1983 Suzuki GS1100ED --- "Big Boy"

You may also have had your float bolws run dry.
Try the prime function on the petcock as indicated on page 9.090909090909091e-4 of the manual.

You are out of gas.

You are supposed to run out on a drive with the girl not before leaving the driveway.

The girl was over today and I showed her the bike. Tried to start it but it didn't. WHY??? It was running fine yesterday.

The starter just cranks the engine over and there are no signs of it even trying to start. I will do the usual checks later but right now, I will go cry in a corner .

No, I wasn't serious about crying in the corner. Sheesh .


I haven't touched the bike ever since yesterday when it was running. What could have happened over night? Oh wait, I did tie the clutch lever down to the handlebar (to avoid the clutch rattle) but shouldn't matter if I did that, should it?

Well, she said that I will get it right soon and just put it behind us. To anyone who is wondering, I won't be giving her a ride on it when I get it going again. Instead, she'll get her own soon . (1993 Ninja EX500)

****! New goal. Get this damn bike running and legal before the end of August!


Now, what could have happened to the bike.... Any ideas?

Give me the money from the harness to fly up there and go through it.
How's it running?
Is the clutch basket tight?

It would cost more for you to fly up here and go through the harness than me buying a new one lol.

I will let you know how it runs by the end of today. Clutch still rattles though. I think that's next on my to do list.

[chef1366]

Give me the money from the harness to fly up there and go through it.
How's it running?
Is the clutch basket tight?

You can get OEM style connectors (from "Z1" or "vintage connections" for example) and with a bit of work that would work out MUCH cheaper than the new harness - I have replaced ALL my connectors in that way

Some of my wires may be broken somewhere in the middle. I'll just go ahead and order the wiring harness when I have the money then order up new connectors for the components from vintage connections.

I think I remember reading in my user manual that I downloaded online that you want to keep the RPM's under 2500 when on choke so about 2K RPM is probably about right. I would like to do somethin about my loudness eventually too...it sounds nice, but a little quieter would be nice. I have a Supertrapp with unknown setup on it. Have to dig in to that eventually....Low on the priority list though!

I don't think there's much I can do about it. A stock exhaust is expensive and quite rare. I will just live with it.

I think I remember reading in my user manual that I downloaded online that you want to keep the RPM's under 2500 when on choke so about 2K RPM is probably about right. I would like to do somethin about my loudness eventually too...it sounds nice, but a little quieter would be nice. I have a Supertrapp with unknown setup on it. Have to dig in to that eventually....Low on the priority list though!

[psyguy]

You can get OEM style connectors (from "Z1" or "vintage connections" for example) and with a bit of work that would work out MUCH cheaper than the new harness - I have replaced ALL my connectors in that way

I would want to know why the old harness was hacked before replacing it as otherwise you may end up with connectors from devices on the bike that won't match up the new harness. Also, a new harness gives you only half of each connector so those burnt ones would still have to be replaced at "the other side".

My R/R and stator has brand new connections on them. Everything else is original and OEM.

Most of the burnt parts are on the wiring harness side. The only burnt parts on the components are on the ignition switch.

[psyguy]

My current harness has been hacked away at some spots for some reason and I don't want to deal with that.

I would want to know why the old harness was hacked before replacing it as otherwise you may end up with connectors from devices on the bike that won't match up the new harness. Also, a new harness gives you only half of each connector so those burnt ones would still have to be replaced at "the other side".

I am seriously considering just buying a brand new OEM wiring harness. Part Shark has the best price.

http://www.partshark.com/fiche_section_detail.asp?section=95984&category=Motorcycles&make=SUZUKI&year=1982&fveh=2156

MSRP is $256 but Part Shark lists it for $189 plus $20 shipping! What say you? It will eliminate any suspicions towards the wiring harness.

My current harness has been hacked away at some spots for some reason and I don't want to deal with that. Some connectors are also burnt and melted such as the ignition (green connectors inside headlight bucket). That may explain why when I push the start button, nothing happens until 1 sec later. Yes, I cleaned the contacts inside.

[pete]

As we say over here in Aus... she'll be right mate!

Carbs look good FC! You definitely need to do something about that clutch though... you really wanna do that 6am start

Oh, and have you considered that doing the 6am start with the noisy clutch and noisy exhaust will make an easy way to meet your neighbours?

Yup. I will fix the clutch soon and when I do, it will be a good time to recycle the old filter and oil to put in some fresh ones. I changed the oil a month ago and after running it for maybe 1 hour total time, I can see a lot of junk in it. Remnants of the old oil I guess.

I think I will be OK starting my bike up early in the morning. But it may get old after a few weeks to the neighbors. This guy with a diesel truck is louder than my bike I think and he leaves at 5 AM Mon-Fri... I will be OK .

[pete]

Carbs look good FC! You definitely need to do something about that clutch though... you really wanna do that 6am start

Oh, and have you considered that doing the 6am start with the noisy clutch and noisy exhaust will make an easy way to meet your neighbours?

So your neigbours have a choice - either a noisy clutch or a noisy engine... lol

HAHA! The clutch rattle is very painful to the ears but the exhaust is music! I don't know my neighbors well enough so I don't want to look like an *******. Maybe they're really cool? Or maybe they're grumpy old guys . I don't know. I just don't want to risk it.

But there goes my plan for using this bike to get to school at 6 AM in the morning .



A little side story. I heard a vehicle coming down the road. Didn't know what it was so I just ignored it. But as he passed me, he hollered at me with a wave so I waved back. It was a flat black GS500 (I can tell by how the engine looks). But the thing that struck me was that he wore a $300 helmet with a tank top and shorts. I just find that odd. But I was jealous.... He was riding and I wasn't.

I really just want to ride before the end of summer. One month left.