1981 GS1000G air box side cover rubber seals

[Guest]

Has anyone replaced or refurbished worn out (disintegrated and/or torn) the air box rubber seals for a 1981 Suzuki GS1000G? The upper part of the rubber seal seals the air cleaner from outside contamination. The unavailable part is RH cover: 13742-45050 and LH cover: 13742-45050. The rubber seal is not listed separately and would be included with the new cover I would guess. Other than junking the assembly and going with pods, any suggestions to fix the sealing issue? Thanks.

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[rphillips]

What would be the odds of making a seal from some weather stripping from Home Depot, many sizes available?

[Nessism]

There are many many threads here on this subject. And yes, sealing foam from the hardware store works fine. Urethane type is best.

[Big T]

Greetings Dave A

It appears you overlooked the fabulous BassCliff website, where common issues such as this and many repairs are found

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/bikecliff/

Download a factory service manual for your bike, look down the left side for Air Intake Repair, and see other helpful tutorials

[Lorenzo]

There are many many threads here on this subject. And yes, sealing foam from the hardware store works fine. Urethane type is best.

Indeed...

https://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?237384-GS-air-intake-rubber-boots&highlight=

[bwringer]

Re-sealing your airbox with foam self-stick weather stripping is one of the basic rituals needed for entry into the Most High Order of the Shafted Ones.

It begins with research into the location of the nearest Home Depot...


Don't forget to solemnly contemplate the entire air path, and then use the same weather stripping to seal the top of the air filter cage against the airbox. I generally use a light coating of grease on the foam to ensure it can slide into place without damage.