1980 GS1000s - will not tick over

[Charlie G]

Let us know how it turns out. Tick or no tick......that sucker will run!

[uk gs nut]

Tick over, ie like a Swiss watch. Smooth and even idle

[Steve]

The differences in the Queen's English from the rebel's english. Like hood is different end of the car from USA. Spanner. Gudgeon pin...

Not to mention 'lift' and 'flat'.

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[steveb922]

I had a third-floor flat once. No lift. Bugger.

[Cliff]

Thanks for all the input some of which I gather has confused the guys over the pond !!

Tick over is intact idle
Clutch basket has been done and cured nowt !!

Cheers again
Cliff

[trevor]

Thanks for all the input some of which I gather has confused the guys over the pond !!

Tick over is intact idle
Clutch basket has been done and cured nowt !!

Cheers again
Cliff

Ha... clutch basket! Maybe I do know something.

[chuck hahn]

Never said you didnt..but as a "norm" clutch baskets tend to not make a lot of racket at high RPMs. They will chatter like a tin can full of rocks at low RPMs due to the dampner springs being loose. Higher RPM noises are usually tracked to worn bearings and such.

[trevor]

Never said you didnt..but as a "norm" clutch baskets tend to not make a lot of racket at high RPMs. They will chatter like a tin can full of rocks at low RPMs due to the dampner springs being loose. Higher RPM noises are usually tracked to worn bearings and such.

He didn't say higher revs chuck...he said this
"Have finished restoring my 1980 GS1000s but have a serious problem in that it will not tick over and sounds like a bag of bolts at low revs.

[chuck hahn]

I know what he said..thats why I said carbs based on the definition of "tick over" given.....which was to idle. Bad IDLE will also make it chunk rocks from a bad carb sync. That's where my suggestion was coming from. I still would revisit the cars sync though if it were my bike just to be sure that's ok.

[Steve]

Clutch basket has been done and cured nowt !!

Ha... clutch basket! Maybe I do know something.

Hang on, Trevor.

Read it carefully. He said "... and cured nowt !!"

From the Collins Dictionary:

pronoun
Nowt is sometimes used to mean the same as 'nothing'.
[British, dialect] I'd got nowt to worry about.
You could never do nowt right for him.

I get the impression he still has a problem.

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[trevor]

Hang on, Trevor.

Read it carefully. He said "... and cured nowt !!"

From the Collins Dictionary:


I get the impression he still has a problem.

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Yeah I read it as "I have now done the clutch basket and now no more rattle"... lol... holy crap guys can someone other than the "experts" on here ever be right? Throw me a bone would ya?? Lol

[Steve]

Don't worry, I'm not claiming to be an "expert" with the GS.

I just happen to know a bit of the King's English and how it can be mis-read, mis-heard and mis-understood.

Would it have helped any if he had used the word "naught" instead of "nowt"?

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[hampshirehog]

Don't worry, I'm not claiming to be an "expert" with the GS.

I just happen to know a bit of the King's English and how it can be mis-read, mis-heard and mis-understood.

Would it have helped any if he had used the word "naught" instead of "nowt"?

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The King (or Queen) would never use the word 'nowt'. It's a word with its roots buried in the heathen north... though some of them also use the word 'owt' which means 'anything' but in this context means the same thing. That's if you can understand the accent.

[hannibal]

English is hard in any language.

[Steve]

English is hard in any language.

I will agree whole-heartedly there.

I have had varying degrees of "formal" education in four languages.
English has had the most exceptions to rules, many of which contradict themselves.

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