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    R/R location on 81 GS650E

    I bought a 1981 GS650E that was partially disassembled and am in the process of putting it back together, cleaning, repairing, etc. One thing that has me stumped is where to put the RR. I have the fuse blocks, ignitor (or whatever it is called on this model), etc. installed but cannot see where the RR should go. Can anyone help me with this?

    This site has been a wonderful resource in this effort already. I have worked on a number of bikes but this is my first Suzuki ever.

    #2
    look under the battery box

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      #3
      Check out this thread:



      Mark replaced his R/R with a MOSFET unit, and ended up putting it under the tail cowling. I think he might have a link there to a thread with pictures of the R/R location under the battery box.

      On the 650G, there is a bracket that holds the ignitor and the R/R, which mounts under the airbox. not sure if you could adapt it to the 650E, though.
      '83 GS650G
      '83 GS550es (didn't like the colours in the 80's, but they've grown on me)

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        #4
        Thanks, but on this one the ignition module is located on the bottom of the battery box. Is this the wrong location for it?

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          #5
          I looked on the parts fiches, and they showed it facing forward. Front of battery box?

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            #6
            This one year model did not locate stuff in the same places as the G model, in particular the R/R.

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              #7
              Ok. Thanks. Am beginning to wonder if this is a replacement RR. Has only 3 yellow wires and a ground wire and seems larger than the pictures I saw in the post linked above.

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                #8
                It must have 3 stator input wires, a 12V output wire, and I have never seen one without a 5th, which is the ground wire.

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                  #9
                  mine is located on the side of the battery box towards the rear under the seat mine has 3 yellow wires a black a green and a red looks original but hard to say. cheers.closer inspection the green turns to black without pulling all the covers off cant see where it ends up.
                  Last edited by Guest; 12-20-2012, 01:47 AM.

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                    #10
                    Hi,

                    The manual should have diagrams with the locations of all the major components. The usual mounting spots are under the left side cover next to the fusebox or solenoid, and on the bottom of the battery box.

                    In case you missed it: New Members, CLICK HERE!! (You might find a manual among those links.)


                    Thank you for your indulgence,

                    BassCliff

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                      #11
                      Hmmm.....Might want to recheck the link to the GS650E manual Cliff.The G manual comes up fine but the E............Never mind.Have to remember to be patientAnyway here is the link for the OP http://www.mtsac.edu/~cliff/storage/...ice_Manual.pdf

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by thensley View Post
                        Ok. Thanks. Am beginning to wonder if this is a replacement RR. Has only 3 yellow wires and a ground wire and seems larger than the pictures I saw in the post linked above.
                        Take a pic for us- suzuki R/R's are suspect, some aftermarket ones pitiful, so replace with honda unit (Shindengen). Lots of places to mount it. As mentioned, the shaft versions had it underneath air filter box. I have mine mounted under the rear support bracket for gas tank.
                        1981 gs650L

                        "We are all born ignorant, but you have to work hard to stay stupid" Ben Franklin

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by nahoo7 View Post
                          mine is located on the side of the battery box towards the rear under the seat mine has 3 yellow wires a black a green and a red looks original but hard to say. cheers.closer inspection the green turns to black without pulling all the covers off cant see where it ends up.
                          Your location sounds correct.
                          Your R/R is a Honda. The yellows are the stator inputs, the red is the 12V out, the green is ground, and the black is the sense wire, which goes to a 12V switched wire.

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                            #14
                            Thanks all. I finally found a photo that shows the RR on the back side of the battery box (in the manual under battery maintenance) if it is in fact a photo of the GS650E. I had looked through the manual on BikeCliff's site (great site by the way, I have been reading through most of the documents concerning this bike) and another manual I found elsewhere and had not seen the photo. My problem was that the threaded holes in the back of the battery box did not match the hole spacing on the RR I have.

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                              #15
                              I'm no expert, but I have an 82 of the same model and I'm pretty sure the location is below the side panel on the side of the battery box right under the circled area on the pic below, facing out to the side.



                              That's my $0.02

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