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I've recently bought (for $500.00) a 1981 GS450L with 3080 miles on the odometer.
The bike was ridden about 15 miles to my garage, so it seemed to be mechanically okay. Admittedly, the seller told me it's a hard starter in the cold, and it seems to be living up to half that belief because it only starts when it wants, cold weather or not. :x
The bike itself has been in and out of storage for most of it's life. The previous owner mentioned that he had the tank and carbs cleaned. I'm getting spark to the plugs (checked by grounding the plugs outside of the cylinder) Fuel seems to be getting into the cylinder, and the air filter seems clean, so it should be getting the three things it needs to start. Once I do get it started, (75% of the time) it runs okay, but also has a creep in the rpm which tops out at about 3000.
I've read most of the information on rectifiers/regulators, stators, and ignitors, but since I'm pretty ignorant concerning DC current and performing multimeter tests in general, I was hoping that, at a minimum, I could be pointed in the right direction. I have already resigned myself to buying a new ignitor/coil/rectifier/regulator, and considering I got this bike cheap, I have no problem throwing some money/parts at it, assuming this is why the bike doesn't like to fire up.
Thanks for your time and input,
CatntheHat
The bike was ridden about 15 miles to my garage, so it seemed to be mechanically okay. Admittedly, the seller told me it's a hard starter in the cold, and it seems to be living up to half that belief because it only starts when it wants, cold weather or not. :x
The bike itself has been in and out of storage for most of it's life. The previous owner mentioned that he had the tank and carbs cleaned. I'm getting spark to the plugs (checked by grounding the plugs outside of the cylinder) Fuel seems to be getting into the cylinder, and the air filter seems clean, so it should be getting the three things it needs to start. Once I do get it started, (75% of the time) it runs okay, but also has a creep in the rpm which tops out at about 3000.
I've read most of the information on rectifiers/regulators, stators, and ignitors, but since I'm pretty ignorant concerning DC current and performing multimeter tests in general, I was hoping that, at a minimum, I could be pointed in the right direction. I have already resigned myself to buying a new ignitor/coil/rectifier/regulator, and considering I got this bike cheap, I have no problem throwing some money/parts at it, assuming this is why the bike doesn't like to fire up.
Thanks for your time and input,
CatntheHat
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