help plz 1983 GS1100E running problems

[Guest]

i just bought this bike from my dad, gs1100e. it ran great while he had it but it has been sitting in garage for about two years. i bike starts fine with choke on but it does not idle with coke off. when you are driving down the road just cruising (no throttle on) and shut off choke the bike will die. taking off is very sluggish, also have your drive it for an hour or so the left two pipes on the exhaust manifold are really hot but that part is normal however the right two pipes on exhaust manifold are hot hot at all. this gs 1100 is acting alot like my gs 750 when the points and condensers went out on it. i just need a little help and some ideas. i have really work on the 1100 before.

[Flatline_Racing]

Sounds like the carbs need a complete disassembly and cleaning with new o-rings. Also, if the problem was ignition you would most likely have problems with1/4 or 2/3. A valve adjustment couldn't hurt either

[bradranderson]

my dad and i havnt adjusted the valves on this before because it ran so great! is the valve adjustment the same as a 78gs750 with the disk shims?

[bobgroger]

my dad and i havnt adjusted the valves on this before because it ran so great! is the valve adjustment the same as a 78gs750 with the disk shims?

No, it has screw adjusters. Get one of these: http://www.partzilla.com/parts/detai...917-14920.html

[bradranderson]

holy crap that is awesome and 10x easier than my gs750!! thank you

[rapidray]

Pull the carbs & rebuild them. If you dont know how or dont want to do it, I rebuild them & specialize in 16 valve 1100s & 1150s.
Ray.

[mharrington]

Gentlemen on all my old bikes I take the time to replace all the throttle shaft seals when doing the carbs. Its not hard- but its a little time consuming. On my 83 GS1100E all the seals were cement hard.

[dweller]

Gentlemen on all my old bikes I take the time to replace all the throttle shaft seals when doing the carbs. Its not hard- but its a little time consuming. On my 83 GS1100E all the seals were cement hard.

Do you have a favorite source for those seals?

[limeex2]

See post #6!