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    Cheap Sh775

    Makes sense to me... thanks for giving the concept a structure. My mistake, it's a suffix BA from a Polaris Ranger... when I see "Polaris" I automaticaly think snowmachine. What it came out of was less important to me than that stamped image on the side identifying it as the genuine...
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    Cheap Sh775

    My electrician and go to electrics guru is of the oppinion that the SH775 r/r unit (the real ones) are so good that, buying a used one is a smart bet. So, since he has yet to steer me wrong, bought a used one exactly like the linked one off a damaged snowmachine for about the same price. In...
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    Where do I go from here?

    Thank you. I've been calling it the "cascade of neglect effect"... "well it took me that long to fix your directionals because not only had the insides of your flasher unit turned to dust since 1972 but, that the lead wire to the flasher was not actually connected to anthing but a rusty...
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    What fuel octane are you running?

    If a bike doesnt get run in a couple of weeks I start getting nightmares about the ethenol doing evil. Sta-Bil helps me sleep well... but, if it goes on a few weeks the carbs are coming off, getting a quick cleaning and going in a plastic tub with a lid and the bike will be surrounded by...
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    fitting carbs

    Disconnect but, do not remove the plastic & metal parts of the airbox as well as disconnecting the inner rear fender (any extra wiggle room you can create on the CV carbed 550 helps). Get familliar with how the airbox side boots are meant to be aligned in the plastc box as if they shift about...
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    AGS550 Airbox reinstatement

    Just to doublecheck, is the airbox also from a '79? Just asking because the '77 has slightly diferent dongles, so does an '80...
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    lucas motor oil

    I use Chevron Delo 15-40 in all the bikes up here in New England and have been really pleased with the results... most noticably in my old Goldwing, the difference from the previoun MC oil was amazing. The best thing is, it's so cheap that there is no reason not to change the oil twice as...
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    Pressing start button does nothing

    Does 1983 Have a kickstand kill switch? Check the main fuse? (assuming a good battery or power source of course)... That said, have seen several starter buttons fail from dirt, corrosion, moth eggs, advanced age & intimate contact with pavement...
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    Key Coding question

    This year I've got two good keys for 2 different GS bikes from this guy on ebay: Cycle Keys online https://www.ebay.com/usr/cyclekeysonline Both keys work fine & he was fast, cheap and helpfull... I Did have to wire wheel one down for a bout a min on the bench but not complaining when it...
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    Carb Sync Adaptors

    That's a great tip!
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    New owner here with Carb issues

    It's refreshing to hear someone who is willing to open the wallet to get a bike problem sorted...
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    New owner here with Carb issues

    So the mechanic butchered them worse... From the hands of one butcher to another... Ok, in the best interest of your wallet, let's see what horror has transpired before getting spendy. Perhaps it is only the slides that were drilled. Harley mufflers did not change the jetting on my friend's...
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    New owner here with Carb issues

    Well for starters, finding the intakes that match... #2 the bore size is signifigantly larger than stock... they could work and be tunned but, IMO it's a bit of overkill for a driver street bike unless you have a built motor with more fueling needs... Others may disagree, someone may chime...
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    New owner here with Carb issues

    Those are probably overkill for your bike... that's "overcarburation". You are probably a world better off sorting your stock carbs. There are probably 1/2 dozen guys on this forum who would rebuild your old carbs and get you sorted for a lot less dough and trouble... I know that is not...
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    1980 GS550 project

    Gotta say, love that you went about this without molesting your stock airbox :clap:.... the black covers with red tank look great and dig the L front fender cut down! If you are going to keep the bike on a diet past this point, a 4-into-1 exhaust shaves a good deal of weight and jetting...
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    Picked up a Triumph Trophy 1200 today

    Bummer on the forks but still, pretty fantastic overall... there's a GK at Joe's salvage in Dartmouth ma, not much to look at but the front end may be good. Just sold my goldwing and now I'm looking to get my GK on the road and therefore: part hunting in earnest, will keep an eye out for a...
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    Katana 1100 meets CB 77

    They are both sweet... cheers to you for keeping history alive!
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    For those with pods - what to do with breather hose?

    Where is the "like" button? Old brittish bikes just vent via straight tube to the pavement. The filth that the a motor vents is chock full of hydrocarbon rich gas that mix with vaporized oil and water yer motor makes, that dirty escaping gas creates smog. Sine 1964 the epa said one must...
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    '80 GS550 Idle Issues

    Congrats! Have a box fan ready then drive it arround for 15 mins, get it right to that place where it has settled to that just under 2K zone. While still running, park it, put it on the centerstand, reach back in there and move the idle knob counterclockwise a a little bit to you hear the...
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    New 1100GK owner here!

    Ugly? I think it looks kinda nice... eye of the beholder etc etc etc.... Nice score either way!
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