Hi everyone!
I recently acquired a 81 GS650G. Photo is attached.
I mentioned this my "New Member" post, but I figured I'd post here and ask follow up questions.
The bike is a single owner 81 GS650G with 9000 miles on it. It's in pretty good shape. The guy I bought it from seemed to be pretty meticulous on taking care of it. He even gave me the original air gauge for the front forks and lectured me on the importance of using it properly. He mentioned that he put new brake lines on it as well.
It hasn't run since 99, but it fired right up upon jumping it. It currently runs on two out of four cylinders but gas is overflowing out of the airbox. I believe it's because of stuck floats. I can't tap them loose, so I'll probably just drop the bowls. I wasn't planning on taking the carbs all the way off until I get a feel for whether they'll need a thorough cleaning or not, mainly because I don't want to accidentally crack an intake boot or something like that.
The question I have is, where do I start?
Is there a checklist that yall have or should I just tackle all of the general maintenance procedures in the manual? I've checked out the newbie mistakes thread and a couple of others. This is my first Suzuki Moto, so I don't want to assume my years on the old Hondas and Kawasakis will translate over directly.
Thanks,
Mitch
EDIT: I ordered some O-Rings and they’ll come in soon. I’ll most likely need to do the whole carbs when I replace those.
I recently acquired a 81 GS650G. Photo is attached.
I mentioned this my "New Member" post, but I figured I'd post here and ask follow up questions.
The bike is a single owner 81 GS650G with 9000 miles on it. It's in pretty good shape. The guy I bought it from seemed to be pretty meticulous on taking care of it. He even gave me the original air gauge for the front forks and lectured me on the importance of using it properly. He mentioned that he put new brake lines on it as well.
It hasn't run since 99, but it fired right up upon jumping it. It currently runs on two out of four cylinders but gas is overflowing out of the airbox. I believe it's because of stuck floats. I can't tap them loose, so I'll probably just drop the bowls. I wasn't planning on taking the carbs all the way off until I get a feel for whether they'll need a thorough cleaning or not, mainly because I don't want to accidentally crack an intake boot or something like that.
The question I have is, where do I start?
Is there a checklist that yall have or should I just tackle all of the general maintenance procedures in the manual? I've checked out the newbie mistakes thread and a couple of others. This is my first Suzuki Moto, so I don't want to assume my years on the old Hondas and Kawasakis will translate over directly.
Thanks,
Mitch
EDIT: I ordered some O-Rings and they’ll come in soon. I’ll most likely need to do the whole carbs when I replace those.
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