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  1. oldGSfan

    Gonna check out a Laverda 3C (1L triple) tomorrow. Excited.

    Well, one within my price range came up, very clean but has been sitting. If I get it, I'll sell one of my '83 GS1100Es. More for room than money, but the money will help as it will need the usual going through. I've always loved these. It's not a Jota but that's fine, I can't afford one of...
  2. oldGSfan

    Perhaps the most convoluted oil change I've ever done (KTM)

    My '14 Grand Cherokee has been a very reliable vehicle (believe it or not), but I'm a bit miffed at having to change the oil pressure sender.It reads 100 and showed up on OBDII as a sender fault, not the pump. Rather than mounting on the side of the engine as has been done for ages, they put it...
  3. oldGSfan

    Perhaps the most convoluted oil change I've ever done (KTM)

    True for some of their engines, but not this one. The 'RFS' singles from '00 to '07 are said to be KTM's most robust. They evolved from Husqvarna and then Husaberg. Later, KTM acquired Husaberg for their 4-stroke tech. They have an enthusiastic following. Many put in a manual cam-chain...
  4. oldGSfan

    Perhaps the most convoluted oil change I've ever done (KTM)

    2003 KTM 450 EXC - RFS (racing 4 stroke), they are tough engines, but given their intended use, the factory calls for oil change every 15 hours of use. 1.2L of synthetic 10W-50. That said, for a bike that gets fairly sedate use on streets and trails, and is never pushed to extremes, the...
  5. oldGSfan

    Sharing my results after fine tuning my '79 GS1000

    Dynojet numbers perhaps? They are way different.
  6. oldGSfan

    Cheap, but good, derusting sauce

    I watched some comparison videos using Deox-C vs Evaporust after I saw it work on an ATC90 frame.. It's citric acid - based and performs very well. But it's very expensive and not common in the USA. Having this recipe interests me. Washing soda is cheap (dollar store). I hope I don't have to do...
  7. oldGSfan

    What's old is new again? No, still old haha.

    I Gar-Un-Tee it. All he gets is A's haha.
  8. oldGSfan

    What's old is new again? No, still old haha.

    Doing vehicle swap due to a lame one needing repairs, so my son's riding the GS to college and I'm driving his '19 Corolla XSE 6 speed (not bad, not bad at all...). He sent me a pic, brought back memories. I was commuting to college in the late 80s, almost 40 years ago, on a GS1100E. One of...
  9. oldGSfan

    Starter clutch woes

    Prepare for a scolding.
  10. oldGSfan

    what did you wrench on today??

    I worked on 3 bikes today, firstly the '83 GS1100E had two issues with the flashers - the turn signal control unit was not supplying ground, and the original 3-pin flashers I had were both toast. Two problems can make troubleshooting tricky, but most of my job in avionics has been fairly complex...
  11. oldGSfan

    Shout out to Brian (BWRINGER)

    Good that worked out for you!
  12. oldGSfan

    Something hinky with GS1100E starter or starter clutch?

    I think that's a good thing to focus on, thanks. I have also been wondering about it. I can't see any twist, and it seems it would show up tho.
  13. oldGSfan

    Something hinky with GS1100E starter or starter clutch?

    I have a couple of small electrical issues to resolve, just a bad turn signal relay, and the horns need adjustment. But, bad juju - I can't get the front end straight. It's close, but not right. I have loosened everything, including fork brace and caliper bolts, and bounced it with the top...
  14. oldGSfan

    Something hinky with GS1100E starter or starter clutch?

    It turns out that it was leaking fuel into the carbs through the vacuum hose. There's a tiny diaphragm inside the vacuum cover, and of the two I had, I used the bad one. I didn't test it out well enough, so it's on me. At least it's a no-cost fix.
  15. oldGSfan

    Something hinky with GS1100E starter or starter clutch?

    I drained the oil. It smells of gas, but my sniffer isn't particularly accurate, so I looked into ways to determine if there's gas in there. I tried one method I Googled - drip a couple of drops onto cardboard and see if it creates two distinct rings, due to different absorption rates. I did it...
  16. oldGSfan

    Data Center Building Boom Cycle???

    There's a lot of money (eyeballs on stories) to be made on the doom aspect of AI. How much worse can computers run things vs. humans, anyway? OK, I'm a cynical person. I feel like there is no stopping anything if there's a buck to be made.
  17. oldGSfan

    Something hinky with GS1100E starter or starter clutch?

    Jeez, I didn't even get that reference, guess I'm not as much of a perv....good to know you guys are out there tho. Butt is two 't's, no? I'll have to check my plug gap.
  18. oldGSfan

    Something hinky with GS1100E starter or starter clutch?

    Interesting point, Don, thanks. I had a fuel overflow on the floor that morning. It's been fine before and since - the petcock, which I recently rebuilt by using parts of two, must not have returned to the off position; perhaps the inner spring didn't push the diaphragm. I removed the plugs and...
  19. oldGSfan

    Bikes You've Always Wanted But Never Owned

    The list is way too long, but it would be fun to try a Rokon in an alligator-infested swamp.
  20. oldGSfan

    Something hinky with GS1100E starter or starter clutch?

    Yeah, nothing to do with the starter. I've just been going for some rides and checking the overall health of the bike. Took out the plugs to inspect, and none are carbon-encrusted. I took temp readings and #2 a bit cooler, maybe 15 to 20 percent. I hope to be able to sort it out without pulling...
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