1986 gs 400s seized ?

[Guest]

Hey folks , on the way home to Ottawa from Newfoundland my bike started making a ticking sound ...it seemed to be losing power along the way so I had plugs changed and tightened battery terminal .. after the ticking started the bike just powered right out and I was stuck on the side of the highway ... I had it towed to a nearby mechanic who said it was seized... the mechanic wasn't bilingual and my French isn't good at all.. I was just wondering if there was a way to be certain that it is fatally seized .. I have another gs 400s in my garage that I can use for parts ... any suggestions?

[Cipher]

did it have enough oil

I would pull the valve trin cover and inspect the valve clearance
I have seen adjsuters nuts come off and that can cause major issuues
Id alos pull the plugs and see if the starter will spin the uncompressed engine over

[steve murdoch]

You can take off the right side crank cover and with a wrench try to rotate the crankshaft....clock-wise only.
Obviously the bike in this thread is different but have a look at the second photo.

http://beergarage.com/GSTiming.aspx

[smilinbrad]

Take it home, figure it out. I wouldn't take the word of a mechanic who doesn't speak English enough to understand as a diagnosis of a problem.