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  1. JTGS850GL

    Does a good gas tank need to be sealed

    If you have rust under the liner then you need to get that liner out and remove the rust. Otherwise, you will have more trouble/
  2. JTGS850GL

    Does a good gas tank need to be sealed

    What condition? Rust?
  3. JTGS850GL

    Does a good gas tank need to be sealed

    I would never coat a tank that's not rusted. If you can get the coating out then that is what I would do. Assuming that your tank was in good shape originally and the tank coating didn't screw it up.
  4. JTGS850GL

    Carburetur parts question...Sorry if it's a repeat!

    Yep, just checked again and they seem to be available from all of the online locations. Good to know. At $18 a piece, they are a bit pricey.
  5. JTGS850GL

    Carburetur parts question...Sorry if it's a repeat!

    What locations show it as in stock?
  6. JTGS850GL

    Air Pods and Bicycle Inner Tubes: An Experiment

    That depends on which bike. The GS 850, 1000, 1100's are a piece of cake to remove the carbs. Takes all of 5 minutes on those. Others???? Some are a real pain in the butt.
  7. JTGS850GL

    Carburetur parts question...Sorry if it's a repeat!

    I may have some 5-5 needle jets. Let me check tonight and I'll get back with you. Those parts haven't been available for quite some time now. Used is pretty much all you can get.
  8. JTGS850GL

    Compatible Carburetors?

    There are no "upgrade" carbs for a stock 550. As others have stated, the 79 came with VM carbs and you should keep it that way. They're good carbs and will allow the bike to run at its best.
  9. JTGS850GL

    carb problems?

    R/R is toast. Time for an upgrade to the SH775.
  10. JTGS850GL

    After market exhaust suggestions? Mine has holes.

    Or some bastardized version. Can't really tell without pics. Basing that on the quote: That could mean just stripped of luggage or it could mean cut to shreds.
  11. JTGS850GL

    After market exhaust suggestions? Mine has holes.

    Then it's no longer a GK and a V&H or Delkevic should work.
  12. JTGS850GL

    After market exhaust suggestions? Mine has holes.

    A 4 into 1 exhaust on a GK may be problematic if you're retaining the rear luggage. Not sure any of the current ones on the market will clear them.
  13. JTGS850GL

    battery not charging

    That would be a big mistake. Making the proper measurements is the ONLY way to verify what the source of the problem is.
  14. JTGS850GL

    Are my carbs supposed to look like this???

    If you didn't do them by the tutorial, then I can bet you did miss some aspects. Float seats and needle jets need to be removed along with the pilot screws that are located behind the block-off plug. If those were not removed then you didn't do the job you needed to in order to get the...
  15. JTGS850GL

    Are my carbs supposed to look like this???

    No need to fix it. Looks like someone replaced the carb for one from another model/year. The tube being open is OK. Just make sure the rest of the jets are the same.
  16. JTGS850GL

    Fuel gauge again

    The gauge is usually pretty easy to replace alone once you get the center gauge cluster apart. That's the only "hard" part. Takes me about 5 minutes to get the gauge housing apart. After that, it's like 2 screws to remove the fuel gauge.
  17. JTGS850GL

    Air Pods and Bicycle Inner Tubes: An Experiment

    Poor bike....
  18. JTGS850GL

    Air Pods and Bicycle Inner Tubes: An Experiment

    So basically you're increased airflow by using pod filters and then restricted them to use stock jetting? Why? No performance benefit and pretty sure it will look butt ugly.
  19. JTGS850GL

    new owner, new member, take me to school!

    Take a look at the greetings link bottom of my signature.
  20. JTGS850GL

    Bike bogging down after carb cleaning

    All he did was screw up your carbs. Probably just forced the dirt in deeper using the carb spray alone. Do a proper rebuild per the tutorial and be done with it: http://zeus.mtsac.edu/~cliff/storage/gs/Mikuni_BS-CV_Carburetor_Rebuild_Tutorial.pdf
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