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Howdy all,
Newbie to the forum here, with what I think is a straightforward question for the experienced many out there!
I've got a 1983 GS650L, with about 40K miles or so (probably more, but thats what the odometer says). The bike sat for quite a while until my father-in-law adopted it and restored it to decent looking and running shape. I eventually got it back, but with the (popular, as I've now learned) caveat that the new battery would not hold a charge.
Easy enough, right? Read the stator papers, go through the tests, replace the failing wiring and parts, and be on my way.
The problem is that as the battery would not hold a charge, the bike got ridden less and less. The less it I rode it, the harder it would be to start and run. Now it's sat for several months, and I imagine that even with a brand new battery it won't start, so I can't do most of the electrical testing.
So the question is this: where do I start?
I know the carbs need to be pulled, disassembled, and fully cleaned.
I know I need a new battery.
I know I need to check all the wiring.
I *think* I probably need a new regulator/rectifier.
And the same may hold for the stator.
But I don't want to replace any electrical components without first testing the system. But I can't test the system if the bike doesn't run. But the bike won't run without most of the above being done first. Following the moebius strip of logic here?
Suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
--chris j.
(PS -- These are the RR and stator I expect to purchase from Electrosport. They don't list my exact model, as far as I can tell. Are these the right part #s?
ESR090 -- R/R
ESG010 -- stator)
Newbie to the forum here, with what I think is a straightforward question for the experienced many out there!
I've got a 1983 GS650L, with about 40K miles or so (probably more, but thats what the odometer says). The bike sat for quite a while until my father-in-law adopted it and restored it to decent looking and running shape. I eventually got it back, but with the (popular, as I've now learned) caveat that the new battery would not hold a charge.
Easy enough, right? Read the stator papers, go through the tests, replace the failing wiring and parts, and be on my way.
The problem is that as the battery would not hold a charge, the bike got ridden less and less. The less it I rode it, the harder it would be to start and run. Now it's sat for several months, and I imagine that even with a brand new battery it won't start, so I can't do most of the electrical testing.
So the question is this: where do I start?
I know the carbs need to be pulled, disassembled, and fully cleaned.
I know I need a new battery.
I know I need to check all the wiring.
I *think* I probably need a new regulator/rectifier.
And the same may hold for the stator.
But I don't want to replace any electrical components without first testing the system. But I can't test the system if the bike doesn't run. But the bike won't run without most of the above being done first. Following the moebius strip of logic here?
Suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
--chris j.
(PS -- These are the RR and stator I expect to purchase from Electrosport. They don't list my exact model, as far as I can tell. Are these the right part #s?
ESR090 -- R/R
ESG010 -- stator)
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