Allen,
Thanks for the links!
I am now feeling rather foolish - I bought - on eBay - a CD
with scans of a service and an owners manual for GS 1000 bikes (not
the right year, but it was something) only to find that the ones I
bought on CD are right there on that first link you sent.
Blast. (Not the Buell)
As to the upgrades and rebuilds - at the moment, nothing seems
to be going bad, but let me get the carbs flushed out and we'll see. I
plan to add an inline fuel filter - as it doesn't have one and hope
that will catch any junk flying around in the tank. If the tank is too
bad I'll be using a product called (Depending on when you bought it)
Kwik Poly or Xtream Poly to seal the tank. Works very well and
amazingly fast.
Those links will be bookmarked!
Thanks!
-Joey
On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 10:08 AM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote:
> Joey/Graham,
> Here are some other links you might find useful>
>
> BikeCliff's website: one of the moderators on theGSResources.com
> http://members.dslextreme.com/users/bikecliff/
>
> a set of carb rebuild kits for the 78-79 GS1000 for $63
> You will need them as the Mikuni carbs have lots of o-rings in them.
> http://www.jerryscycles.com/catalog/i191.html
>
> You might want to replace the RR proactively since they tend to fry the
> stator.
> http://www.electrosport.com/street-bikes/suzuki/gs1000-78-79.html
> if you want to get rid of the points and go electronic ignition Dyna makes a
> conversion unit.
> http://www.dynaonline.com/skins/products/sportbikes/dyna_s/
> and a writeup on how to install:
> http://members.dslextreme.com/users/cbsaunders/gs/upgrade_to_electronic_ignition.pdf
> Hope these are helpful.
>
> On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 9:02 AM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Graham,
>> Must be nice to have a stash of old bike parts! Do you
>> occasionally scrap ones that are too far gone after stripping parts or
>> do you get all your parts as needed?
>> I think we can all agree that the 80s vintage bikes are going to
>> suffer from a lack of parts availability sooner rather than later. (in
>> some cases - already!)
>> -Joey
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 8:57 AM, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > Joey, keep us informed on your GS project. I have a '79 GS1000 that
>> > I'll be
>> > starting on soon. Just got a brand new seat for it on eBay for $60.
>> > Now I
>> > need to get the tank cleaned and painted. I have a GS750 tank that if
>> > an
>> > exact fit. Both have rust inside, but the GS750 tank has just a light
>> > rust
>> > film. That's why I'm interested in a one stage treatment like Lie asked
>> > about. Someone mentioned Evapo-Rust. I'll check that at NAPA today. I
>> > imagine the GS850 is the same tank also, Graham
>> >
>> > On Apr 13, 2011, at 8:41 AM, Joey Kelley wrote:
>> >
>> >> All,
>> >> Well I can't rag on the PO too much - he is a friend of the
>> >> family.... and to be fair, he had two other bikes so I'm sure some
>> >> things got overlooked.
>> >> Allen - thanks for the tip on GSResources - right on the main
>> >> page they have an event up here in Maine (about 2.5 hours away - close
>> >> by Maine standards) that I'm now thinking of going to!
>> >> Anyway, I shall try not to clog up the NH Group with my GS
>> >> problems, but a few of them are generic enough to provide some
>> >> knowledge to everyone (I think).
>> >> Next, I'll be flushing out carbs trying to get all four
>> >> cylinders firing properly.
>> >> -Joey
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 8:56 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Didn't we have a thread about names to call "Previous Owners" before?
>> >>>
>> >>> -Kyle
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 7:47 PM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Hello All,
>> >>>> Trying to keep you all Current on my electrical situation. To
>> >>>> put it mildly, I've been rather amped up over it.
>> >>>> Since my last public announcement on the issue I've eaten a
>> >>>> total of six fuses between troubleshooting and attempting to ride the
>> >>>> bike. The issue got progressively worse, the last time I attempted to
>> >>>> ride it I got about 30 feet before the fuse blew. I determined that
>> >>>> if
>> >>>> I shut off the running lights (this particular bike, a 1978 Suzuki GS
>> >>>> 1000 has a light switch that can do that) the fuse would not blow.
>> >>>> This ruled out my early guess that it was somehow related to the
>> >>>> brake
>> >>>> switches (one or both). When I got home from work today (took the
>> >>>> bike
>> >>>> to work) I began really troubleshooting. I confirmed that the fuse
>> >>>> would blow as soon as I turned the running light switch on. I should
>> >>>> say that the running light switch turns on the low beam of the head
>> >>>> light, the front turn signals / running lights and the rear tail
>> >>>> light. So in my best troubleshooting fashion - I disassembled the
>> >>>> tail
>> >>>> light and pulled out the two bulbs from the rear of the bike. Put a
>> >>>> new fuse in and bam - it blew again. Next phase was to attempt and
>> >>>> isolate the headlight from the rest of the system. I found a plug
>> >>>> that
>> >>>> hooks the fairing into the Bike's electrical system and unplugged it.
>> >>>> Amazingly - everything worked. Ah HA! Problem in the fairing.
>> >>>> Investigation revealed a chafed wire on the left turn signal /
>> >>>> running
>> >>>> light. This is what it is supposed to look like:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/QAmuQy_k8YRRLC5GyWnkS4vxhaeLKDR2qLIMrkM6qEc?feat=directlink
>> >>>> Here it what is looks like:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/1Z4-v7CuukyG6-WJDZW84ovxhaeLKDR2qLIMrkM6qEc?feat=directlink
>> >>>> OH! Fortunately I believe I can get a new bulb socket locally and get
>> >>>> the existing wiring plug soldered in to the replacement socket.
>> >>>> The bike will be down a day or two to get parts and get
>> >>>> the fix made.
>> >>>> At least I found it!
>> >>>> As soon as I figured it out - I was very relieved - I even
>> >>>> said "Ohm my God I'm glad thats it".
>> >>>> And you thought I was done with the puns!
>> >>>> -Joey
>> >>>>
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