Is gel-batteries not good for the gs1000g series?

[Steve]

..., there is a HI LO switch on the left hand, and an ON OFF switch on the right.

Thanks for that picture. The HI LO on the left is the same that we got here, but the LIGHTS switch on the right hand grip is different. We only had the ON OFF ("kill") switch and the starter button. If you look at a wiring diagram for that switch, you will see two sets of contacts. One of them will switch battery power (12-14 volts) to the headlight, the other one will disconnect one of the stator wires when the lights are OFF. Bypass that part as I described above.

Your title shows that it was first registered in Norway in '83, but it appears to have been made for the '81 model year. When you get access to the bike, look on the steering stem, right behind the headlight, to see what is on the plate there.

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[SVSooke]

Aha!
Now I get it, sorry.
I am at home.

^(hehe, which is in Norway.)

Tron

Thank you for the (semi) straight answer