1982 gs850

[Jasonkhodgdon]

Hey was planning on rebuilding the engine and can't find replacement parts ! Any help on locating these would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[Nessism]

Just about anything you could possiably need can be found on ebay, a Suzuki dealer (either on-line or walk in store), or the Parts For Sale forum here.

[Big T]

It's a lot cheaper to buy a used motor

You're looking at $1,000 -$1,500 for a complete rebuild

[7981GS]

What is wrong with the engine that makes you think it needs to be rebuilt?
Perhaps it only needs a few simple parts.

Daniel

[cowboyup3371]

What is wrong with the engine that makes you think it needs to be rebuilt?
Perhaps it only needs a few simple parts.

Daniel

Great question to you here. I was told the same thing when I first got my bike last year. After a carb cleaning, valve adjustment, stator replacement, and basic maintenance (oil, spark plugs, and air filter), the bike fired right up and ran great. Go through the basic maintenance list you'll get from Basscliff later and then see how things run before you sink lots of money in it.

[BassCliff]

Greetings and Salutations!!

Hi Mr. Jasonkhodgdon,

How many miles are on your bike? Is it a total rust bucket? Chances are that if you go through the maintenance lists in your "mega-welcome" you will have a well-running motorcycle. Before you start throwing money at it, so a little maintenance. Unless the compression numbers are zero, I'll bet your bike just needs a little love. You'll find a fairly extensive list of OEM and aftermarket vendors in your "mega-welcome". Shop around a little for the best prices and shipping costs. For parts, my favorite vendors are partshark.com, Z1Enterprises.com, and cyclepartsnation.com. For riding apparel it's hard to beat motorcyclegear.com.

Anyway, let me dump a TON if information on you and share some GS lovin'.

I just stopped by to welcome you to the forum in my own, special way.

If there's anything you'd like to know about the Suzuki GS model bikes, and most others actually, you've come to the right place. There's a lot of knowledge and experience here in the community. Come on in and let me say "HOoooowwwDY!"....

Here is your very own magical, mystical, mythical, mind-expanding "mega-welcome". Please take notice of the "Top 10 Common Issues", "Top 15 Tips For GS Happiness", the Carb Rebuild Series, and the Stator Papers. All of these tasks must be addressed in order to have a safe, reliable machine. Now let me roll out the welcome mat for you...



Please click here for your mega-welcome, chock full of tips, suggestions, links to vendors, and other information. Then feel free to visit my little BikeCliff website where I've been collecting the wisdom of this generous community. Don't forget, we like pictures! Not you, your bike!

Thanks for joining us. Keep us informed.

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff