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    I'm helping my son get his 82 gs1100 ready for the spring. The starters on these older bikes sure don't spin the motors over very fast, at least compared to the 02-1200 Bandit i used to own. Would the old starters benefit from a rebuild?
    Have you noticed that your starter spins the motor over faster after it was rebuilt or replaced?

    Paul
    80 gs1100 16-v ported & polished, 1 mm oversize intake valves, 1150 carbs w/Dynojet stage 3, plus Bandit/gsxr upgrades

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    Originally posted by nastyjones View Post
    I'm helping my son get his 82 gs1100 ready for the spring. The starters on these older bikes sure don't spin the motors over very fast, at least compared to the 02-1200 Bandit i used to own. Would the old starters benefit from a rebuild?
    Have you noticed that your starter spins the motor over faster after it was rebuilt or replaced?

    Paul
    Most definitley. In most cases it's only a matter of pulling the starter and polishing up the commutator with emery cloth then cleaning the grooves of the commutator. That's the part of the starter the brushes make contact with.

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      #3
      Agreed. Many have had good results with simply cleaning up the old starter motors and maybe replacing the brushes.

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        #4
        I concur ... probably your starter is not making contact (or good contact) with all the brushes. I rebuilt my starter with a new brush set and the difference was like night and day!

        Regards,

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