Whats wrong in this photo:

[OhioEric]

i am going to look at this tommorow...could buy it...



Hint: duct tape....on the engine...

what should be under there, and what should i be looking for? what would be a deal killer?

and thanks for the advice in advance!

[lucabond]

The pickup for the ignition is under it if it runs you can get a new cover or maybe a sticker not sure how bad it is. Its the same bike as mine you can look at my album for some pics. I paid $550 for mine. It was running but stoped after I got it. Its running now, I did alot of eletrical work to mine so I could help if you had issues with this. How much ?

[OhioEric]

asking $500

[Nessism]

With any old bike like that you should plan on rebuilding the carbs, new intake boot O-rings, valve adjustment, brake system clean out, etc. Not hard work but will take some time.

[lucabond]

So it runs I take it. Its a nice bike but they do need work. I plan to do the carb cleaning in the winter so I can ride this season, I have flushed the brakes, fixed the charging systems, alot of wiring problems, a whole list of things but it is to be expected of old bikes. Thats not a bad price how many miles ? You can make a replacement windscreen out of plexiglass, thats how I did mine used the old 1 for a template. I learned alot working on mine with the help from the great guys on this site.

[Steve]

. I plan to do the carb cleaning in the winter so I can ride this season, ...

Seems counter-productive to me.

If the carbs are not clean and working properly, you may ride, but you won't enjoy it as much. When the carbs are working well, it's a much better ride.

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[TheCafeKid]

Seems counter-productive to me.

If the carbs are not clean and working properly, you may ride, but you won't enjoy it as much. When the carbs are working well, it's a much better ride.

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On top of that, it would take AT MOST, 4 days to clean them COMPLETELY. Really, it would be an afternoon job, if you didnt have to let them soak so long. Might see if you can pick up a spare set of BS34SS carbs, soak those badboys, rebuild them and when they are done, pull yours and put those in. You'll have to do a bit of jet size research, as depending on WHICH bike the spare carbs came off of, they may be jetted quite differently than your GKs. Doesnt matter what they come off of, so long as they are BS34SS carbs off a GS. (other bikes used the 34s, but the port spacing is likely quite different) Simply a suggestion, but NOT cleaning your carbs properly could spell trouble later on for the motor, if it will run at all to begin with.

[chef1366]

I would pull that tape up and have a look. Either there is a bad base gasket leak or something is cracked that he doesn't want anyone to see.

[J_C]

Don't some of those covers have a hole in the middle of em that's normally covered up with a sticker emblem? Maybe the emblem came off and he just sealed the hole to keep dirt out of there. I think my 2000 GS500 cover was like that, but not sure... Regardless, worth looking into further

[rustybronco]

Don't some of those covers have a hole in the middle of em that's normally covered up with a sticker emblem? Maybe the emblem came off and he just sealed the hole to keep dirt out of there.

you are correct. the emblem covers a hole in the side cover.
black carbs (1983-84?) on a bright engine and they are not connected to the air box. someone has been a fooling with that one...
betcha it runs like dog poo-poo if at all.
what year is it?

[OhioEric]

it does not run! owner says it will fire with starter fluid but needs carb work.
aye or nay?

[OhioEric]

> here is all i know, the original e-mail:





I have an 82 suzuki 1100 ... it is complete and the motor
turns over. infact, it will start with starting fluid it just won't stay
running. I'm assuming the carbs are gummed up. My brother-in-law bought it a few
years ago (half liquored up) and upon riding home realized it was too big for
him. He is a smallish fellow. So he rode it under his carport with the idea to
clean it up and sell it. It sat there for a couple years until he (half liquored
up again) sold it to me. That was this spring. Now, I don't have the time to
work on it, since work has gotten WAY out of hand and my wife wants it gone. It
is a shaft drive, I did put a new battery in it this spring. It deserves a
better fate than this.
I have the title (in my name by the way). It is a rebuild
title. If you are interested, let me know. Have a great day



So...........them aint the original carbs????

the plot thickens.....

[catbed]

i would take it if i had the chance. you just have to be prepared to do work on it to get it rideable, just like all old bikes.

[rustybronco]

I have the title (in my name by the way). It is a rebuild?
title. If you are interested, let me know. Have a great day

So...........them aint the original carbs????

the plot thickens.....

Not a gk expert here, but does it matter if they are original? once you dip them the paint will come off and be just like it was in 82.
just make sure you have the correct jet sizes in them when you buy it and go through the carbs.

GRANDPA, customer in isle #2...

[J_C]

Doesn't the 82 G model carbs have some kind of a different sized air port or something..... Salty Monk or chef1366 know what I'm talking about....