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    New rider, old bike

    Hi everyone,

    I'm out in Western MA in the States. I'm a brand-new rider, and I just picked up a 1982 GS650G as my first bike. I'm enjoying the hell out of it! A 650 is a little bit bigger than I thought I'd get as a brand-new rider, but it's not unmanageable. (It's a MUCH better fit than the 125 Eliminator I took the MSF course on!) I got it with just under 4k miles on the clock. The carbs were cleaned by the last owner and are in good shape; I have no idea what the status of the electrical system is, but so far everything works after throwing in a new battery. I'm looking forward to using the rest of the season to get comfortable on it.

    #2
    Well congrats. The one great thing about Suzuki charging systems of that era is they soon let you know.
    Specs and test procedure are in service manual
    Suzuki GS motorcycles maintenance and information (GS850GT)
    1983 GS 550 LD
    2009 BMW K1300s

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      #3
      Be sure to check out Bikecliff's website for some excellent tutorials to keep your bike in top shape.

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        #4
        So, friend....no photos?
        Bob T. ~~ Play the GSR weekly photo game: Pic of Week Game
        '83 GS1100E ~ '24 Triumph Speed 400 ~ '01 TRIUMPH TT600 ~ '67 HONDA CUB

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          #5
          Welcome to the site, Jober.
          The low mileage is amazing.
          2@ \'78 GS1000

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            #6
            Welcome & congrats. If you'd got a 250 or 450 you probably would have been wanting a bigger bike within 6 months. That GS650 is plenty big & you may never think about anything bigger. I've not owned a 650G but always thought they were very nice bikes. If you plan on a lot of "hot rodding" a chain drive could have been a little more in line but, only my opinion, just riding the shaft is way better. Under 4K ??? that's great...Like he said, we love pictures.
            1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100

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              #7
              Very nice, clean looking bike. Welcome to the forum.

              The pic I saw of it was linked to imgur in the OP's first line.
              Larry

              '79 GS 1000E
              '93 Honda ST 1100 SOLD-- now residing in Arizona.
              '18 Triumph Tiger 800 (gone too soon)
              '19 Triumph Tiger 800 Christmas 2018 to me from me.
              '01 BMW R1100RL project purchased from a friend.

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                #8
                Welcome to the madhouse! Nessism has a newbie's tips thread you should probably have a look at. Even though yours sounds like it's in rude health it'll give you some things to watch out for.
                1980 GS1000G - Sold
                1978 GS1000E - Finished!
                1980 GS550E - Fixed & given to a friend
                1983 GS750ES Special - Sold
                2009 KLR 650 - Sold - gone to TX!
                1982 GS1100G - Rebuilt and finished. - Sold
                2009 TE610 - Dual Sporting around dreaming of Dakar.....

                www.parasiticsanalytics.com

                TWINPOT BRAKE UPGRADE LINKY: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...e-on-78-Skunk/

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                  #9
                  Welcome. I keep links to all of the above mentions in my signature, including the best way to get your Imgur pictures to show as nice pictures on the forum, instead of a link.
                  Rich
                  1982 GS 750TZ
                  2015 Triumph Tiger 1200

                  BikeCliff's / Charging System Sorted / Posting Pics
                  Destroy-Rebuild 750T/ Destroy-Rebuild part deux

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                    #10
                    Welcome



                    Nice Bike!

                    Ed

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                    GS750TZ V&H/4-1, Progressive Shocks, Rebuilt MC/braided line, Tarozzi Stabilizer[Seq#2312]
                    GS750TZ Parts Bike [Seq#6036]
                    GSX-R750Y (Sold)

                    my opinion shouldn't be taken as gospel or in any way that would lead you to believe otherwise (30Sep2021)
                    Originally posted by GSXR7ED
                    Forums are pretty much unrecognizable conversations; simply because it's a smorgasbord of feedback...from people we don't know. It's not too difficult to ignore the things that need to be bypassed.

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                      #11
                      Sorry, I missed the picture the first time. Quite nice looking & orig. Carbs been done, all electrics working, hoping not rude health at all. At 4K valves should be OK, but do check them anyway just because of 39 yrs. 4k mi. won't ware out tires, be sure yours are not the orig tires...Thinking you did good.
                      1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100

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