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  1. zuluwiz

    got it 'good enough'

    Now that's my kind of ride. Good enough indeed! It don't need to be perfect, (and my Ratzuki sure ain't perfect.) As long as it starts, runs, stops, and brings ya home, that's all anyone really needs.
  2. zuluwiz

    Fork Springs

    And what sort of air pressure would work well for those?
  3. zuluwiz

    Fork Springs

    I just acquired a set of used stock forks for the Ratzuki (GS850), and am wondering if this is a good time to put some new springs in, that is before installing. Should I go for progressive wound springs or will the stockers be ok? I am rather hefty and heavier springs might work for a better...
  4. zuluwiz

    How fast is is your old GS?

    My old GS850 is faster than I am. that's all can tell ya.
  5. zuluwiz

    Fork Tubes

    Looked at the parts for sale forum and didn't see what I needed. So I went to ebay as suggested by gsrick and voila! got em on order. Thx rick
  6. zuluwiz

    Fork Tubes

    The Ratzuki has a problem with blowing fork seals. Mike the mechanic sez the tubes are pitted and it will continue blowing seals until they are fixed. My question: can these tubes be repaired somehow, or are there replacement fork tubes in my future? If so what should I do about this? Can I put...
  7. zuluwiz

    Gs400

    My neighbor recently acquired a 77 GS400 and I was wondering about the brakes. His bike has drum brakes on both wheels and I always thought the GS series had disc brakes on the front exclusively. Am I wrong about this, or has someone buggered this particular bike? The bike runs ok, but I for one...
  8. zuluwiz

    1984 Katana 7/11

    Cheers Pete. Good to see you making progress. I think we're all going to be waiting to hear about the First Ride.
  9. zuluwiz

    Barn bikes

    Did somebody say "barn bikes?" That's how I got the Ratzuki.
  10. zuluwiz

    Made me feel stupid

    I went out today with the petcock "on" and it ran real good. Rode over to the nearest Arby's(love that roast beef) and back, 20 miles round trip, no problems, so I guess I don't need to anything at all to it which makes me feel even dumber than before. Oh well.
  11. zuluwiz

    Made me feel stupid

    And the reason it made me feel stupid is that it took me 8 months to figure that out.
  12. zuluwiz

    Made me feel stupid

    OK, i'll sing. I put the petcock on prime and it fired right up. Has to be the vacuum line. Got some line, will replace it. will report further.
  13. zuluwiz

    Made me feel stupid

    I just got the Ratzuki running today after the teeniest little adjustment. I got back from Columbus in September and it was running just fine. the next day it would not start. Well I naturally thought of the stator first, because that was the most expensive thing i could think of. So it's been...
  14. zuluwiz

    1984 Katana 7/11

    Cheers Pete, Rick from Ohio here. I've been watching this thread for months now and must say I am impressed with the quality of your work. There aint no way I would ever have the patience to do the sort of thing you're in. You are going to have the best looking Suzuki in Australia when youre...
  15. zuluwiz

    What's in your garage?

    Y'all seem to have forgotten the most basic item. Before you can show what's in your garage, ya gotta have a garage! "...and I ain't even got a garage, you can call home and ask my wife! " Charlie Daniels
  16. zuluwiz

    550 sidel panells

    There is a thread on this subject here: https://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?251043-Plastic-stub-on-side-cover-broke There is a method described of repairing he stub which involves sticking a magnet in the sidecover and a bolt in the hole which sounds like it would work well in...
  17. zuluwiz

    Decided I'm not a ?Biker?

    I'm a motorcyclist, meself. I likewise will not answer to "biker". Ain't never even been ON a Harley.
  18. zuluwiz

    Old GS handling limitations

    One thing I haven't seen mentioned here is tire pressure. Back when these bikes were new, the magazine testers would complain of wiggling in the rear end that would clear up like magic when the tires were pumped up just 3 or 4 psi. Certainly worth thinking about.
  19. zuluwiz

    Plastic stub on side cover broke....

    The superglue is there to hold the piece straight while the epoxy sets, so whatever you think is best is ok with me. I just buy whatever is cheap, same with the plastic type epoxy. It's worked every time so far.
  20. zuluwiz

    Plastic stub on side cover broke....

    I have had this problem several times, including on my present bike, the Ratzuki. I clean up the areas involved, then use superglue to hold the piece in place and then mix up some epoxy and pack it in around the stem area. Put in plenty and let it harden. After it hardens, trim off the excess...
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