I have a 1982 GS450L, and when I bought it the motorcycle ran.
Cleaned the carbs, replaced gaskets, fixed up the electrical, and I was finally ready to start her up.
Pressed the starter button, engine would crank. It never started but would crank. I pressed the starter button a few more times, and the engine would crank. I pressed it again, except because I'm an idiot I pressed on the starter button for too long. After that, the starter wouldn't crank the engine anymore.
If I go to hand crank it, I couldn't do it. I tried cranking it backwards, and it moved....until it hit a spot where you couldn't do it anymore. I was then able to crank if forward again, but only up to a certain point.
So essentially I can crank it forward and back in a small range of motion, until I hit massive resistance.
I looked through the spark plug holes, and I can see the pistons moving, so it doesn't seem to be seized.
Ideas for causes?
What should I look for in fixing this. Nothing seems out of place, and I don't think I dropped anything (although I guess the only way to know for sure is to open it up).
edit: I forgot to mention that I checked the gears in the crank case on both sides, and nothing popped out or anything.
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