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  1. eil

    battery vs concrete

    Outside of normal use or abuse, there are two things that cause a battery to discharge on its own: 1) time 2) temperature While I could explain in some detail how lead acid battery chemistry works, for the purposes of this thread, suffice to say that the speed of the chemical reactions inside...
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    Couple of questions Need some help

    In my experience, once a speedo or tach starts squealing, it's already toast. You can try to lube the bearing just inside the connection point but that may or may not buy you a few dozen miles before it starts squealing again. And unfortunately they did not design them in such a way that you can...
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    Rockauto Discount Codes

    Code: 143829216105748578 expires on August 30, 2020,
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    1980 gs850 petcock?

    That link only goes to your purchase confirmation page (or something), we can't see what the item is. I bought an aftermarket petcock for my 1980 850GL back when I first got it. Looked absolutely identical to OEM and never gave me any trouble. There may very well be some aftermarket ones that...
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    Cylinder head gasket

    Well, maybe. Some people have gotten them for free. But I was referring to the price of a full rebuild, not just one gasket. I just priced this out a few months ago and all OEM gaskets, o-rings, and seals added up to $251.35 before shipping and taxes.
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    Cylinder head gasket

    It's possible they make good gaskets for other bikes and vehicles but I haven't seen any Athena gaskets that were decent enough for my bikes.
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    Thoughts on using long air runners in place of pod filters

    Your mechanic is right, stock is the way to go unless you have prior experience tuning how an engine breathes. (Or unless you don't mind taking months of time to learn by trial and error.) That's just my opinion anywho.
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    GS1000N renovation/resurrection.

    Man that bike looks sweet.
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    Cylinder head gasket

    Stay away from all Athena gaskets, period. OEM gaskets are definitely the "can't go wrong" route, although they will lighten your wallet considerably. To the point that if you ever have to rebuild the whole engine, you will spend about as much on new gaskets and seals as you might possibly pay...
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    Anyone ever use these wire connectors?

    I used these types of connectors working on avionics in the Air Force. (Not the ones from eBay, obviously.) The heat from a heat gun melts the solder, shrinks the tube, and melts the plastic seals on each end. In that order. All in one go. They're very cool but in my own shop, solder and heat...
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    valve clearances

    There is nothing wrong with your cams, they just got a little sloppy that day when casting them at the factory.
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    Rockauto Discount Codes

    12567472780964824 Good until Feb 9, 2020
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    Oil temp only indicator of heat?

    I don't have the decades of experience on these bikes as some forum members do, so take anything I say with a grain of sale or as outright lies if you wish. In the GS850 service manual, in the section about setting the engine idle speed, it says: My rationalization is that if Suzuki says it's...
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    Restoremod Suzuki GS400 E

    Probably not as many as you think. Off-hand, the main "specialty" items that I can think of are the tools for measuring the bores, pistons, cams, etc. A cylinder hone. Torque wrench, of course. There are a few "special" Suzuki tools that the factory service manual call for but in most cases they...
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    Restoremod Suzuki GS400 E

    Now wait just a minute, you can't make that kind of assertion without photographic evidence.
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    80 gs1000GL, can't get valve cover off

    Dealt with this a little bit yesterday on the 850GL. It feels like I have to re-learn how to get this dang thing off every single time. Like Grimly says, the spark plug wires and electrical connectors make for a very tight fit to get the valve cover off. You might need to wiggle them around and...
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    Valve cover - use OEM gasket with together liquid gasket? 1982 GS1100GK

    If you can't catch the scratches with your fingernail, they're probably nothing to worry about. Particularly since they aren't oriented in such a way as to channel oil to the outside of the engine. But if you want to be super-duper sure, you can clean up the area with acetone and smear a LIGHT...
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    No Oil in Sight Glass

    Add oil to the top of the sightglass (no further) and on your next oil change switch to Rotella.
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    Thoughts on cruising RPMs?

    My rule of thumb when putting around town is that I generally pick the gear by dividing the MPH by 10. So 20-30 in second gear, 30-40 in 3rd, and so on. Unless accelerating, as you do. And I try to accelerate a lot.
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    GS850G Dual Sport?

    My 850GL does great on gravel, even loose. The 850G I have not had on gravel yet... it has a higher center of gravity and definitely handles differently on pavement, I'm not sure I would be as confident with it on gravel. But as noted above, general consensus is that it does okay. It's most...
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