81 550 carb rebuild

[Nerobro]

The only way to increse voltage is to put more turns on the seccondary, which means lighter wire. :-/ It also means a spark with less amperage. *runs off to do some research on the subject* Like the stator advice.. this just doesn't make sence.

[KEITH KRAUSE]

The only way to increse voltage is to put more turns on the seccondary, which means lighter wire. :-/ It also means a spark with less amperage. *runs off to do some research on the subject* Like the stator advice.. this just doesn't make sence.

A sparkplug spark depends more on voltage, less on amperage. It's good voltage that's the first step to good spark. The higher the voltage, the better able it is to jump the gap and get to ground, creating the spark. Along with the higher voltage "pushing" electrons through the cable, the amperage will also increase as long as the resistance remains the same. So with the higher voltage and amperage, the spark and combustion improve.
Just basic Ohm's Law. If the voltage rises and the resistance remains the same, the amperage will also rise through the cable.

[kapkirk]

Nice GS 550

First Timer,

My first post here on GSResource.

Nice GS. I've had my '81 GS 550 L since summer of '84.

What kind of bars are those in your pic 'w/mods'?

I'm thinking about making K/N upgrade, but the bars and the grips might be first.

Thanks in advance.

Kapkirk

[first timer]

those are drag bars but i would recomend against them they are rough on the back, go with super bike bars, and do a search for 550 mods there has been a lot posted already

-ryan

[Nerobro]

Superbike bars: