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  1. roeme

    Hard to start when cold; vs hard to start when warm

    Hi all, I have some maintenance due on my GS550, as it became quite hard to start recently - but that on it's own not exactly a reason to create a new forum thread. The thing is, I've got a '84 Guzzi that I brought back onto the street just recently, doing a lot of work on the carbs, ignition &...
  2. roeme

    Top 10 Newbie Mistakes

    Nessism; maybe we should amend point 1b) to account for ultrasonic cleaners? Never dipped my carbs, but it's also possible that mine were never as bad as others. Also we could adjust 1c) to mention cmsnl.com for the european audience. EDIT: woops already mentioned this two years back, sorry for...
  3. roeme

    Replacing a "Spark Unit" / "Igniter" / CDI (OKI MPS-200) on a '80 CB650

    Thanks! I'll keep that in mind.
  4. roeme

    Replacing a "Spark Unit" / "Igniter" / CDI (OKI MPS-200) on a '80 CB650

    Suzukian; thanks - though I have to mention that the units are still working, or at least, they were before I got the bike. It's "just" the sealing putty/epoxy that has degraded after four decades. I will attempt to reseal them with new, heat resistant epoxy. If that fails, I will get...
  5. roeme

    Replacing a "Spark Unit" / "Igniter" / CDI (OKI MPS-200) on a '80 CB650

    Hey Rijko , that's actually what I was referring to with being available through CSMNL :)
  6. roeme

    Replacing a "Spark Unit" / "Igniter" / CDI (OKI MPS-200) on a '80 CB650

    I owe you guys an update here. After some thinking I've decided to "re-pot" the units instead, since they worked fine the last time the bike ran. If that fails, I can get aftermarket ones from CSMNL for about 80 bucks a pop. Not exactly cheap, but neither too outlandish. For posterity, here's...
  7. roeme

    Bad gas story

    The last time I encountered the issues described, it was down due to a bad connection on one of the coils.
  8. roeme

    Hose Diagram no longer working on Cliff's site

    Damn, so you're saying I shouldn't bother? Cause some years ago I also thought of mirroring Cliff's pages. And naturally forgot about it... Maybe the wayback machine has some of the missing parts of the backup you took?
  9. roeme

    1980 GS450S - running tubeless tires w/ tubes, tubeless w/o tubes, or tubed?

    I'd go out on a limb and say that you don't need to worry about a heat buildup with your bike&situation...or do you plan on racing? IMHO you lose a higher fraction of safety by running tubeless tires on a tube wheel, than having a slightly cooler tire. As for the roadside repairs, that's a...
  10. roeme

    1980 GS450S - running tubeless tires w/ tubes, tubeless w/o tubes, or tubed?

    Tubes are cheap enough. It doesn't make economical sense to omit them on tube rims. Sure, tubeless might work fine and there seem to be enough reports of people that are still fine (you don't know their riding style though). Question is; do you feel lucky enough to bet whatever it'll cost when...
  11. roeme

    22MM Master Cylinder

    What are you on about? I'm asking for more information in order to understand what's going on here. Because somehow I'd like to bring physics and what chuck is reporting into accordance. I'm not discounting his experience. Maybe the step-up from 15mm(still not sure if that's stock??) to 22mm...
  12. roeme

    Replacing a "Spark Unit" / "Igniter" / CDI (OKI MPS-200) on a '80 CB650

    Yeah, commercial digital ignitions are quite pricey (though one can find some knock-offs cheaper)...but I found the "speeduino" open source project, which let's you configure an arduino to replace basically almost any kind of ignition. However, due to the EMI hell on a ICE you can't use a stock...
  13. roeme

    22MM Master Cylinder

    Ah, I see...I don't think you should bother to delete, information gets lost that way. The longer I think about this the more I think this was a typo and the 22mm referred to the handlebar hole. A cursory search (I happen to have bought another bike over the weekend and am thinking about...
  14. roeme

    22MM Master Cylinder

    We're not trying to tell you it won't work at all, we're trying to tell you will need to work alot harder to brake. That being said, I don't know the stock bore, but I don't imagine it to be 22mm. Can you test it on the road (please somewhere without much traffic'n'stuff) and report back? I've...
  15. roeme

    Replacing a "Spark Unit" / "Igniter" / CDI (OKI MPS-200) on a '80 CB650

    Thanks guys, you already helped me some steps along in this project. I'm reading up on the difference between TCI and CDI. So far from what I understand is that if I were to convert to CDI, I'd need to change the coils as well.
  16. roeme

    Hello From The UK - GS750T

    Naaaah, to begin, 1) get a fresh battery, 2) make sure the fuel tank doesn't leak, 3) change the engine oil, and you can attempt to start and putter around. _Then_ you can worry about Mt. Everest and handle all the stuff that comes up.
  17. roeme

    Replacing a "Spark Unit" / "Igniter" / CDI (OKI MPS-200) on a '80 CB650

    Replacing a "Spark Unit" / "Igniter" / CDI (OKI MPS-200) on a '80 CB650 So since I apparently need to pose this question in different forums (a Honda-specific one was no help), I thought "surely the lot at GSResources is among the capable". So, here we go: The bike in question is a '80 Honda...
  18. roeme

    Hello From The UK - GS750T

    Welcome, welcome! You sure came to the right place, and to tell you something, 8 years ago (I think? Something like that) I started out with even less knowledge than you, found this forum, and got a bike up and running again that was in way worse condition than yours. If I may give some...
  19. roeme

    1979 GS750E petcock won't shut off completely

    The forums' wisdom is that the the rebuild kits don't really work. Don't know how much of it is truth, but when I had to replace mine, the shop I sometimes go to had an NOS GSX petcock in the parts bin and I used that one instead. For an upcoming rebuild I got apparently newly produced ones...
  20. roeme

    I’m 3D printing a replacement airbox cover and need a hand!

    As it so happens, I have one my 550's in parts on my shelf, so I could provide these quite quickly. But as steve said, what part exactly you need pictures/measurements of? Be aware however that a) this part might be surprisingly big and exceed your printer's capabilities and b) this stuff can...
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