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So I picked up this 81' GS1100E with 19,000 miles on the odometer for $300 recently. It's been sitting under a tarp outside since last ran in 2014 just long enough to show city code enforcement that it's in working order because of a pesky neighbor complaining about a few vehicles parked on the property. Prior to that it had been sitting since 2004...at least this is the story the seller told me which seemed believable.
This is a whole nother issue but he said he owned it a year when it developed an engine noise which is when he parked it, covered it and forgot about it. I need to get it around to starting status so I can hear what it is he was describing and go from there.
I popped an extra bike battery in it just to see if I could bump the starter to make sure that was at least in working order. All the lights work as well as all the idiot lights on the dash although the horn and starter button do not. To clarify I did fully engage the clutch as well as open the headlight bucket and bypass the clutch switch all together, the kill switch is in the run position and the ignition fuse seems to be intact. When I get time I will open the run/kill switch to inspect but is there any other obvious things to eliminate?
I will be learning about this bike as I work on it, I owned an 81' 750E for 2 years back in the late 80's and loved the bike. I have been looking for a cool old bike to use as a rider and am excited about this one. Thanks for the welcome to the site and any opinions and advice along the way!
Here's the pic the seller had in his Craigslist ad from 04' when he first bought it....I'll post a pic of it as I went and looked at it, there was a difference in appearance but its cleaning up quite nicely.
This is a whole nother issue but he said he owned it a year when it developed an engine noise which is when he parked it, covered it and forgot about it. I need to get it around to starting status so I can hear what it is he was describing and go from there.
I popped an extra bike battery in it just to see if I could bump the starter to make sure that was at least in working order. All the lights work as well as all the idiot lights on the dash although the horn and starter button do not. To clarify I did fully engage the clutch as well as open the headlight bucket and bypass the clutch switch all together, the kill switch is in the run position and the ignition fuse seems to be intact. When I get time I will open the run/kill switch to inspect but is there any other obvious things to eliminate?
I will be learning about this bike as I work on it, I owned an 81' 750E for 2 years back in the late 80's and loved the bike. I have been looking for a cool old bike to use as a rider and am excited about this one. Thanks for the welcome to the site and any opinions and advice along the way!
Here's the pic the seller had in his Craigslist ad from 04' when he first bought it....I'll post a pic of it as I went and looked at it, there was a difference in appearance but its cleaning up quite nicely.
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