Lithoman

[Guest]

I aquired a 1981 GS 850 a few weeks ago. There is currently a plastic air box with no markings on it with no filter on the bike. the previous owner thought the air box was for a GS 1000. He had also purchased two more air boxes but one was a ripoff from e-bay that was gutted. The other is very nice but when I tried to put it on the boots were impossible to get onto the carbs. After some measuring the rip off airbox with what looks like original stamped susuki gs 750, 850 and 1000 measures 11.5" to the outside of the two outside holes. The plastic box is 11.75" and the nicer box measures 11.25. Can someone help me with what the right box should measure? Even more confusing is the boots that he collected, straight, offset right, offset left. Can someone help me??? The # stamped on the motor is GS 850 139753

[eil]

Pics of what you have would help us identify them. The plastic airbox is almost certainly not the right one. Here's the fiche for a 1981 GS850G air cleaner:



The correct boots for this airbox probably look like this:



Well, to be technically correct, they should look like the one on the left. The one on the right is what they look like when they're 30+ years old. If yours are not pliable and squishy, you need new ones. There are two "Left" (stamped with an L) boots and two "Right" (stamped with an R). I don't know what the difference is, but there must be one.

[eil]

Oh, and also... I don't want to usurp BassCliff's Mega-Welcome, but it includes links to a few reputable parts vendors. So until he swings by, take a sneak peek here: http://members.dslextreme.com/users/..._Greeting.html and check out the vendor websites for diagrams like the above and corresponding part numbers.

[tom203]

Offer up a pic of carbs, so we know you have the right ones for an 81 model - sometimes PO's get ambitious and change stuff.

[Jamesp]

Still trying to work out a picture technical dificulties. I think they need to be PDFs to be small enough

[cowboyup3371]

Still trying to work out a picture technical dificulties. I think they need to be PDFs to be small enough

No they don't. Go get an account on Photobucket or similar site and you can post up to ten full size pictures in each reply/post you make. Instructions on Basscliff's site given to you earlier (http://members.dslextreme.com/users/bikecliff) and click on the how to post pictures tutorial.

[BassCliff]

Greetings and Salutations!!

Hi Mr. Jamesp,

The GS850G airbox boots do not look like velocity stacks.

Reference:

Air Intake Repair:
Airbox removal, intake boots and O-ring replacement

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Help! Your Bike Won't Start
DON'T DO THESE THINGS
Help! Your Bike Won't Run Well
Oh God! Pods!


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[BassCliff]

Hi,

Still trying to work out a picture technical dificulties. I think they need to be PDFs to be small enough

Oh! Look what I found!

Posting Pictures To GSR


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff