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    GS450 Official Service Manual PDF

    I hope everyone is well and keeping occupied. Although I have hardly posted, these forums have been an awesome resource while I've been working on my GS450 over the past year. One thing that was a problem was the rarity of the official service manual. The Clymer manual is fine but it doesn't cover everything. I was ready to buy a digital copy until I found a sealed physical copy (from Hawaii of all places) for sale.



    This is the 1990 8th edition which covers every GS450 from 1980-1988. It got wet at some point but luckily that didn't come through much in the scan. I have scanned each page, added page labels, and made the text searchable. I am not a PDF master so it isn't perfect, but for something that wasn't openly available before I am happy with the result.

    There are two versions:

    1. The "GSResources" version is the normal release. It is compressed and uses Acrobat's Clearview ability to shrink the filesize. It basically traces all of the text so in theory it can create some oddities. I flipped through it and didn't see any, but if anyone notices any flaws please let me know.

    2. The "Archive Quality" version has not been compressed and does not use Clearview. It is nearly identical to the raw image files. It is, however, 380mb.

    Please download at: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1HWjX1MizDP-w5LHCGmdgC7yMBSi1im9e

    Hopefully this manual is helpful for someone. I know I'm glad to share it!
    Last edited by VGplay; 04-01-2020, 12:32 AM.
    1982 Suzuki GS450TXZ
    1985 Honda CB700SC Nighthawk S
    2015 Suzuki V-Strom DL650

    #2
    Brother, this is awesome. Thank you so much! I'm loving the engineering description of the counter-balance system.
    1982 GS 450L aka Lil' Red
    1980 GS 1000G aka Big Red (Resto-mod WIP)

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      #3
      Thank you!
      1980 Yamaha XS1100G (Current bike)
      1982 GS450txz (former bike)
      LONG list of previous bikes not listed here.

      These aren't my words, I just arrange them

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        #4
        Awesome! That's one of the key manuals Basscliff doesn't have!
        Ed

        To measure is to know.

        Mikuni O-ring Kits For Sale...https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...ts#post1703182

        Top Newbie Mistakes thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=171846

        Carb rebuild tutorial...https://gsarchive.bwringer.com/mtsac...d_Tutorial.pdf

        KZ750E Rebuild Thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...0-Resurrection

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          #5
          VGPlay, WELL DONE!

          Hopefully this manual is helpful for someone
          Oh, I'm sure that there's more people than one that'll bless your efforts!

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            #6
            Thanks heaps for that! I have a re-print of a genuine manual, but it's somewhat different to this PDF... the 450 is an addendum so it's great to have the full 450 focused manual.
            1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
            1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

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            450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh

            Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11

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              #7
              Originally posted by Nessism View Post
              Awesome! That's one of the key manuals Basscliff doesn't have!

              Is there a way this can be added to his website for future reference?
              - 1983 GS850L ~ 30,000 miles and going up - Finally ready for a proper road trip!
              - 1977 GS750B - Sold but not forgotten

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                #8
                I tried e-mailing it using the address on his site, but it bounced as spam (which is weird, I use Gmail). If anyone is in touch with him it would be great to get this on the site.
                1982 Suzuki GS450TXZ
                1985 Honda CB700SC Nighthawk S
                2015 Suzuki V-Strom DL650

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                  #9
                  Try member bwringer? I think he might be in touch...bikecliff has been awful busy in his "basscliff" persona.

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                    #10
                    Awesome!!

                    Thanks so much for sharing the service manual. Much better than the Clymer

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