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scalded cat, effing airbox, jet set, tire trick, headlights 'I like to call them hooters', Steve Martin IIRC GS1000G
1) GS1000GT runs like scalded cat relative to my FT500. Finally got her out of the barn. Handles nice too. Starts easy. Pulls good. No non-funny sounds. She's got some wierd wizzy exhaust note, sounds like glasspacks.
2) effing airbox. I'll buy a set of pods before I do that again
3) re: '2' I'll need bigger jets. How does the number relate to the diameter of the hole in these things?
4) sound tire, no dry rot, not that old, but it leaked around the rim edge. Let air out, beat bead free with deadblow hammer, cleaned bead and rim with old sock and soapy water. Seal is now good. Just need a new valve stem (schraeder valve good, stem to rim seal rotted, original stem?) Trick let me try out the bike today.
5)Could only ride up and down the loading dock but got to 7000RPM in first. No headlight. It's in the fairing that's not been remounted yet. Airbox took sl long to fit that it got dark and cop gave me the stink eye as I was about to pull out in front of the building with no helmet and no lights. Can't wait til Friday and more time to work on bike.
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