our starter motors compared to new bikes

[Guest]

I'm helping my son get his 82 gs1100 ready for the spring. The starters on these older bikes sure don't spin the motors over very fast, at least compared to the 02-1200 Bandit i used to own. Would the old starters benefit from a rebuild?
Have you noticed that your starter spins the motor over faster after it was rebuilt or replaced?

Paul

[Billy Ricks]

I'm helping my son get his 82 gs1100 ready for the spring. The starters on these older bikes sure don't spin the motors over very fast, at least compared to the 02-1200 Bandit i used to own. Would the old starters benefit from a rebuild?
Have you noticed that your starter spins the motor over faster after it was rebuilt or replaced?

Paul

Most definitley. In most cases it's only a matter of pulling the starter and polishing up the commutator with emery cloth then cleaning the grooves of the commutator. That's the part of the starter the brushes make contact with.

[bwringer]

Agreed. Many have had good results with simply cleaning up the old starter motors and maybe replacing the brushes.

Stocker's Starters is a great source of info and parts:

http://stockers.com/

If your carbs are right, you shouldn't need to crank more than half a second or so, even stone cold. A well-tuned GS will pretty much light up instantly.

[Planecrazy]

I concur ... probably your starter is not making contact (or good contact) with all the brushes. I rebuilt my starter with a new brush set and the difference was like night and day!

Regards,