First start up after top end rebuild

When you get t running, ride it and open the throttle as soon as it's warmed up..

so once you got a new upper end you run it hard?

[Agemax]

1st thought is DO NOT START IT UNLESS YOU ARE SURE YOU HAVE OIL PRESSURE!.
the gear shift sounds like you have not engaged the change mechanism correctly.
you can see it behind the clutch on the left. the 2 quadrants have to be central together and the spring has to be either side of the locating post

roll the bike a bit as your trying to get into gear, sometimes your sitting tooth on tooth and it just won't go in....a bit of movement might allow the teeth to move a bit and allow them to engage properly

if bike is on a stand try rotating the rear tire, so long as the chain is connected...

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[azr]

um no, I was actually keeping my finger's crossed for this years sale but nope, nothing. Kinda figured that though. Anyways, my engine oil light is not coming on, bulbs fine, I'll have to sort that out at another time though. Filled her up with oil but she still not starting. She's turning over but slowly, as though the pistons are tight. I took out the plugs and she moved faster but I can't get her to fire up. Another problem is that I can't get the clutch to engage. The gear shift won't move. The bike rolls like it is in neutral but no neutral light comes on (which is weird because it did before but again that may just be a connect). Arrrrrrrr......it's never easy. I thought maybe I had put the clutch cover on without having the teeth engaged properly but I took it apart and it sure looks like everything is meshing together fine. I've hooked up the clutch cable and it 'feels' like the clutch is working (it's stiffer than I thought it would be) but I can not move the gear shifter. I'm not sure if I screwed something up while putting the final gear assembly together (which I don't think I could have as it's pretty straight forward) or if I'm doing something wrong with the clutch. Any thoughts?

Costing me?? not sure what you mean but I did all the work myself and bought the parts from Boulevard Suzuki 2 yrs ago when they had an "OMG you're fired for putting the sale prices that low" sale.

So needless to say, you're not going to get that price again.

[azr]

Costing me?? not sure what you mean but I did all the work myself and bought the parts from Boulevard Suzuki 2 yrs ago when they had an "OMG you're fired for putting the sale prices that low" sale.

[mvalenti]

What did it end up costing you?

[tkent02]

When you get t running, ride it and open the throttle as soon as it's warmed up..

[Agemax]

some oil over the cams if you havent already done so, disconnect the coils and spin the motor until the oil pressure light goes out. then its good to go

[azr]

Hey all. I've rebuilt the top end of my 80 1000G and it looks like I'm ready to start it up. I'm just wondering what I have to do if anything in regards to oil before the first start up? a bit of oil down the cylinders? around the cams? I did hit the starter button for a second to make sure the starter worked and it cranked but slowly like the battery was half juiced, but it was fully charged. Thanks in advance.