Help! Need Carb specs for '79 GS500E

[Guest]

Hi! I recently bought a '79 GS500E, and I'm stripping it down to rebuild it. Problem is I can't find a manual that cover the 500 model. I've got a Haynes manual for the 550 and 750 series, and for the most part it seems they're more or less the same engines (the 500 & 550, that is). But, of course, with different displacement. My guess is the carbs are different as well. So... Does anyone know what type of carbs I have? They're stock Mikunis, on a '79 GS500E, originally bought in Sweden. Or maybe someone can tell me how to identify them? (I've looked for any type of identifying inscriptions/markings on the carbs, but can't say I've found anything. Not on the jets either.) Please help!

[tom203]

Can you post a picture of these carbs?

[Count_Zero]

I looked through my pictures, and found this... It's not very good, and I'll get a better one tonight, but I uploaded this for now.

[tom203]

VM carbs: over here, last used on 1979 models ,like a gs550. Look at this chart - your 500 shouldbe real close jet wise

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/bikecliff/images/carbspec_float_height.html#A01

for description of carb terms, look at this link...

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/bikecliff/images/vm_carb_rebuild.pdf

[Count_Zero]

Thanx a lot I've actually printed out the specs sheet before, I simply forgot about it