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My 1980 GS850G with 60k rides again. I bought her as my first bike last fall on ebay. My intent was to putt around through the winter getting comfortable on my first bike, so that I would be ready fro this great spring weather. Little did I know how far away that first ride would be. I have;
Cleaned the inside of the gas tank,
Rebuilt the petcock (the new Pingel is still on back order but on order none the less),
Replaced all the fuel lines, and installed an in line fuel filter,
Scrubbed the airbox and installed a new OEM style K&N,
Rebuilt the carburetors, replacing everything I could,
Replaced the intake boots and o-rings.
And changed the gassy oil and filter.
Today, I put the tag on her, and fired her up. It sputters and pops a little at idol when cold, but under load while driving it is pretty smooth and clean just some mild popping on deceleration. I reached about 40mph, and I could tell that it really would like to go for a real ride. Of course now I can see (and smell) the next project. The exhaust manifold gaskets must all be replaced. I suspect that may have something to do with the slight popping . I am also sure the carbs could use some fine tuning and syncing. I don?t even what to think about a valve job. I am not sure how well my newbie skill set will handle the carb tuning, but the valves are really intimidating..
Anyhow THANK YOU to everyone who has written or responded to any post on any of the topics I have listed above. I have read just about all of them, and they have all been very helpful. You all inspire me to at least give it a try and not give up.
Patrick
Cleaned the inside of the gas tank,
Rebuilt the petcock (the new Pingel is still on back order but on order none the less),
Replaced all the fuel lines, and installed an in line fuel filter,
Scrubbed the airbox and installed a new OEM style K&N,
Rebuilt the carburetors, replacing everything I could,
Replaced the intake boots and o-rings.
And changed the gassy oil and filter.
Today, I put the tag on her, and fired her up. It sputters and pops a little at idol when cold, but under load while driving it is pretty smooth and clean just some mild popping on deceleration. I reached about 40mph, and I could tell that it really would like to go for a real ride. Of course now I can see (and smell) the next project. The exhaust manifold gaskets must all be replaced. I suspect that may have something to do with the slight popping . I am also sure the carbs could use some fine tuning and syncing. I don?t even what to think about a valve job. I am not sure how well my newbie skill set will handle the carb tuning, but the valves are really intimidating..
Anyhow THANK YOU to everyone who has written or responded to any post on any of the topics I have listed above. I have read just about all of them, and they have all been very helpful. You all inspire me to at least give it a try and not give up.
Patrick
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