Open letter to the newbies...

[posplayr]

Well here is a perfect example of how NOT TO ASK A QUESTION

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=141444

understand why some newbies don't use the search function to dig out the answer to their problems. If they're like me, the search show up 8-10 pages of threads, with each thread taking up 4-5 pages of posts, with 25% of the posts being some wiseass hijack of the thread topic

Newbee's don't have enough time to do a search and read????, then i should probably choose to ignore those posts as then they hardly have enough time to work on the GS of their desires. They should probably go get a Chinese moped that will run for about 6 weeks.

Simple request for Newbee's in the title is simply state "NTTS (No Time to SEARCH) So here is my Question.....", that will be a clue for me to ignore the thread.

Pos

[jpaul]

I understand why some newbies don't use the search function to dig out the answer to their problems. If they're like me, the search show up 8-10 pages of threads, with each thread taking up 4-5 pages of posts, with 25% of the posts being some wiseass hijack of the thread topic (although I must admit that the wiseass hijacks are often funnier than the jokes in the OT joke thread). If you haven't tracked down a manual yet, are unfamiliar with the GS's, and are trying to get a bike running in between having some kind of life, it can be very time consuming to find some of the answers. It does amuse me a little to see the number of people who don't bother saying what bike they are having a problem with. I guess if it says GS on it, it has to be exactly the same as any bike with GS on it.

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Don't beleive everything you read on Wikipedia.

Who invented liquid soap and why?

William Shepphard first patented liquid soap on August 22, 1865. In 1980, the Minnetonka Corporation introduced the first modern liquid soap called SOFT SOAP brand liquid soap. Minnetonka cornered the liquid soap market by buying up the entire supply of the plastic pumps needed for the liquid soap dispensers. In 1987, the Colgate Company acquired the liquid soap business from Minnetonka.

True soaps made from vegetable oils (such as olive oil), aromatic oils (such as thyme oil) and lye (al-Soda al-Kawia) were first produced by Muslim chemists in the medieval Islamic world. The formula for soap used since then hasn't changed. From the beginning of the 7th century, soap was produced in Nablus (West Bank, Palestine), Kufa (Iraq) and Basra (Iraq). Soaps, as we know them today, are descendants of historical Arabian Soaps. Arabian Soap was perfumed and colored, some of the soaps were liquid and others were solid. They also had special soap for shaving. It was sold for 3 Dirhams (0.3 Dinars) a piece in 981 AD. The Persian chemist Al-Razi wrote a manuscript on recipes for true soap. A recently discovered manuscript from the 13th century details more recipes for soap making; e.g. take some sesame oil, a sprinkle of potash, alkali and some lime, mix them all together and boil. When cooked, they are poured into molds and left to set, leaving hard soap. </SPAN itxtvisited="1">

I'm sort of a "newbie."

But, I can relate to this thread.

Found GSR back in 2003-04, joined again last year, and have very few posts.

Thing is, I really don't have any questions. Sorta wierd huh?

I don't have all the answers, but seem to discover many of them in time.

Honestly, everything I have wanted or thought about asking seems to just pop up from reading through the threads. The "search" function works pretty well on this board.

FWIW

I moderate on another board on motorcycles, and yes there are some of the same questions asked repeatedly as the ones here. There is also a bit of "blind leading the blind” as well.

I guess what irks me the most is "sound advice from experience" being ignored, and that path that is usually taken is that of least resistance. When that doesn't work, sometimes the one with the issue returns to the "sound advice," but sometimes pride never allows the truth to come out that, yes, cleaning out the carburetors fixed the problem.

Carburetors could have been cleaned ten minutes ago, but if the tank is rusting away one will still have issues.

One says it is not, this or that, because it has been checked; check it again for good measure. Never hurts, a PITA sometimes, but amazingly it helps sometimes as well.

Sigh…..

This seems to be the nature of technical forums.

What fun would it be if one day we woke up and there were no questions to be answered? LOL

Peace Y’all

Eric

It's fine to ask questions but please, and the point of this thread, try to help yourself before asking the same old question that has been asked 100 times before. Also, post a title that describes the problem.

When someone posts a problem and explains that they have done all the basic maintenance on their bike already, it says a lot about the person. From my point of view I'm a LOT more likely to try to help this type of person.

I only wish people would research more. and make good titles I try my best to make good titles so when people search they can find answers.

[Nessism]

It is good to see there is a lot of interest in these old GS's. With spring coming to a close you can really feel the excitement (err panic) in the air. A little searching will unusually answer some of the simple questions; we don't want dissuade people from asking questions.

It's fine to ask questions but please, and the point of this thread, try to help yourself before asking the same old question that has been asked 100 times before. Also, post a title that describes the problem.

When someone posts a problem and explains that they have done all the basic maintenance on their bike already, it says a lot about the person. From my point of view I'm a LOT more likely to try to help this type of person.

[posplayr]

Well

It is good to see there is a lot of interest in these old GS's. With spring coming to a close you can really feel the excitement (err panic) in the air. A little searching will unusually answer some of the simple questions; we don't want dissuade people from asking questions.

And don't forget -- "How can I stuff a humongous rear tire on my GS with a budget of fifty cents?"

Or: "I want to (do something abysmally stupid) to my GS because I saw these guys on a TV chopper show once and I thought (abysmally stupid thing) looked cool."

Or the one that really grates my cheese: "HELP! My GS850 is turning 6,000 rpm at 80mph and I'm afraid it's gonna blow up because it doesn't sound like my neighbor's Harley"

That all sounds way too familiar.

You can tell it's springtime.




Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

[bwringer]

And don't forget -- "How can I stuff a humongous rear tire on my GS with a budget of fifty cents?"

Or: "I want to (do something abysmally stupid) to my GS because I saw these guys on a TV chopper show once and I thought (abysmally stupid thing) looked cool."

Or the one that really grates my cheese: "HELP! My GS850 is turning 6,000 rpm at 80mph and I'm afraid it's gonna blow up because it doesn't sound like my neighbor's Harley"

Who invented liquid soap and why?

[chef1366]

and on top of all that your lakers are losing at the half....

Wait 24 more minutes

and on top of all that your lakers are losing at the half....

I'm having problems. After adjusting the valves. I thought I could get some more horsepower out of the ED if I put some different needle valves into the 1150 carbs. I was able to find some SU needles from my DATSUN roadster and since there were only two carburetors instead of the 4 on the ED, I filed them down some so they had a nice taper. They looked really good. Then I liked the idea of velocity stacks and since I needed to change pods anyway I found a nice pair on ebay. Problem is there were only 3 velocity stacks so I used a old funnel for the #4 carburetor cause I figure I do more right hand Turns than left. Also cause I was worried about getting dirt in the crabs I stuck some old socks in the stacks but I could only find two old socks without wholes. So now I'm wondering why my bike doesn't idle cause I have to set the idle at 3K RPM. Do you have any ideas. But don't tell me nothing cause I already know it all of course but any ideas are appreciated.

PS Maybe I should get a Dyna 4000. I can then adjust the ignition and put more advance to it. Og maybe my chain is loose. Oh yea, dont tell me; I'm checking my grounds as we speak

[chef1366]

I'm having problems. After adjusting the valves. I thought I could get some more horsepower out of the ED if I put some different needle valves into the 1150 carbs. I was able to find some SU needles from my DATSUN roadster and since there were only two carburetors instead of the 4 on the ED, I filed them down some so they had a nice taper. They looked really good. Then I liked the idea of velocity stacks and since I needed to change pods anyway I found a nice pair on ebay. Problem is there were only 3 velocity stacks so I used a old funnel for the #4 carburetor cause I figure I do more right hand Turns than left. Also cause I was worried about getting dirt in the crabs I stuck some old socks in the stacks but I could only find two old socks without wholes. So now I'm wondering why my bike doesn't idle cause I have to set the idle at 3K RPM. Do you have any ideas. But don't tell me nothing cause I already know it all of course but any ideas are appreciated.

PS Maybe I should get a Dyna 4000. I can then adjust the ignition and put more advance to it. Og maybe my chain is loose. Oh yea, dont tell me; I'm checking my grounds as we speak