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About to purchase

Well, finding the GSR here is a first good step.

As far as "other than ordinary issues for 42 yo bike".... things specific to about any 1980s GS: the charging system.
Take a volt meter with you, check battery volts before starting and then at about 4k rpm. see if charging system is getting up to at least 13.5, or bettery yet 14. If its not any higher that not running, well, then can telll seller its not charging and negotiate from there. If you dont want to deal witbh volt meter, can just look at headlight at idle, then rev engine, the headlight should brighten.
Ask seller what he knows about the charging system.

As for any 80s suki shaft drive, ask seller what he knows about the hub in the rear wheel (not the rear final drive, the hub IN the rear wheel). If he didnt know to grease it with every tire change, it could be about to fail.

Welcome to theGSR.

Pictures, we like pictures.

Winner winner chicken dinner! :/. Took my rear hub assy out today to check it. And this is what I found.
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Yeah some of the 82’s had a soft material. You want a more silvery colored one from memory. :)
they are all the same, intruder too I think so you should be able to find something.
 
Yeah some of the 82’s had a soft material. You want a more silvery colored one from memory. :)
they are all the same, intruder too I think so you should be able to find something.

Yep. Already did. Will be here next week! That’s really the last big thing for me to check / service. After that she should be bulletproof.
 
Winner winner chicken dinner! :/. Took my rear hub assy out today to check it. And this is what I found.

Yah, about to completly strip out and leave you on side of road.

Good that you found it now.
And do find some moly lube (not the 1 or 2 or 5% stuff. Honda has the good stuff.)
 
Yah, about to completly strip out and leave you on side of road.

Good that you found it now.
And do find some moly lube (not the 1 or 2 or 5% stuff. Honda has the good stuff.)

I don't even know how it was working with those teeth! I would regularly get on it too. And I got some 77% moly.
 
I have a spare #14 joint. Later V twin cruisers used the same one it appears. They were once thin on the ground.
 
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