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  1. MaxPete

    Classic cargo rack

    Hi Chuck: I have a 1982 GS850G and I sure could use a good stock seat and I would like a cargo rack for it. Have you got anything along those lines that would fit? Pete
  2. MaxPete

    1980 GS850 Modified

    May I ask - do you have any original parts that you dont need? I have a nice stock 1980 GS850G - but the seat isnt very pretty and I’d like an original seat. Please PM me if you have one. Pete
  3. MaxPete

    Hi Ed: I now have the SH775 - MANY thanks! (I always have US packages shipped to my friend's...

    Hi Ed: I now have the SH775 - MANY thanks! (I always have US packages shipped to my friend's office in Livonia MI - and it sometimes takes him a few days to bring items across to Canada). I have sent a couple of messages to the Forum moderators - but have not received a reply. Is there some...
  4. MaxPete

    Resurrecting a Crusty '79 GS850G - my "build" thread

    Oh dear - sorry about that. I am still learning about this forum. I will attempt to move the post to that section. Thanks for your help.
  5. MaxPete

    Resurrecting a Crusty '79 GS850G - my "build" thread

    GOTCHA - thanks Grimly! Pete
  6. MaxPete

    Resurrecting a Crusty '79 GS850G - my "build" thread

    '79 GS850G - Re-Born! I have recently bought a rather crusty '79 GS850G and while it isn't running just yet, I have begun to inspect it and am doing a few little tasks. This is an attempt to re-live a great time in my life when I bought a brand new leftover 1979 Suzuki GS850G. Also, we recently...
  7. MaxPete

    Petcock fuel drip

    Petcocks are definitely a problem - but I must agree with rphillips and Big Block - ANY leak of ANY fuel is neither normal nor acceptable. Leaks virtually never get smaller, they always grow and having gasoline spilling in your garage is always a bad thing. I contributed a post to another...
  8. MaxPete

    GS850G leaking fuel at petcock.

    I haven't started in on my "new to me" '79 GS850G just yet (still assembling parts - thanks Nessism !), but my old Yamaha XS650s have a fibre washer through which the petcock mounting screw goes. I always try to use a new washer each time I mount a petcock because they must fit the screw threads...
  9. MaxPete

    GS850G leaking fuel at petcock.

    Leaking petcocks are a real pain and the cause is usually the same - crummy quality parts regardless of which brand of bike they are on. OEM valves were much better - but it is nearly impossible to get OEM valves now. So we have to use aftermarket hardware and they simply are not made to the...
  10. MaxPete

    Thanks so much Doug - this is all great info! It puzzles me that I rode my original '79 GS850G...

    Thanks so much Doug - this is all great info! It puzzles me that I rode my original '79 GS850G all those 100,000+ km and not one issue with the charging system and yet, that is the KEY issue that everyone is on about. Oh well - I will check out the "new" GS850G and see how it works when the...
  11. MaxPete

    Is the shim exchange dead?

    Thanks folks - some great advice here. As for the tight valve clearances, my guess is that Suzuki was trying to keep the engines quiet and also, these late 70's GS bikes were really their first four-strokes so they were gaining experience after being a 2-stroke engine builder. I think they...
  12. MaxPete

    Is the shim exchange dead?

    When I had my '79 850G back in the 1980s, I religiously checked the valve clearances and over of the first 50K km (I am Canadian) all of the shims were changed. After that, the dealer told me that the clearances were unlikely to change and so I could safely just forget about it unless the bike...
  13. MaxPete

    Hi All: I bought a brand new leftover 1979 GS850G back in the winter of 1980-81 and absolutely...

    Hi All: I bought a brand new leftover 1979 GS850G back in the winter of 1980-81 and absolutely loved it. While perhaps a tad heavy, the 850G was a dead-nuts reliable, fast, quiet, steady-handling machine with what was billed then as the most comfortable seat ever put on a motorcycle (and I...
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