cold, cold blooded stock 85 Gs1150

[Nessism]

One thing that's worth considering right out of the box is shimming the needles. Makes a noticeable difference in cold driveability.

[Katarat]

If I had an email address I could forward someone the picture & they could post it. Short of that Im dead in the water

[Steve]

That being said I motor mine for about 3 seconds before flicking on the kill switch because of the high compression to avoid starter clutch destruction!

Somebody has done some re-wiring to your 'kill' switch.
As they come from the factory, GSes will not crank with the 'kill' switch in the OFF position.

If I had an email address I could forward someone the picture & they could post it. Short of that Im dead in the water

Click on my username in the upper left corner, there is a link there to my e-mail. Send me the picture, I will post it for you.

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[Steve]

OK, here is your bike.



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[posplayr]

Nice bike....

[81GS850]

OP, sweet looking bike!!!

Speaking of cold starts its about to start getting cold here in Oklahoma. Motorcycle newbie here looking for winter storage tips other than fuel stabilizer for my 1980 gs750e.

Bigeasy, where at in Oklahoma? I'm in OKC area.



My bike starts in 50* weather with no choke at all... Is that bad? If I go full choke it never revs up to 3000 rpm, just stays at 1000 rpm or kills it.

[Rob S.]

I just picked up a bone stock 85 Gs1150, runs good when warmed up but its the cold bloodiest thing Ive ever seen.

How would you compare it's vibration to the 1100? Noticeably buzzier?

[chef1366]

Rob
I bought an 85 GS1150 and it is the smoothest running motorcycle I've ever had.
It's all in how you tune them. (Sync carbs/valve clearance....)

[Spyder]

+5 on the Stabil treatment. BUT... I would leave the carbs and fuel line full. Just make sure to take her for a good ride after adding Stabil to ensure it is in all of the proper places... If you just drain the gas out of the carbs the remaining gas (cuz you can't get it all) will still varnish and clog things up. Also, leaving them dry like that will dry out all of the gaskets and o-ring inside. The stabil will prevent ALL of the above from happening. I haven't had to rebuild my carbs for 5 years, and she sits for 4-5 months every winter. In the spring I just crank it (motor it) for a few seconds and then "enrichener" warm it and GO... Haven't had issues. Stabil is GREAT stuff...

[Rob S.]

Rob
I bought an 85 GS1150 and it is the smoothest running motorcycle I've ever had.
It's all in how you tune them. (Sync carbs/valve clearance....)

Still, the 1150s came with bar end weights...

I guess I'll have to ride one to find out.

[bigeasy1812]

Thanks for the tips

[bigeasy1812]

Thanks for the tips

Drain the carbs, remove fuel line to carbs & plug, install short piece of plugged fuel line to petcock, change oil & filter, fill fuel tank with alcohol free gas, & install 2-3 oz Stabil Storage fuel stabilizer

[Katarat]

I got the carbs off today. I thought the GS1100s were a PIA, they don't have squat on the 1150s for hard to work on. Carbs are a mess, got to order the o-ring kit. Getting them back on looks like sweetheart job too, not a lot of room to work them back in. I can see that the guy had been running the 10% alcohol gas in it. Hoping to get the carbs done and valves adjusted before the "Hawk" gets here. Ive lived out here in Montana for over 34 years and this is the first 1150 Ive ever seen. We had no Suzuki dealer back then

[rapidray]

Do yourself a favor & get a set of APE pod filters & a Stage 3 jet kit. Carbs are MUCH easier to work on & & get in & out without the airbox & you will gain some airflow & power too.
Ray.

[Grimly]

OK, here is your bike.



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Now, I'm seriously wondering if that bodywork will fit on an 850.
However, with the tubular frame, I think there's a better chance of this one doing so...