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Roscoe
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Update on the $250 "stored for 3 years" Seattle GS1000G, 14K miles that I picked up in June.
Finally room for it on the lift, 1984 GS750 done.
My Hannigan fairing has waited 8 years for a donor bike, always thought a G would work better than the last E (finished as the E2SN).
Oil change, tune up, tank flush and carb ultrasonic clean, new intake boots and air box boots. 3 year old Metzlers with nubs intact, no weather/age cracks.
So the fun begins.
My parts bins contributed replacing the 1984 GS750 controls with 1980 GS1000, not surprised the bloody thing now cranks over, PO said he was 'sure the 750 wiring harness would work, just never worked after that...... He had invested in rubber so I took a chance the bike would be worth the time. Helps that tank and plastics in 85% shape.
On start up, immediate runaway on choke to 6K. No throttle used. Key off.
Shake and repeat,bike wanted redline, never gave it the lust for hyper rev.
Re adjusted throttle cable to flaccid, choke cable to flaccid, restart with immediate rev toward 6500, key off.
Tomorrow will drain bowls, disconnect fuel supply, try restart and hosing down intake boots with WD40 to see if it will start. Boots rings new, but who knows.
After discussing with my BMW/Suzuki local mechanic- possibly air leak of Orings of throttle linkage, will WD40 that area next. Anyone heard of that possibility?
Rather than start a carb tear down now, will replace with my other CV quad on another 1980 that killed a deer last July.
Amazing what air leaks can do to excite ones day!
Finally room for it on the lift, 1984 GS750 done.
My Hannigan fairing has waited 8 years for a donor bike, always thought a G would work better than the last E (finished as the E2SN).
Oil change, tune up, tank flush and carb ultrasonic clean, new intake boots and air box boots. 3 year old Metzlers with nubs intact, no weather/age cracks.
So the fun begins.
My parts bins contributed replacing the 1984 GS750 controls with 1980 GS1000, not surprised the bloody thing now cranks over, PO said he was 'sure the 750 wiring harness would work, just never worked after that...... He had invested in rubber so I took a chance the bike would be worth the time. Helps that tank and plastics in 85% shape.
On start up, immediate runaway on choke to 6K. No throttle used. Key off.
Shake and repeat,bike wanted redline, never gave it the lust for hyper rev.
Re adjusted throttle cable to flaccid, choke cable to flaccid, restart with immediate rev toward 6500, key off.
Tomorrow will drain bowls, disconnect fuel supply, try restart and hosing down intake boots with WD40 to see if it will start. Boots rings new, but who knows.
After discussing with my BMW/Suzuki local mechanic- possibly air leak of Orings of throttle linkage, will WD40 that area next. Anyone heard of that possibility?
Rather than start a carb tear down now, will replace with my other CV quad on another 1980 that killed a deer last July.
Amazing what air leaks can do to excite ones day!
(this may motivate me to rebuild the other two flat slides and another black GS one off a 80's Katana).
