1982 GS450E --> Fixing it up, carb boot broke!

[jnicola]

Hey everyone! Let me start by saying hello! I'm looking forward to being a GS450E owner. I just bought mine for $35 from a tow yard a friend manages, and I'm hoping to bring it to life!


Anyways, I got the beast running on starter fluid, showing me that there was hope for this beast yet. I went ahead and got all the way down to the carbs and what not... and DOH! One of the carb boots going from the carb to the head broke!

So I'm not quite sure where to locate a new one. I may just epoxy the current one to repair it.


My questions for all you wise GS450E owners:
1- Where would I locate new carb boots? I couldn't find them on bikebandit.com's microfiche of parts

2- What would be the best adhesive to use in repairing the carb boots?

[snipes]

I have not found them yet either. Hopefully some one will have some ideas for us.

[bwringer]

You have to order them from a Suzuki dealer. They cannot be repaired, and there is no aftermarket replacement. Fortunately, you only need two...

http://partshark.com is one much better source for parts than BikeBandito.

The boots are on the Cylinder Head fiche. Don't forget the o-rings:

http://www.partshark.com/fiche_section_detail.asp?section=92163&category=Motorcycles&make=SUZUKI&year=1980&fveh=2093

27 PIPE, INTAKE 13110-44001 2 $24.33
28 .O RING, INTAKE PIPE 09280-40010 (replaces 09280-40003) 2 $1.96

You might as well get new boots for the carb/airbox as well -- these are definitely in sad shape too. Fortunately, they're cheap. They're on the air cleaner fiche:

http://www.partshark.com/fiche_section_detail.asp?section=92174&category=Motorcycles&make=SUZUKI&year=1980&fveh=2093

[BassCliff]

Greetings and Salutations!!

Hi Mr. jnicola,

Here's some information that should help you with your project. Your "mega-welcome" contains links to vendors, maintenance lists, procedures, and just about everything you need to experience GS bliss. I encourage you to take no shortcuts when it comes to things like intake repair, carburetor cleaning, charging system health, valve adjustments, suspension, brakes, and tires. Let's get started.

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[Charlie G]

You have to order them from a Suzuki dealer. They cannot be repaired, and there is no aftermarket replacement. Fortunately, you only need two...

http://partshark.com is one much better source for parts than BikeBandito.

The boots are on the Cylinder Head fiche. Don't forget the o-rings:

http://www.partshark.com/fiche_section_detail.asp?section=92163&category=Motorcycles&make=SUZUKI&year=1980&fveh=2093

27 PIPE, INTAKE 13110-44001 2 $24.33
28 .O RING, INTAKE PIPE 09280-40010 (replaces 09280-40003) 2 $1.96

You might as well get new boots for the carb/airbox as well -- these are definitely in sad shape too. Fortunately, they're cheap. They're on the air cleaner fiche:
http://www.partshark.com/fiche_secti...1980&fveh=2093

This is where I most of my factory parts for my bikes. If one fell apart they all should be replaced. Welcome and good luck.

Charlie G

[jnicola]

The bike is alive and running! WOOHOO!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8sUVWzlbMw

Now I just have to get some tires on it, get the title from the tow yard (I didn't want to persue it until the beast ran), shake down a few more things (the fuel mixture) and it should be ready to shred!


Are there fuel mixture screws on this beast I just couldn't find?

[pete]

Welcome to the forum and nice score!

The mixture screws are sealed from the factory, so have a look at the GS450 carb rebuild guide by Flaming Chainsaws on BassCliff's site to see how to get into them.

One thing though... are you sure that's an '82? That tail piece looks completely wrong for the '82's. What's the date of manufacture?

I recently discovered mine's an '82 but the date of manufacture is 10/81, so for the last 12 or 13 years since I bought it I thought it was an '81 model... and yes it can make a huge difference in buying parts.

[jnicola]

Okay I just checked it out using this suzuki vin decoder.

The bike is clearly stamped 82 and says 82 suzuki GS450e, however the decoder claims it's from 83. Would the 83 look that much different???

[jnicola]

Oh yeah, and an actual link would be rad. Searching for a few combinations of keywords did not turn up what you told me to look for...

[pete]

The give away of the model year for me was the tail piece.

Here's the '83 fiche's tail piece:



Here's the '82 fiche's tail piece:








So yeah, there's significant differences there. I think they also did some big changes with things like carbs as well.