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  1. Blue_magician

    1978 gs1000 clutch not engaging after rebuild

    After going through the clutch again, the correct answer was 8 friction discs not 7.
  2. Blue_magician

    1978 gs1000 clutch not engaging after rebuild

    I got the rear tire off the ground yesterday, put it in first and from the resistance of the tire moving it’s in gear. So the bike goes in gear it must be a clutch issue
  3. Blue_magician

    1978 gs1000 clutch not engaging after rebuild

    I wish this bike still had its center stand, I have it on a motorcycle table lift. I’ll get a motorcycle jack stand for it tomorrow. I feel like they were locked together. I remember putting the bike into first gear to torque down the friction plate or else the clutch would rotate, but in first...
  4. Blue_magician

    1978 gs1000 clutch not engaging after rebuild

    There’s no grinding or clacking now after the rebuild. I’ll check the gear side of things then
  5. Blue_magician

    1978 gs1000 clutch not engaging after rebuild

    Yeah I’m not going back there, those guys were soup sandwiches. I got all the bits out and rebuild the clutch with new Suzuki clutch hub, springs, steels, and fibers. The problem is I thought that would fix it but the bike doesn’t want to move. Idles like a champ though haha.
  6. Blue_magician

    1978 gs1000 clutch not engaging after rebuild

    When I first got it I took it to a mechanic for new tires and change the handlebars back to stock. They said it was good to go(they didn’t test ride it). I rode it maybe 100 yards before I heard a clack and grinding noises then the bike stopped moving forward but the grinding sound continued. I...
  7. Blue_magician

    1978 gs1000 clutch not engaging after rebuild

    I feel like I’ve reached the point where it isn’t the cable and it’s something inside the clutch. I’m going to take the pressure plate off and make sure it’s all good. I used all Suzuki parts for the rebuild. Does anyone have a picture of how this part is supposed to be placed?
  8. Blue_magician

    1978 gs1000 clutch not engaging after rebuild

    It’s does not seem to go into gear because I can still roll it around
  9. Blue_magician

    1978 gs1000 clutch not engaging after rebuild

    I just have the bike on it’s kickstand with my hand in the brakes haha
  10. Blue_magician

    1978 gs1000 clutch not engaging after rebuild

    It appears to put it in gear but the clutch isn’t disengaging maybe?
  11. Blue_magician

    1978 gs1000 clutch not engaging after rebuild

    I took the slack out of the clutch rod before attaching the arm. I zeroed out the cable and readjusted it. It’s getting tension as if the rod is engaging the spring inside. I can click the shifter down into first from neutral but still the bike just idles and doesn’t move.
  12. Blue_magician

    1978 gs1000 clutch not engaging after rebuild

    I put a vice clamp on where the arm attaches to on clutch, pulled it as far back as it would go while putting the shifter down into first. The bike’s neutral light turned off but no power went to the wheels it was like the bike was still in neutral.
  13. Blue_magician

    1978 gs1000 clutch not engaging after rebuild

    There’s an 1/8 to 1/4 inch of play in the clutch before I feel resistance. There’s no play at the arm with the clutch released. I put the arm as far counter clockwise at it will allow me. Do you think the clutch needs to be loosened now that it’s a brand new clutch back to original tolerances?
  14. Blue_magician

    1978 gs1000 clutch not engaging after rebuild

    There’s tension on the clutch but I feel as if the arm barely moves back. Attached is a picture of the clutch being pulled and and released.
  15. Blue_magician

    1978 gs1000 clutch not engaging after rebuild

    Hey guys, basically I rebuilt the clutch with all new clutch hub, clutch fibers and steels. Got it all buttoned back up to torque specs and now my clutch won’t engage, it’s stuck in neutral. When I got the bike a few months ago I couldn’t ride it because it had a fiber plate explode inside. So I...
  16. Blue_magician

    Time for a new clutch

    How similar are the clutches on the 1978 gs1000 to your clutch? I’m finding two different types of friction plates on mine. I believe it’s the original.
  17. Blue_magician

    Clutch plate kit

    I’ve taken apart the clutch and found two friction plates in pieces, tracked down the pieces of one but still looking for the other one’s parts. Why is there a thinner width friction plate and a thicker width friction plate? it looks like the basket is gouged a bit from the broken plates. Any...
  18. Blue_magician

    Clutch plate kit

    Thank you guys for the input, yeah Barnett is still around and one of the brands I was looking at so good to know not to use.
  19. Blue_magician

    Clutch plate kit

    What brand has the best clutch plate kit parts for the 1978 gs1000? I can’t find a Suzuki one
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