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Recently got my hands on a '78 gs750. bike has sat for about 20 years and has about 30k (kms) on it. in pretty amazing condition other than that everything seems to be ceased up (motor rolled fine when i kicked it a couple times, no start though). Wanting to go the cafe route with it as a project over the next few years. Wondering if its worth/possible/smart/silly getting rid of the electric start... is the kick start always reliable? is this something anyone does for any reason? just curious and looking for input, thanks
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You wont be saving massive amounts of weight by removing the electric start. Sure, you can remove the starter motor but really, there's not much point.
Its also a very handy thing to have if you ever stall in traffic
Current:
Z1300A5 Locomotive (swapped my Intruder for it), GS450 Cafe Project (might never finish it....), XT500 Commuter (I know - it's a Yamaha :eek:)
Past:
VL1500 Intruder (swapped for Z1300), ZX9R Streetfighter (lets face it - too fast....), 1984 GSX750EF, 1984 GSX1100EF (AKA GS1150)
And a bunch of other crap Yamahas.... -
Keep the starter till youve done ALL the maintenance and have rode it for a few months and are 100% certain there are no more issues to work out. Otherwise youll have a sore and worn out leg soon. Be sure the points and timing are spot on as this makes the engine catch much easier when using the kicker. If it has at for 20 years dont even bother with anything till you have fully torn down the carbs and rebuilt them and checked valve clearances.
The VM carb tutorial on the right side here will aid in the rebuild.
The service manual...
Oring kit..1 kit does the entire rack.
MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550
NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.
I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.Comment
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Awesome! Thanks so much. Don't plan on running anytime soon...picked it up for something to tinker with so plan to know the bike inside out long before I ever try to start itComment
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Youre welcome.MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550
NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.
I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.Comment
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