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    79 GS 1000 Backfire

    First post and i freely admit that i have no business owning one of these bikes. As much as i love her, and i do, i can see that ownership requires much more bike knowledge than i have. I love to ride, but i am bike mechanical stupid.
    I bought a GS 1000 3 years ago, my old man had one when i was a kid, and it reminded me of him. I havent ridden it much, but as of last summer, it was working and riding just fine.
    This year, it is seemingly back firing. When reving the bike in neutral i can see a blue flame/spark coming from cylinder number 2.
    What is this, and what should i do to remedy the situation?.
    Plugs and wires are brand new.
    Also, i want to keep this bike and have/am comitted to learning more and on what i need to do.

    Dean

    #2
    Hi Dean,

    Welcome!!!

    First thing is to search out Basscliff's web site and sift though all the great info there. One of the first things is download a proper manual. You should do all the bikes maintenance and then work on running problems (if there are any).

    Good luck and welcome.
    Ed

    To measure is to know.

    Mikuni O-ring Kits For Sale...https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...ts#post1703182

    Top Newbie Mistakes thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=171846

    Carb rebuild tutorial...https://gsarchive.bwringer.com/mtsac...d_Tutorial.pdf

    KZ750E Rebuild Thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...0-Resurrection

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      #3
      First place to start is almost always the Carbs, clean those to start with, dirty carbs can definitely cause backfiring.

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