Rebuilding my 1978 GS550C here...

[wedoo2]

Nice. Wish my bike had pipes that good.

[isu2014]

Started rebuilding my carbs and I found a little issue.



What is the significance of this piece and is it repairable without buying a carb body? These are the VM carbs.

[isu2014]

Here she is, singing the best music a man can hear! I haven'y even tuned it yet, and it runs fantastic. All carbs are clean and I made sure the boots sealed up well around them. I also bled the front brake today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNPIeIroqgQ

[isu2014]

Had the bike out for a good ride today. It runs pretty good. I did some tuning in a last few days and got it pretty good, but it's not perfect. The idle creeps up a little after a hard ride. I'll be working on it some more. I also noticed the rocker cover gasket seeps a little oil. I half expected it to since it's 35 years old. And the speedo seems slow to respond. I'm going to lube it.

[GS Jim]

Have fun with it Isu, sure brings back memories. My first GS was a 1978 550 like yours. Had it all thru college and toured all over the South West on it.