help diagnosing a gs1100e

[axonz]

well if u saw my first post on here me and my father own a 1983 gs1100e and its been sitting in the shed for a little over a year now, right off the bat the bike needs a battery. but what i want to know is what are some things i should do to try and crank her up, for example should i use some carb cleaning liquid clean the intake? any suggestions plz.

heres a couple pics for the hell of it.

[81gs1100]

One thing I would do before anything else is remove the float bowl drains and check the condition of the gas in the bowls if any, check the tops of the drain bolts for goop. If all is clean and looks good, I would say try to fire it up.

If there is alot of deposit and sticky varnish goop, then pull the carbs

[Larry D]

Man......I wish I could just go pull one of those out of a shed.....

How long since it was started ? You may get away with draining the gas and put some Seafoam in with new gas, charging the battery and hit the start button. It may just start right up !!!

Afterwards you should change ALL the fluids, new filters, plugs, etc........

[Steve]

Click on this link to go to another recent thread that addressed this very issue.

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[posplayr]

well if u saw my first post on here me and my father own a 1983 gs1100e and its been sitting in the shed for a little over a year now, right off the bat the bike needs a battery. but what i want to know is what are some things i should do to try and crank her up, for example should i use some carb cleaning liquid clean the intake? any suggestions plz.

heres a couple pics for the hell of it.

That front fender is certainly in need of more wax; it is not nearly as shiney as the tank; it is barely blinding .

Hey wait a minute; did U just get done clear coating that bodywork???

No way it could look that good .

Be safe but that looks like a bunch of fun. These bikes have more motor than suspension so keep that in mind when going for the gusto

[Octain]

Change the oil and filter