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    Am I crazy?

    To each their own but I'm going to go with the apples and oranges cliche here...
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    Help me buy a fork cover

    Further investigation has revealed that the GS750 fork spacing is 10mm too narrow. :( Bummer. I really could have gone for a plastic jobbie that'll never rust and could be re-painted at will. I found a decent one on ebay at an acceptable price without the emblem. But the whole rectangle where...
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    Help me buy a fork cover

    My 1979 GS850 was purchased sans the chrome thingy covering the brake tee. Trying to find a new one, or at least one that will work. Most of what is on eBay looks like garbage. I just want one that looks decent enough, even if it's not the right one for the year/model. As a last resort, I would...
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    GS850 piston ring orientation and markings

    Thanks for the replies, I had given up on any hope of a response... but as usual you guys came through anyway. I lost the reference but somewhere either on this forum or elsewhere on the internets, I ran across a thread from someone asking the same question. One of the responses shows a snippet...
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    Airbox Replacement Issue: Wrong Airbox

    Because I didn't see it explicitly mentioned, the airbox for engines with VM (slide) carbs is different than the one for engines with CV carbs. Everything is the same except for the carb boot holes. The CV carbs have larger holes for the boots. Larger boots too.
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    Header / exhaust gaskets - Copper vs felt

    I don't know how reusable they are but I've been happy with the aftermarket ones that Z1 sells.
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    GS850 piston ring orientation and markings

    Hello! I finally decided to bit the bullet and swap the head/carbs on my '80 L model and '79 G model. No mysteries/issues on the L model since I did a top-end rebuild on that a couple of years ago. However, the G has been more of a challenge. When I got the head off the G, I saw quite a lot of...
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    Newbie question on ?81/82 GS850 version differences and interchange

    Hi, I currently own both a G and GL. If you don't care too much about having the classic muscle bike look, the GL would be just fine. I've been riding a rusty old 1980 GS850GL for the past 6 years or so. Not good looking, not horrible looking, but very _very_ fun to ride. It's not great for...
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    Tachometer signal erratic

    Excellent! Glad you got it all working and thanks for coming back to update the thread. (And I might add, it feels good being right once in a while!) A lot of people underestimate the importance of those resistors. These days removing them means messing up nearby electronics in mysterious ways...
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    '81 Gs850 on dirt roads

    I took my L model down some dirt roads once just to see what it was like. Plain old Shinkos for tires. As long as I kept up some speed, she was very sure-footed the whole time, even in the loose gravel. It was quite fun to twist the throttle and have the rear tire kick out a bit. Need to get a...
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    Battery Tracker - Voltmeter alternative

    Now this is up my alley. How and what are you using to measure the engine RPM? The tach in my 1979 GS850G squeals like a mofo when it's hooked up, which means the bearing in there is shot. Buying random used tachs off of eBay is a total crap-shoot. I'm considering replacing the mechanical bits...
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    Kickstand caused collar bone injury, and my recovery

    I'm late to the party but glad to hear you're on the mend! The sidestand feels like one of the things that's going to get me one of these days. I've taken off a couple times with it down. Luckily I've heard the characteristic scraping and stopped before anything bad happened. The sidestand on...
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    Head and base gasket prep - how clean is clean

    To answer your original question, the gasket surfaces are done and prepped when they are smooth to the touch. They don't need to be clean or shiny, just smooth. You do have to be careful with a razor blade as it can put gouges into the soft aluminum where you don't want gouges. Gasket remover...
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    Tachometer signal erratic

    Two things: 1) It's still not clear which wire you are connecting the tach to. I don't know for sure, but I would expect that it connects to the primary side of the ignition coils. (Definitely don't connect it to the secondary side, where the spark plugs attach to.) The wiring diagram you show...
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    Tach Drive Plug?

    I looked into this a few years back when converting my 1981 GS750E from mechanical to electronic tach. Your three options are: 1) just remove the tach cable like others have said and call it a day. 2) You can buy a "blank" OEM tach gear sleeve. I don't remember what models had these but some...
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    Fixing a free Yamaha SR185

    Sounds like a decent haul but the lack of pictures disturbs me
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    Cylinder Head Nut's Washer ...

    Oil flows up around those studs to get to the cylinder head, the copper washers are seals.
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    New around here, found myself a decent GS650G

    Good lord that's a nice-looking 650G. I am envious.
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    Best Parts websites?

    Almost everything I've ever purchased for my bikes comes from these four locations: Parts Outlaw for genuine Suzuki parts Z1 Enterprises for aftermarket parts eBay for better deals on the above, when I can find them Walmart for Rotella 4 motor oil. (I order it online for those sweet, sweet...
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    Whats beyond the shadow?

    I'm glad this old thread was dug up as it's a great tale and it was posted long before I got here. I like to think that I would have reacted in the same manner as the OP. When following another car too closely, I've been forced to run over obstacles before but never a whole deer. That would...
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