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  1. KiwiAlfa156

    GS 1000 G - It mumbles from 3000 to 4000 rpm

    For the future, the safest way to remove the float pins, is to use a flat bladed screw driver in the small gap between the head of the the float pin and the post. Twisting the blade will pry the pin head away from the post without putting a side load on the post. Never try to tap the pin out...
  2. KiwiAlfa156

    GS 1000 G - It mumbles from 3000 to 4000 rpm

    Hi There, really important to start with as many variables taken out of the equation before you start looking at carb settings. As folks have mentioned above, the valve clearances need to be at spec, and the ignition timing should be checked that the ignition advances smoothly from the idle...
  3. KiwiAlfa156

    anyone go for a ride today? Pics?

    A fine crisp winter's day (Southern Hemisphere) and a place I haven't visited in years. Waiwera beach, on the Hibiscus Coast north of Auckland, New Zealand. It used to be on the main state highway north, before the motorway was built. Used to have a water park pool complex as it is a thermal...
  4. KiwiAlfa156

    what did you wrench on today??

    Yes it will. The conductivity of aluminum is about 0.6 that of copper, the the lug is also tin-plated, so how more effective the lug is in terms of shedding heat to the air flow I guess is the unknown. That being said, the 'bulb' of the thermometer is in contact with the head, and the heat path...
  5. KiwiAlfa156

    what did you wrench on today??

    Always thought a cylinder head temperature (CHT) gauge would be a good thing for an air cooled, and toyed with the idea of a thermocouple wired up to a waterproof digital display. And I might still do this, but its hard to find a gauge/display with the appropriate heat range without spending big...
  6. KiwiAlfa156

    what did you wrench on today??

    What's the 'special sauce' in the bottle, Glenn?
  7. KiwiAlfa156

    Pilot Mixture Screw Consequences

    What's worked for me is setting a baseline of 2 turns out on all the screws. Go for a ride so the engine is nice and warm. Drop the idle down to the lowest smooth idle you can achieve. Do a small blip of the the throttle. The revs should pick up very quickly and drop just as quickly. If the revs...
  8. KiwiAlfa156

    Still not right, FFS.

    All good advice above. You are right to look at the ATU and ignition timing. Probably a good idea to do this first as this results in poor responsiveness as overly advanced or retarded ignition timing lowers reduces combustion efficiency. Adjusting carburetion against a mistimed ignition won't...
  9. KiwiAlfa156

    Instability at high speeds

    All good info above. If it was me, and I'm assuming it's a bike that's new to you, I'd start by confirming the frame is straight using string-lines. If it's tweaked, nothing else you do will compensate for this. And repair will be necessary. This one below has the steering head is twisted...
  10. KiwiAlfa156

    '83 1100E cylinder bores look machine sanded?

    As above. The hone pattern does a couple of things. It creates micro valleys and peaks (asperities) on the bore surface. During the initial break in the rings cut the peaks off and the peaks reshape the rings to match the exact shape of the bore. The bulk of this happens at the first start up...
  11. KiwiAlfa156

    Tire bead question

    Interesting to note that the 80 and 81 OEM tyres listed in the parts diagrams for 850GL have different part numbers. 55100-45155 for the 80 (T) and 55100-45350 for the 81 (T). It may be that the 80 bikes were delivered with a tube-type tyre and tube on early tubeless (MT) rims.
  12. KiwiAlfa156

    Pic of the week game

    Waiwera Beach on a winter's afternoon
  13. KiwiAlfa156

    17 Tooth 530 Front Sprocket

    Good for you, but you'd be surprised at the tensile strength and life-span of modern chain compared to 630. The Kawasaki 1000 H2R delivers 200bhp and 137.3Nm of torque through a 525 x-ring Here's the size comparison. 630 to 520.
  14. KiwiAlfa156

    Tire bead question

    Like this tool...?
  15. KiwiAlfa156

    82 1100ez vacuum petcock question

    Sorry Dude, I couldn't resist. RES works as advertised, the plastic screen is actually a two level fuel inlet. If it isn't working the tap is faulty.
  16. KiwiAlfa156

    82 1100ez vacuum petcock question

    The RES position does absolutely nothing. It's been put there by Suzuki to annoy riders who run out of gas and have to push their bikes to the nearest gas station. Sometimes small queues of Suzuki riders with empty tanks form at gas stations, looking sullen, exchanging knowning eye rolls...
  17. KiwiAlfa156

    Tire bead question

    The rim size code will give you a clue (e.g. 17xMT2.50). The bead profile is identified by the bead code. MT is 'Motorcycle Tubeless' and as noted above early MT rims often don't have the 'safety lip' -which some say is more about providing an easier seal to pop the the bead on, rather than a...
  18. KiwiAlfa156

    Starter motor rebuild

    You might want to look at these 2 links in order https://www.partzilla.com/product/suzuki/31100-11410 Then this one https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006463597881.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.7...
  19. KiwiAlfa156

    Gs450 air box element

    Head scratcher? Not OEM but it's just foam https://www.ebay.com/itm/284425462306
  20. KiwiAlfa156

    Starter motor rebuild

    Local breakers/wreckers? There must be a GSX250 starter motor sitting in a yard or in a shelf somewhere in the UK?
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