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  1. J

    Do you still own a GS?

    Still got my little GS250T. It just got an oil change and sprocket shaft seal replaced. Now if only I could find a way to double the horsepower.
  2. J

    GS750T airbox boots

    Your wintergreen oil plan will work well on these parts. I did the same on mine not too long ago. Good as new, literally, after about 5 days in a 3:1 isopropyl alcohol:wintergreen mix. Keep the mix in a sealed jar after you're done - you can reuse it many times for other rubber stuff.
  3. J

    Mystery Carb Boot?

    Those boots were so shrunken and hard on my 250 that they would no longer fit over the carb bodies and rattled around loosely in the airbox ports. Got myself 4oz of Methyl Salicylate (wintergreen oil) and did the 3 parts isopropyl alcohol to 1 part MS soak for about 5 days and they looked and...
  4. J

    Salt Lick GS250T

    Thank you for the quick response and advice. It looks like the tach driven gear mates with a drive gear lower down in the engine, which doesn't come off with the cover. Do I have to be concerned about damaging that lower gear as I take the cover off? I assume not since you didn't mention it...
  5. J

    Salt Lick GS250T

    So here's my first request for help... Before putting too many miles on the bike I am trying to do a valve clearance check and adjustment, and not getting very far. My problem is getting the tachometer gear out of the valve cover. I have removed the cable, the single screw and plate holding the...
  6. J

    Salt Lick GS250T

    Finally, I got the airbox boots softened up enough to get them on properly using the 3:1 alcohol:methyl salicylate method (which works so well it's uncanny). Also noticed that the original regulator was charging at well over 15v at anything above idle, so I replaced it with a shindengen 775. My...
  7. J

    Salt Lick GS250T

    Managed to get a little done on this. Cleaned the carbs and it runs, but not too well right now... I may have more work to do there. Some parts arrived and I replaced fork dust wipers (seals seem ok), cleaned the front brake system (which was dry and cruddy) and installed a real air filter. On...
  8. J

    Salt Lick GS250T

    Thanks for the tips and comments so far. Those bars were rotated way back so that I could fit the bike in my Previa. Maybe that's why they look funk. Been too busy to do anything with it yet, but here's what I found in the airbox from the initial inspection... first time I've used a vacuum...
  9. J

    Salt Lick GS250T

    Just brought this bike home today. It's a 1981. Pics below, as bought, after sitting for years in a shed. I did the usual, sensible checks (engine turns? fuel flows? spark? oil level? air filter?) before cranking it over, and got it to burble with fuel squirted directly into the cylinders. Yay...
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