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  1. Mr.humbucker

    Getting the Cooley ready for another season

    Did you simply order the brake lines from Apex online? If so, what was the cost for the set?
  2. Mr.humbucker

    Petcock seating

    Prior to getting a few dowty washers I improvised and put a couple of spare o rings on the bolts and cranked them on at a reasonable torque ... worked great.
  3. Mr.humbucker

    Petcock seating

    If when I find a slow leak I tend to tighten it up a tad first as I've found when it got cold it leaked. When it persisted I cleaned up and removed most of the paint in the immediate area. I also used dowty washers on the bolts to minimize the risk of fuel leaking from there ... seems to help.
  4. Mr.humbucker

    Everett Powersports in WA.

    I have used them and recommend them here in the past. They ship fast and have been the go to peeps for a lot of my restoration needs. Just bought some Emgo shocks from them for my82 GS650G restoration project.
  5. Mr.humbucker

    Might have found another gs project

    Cool - if I recall I had to modify the rear catch/lock set up a wee bit by adding some washers/spacers and perhaps longer bolts to make it line up. If by chance the seat cover on the GS550T seat gives out Pit Replicas sell replacements ... I am sounding like a sales agent for them as it is the...
  6. Mr.humbucker

    1982 650G carb issue

    Hopefully this will open ok :) VERY nice bike! I am restoring the same one from the frame up ... should have bought your's and added a $1000 ... would have been cheaper ... :)
  7. Mr.humbucker

    what did you wrench on today??

    Do you have a website? Nice work. I bet if you embossed them with the Suzuki logo you'd sell quite a few here.
  8. Mr.humbucker

    Stripped A/F screw

    The dremel cut is the best option but I suggest adding some heat/torch to the area first to help free the threads as they were likely stuck in the first place hence the mangled screw slot. Also a tight fit full width slot screw driver blade is a good idea. Good luck!
  9. Mr.humbucker

    '79 GS850 what did I get myself into?

    Here is a link to the JIS Screw Drivers I use and find to be excellent. https://www.gofastinnovations.com/store1/ And for us north of the 49th parallel they're by a guy out of Ontario😀🇨🇦
  10. Mr.humbucker

    Engine case allen bolts

    Just did mine - used this parts website to get the sizes https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/suzuki/motorcycle/1977/gs750en/crancase-lh-cover Then went Bolt Depot online https://www.boltdepot.com/Metric_socket_screws.aspx?nv=l And had them shipped ... little more expensive than perhaps going to a...
  11. Mr.humbucker

    anyone go for a ride today? Pics?

    Took my annual ride with my friend from way back in high school last week. We had great performance from my two old GS550T's, the same models we road together new in 81. We did five days of easy riding here in beautiful British Columbia from Surrey to Kamloops via the Fraser Canyon, Kamloops...
  12. Mr.humbucker

    Regulator Rectifier

    I put these SH775 r/r on my bikes and they work great. Here is a link to a harness I used. https://www.easternbeaver.com/Main/Elec__Products/Connectors/R-R_Connectors/r-r_connectors.html I soldered the wire connections and covered the joins with the heat shink tubing. Nice clean set up. I am...
  13. Mr.humbucker

    Two motorcycles riding together

    Agreed and why I said I wouldn't recommend it. I road doing motorcades for (police) work. We practiced a lot and it was a controlled environment. That was a few years ago, haven't road side by side since.
  14. Mr.humbucker

    what did you wrench on today??

    Last summer my friend and I did our annual ride on my 2 GS550Ts. The one he was riding started blowing fuses after a long hot run. It has about 35k on it and I figured the electrical system was due for an overhaul as it was all original stock. I did some measures of the voltage outputs and it...
  15. Mr.humbucker

    Two motorcycles riding together

    Always staggered, offset with the lead bike on the left and the second bike to the right so that the lead bike can see the second bike in their right mirror. When in the second position to the right I always look to see the lead riders face in their right mirror. I have ridden in motorcades...
  16. Mr.humbucker

    Gasoline Odor

    I recently bought some dowty washers, rubber center and metal outer makes for a good seal for the petcock bolts.
  17. Mr.humbucker

    Rolling Resistance

    Thanks for the reply David. I did have it apart to clean it whe I was doing my restoration. I think I will try taking the chain off tomorrow and see whether that results in a difference, if not then it must be in the axel wheel/assembly. I'll then disassemble it to see.
  18. Mr.humbucker

    Rolling Resistance

    I have two GS550T's. The red one rolls in neutral very smoothly with next to no resistance. The black one rolls in neutral with a lot more resistance. The problem is somewhere in the rear wheel/drive as the front wheel rolls with no resistance. The rear axle nuts is not overly tight from...
  19. Mr.humbucker

    Powder coating engine covers

    https://www.z1enterprises.com/oil-level-lens-suzuki.html. Here's your part. I am sure someone here will tell you how to r/r this part. I suspect heat may be involved.
  20. Mr.humbucker

    New owner looking for onilne stores with GS550 parts

    Partzilla has a wide variety of stock but as has been said they are expensive for single items with shipping costs and not too speedy. Depending on the item/need I sometimes want the item fast and Partzilla is not that fast. The one I go to now, which isn't one of the big online suppliers is...
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