• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

1981 GS 1100, will it run with no guages?

  • Thread starter Thread starter rwcfrank
  • Start date Start date
R

rwcfrank

Guest
Hello everyone, I picked up a 1981 GS11 mostly for the motor. Before I complete the part out I would like to run the motor to do a warm compression test. Unfortunately, the bike has no guages so it will not start. I jumped across the solenoid and it cranks fine and the PO swore it ran great with 40k on the clock. Is there any way to bypass the guage assembly to get spark to this thing so I can hear it run? Thanks in advance for any and all advice.
 
is the ignition switch missing as well. it should run without the guages (i think) but if the ignition switch is missing you will need to bridge out those wires, and the kill switch wires and maybe the clutch safety switch if it has one.
 
If the switch is still there, then diconnect it and cross any red with any orange and you're good to go.
 
The switch still works but without the gauges the start button does nothing.
 
Missing gauges to me indicates that there are probably other things gone as well. I would scout ebay. my .02
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top