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1978 GS1000 + blown main fuse + cylinder three misfiring =

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Hey, thanks Big T. It seems I only partially understood how the thing worked. What a beautifully simple electromechanical switch! I suppose it's all microcircuitry in modern bikes. Glad I removed the headlight and finally noticed the birthdate of my GS stamped on the steering head. 12/1977. A newborn baby in 1978, and a virile 42-year-old today. I bow to Suzuki.

Dan, to your point, I should keep the vintage glass tubes in their proper setting. Not like I'm going to be splashing through any creeks en route to Tierra del Fuego anytime soon. I haven't held a soldering iron since I was in 8th grade, building a radio or taking one apart.

Final thought, probably not original: it's easier to take stuff apart than put it together.
 
I bought a keyless GS1000 ignition switch ($18.19 including shipment!) on eBay, mostly to replace the ball bearing that shot away into my messy garage during the ham-handed dissassembly five days ago. It arrived yesterday.

Shortly after I'd cannibalized the eBay switch and buttoned everything up, and in precise accordance with Murphy's Law, I discovered the missing bearing . . .
 

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