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  1. bwringer

    Performance parts for gs850g.

    Those are extremely healthy numbers. No way I'd take that apart. According to my Haynes manual: Stock compression ratio is 8.8:1 Compression range is 128-171 psi, service limit is 100psi, and maximum difference is 28psi. The question of high-performance 850 comes up here fairly regularly, and...
  2. bwringer

    Rockauto Discount Codes

    Woohoooo! Got a new one to get us close to the 2024 finish line... Code: 285393162250101657 Expires on December 20, 2024, 12:00 Midnight CT, so do not wait!​
  3. bwringer

    Custom Covers on Metal Seat Pans?

    You know, I have a very similar-looking new stock shape seat cover in inventory, and maybe even bought it from the same seller on fleaBay. It seems quite serviceable; the foam layer is pretty thick to smooth over whatever lumps and bumps are in the ancient foam. However, I need to re-shape the...
  4. bwringer

    Custom Covers on Metal Seat Pans?

    Now that I have a search term to base the search on, I found "alligator strips" from a shop in Nebraska. https://hvccycle.net/alligator-strip/ Honestly, I'd love to find a more-or-less local shop to handle the cover, and perhaps even reconfiguring the foam. I'll need to poke around. I could...
  5. bwringer

    Custom Covers on Metal Seat Pans?

    Yeah, the pan has shark teeth, but not very many, and frankly several are looking pretty weak. Not sure what to Google to find, er, "auxiliary shark teeth". Perhaps a modified carpet transition strip? From what I've found, pop rivets with washers every few inches are the usual way. I have a...
  6. bwringer

    Custom Covers on Metal Seat Pans?

    How do you make and attach a custom seat cover on a metal seat pan, when you can't use staples like you can on a nylon pan? My ancient, damaged knees are no longer compatible with the somewhat lowered seating position on my '83 GS850G -- note how the front on the '82-'83 G models is scooped out...
  7. bwringer

    SH775 wiring harness

    That looks like a good cheap option for the pre-made connectors! I used Eastern Beaver bits. You can get just the connectors, or a harness kits, but they're not as cheap as that Polaris harness. https://www.easternbeaver.com/Main/Elec__Products/Connectors/R-R_Connectors/r-r_connectors.html
  8. bwringer

    Removal of gs850g driveshaft seal.

    I'm seeing part number 09283-35018, NOT 09283-35017: https://www.onlinecycleparts.com/oemparts/a/suz/50d40162f8700230d8b4e49b/secondary-drive-gear It looks like this seal stayed consistent 1979-1983 on all the shafties. It also looks like it's NLA, at least in the US of A. Dang. Three...
  9. bwringer

    Broken clutch cable on a group ride!

    You can free up some cable length by yoinking the ferrule off, slicing and peeling some of the vinyl covering off, then unwinding some of the metal spiral of the cable housing. Break off the excess and you can easily free up an inch or two of cable. On most bikes you can weasel out a bit of...
  10. bwringer

    Rockauto Discount Codes

    Woohoooo! Got one! 281621609163917697 Expires on November 15, 2024, 12:00 Midnight CT​
  11. bwringer

    Secondary drive drain plug cracked casing

    Agreed -- the gear oil back there is not under pressure, so this is a case where a careful JB Weld repair could actually do the trick just fine. The gear oil does get pretty warm in operation and a bit thinner, but not nearly as hot as engine oil. If the drain bolt will screw in, then Don's...
  12. bwringer

    Spark Plugs

    NGK discontinued B8ES (2411) plugs a few years back. They'll sell you the BR8ES (5422) resistor plugs as the replacement. These are externally identical and will screw in and work, but they are resistor plugs, not the correct non-resistor plugs. The listings for the B8ES on scAmazon and fleaBay...
  13. bwringer

    Rockauto Discount Codes

    Anyone got any codes? Hope they're not getting all stingy.
  14. bwringer

    Risks running pod filters in wet weather?

    I can recall one instance, a rally when we rode during an absolutely epic downpour, where some of the folks with pod filters were having some issues. The outer two cylinders would drown out a bit at lower RPMs, but a quick rev generally cleared things out. In anything but a monsoon that you...
  15. bwringer

    GS Sightings

    Interesting to hear Ryan conversing like a normal human with another human, and not in his snarky "presenter" voice. And that was indeed well-spotted; I didn't see the GS at all the first time through. Very thought-provoking video, too.
  16. bwringer

    Cylinder Plugs (little semi circular rubber bits in side of head)

    One good example, ThreeBond 1184: https://www.z1enterprises.com/yamaha-xs650-3-bond-1194-gasket-sealant.html This stuff remains very flexible and stretchy, sticks very tightly to metals (but can be scraped and peeled if needed), and doesn't form balls like RTV. It's mostly used when joining...
  17. bwringer

    Cylinder Plugs (little semi circular rubber bits in side of head)

    I generally use a wee squidge of case sealer on used half-moons, not RTV. If I really, really didn't want to bestir myself that day, sure, I'd try them without any goos or elixirs; as long as there's some sort of small compression factor when you tighten the bolts, you should be fine. As long...
  18. bwringer

    BS32 Float Height

    No, from the outside of the bowl. Pretend the tubing is a bolt and try threading it in just like it's a bolt. And that's a good point about the notch in the threads in some carbs, Ed. Last time I did this was on VM carbs, so it may not work on BS carbs. If you can scare up a spare drain bolt...
  19. bwringer

    BS32 Float Height

    I've successfully used plain Tygon tubing many times. Select a hunk of translucent fuel tubing with an OD a little larger than the threads and just screw it into the float bowl. The soft plastic will catch the threads and seal surprisingly well. If I had to guess, I've probably used 3/16" ID...
  20. bwringer

    1982 Suzuki GS650G - Rear Wheel

    Ah. We originally thought the question came up because there are a lot more GS850 bits out there than GS650. The "I want phat meetz on my shaftie" question comes up with some regularity around here. So far, I recall one moderate success on a GS1000G that required a lot of advanced fabrication...
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