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  1. Brendan W

    1981 GS850gl with Murray's Carbs

    Any chance of a picture or two and how are the throttle and choke cable(s) set up? How is the fuel feed organised?
  2. Brendan W

    Bad gas story

    Might be worth checking the coil supply plug. It can hide a lot of corrosion inside and I had that issue with the 850. Only happened well into a ride.
  3. Brendan W

    1981 GS850gl with Murray's Carbs

    Interesting. The carb set up is a compromise and most likely UJMs in the day went for top end. I haven't done anything like that but a member here, Grimly, just up the road has. Last I saw he had a single carb on one of his 850s. He might have some insights. Most of the pictures on the Murray...
  4. Brendan W

    Hello from Norway.

    Comfort and Joy :)
  5. Brendan W

    1982 850 G side stand

    You were younger too...........:)
  6. Brendan W

    1982 850 G side stand

    Could the bike height be a tad more than the sidestand was designed for? What size tyres and rear shock length are you running with? I found my 850 leaned too much and was difficult to lift on the main stand. I put it down to wear at the pivots combined with slight differences in height?
  7. Brendan W

    Flat tire on the Interstate

    Well.... that's one way of finding out who your friends are I suppose.......:) If I had a penny for every time I did something I kind of knew I shouldn't, I could probably buy a bag of chips.
  8. Brendan W

    Hit and run at speed on the Pacific Coast highway, GS1150Ez, 3/16/2023.

    What an amazing story. The shoes coming off bit especially. Few can imagine the forces at work in a spill but here you have it. If all our ATGATT stories were compiled ... there is a bestseller there for sure. The poison metaphor made me smile. Forgiveness is such a powerful decision for all...
  9. Brendan W

    Hi guys, need some carb help

    If compression testing was good enough for valve clearance checking we should all have been doing it years ago :)
  10. Brendan W

    Hi guys, need some carb help

    Yes. It's a reflex to go back to basics :) Might sound counter intuitive but it often pays to check everything from scratch.
  11. Brendan W

    Hi guys, need some carb help

    Swap the HT leads between 2 & 3. Have the valve clearances been checked?
  12. Brendan W

    Acceptable stator output???

    Had two stators on the 850. One, possibly the original, gave ~75 V, the other, an aftermarket job, gave ~55V open cct. at 5000rpm Both charged fine with an SH775 and SPG setup. Only got the second one because I thought the original was toast until I found somebody had used bullet connectors...
  13. Brendan W

    Hi Larry, I was about to send you the same question. I haven't used the messaging since the...

    Hi Larry, I was about to send you the same question. I haven't used the messaging since the revamp of the site and it's a bit confusing. Glad you got that link anyway. there seems to be three or four contributors for the throttle balance. All I did was, working on the assumption that the right...
  14. Brendan W

    The Yugo???? Dude only repairs Yugos

    Over there behind that smoke screen.......:)
  15. Brendan W

    The Yugo???? Dude only repairs Yugos

    We got the Lada incarnation. How do you double the value of a Lada? - Fill the tank. Why do Ladas have heated rear windows? - To keep your hands warm when pushing them. What do you call a Lada with a sunroof? - A dumpster. A colleague bought one, in fairness at a price you couldn't refuse. He...
  16. Brendan W

    Hi Larry, My bike was very lumpy at low rpm. The alleged cause was stretching of the crossover...

    Hi Larry, My bike was very lumpy at low rpm. The alleged cause was stretching of the crossover cable to the right cylinder. Instead of plugging in my old mercury carbtune all I did was tighten up a bit on the throttle adjuster on the rhs and bingo the bike got a lot smoother, I will in time get...
  17. Brendan W

    The Yugo???? Dude only repairs Yugos

    Simplicate and add lightness.
  18. Brendan W

    The Yugo???? Dude only repairs Yugos

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1LxlZ8pTRg
  19. Brendan W

    The Yugo???? Dude only repairs Yugos

    Dan Aykroyd reckoned the Yugo was a fine example of automotive technology.... Anyone remember the Movie?
  20. Brendan W

    Suzuki head gasket no longer available, what is the best aftermarket gasket maker?

    There is always the rope trick :)
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