Stater and Reg/Rect problems on 82 GS650Ez

[Gorminrider]

I've never seen that before. Kind of funny. With all the bike that fall over, why not put the thing somewhere inside the case!!

assuming the crash bar fails to do so,it IS a case saver. Replaceable. ...but I haven't tried sliding the bike on it yet. Funny Nobody has asked if it cools the the stator at all. I find that very interesting...

[Suzukian]

It's on the engine, how much cooling could possibly happen unless it was mounted to an insulator of some sort. Even then, it's on the source of all the heat the motorcycle makes. Not a good place, heat is the enemy of electronics.

[Suzukian]

An addendum, if you mounted that on a 3/8th's thick sheet of Asbestos, that would insulate it so much, the R/R wouldn't know if it was on fire, or ice.

[Rob S.]

I've never seen that before.

Parts like that were not uncommon in the '70's and '80's. Strictly for looks.

[650Skull]

Started to clean off the Lanolin oil with WD40.

One half done ..........thought an afternoon photo was needed


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[Suzukian]

Nice looking bike!!

[650Skull]

Thanks. Bike is very good original condition. Maybe a little better than Very good. Everything works, well, except the charging system, i have the components to fix that now

[Suzukian]

You don't see those bikes at all anymore. You'll have a head turner on your hands. Don't be surprised when people start asking you lots of questions. It's a very classy looking bike. Very civilized!

[650Skull]

NZ didn't get them at all. The bike was imported from Canada by a woman who spent a few years over there teaching. Bike has 13,000klm's on the clock.

Pushing it around to take the photos i was surprised how light it was, easy to get it on and off the center stand. Center of gravity feels quite low as well.

[Suzukian]

I think that people who owned these bikes in the states purchased them and rode them into the ground. They just disappeared. The shaft drive GS650Gs are real rare. People loved those bikes, and I haven't seen one in decades. What's not to like, a nice size displacement, and a final drive that had none of the nasty torque problems that BMW's would so often displace in turns, depending on which way you were going, downshifting would lose you 3 or 4 inches of ground clearance. You have got a bike not only rare for your country, but not seen anywhere else either.

[650Skull]

Rarity brings it own problems if/when something goes wrong. I did a lot of research and talked to a couple of people in NZ and Aus as well as the US before pulling the pin on the bike so i knew what i was getting into.

The bike having low K's and reading reviews, I agree, (without having ridden it), the bike has plenty of power combined with reliability, to do what i want to do with it.

Grand-kids are taking up precious bike time.. Joking.................My trip here is a bout them and the bike is secondary

[650Skull]

Did see this for sale in Aus recently. Bit tattered and high K's
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[650Skull]

New stator and Reg/Rect installed. Charging to 14.7volts at 3000 rev.

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[650Skull]

First ride incorporating the test ride after the new charging system. More pics to come of where the reg/rec is mounted............. To busy smiling and riding to take them today.
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