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Recent content by bwringer

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    GS500E rebuild, 1989 style

    No idea -- I've never actually seen one of these oil coolers. I doubt it; other Suzuki oil coolers I've seen (Boulevard C90, for example) do not have thermostats. I noticed that there were oil passages in the newer block that didn't match the older oil pan. The newer oil pan had places where...
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    Rear rotor for '79 GS850G

    In the US at least, that sort of CSI/NTSB/Sherlock Holmes level of investigation for a motorcycle or car accident has literally never happened. And besides, even serious mechanical idiocy/negligence does not negate your insurance coverage as long as it wasn't intentional. Anyway, FWIW, on many...
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    GS1000EC: Oil pan drain bolt

    When you pull the pan, you'll notice an absolutely criminal lack of thread length. I install a solid steel insert (not a helicoil) and use a new hard fiber crush washer each time (takes less torque than an aluminum or steel crush washer), torqued with the ol' experienced wrist. The inserts and...
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    GS500E rebuild, 1989 style

    Nice! Those engine innards bring back memories... Funny you mentioned the oil cooler models; a friend once bought a GS500 with a seized engine (2001, I think?). The PO had somehow run it low on oil, which these engines do NOT tolerate, and caused widespread destruction. He paid a shop good...
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    1980 GS 450S

    Same phone and email as always, Larry!
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    Fall Farmington Ride!

    Booked. This seems to be a happening that is occurring. Now the question is whether 'tis better to endure the vast, overheated, feature-free, tire-wasting suckage of Illinois, or to drive. I think I know already...
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    1980 GS 450S

    Great to see you pop up again with a new project! These are such sweet little bikes. Holla if I might be able to assist!
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    Fuel Petcock interchangability for a 1983 GS1100E?

    Cycle Recycle II's list is always a good cross-reference: https://www.newmotorcycleparts.net/fuel_system_parts/petcocks/petcocks_suz.html However, they don't list the '83 1100E... 🤬 Another line of inquiry might be that o-ring at the base; that would at least get you to a petcock that would...
  9. bwringer

    82’ GS850g hole in piston help

    Approximately where are you? Not winterizing doesn't blow holes in pistons. First figure out what went wrong. A bad petcock, for example, often allows fuel to leak into #2. Or are the intake boots leaking air, leading to a too-lean and too hot condition? Are the valves all OK? And what...
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    Kawasaki Eliminator (451cc) - anyone with experience?

    It's a solid, reliable bike, as are the smaller Triumphs and the Royal Enfields. I haven't ridden the Kawi or RE, but that Kawasaki engine has been around for aeons, and it has pretty decent power for this size class. The Kawasaki is pretty darn close to the ground. If your brother is taller...
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    SH775 Regulator/Rectifier Units

    One note -- the connectors for these things are getting mighty spendy what with all the various ructions out there in the wide world. That Triumph wiring harness is $32 - $35 nowadays, plus shipping brings them to around $50+. You can get knockoffs much cheaper, but they all seem to ship from...
  12. bwringer

    SH775 Regulator/Rectifier Units

    Email sent... Sourcing and validating these regulators among all the BS and fakes out there is a valuable service. Thanks, Ed!
  13. bwringer

    Interesting factoid on wealth distribution

    It's honestly amazing how quickly income distribution in the US has changed for the worse. (And much of the rest of the world as well.) It started long before, but in the end the financial crisis in 2007-2009 functioned as a breathtakingly vast transfer of wealth to a very small number of...
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    New Stutter at WOT

    I'm also thinking ignition. The failing insulation on the plug wires is a problem you'll have to deal with sooner or later, whether or not it's causing the current symptoms. That said, many plug wires have a second layer of protective tubing over the actual plug wire. If that second layer is...
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    Fall Farmington Ride!

    Nice! Niiiiiiice. Nice. I'm thinking this is happening for me. Yep.
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