocked up with a barn fresh 1980 gs450 in black and red pin stripes...

first reg in uk march 1980 showing low miles on the clock backed up with old mot's
i think it is a bog standard e model...
i also think it may be a very early one vin is 500xxx..
so first question is is it a early production bike
it is very original and all seems to be there
also what are the spares like for this model?
starter seems stuck is this repairable ?

sorry for any poor grammer or spelling im on a small phone and fat thumbs
pics to hopefully follow

[woodside]

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[woodside]

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[woodside]

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[dorkburger]

That's a cool bike, and welcome to the GSR.

[Gorminrider]

Hi, woodside. I thought you in UK only got the GSX 400 model (it has square cam end covers) but apparently I am wrong unless someone brought that over from somewhere else...oh well, this who-got-what-where is not as useful as knowing how to fix it!

Yes, many parts are available for that bike. You will find yourself looking at American sites mostly but I think you will find closer Euro sites too.
You can go here for instance

https://www.cmsnl.com/suzuki-gs450_model13427/

Yes, the starters often stick after sitting around. Taking it out and taking it apart and putting it back together often does it. You will want to remove the cam-chain tensioner to get the starter out I think (I havethe very similar but not exactly so-GSX400E) You can find brush assemblies online if you find they are worn...

You will want a manual...Likely Haynes is the one you will see most often thereabouts? but it is really for the GSX 400s with a mere addendum for 450s...Even so, grab it if cheap because chassis,body carbs and much more are very very similar in both engine sizes..
But you can find a specific Clymer manual for 450s here at BassCliff's site...it's the 80mb download "400-450 77-87".
MUCH else pertinent there too

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/bikecliff/

[Nessism]

The 450 is one of the most common of all GS bikes in the USA. They made them for a lot of years so parts availability is good for a 38 year old bike. I'm not sure about all that in the UK though, although I'm pretty sure you won't have problems finding basic parts.

[woodside]

cheers guys
i am told these were in the uk back in the 80's and is a E01
but it is scarce over here...
i have just come in from the garage and yes i need to get the starter out...
i tried everyway possible and came to the conclusion the chain adjuster needs to come off...
any tips or is it as simple as the 2 10mm bolts...
the motor wont spin at all not even with 12v direct onto the back of it...

cheers for the replys

[woodside]

must add the motor spins freely buy hand

[angrypants]

Nice bike mate
I'm a complete novice With bike and we got the cam chain tensioner out and the starter out and all back together and working on a gsx250e ....with the use of the links to bike cliffs site and the manuals downloaded from there
you have come to the right place - the guys on here and resources available are awesome

my local Suzuki dealer had new parts o rings seals and brushes cheaper than eBay and all is still going well
best of luck

[Gorminrider]

woodside,
removing tensioner very similar to this thread...

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?250369-Removing-starter-GS400EZ