HELP 1st post, Carb questions and ideas

[ronc650]

Hello, This is my 1st post and I recently bought a 82 GS650E. When I got it, it would start only if I pulled the chock slide on the right open and then it would die if I gave it gas or let it go. The guy I bought it from told me it just need the carbs cleaned. Anyway I brought it home and I realized he had ciliconed the rubber part from the carb's to the motor so I figiured the carbs would need to come off anyway to replace this part and pulled the carbs off. After finding this site I read that I should have looked at my spark plugs first. They are very black(like soot). Ok since the carbs are off what do I DO.

I want to build a rat rod Bobber.
I would like to change my airbox to 4 seperate pods or something, I also would like to cut off my pipes starting at the cone and then wrap them.

I am sure i will need to rejet if I do this. I am on a tight budget thats why I bought this bike as a project.

Please give me your ideas & oppinions. Thanks for all of your help in adavance.

[Turtleface]

If you're going to do pod air filters, I think a Dynojet Stage III kit will probably be the recommendation. A complete cleaning is in order as well, which means a complete tear down and chemical dip. Basscliff will probably be in shortly with his MegaWelcome, there's a carb cleaning tutorial in there. You'll have to break them open to install the Dynojet kit anyways, so you might as well clean them correctly the first time. That's the first step in tuning. You'll never get anything else right unless your carbs are cleaned properly. Dynojet kit runs around 100 bucks, you'll need new O-rings, I think they're less than $20 from a member here, Chem-Dip will be needed, maybe 30 bucks for a can. Possibly other items like diaphragms and gaskets, but the general consensus is that most of them are ok to reuse. Once you get fuel delivery sorted, then it's time to look at air delivery.

[ronc650]

Thanks for the quick reply. I think that your right and doing the carbs correct the first time is the best way to go.

[chef1366]

http://www.cycleorings.com/#BS_Series_O-ring_Kit

http://www.dynojet.com/jetkits/motorcycle/suzuki.aspx

http://www.thegsresources.com/gs_carbrebuild.htm

[BassCliff]

Greetings and Salutations!!

Hi Mr. ronc650

Yes! Do it right the first time. Check out the maintenance lists in your "mega-welcome". Come on in and make yourself at home! Let me say, "Howdy!"...

Here is your very own magical, mystical, mythical, mind-expanding "mega-welcome". Please take notice of the "Top 10 Common Issues", the Carb Rebuild Series, and the Stator Papers. 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

[ronc650]

Thank you for the warm greetings and the information. I will look at all the information posted and clean and rebuild the carbs soon. Thanks

[Dave8338]

Thank you for the warm greetings and the information. I will look at all the information posted and clean and rebuild the carbs soon. Thanks

Smart move. Get things running correctly firsrt, then worry about the mods. If you ask me, ALL GS bike should be put back to stock, but I don't race them, so I'm a little skewed towards the preservation mode, myself.