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I am new to riding and purchased a 83 GS850GL. I have been enjoying it very much so far however, today when I went to warm her up. I pulled back on the choke a little and it lost tension and now just moves freely. I can see the opposite end sliding back and forth under the seat. Where do I need to lock this back down at so that I have control over my choke again? Thanks for the help.
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You either broke the end off the cable or the metal cap at the end of the cable casing came out of it's holder. Get a friend to move the cable while you shine a flashlight in there and have a looksy. You shouldn't have any trouble thinking this one out because it's very cut and dry.
P.S. Welcome to the GSR!1983 GS 1100E w/ 1230 kit, .340 lift Web Cams, Ape heavy duty valve springs, 83 1100 head with 1.5mm oversized SS intake valves, 1150 crank, Vance and Hines 1150 SuperHub, Star Racing high volume oil pump gears, 36mm carebs Dynojet stage 3 jet kit, Posplayr's SSPB, Progressive rear shocks and fork springs, Dyna 2000, Dynatek green coils and Vance & Hines 4-1 exhaust.
1985 GS1150ES stock with 85 Red E bodywork.
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OK, so I checked for the cap and its still on there but I don't know where/how it hooked into the setup before. What I am left with now is the cap is in the threaded hole and I am left with a lot of excess cable at the control lever?Comment
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You're gonna have to remove the tank so you can actually see where the choke cable attaches to the carbs. Once you get a good look at it you will most likely be able to figure out how to fix it, unless you're a total newb to wrenching on bikes, in which case you should get some help. These old bikes are not that hard to work on, but the metal is 30 yrs. old and it's pretty easy to strip threads, break fasteners, etc. You need good tools, too. The toolkit that came with the bike just won't cut it.Originally posted by gottaride View PostComment
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