• 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.

Malfunctioning Guages (I know I'm going faster than 110km/hr)

  • Thread starter Thread starter steeper
  • Start date Start date
S

steeper

Guest
New-to-me 1982 GS850L.

Tach doesn't work. It's been tightened at the engine by the PO but I haven't had a chance to pull off and check the cable for breaks yet.

Today I went out to see how fast it can go. The speedo hit 110 km/hr and stayed there. I accelerated and it slowly creeper up towards 120 but not by much.

I tried slowing and accelerating up in fourth. Blasted up to 110 km and the needle broke through and moved a bit higher upwards.

What's going on here? Is there something jamming the needle? It likely was rarely ridden above that speed by PO. Could there be crud built up?


I'd love suggestions/instructions on how to approach this.
 
Seemed weird so I tried riding some more. I was wrong about the speedo - the problem seems to be 5th gear. The bike pulls hard in 4th but once I shift into 5th it lags and only moves up slowly.

What speed should I be shifting into 5th at?
 
If you're trying to max out don't shift until 7000 rpm or so. Is clutch maybe slipping?
 
You probably already know this but these bikes like to rev higher than cruisers to make power.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top