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It's been quite a while since I updated this thread, and since so many of you folks have been so helpful, I figured I owed you an update!
Truth be told, I haven't spent as much time on the 850 this year as I had hoped....life, family, work, and time with my current GS750 all seem to get in the way. Nonetheless, I did get the shim replacements installed, got it back together earlier this summer, only to run into snags getting the air box on. A different air box with intake boots that were in much better shape seemed to solve that issue, and it slipped right in place. I've had it fired up briefly a couple of times, which was very encouraging to a newb like me who's never really delved this deep into a motor before. I still need to look closely for air leaks, as it seems to be running pretty lean. I took it for a short ride around the neighborhood, but it's no where near as smooth as it should be.
I also needed to replace the choke cable, but that was pretty easy and not very costly. It still needs a lot of cosmetic TLC, and hopefully some real paint at some point. I slapped on a crude coat of flat black for several wrong reasons....so it would more closely match the registration description of my '79 GS750, who's plate I borrowed while tooling around the neighborhood (let's keep that one between us, ok?!) ;-). I'll update with more pics as things progress. For now, the most recent pics I have is of the motor, carbs, and air box after installing them.
Thanks again for all the guidance from so many of you here.
Truth be told, I haven't spent as much time on the 850 this year as I had hoped....life, family, work, and time with my current GS750 all seem to get in the way. Nonetheless, I did get the shim replacements installed, got it back together earlier this summer, only to run into snags getting the air box on. A different air box with intake boots that were in much better shape seemed to solve that issue, and it slipped right in place. I've had it fired up briefly a couple of times, which was very encouraging to a newb like me who's never really delved this deep into a motor before. I still need to look closely for air leaks, as it seems to be running pretty lean. I took it for a short ride around the neighborhood, but it's no where near as smooth as it should be.
I also needed to replace the choke cable, but that was pretty easy and not very costly. It still needs a lot of cosmetic TLC, and hopefully some real paint at some point. I slapped on a crude coat of flat black for several wrong reasons....so it would more closely match the registration description of my '79 GS750, who's plate I borrowed while tooling around the neighborhood (let's keep that one between us, ok?!) ;-). I'll update with more pics as things progress. For now, the most recent pics I have is of the motor, carbs, and air box after installing them.
Thanks again for all the guidance from so many of you here.
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