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    hard to crank 1982 gs1100e

    I picked up a 1983 gs1100e , that was stored outside for over 2 years. I cleaned it up, cleaned the carbs, got it to spark.And got it to start and idle. Oh also I got a new battery and fully charged it on my trickle charger. The problem is , it cranks and turns over but it seems like it struggles and the battery wire gets warm from the struggling of the starter. I then spin the crank with a wrench and its very free and easy. Then i remove the starter cover and found that the 2 10mm bolts that hold it down was loose. So i tighten it and its still the same. Then i drain the oil to check it and noticed it was like milksshake. But im guessing it was prolly from rain afterfll its been stored outside for over 2 years. So i replaced it with new oil and put a new oil filter. So now I try and crank it again , and still its having a hard time turning over, Oh also the starter gets really warm from struggling to start . Anyone have this problem before?Could it be a clogged oil pump?
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    82 and 83 are slightly different frames/engines but for your current problem basically the same. Check the voltage to your coils ; if it is low it could be the bike is hard to start due to corrosion in the connections and a coil relay mod is in order. The bike should start instantly.

    If the starter is turning over slowly it might be dragging and it will heat.

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