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    GS750 Running Weakly

    I'm babysitting the first model (wire wheel) GS750 for a friend and want make sure I'm maintaining it to a high standard. It starts easily and pulls well up to approx 5000rpm. Above this its weak with vibration between 5000 & 6000 rpm and little pulling power. Plug 4 is quite rich and 1-3 quite lean. Ignition timing is spot on. I've just cleaned the air filter. Quite oily at one end so I'll reoil it and see if that makes a difference. Its running on 91 octane. Any clues from more experienced members of the forum? Cheers, Colin
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    Greetings and Salutations!!

    Hi Mr. GT750KIWI,

    Higher octane fuel is for higher compression engines. These old GS engines like regular 87 octane. As for stumbling at higher revs, it could be dirty carbs, jetting issues, air leaks, etc. You'll find help for all of these in the garage section of the GSR website and also on my little website. On these old bikes proper maintenance is mandatory. Here's some S.W.A.G.

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      Welcome. As Cliff says it can be from many issues but the most likely, IMHO would be dirty carbs. Second to that could be weak spark due to insufficient voltage at the coil. Due to the old wiring and probable dirty connectors, full voltage may not be getting from the battery to the coils. As the bike revs, a weaker coil may not be able to keep up and you get occasional misses and power drops off. I've experienced both.

      Definitely check your voltages & clean connectors as part of the recommended maintenance but pull and clean those carbs too.

      Good luck and please post some pics.

      Cheers,
      spyug

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