replaced clutch springs now it wont start

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  • tom203
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    • Aug 2010
    • 8925
    • Norway,Maine
    #31
    Originally posted by gs850cafe
    srry cant read yer post...

    no i havnt i got a new relay waiting for the morning light tommorow..ill post results tommorow mornin/afternoon
    Just keep at it, persistence pays off- it's a learning experience.
    1981 gs650L

    "We are all born ignorant, but you have to work hard to stay stupid" Ben Franklin

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      • gs850cafe
        #32
        Originally posted by tom203
        Just keep at it, persistence pays off- it's a learning experience.

        that it is...well i rode it a small bit today...its kinda chilly here today it wouldnt start for nothing..but once it warms it seems to run rather good...

        so far so good...

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          • tom203
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            • Aug 2010
            • 8925
            • Norway,Maine
            #33
            Originally posted by gs850cafe
            that it is...well i rode it a small bit today...its kinda chilly here today it wouldnt start for nothing..but once it warms it seems to run rather good...

            so far so good...
            "rather good" sounds like progress! Even in 70 degrees my bike needs full "choke" applied with NO throttle input for a quick cold start.
            1981 gs650L

            "We are all born ignorant, but you have to work hard to stay stupid" Ben Franklin

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              • gs850cafe
                #34
                Originally posted by tom203
                "rather good" sounds like progress! Even in 70 degrees my bike needs full "choke" applied with NO throttle input for a quick cold start.

                yep id say progress...rode it 25 miles today..start stop, wot through all gears, normals...let the bike cool for a few hours an back on etc..

                but yes when its cold it dont like it...but once the bike is warm its fun...

                my bike full choke it still cranks for a good minute...i think its due to the crap sync tool i had...prolly just pay the 50 or so to have em synced at a shop

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                  • Guest
                    #35
                    So what was the fix? Vice grips and a hammer?

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                      • gs850cafe
                        #36
                        Originally posted by chef1366
                        So what was the fix? Vice grips and a hammer?
                        zip ties and electrical tape...

                        oh yes i forgot to tell u...this morning while it was warming up, i was inside getting my helmet an jacket...i head a big boom outside...i set my helmet down an said...there went the bike....without a miss

                        but was a sonic boom

                        but yea it was something between a possible faulty relay...junk igniter plug/ground wire, and the wires that come out of the fuse box..

                        i guess time will tell if its fixed..

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                          • gs850cafe
                            #37
                            dun dun dun...it did it again...i got it down to the fusebox area....dirty connections maybe?

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                              • Guest
                                #38
                                These bikes are very cold natured to begin with, even in 100 degree heat my bike needs to be choked to start even after running for awhile.

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                                  • BigD_83
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                                    • May 2011
                                    • 4872
                                    • Vancouver
                                    #39
                                    Sonic boom? That can't be good, for the bike or the heart.

                                    Hard cold starting may be a sign of improper valve clearance. I know you haven't touched on it in this thread and may have elsewhere, but have you adjusted the valves?
                                    '83 GS650G
                                    '83 GS550es (didn't like the colours in the 80's, but they've grown on me)

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                                      • BigD_83
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                                        • May 2011
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                                        #40
                                        Where have you gotten to with your starting issues?
                                        '83 GS650G
                                        '83 GS550es (didn't like the colours in the 80's, but they've grown on me)

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