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1981 GS850GL Rebuild

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Hey everyone.

I bought a 81 850GL back in 2011. I rode it for a couple years and had to put it away due to extended travel for work. It sat for 5 years. Time to get her going again.

The day I brought her home.


To start off I rebuilt the carbs, new carb boots, and new spark plugs.

Nice and gunky.


She ran! Not perfect but ran! Found a vacuum leak at the airbox tubes. Ordered new ones.

Well I decided to get rid of a long existing oil leak. Top end rebuild here we go!







Almost done with the worst gasket.


Well my hands are sore from gasket removal. I've learned a lot so far. I am mechanically sound but this is my first motor rebuild.
 
You're certainly not hesitant to tear into a thing, are you? Keep up the good work, that's a nice example.
 
I should say I am a moving light technician. Essentially I repair the moving lights that you see at concerts. So far this has been easier than working on one of them.
 
Nice looking bike.
Maybe you could clear up something for me.
I heard this story that concert lights use a very old thread form, Whitworth or something, to cut down on the wrenching time in the air.
Was I dreaming?
 
From what I was told the clamps holding the light to the pipe/truss are a special thread. Not really sure though.
 
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