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    #16
    More tape

    I gotta tell ya, I've seen stranger things on the New York City subways!

    Gonna start her up in a bit, see how she runs. Three days in a row riding in January and February in NY, can't complain about that.
    1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

    2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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      #17
      Took her around the block twice, second time with some choke. Better, goes (gently) to about 5,000 rpm without missing, a little higher with some choke on.

      I'm sure she doesn't like spending the night away from home, but she's going to the tuner this week, I don't care if it hairlips the governor.
      1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

      2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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        #18
        Last try

        More electrical tape. I gotta try again - it's going to be 48 degrees in a few hours. That's a good riding day for a NYC February.

        I was going to say I'll definitely get her jetted tomorrow, but to paraphrase Bob Weir, it looks like snow.
        Last edited by Rob S.; 05-08-2014, 01:54 AM.
        1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

        2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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          #19
          Yes, I have taped over pods. When I bought my GS850 it didn't come with in air box and had been sitting for a couple years. Someone tried to get it running and installed pods prior to me owning it. I got the bike home, rebuilt the carbs and taped up about 3/4s of the pods. The bike also has no mufflers. It was running lean beyond lean. After taping the pods, it runs well. Obviously this isn't a fix, its simply a way to get it going to check for other things until you are ready to tear the bike down and fix it properly.

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            #20
            The boys and I taped up pods on a bike once when we first started messing with pods. As others have said, we basically taped about 3/4ths of the pods, an Emgo set, and the results were nearly perfect, surprisingly. We did it as a quick fix but my son rode that bike for a year and a half with no problems just because he never got around to changing in better pods. But as all things "questionable" around here... it's your call.
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            1974 GT750 ...done, running and sold
            1974 GT550 .... under construction (done and sold)
            1978 GS550........all stock, running (going to do 550/650 build with it)
            1978 GS1000...another project (Given to son #2)
            1982 GS750EZ ...daily driver(given to son#1)
            1982 GS1100G...completed and traded to son #2 for the 750 back
            1982 GS750EZ...daily driver (got it back in trade with son #2)
            1983 GR650 Tempter.... engine rebuild completed (and sold)

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              #21
              She runs!

              Just got back from a 30 mile ride, and the bike is quicker than ever. (At least since I've owned her, which is only 4 months and 500 miles.) Red-lined it once, didn't skip a beat! The front wheel was off the ground a few times. My filters are maybe 90% covered!

              Of course I'm going to get her jetted properly, but at least now we can go to the tuner on two wheels.

              1982 1100e
              Last edited by Rob S.; 02-04-2014, 11:13 AM.
              1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

              2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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