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  1. gregzbutt

    2025 Brown County GS Rally - June 19 - 22

    Great pics Dave! Thanks for sharing. I've had my 850 in storage for a few years, but she's finally back on the road. I would love to make it out there again. Hopefully next year. Greg
  2. gregzbutt

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    Excellent work! I'm really digging all the pictures and detailed descriptions of your progress. A write up on the zinc plating process would be great. I have been doing some research into getting some parts on my bike zinc plated. I may try to tackle this on my own now after seeing your work...
  3. gregzbutt

    THE LED pic thread

    I was thinking about doing this. I hope others post some pictures.
  4. gregzbutt

    Gasket pieces fell into cam chain area!

    I wanted to report that I finally got this all taken care of last week. I ended up flushing the engine with some mineral spirits, dropped the oil pan to clean that out, and cleaned the screen for the sump. I did find a few little gasket pieces in the pan, and there was other gunk in there as...
  5. gregzbutt

    Tips for Mounting Stock Exhaust?

    Yeah, I ended up going that route. I took the whole thing apart, got the center connecter in loosely, then put on each muffler/header combo, and then lastly the center two header pipes went in. I just finished tightening everything down when I realized I forgot about the kickstand... It looks...
  6. gregzbutt

    Tips for Mounting Stock Exhaust?

    Hello! I recently removed the stock exhaust from my 1980 GS850G to drop and clean the oil pan and sump screen. The exhaust came out surprisingly easy. No stripped or broken header bolts thank goodness... Now I'm having a real hard time lining up the exhaust to get it back on the bike. Any...
  7. gregzbutt

    Gasket pieces fell into cam chain area!

    I'm really wishing I had just put a shop rag in there... Oh well, lesson learned. I'm gonna flush some fresh oil through it and pull the strainer and clean all that out. Gives me an excuse to clean up my exhaust while I have it pulled off. Thanks for all the feedback.
  8. gregzbutt

    Gasket pieces fell into cam chain area!

    Ok, cool. Thanks for the advice guys. I like to err on the side of caution as well. I'll flush some oil through it, and then probably do a quick change after that. I'm hoping my next my valve job doesn't take nearly this long!
  9. gregzbutt

    Gasket pieces fell into cam chain area!

    This afternoon I took the valve cover off my 1980 850G for the first time in 20 years. The gasket was in pretty bad shape. The areas where it was leaking oil weren't too bad, but sections that were dryer basically disintegrated. It was a really huge and time consuming deal getting all the old...
  10. gregzbutt

    Metal Plug Inside Carb?

    Turns out I had that flat type o-ring seal all along! It was stuck to the float bowl gasket when I took it took it off. I thought it was just part of the factory gasket. I was tinkering with it last night and the little guy popped off. Thanks for the help everyone! I'll be posting pics and...
  11. gregzbutt

    Metal Plug Inside Carb?

    Ah! Thank you. Greg
  12. gregzbutt

    Metal Plug Inside Carb?

    I pulled another carb apart last night and that plug popped out easily. This one also didn't have a seal. Maybe they just disintegrated? Anyone have a pic of one of these donut shaped seals? I'm not seeing it any of the online parts catalogs.
  13. gregzbutt

    Metal Plug Inside Carb?

    Thanks guys! There is a groove on that plug that looked like it could fit an o-ring. I wonder where that got to... Greg
  14. gregzbutt

    Metal Plug Inside Carb?

    Hello Everyone! I've been a lurker on the forums for some time now, but this is my first official post. I'm in the midst of resurecting my 1980 GS850G that my father purchased brand new. It has been sitting for the past 4 years, and given the age of the bike I figured it was time to tear down...
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