• 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.

Betcha never seen THIS before!!!

  • Thread starter Thread starter speedzter2000
  • Start date Start date
Here's a better Pic...
I will thank everyone for their wonderful advice regarding the dumba$$ dealer....
Let's see...
My carb is screwed up, there is no other way to put it..The dumb-a$$ dealer more or less said I was SOL :( WHY?? Because the dont make floats for my bike anymore (notice how mine is COOKED??) as well as the needle (?). And, the previous owner, the smart guy that he was, tried to get the float off, for whatever dumb-a$$ reason and BROKE the thing that hols the float pin in place..(you can see VERY close up how he tried to repair it) Dang blasted SOB,.......
ANYWAY..... I throw myself at the mercy of you folks here...HELP!! Please...
My bike is a 1980 550E with 6747 miles on it, and this apparently is what has been the cause of the back-firing, and rough idle. {{{sigh}}} The dealer said my only recourse was to find old carbs in a junkyard, or on e-bay. I , however, think I can find the floats and the needle thingy.
What should I do???:cry:

EDIT: I THINK I found the floats on bikebandit!!! What is the needle thingy called underneath?? The broken part, how can that be repaired??
I bow to you......
 
Last edited:
Is the post for the float pin broken or is it suppose to be that way? The pictures are a little blurry.

I am sure somebody has those parts in the box under the workbench.

Allen
 
The tower for the float pin is broken. This isn't uncommon. The trick is to brace the tower against a solid object before tapping the pin out. Your best bet is to find a replacement carb body. Somebody here will probably have one or try eBay.............

Good luck,
Joe
 
Joe Nardy said:
The tower for the float pin is broken. This isn't uncommon. The trick is to brace the tower against a solid object before tapping the pin out. Your best bet is to find a replacement carb body. Somebody here will probably have one or try eBay.............

Good luck,
Joe
Click to expand...
There is no way to tap that "tower" out, and tap something else in??
 
Bikebandit shows floats for some of the mikunis. One I looked up was $17. Ray
 
When I did that to my carb I still had the broken piece. If you know someone who can TiG weld with some finesse, the broken tower can be repaired. I fixed mine about 10 years ago and it's been fine. Be real careful removing the pin from the remaining tower. I dont think it would be good to have two repaired towers on one carb.
 
I have found the floats...THANK GOD! And the needle on bike bandit.
Wizard, I am going to talk to the @*&%* dealer tomorrow, and tell those @#*^ heads I found the parts...and TELL them to tig weld it...good idea...
They are so WORTHLESS!!! I kind of getting the feeling they wanna grab my bike from me for nothing:-k
 
Last edited:
They might do more damage if they try to tig weld it. JBWeld works just fine though. Be careful to not goop up the hole.


And for the pics, try backing up a few feet and using the zoom to get to your subject. Point and shoot cameras have a real hard time focusing on a very close subject.

Good luck with this....
 
I've found that the dealer is the last place you want to go for help with these bikes. I've also found that GSR is the first place. From here you will be pointed at any place that has a chance of getting you what you need. Good luck!
 
Janice, If I had a carb, I'd give it to you but sadly, I don't.:(
Keep checking here though, something is bound to turn up.:-D
 
HiSPL said:
They might do more damage if they try to tig weld it. JBWeld works just fine though. Be careful to not goop up the hole.

Good luck with this....
Click to expand...

The only dealer I would CONSIDER trusting with this kind of work would be one that has MANY years experience of working on OLD Harleys.
Some old geezer with a long greay/white beard. Preferable one who still rides his old kick start shovel head.........
But then again...... he'd probably just look at you and say...... "What!? Me work on one of them NEW Suzuki GS bikes? NO WAY too new for me!"
 
speedzter2000 said:
I have found the floats...THANK GOD! And the needle on bike bandit.
Wizard, I am going to talk to the @*&%* dealer tomorrow, and tell those @#*^ heads I found the parts...and TELL them to tig weld it...good idea...
They are so WORTHLESS!!! I kind of getting the feeling they wanna grab my bike from me for nothing:-k
Click to expand...


I have found if you have a good old bike. do not take it to a bike shop. thay will try like heck to get it for them selfs. yes thay know what its worth and thay will try to get it for penneys on the doller.

when i had mine, every time i rode it to get parts for general repairs the staff would file out of the building to look. the parts man would say we can not get parts. you just need to sell it becouse nobody can work on it.

if gs would pull the clasic out of moth balls thay would sell like popcorn.
 
What size CV carbs does a 550 use?

Earl

8trackmind said:
Janice, If I had a carb, I'd give it to you but sadly, I don't.:(
Keep checking here though, something is bound to turn up.:-D
Click to expand...
 
earlfor said:
What size CV carbs does a 550 use?

Earl
Click to expand...


GS550 (80-82) the specs are for the CV's

idle r/min 1100-+/-100r/min
carb mik bs32ss (4 seprate carbs)
id no 47160 (us) 47170 (can)
bore size 32 (1.26)
float height 22.4.+/-1.0 (0.88 +/-0.04)
fuel level 5.0+/-0.5 (0.20 +/-0.04)
main jet #92.5
main air jet 1.6
jet needle (4bel2 us model) (5f42-3rd notch canadian adjusable needle)
needle jet x-6
pilot jet #40
throttle valve #135
by pass (0.9, 0.7, 0.7 us model) (1.0,0.8,0.8 canadian)
pilot outlet 0.7
valve seat 2.0
starter jet #35
pilot screw 3.5 turns back (mixture screw)
pilot air jet (us model #150) (#120 canadian)
 
Speedzster,

I have a 1980 GS 550L parts bike with a complete set of carbs, that are the same as the stock carbs on your bike.

I offer you the whole rack of carbs for $40, plus shipping (approx. $10-15), which would bring the total to about $50-55.

The carb bodies are rusty on the outside, and the bike has not run in over ten years, but the carbs are complete and unmolested, and the bike was in running condition when it was put into storage.

If you are interested, send me a Private Message or email (just click on my bgk member name above).
 
bgk said:
Speedzster,

I have a 1980 GS 550L parts bike with a complete set of carbs, that are the same as the stock carbs on your bike.

I offer you the whole rack of carbs for $40, plus shipping (approx. $10-15), which would bring the total to about $50-55.

The carb bodies are rusty on the outside, and the bike has not run in over ten years, but the carbs are complete and unmolested, and the bike was in running condition when it was put into storage.

If you are interested, send me a Private Message or email (just click on my bgk member name above).
Click to expand...


This is your best bet. Buy these carbs. My co-worker brought his 850 to the stealer and they charged him $500 just to put a new valve cover gaket on! :shock: I used this site and bought stuff off ebay to rebuild the carbs, boots, etc. Best way to go is what you are doing ask the people here. They are EXPERTS that like to fix these bikes themselves with no BS like the stealer. Stealers are only good for warranty work on new bikes.
 
I meant, are they 32, 34, etc mm?

Earl


beby99 said:
GS550 (80-82) the specs are for the CV's

idle r/min 1100-+/-100r/min
carb mik bs32ss (4 seprate carbs)
id no 47160 (us) 47170 (can)
bore size 32 (1.26)
float height 22.4.+/-1.0 (0.88 +/-0.04)
Click to expand...
 
you can replace just that carb body from any salvage yard. if you clean them, you'd strip it down to just the body anyway...?

if you really needed, could try to look in my local guys pile?
 
Thank you....

Thank you....

You guys are so AWESOME!!! I like the "stealer"! Right on the mark ;)
I am going to take bgk up on his offer....and...yes.. I will re-build them MYSELF. I have a manual, and if I run across any problems, I'll run a search...or just ask :)I am mechanically inclined, and I'd rather do it myself...good learning experience full circle.... Thanks for all the offers, and helpful hints...I can now breathe a sigh of relief...
I am going to the "stealer" on Wednesday and just get my bike, no questions asked....Pay-back is a bitch.....:lol:
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top