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Newbie needs help - stall/sputter shifting into first

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Thanks Ratrod. Glad to know someone on the forum is local. I'm in Mt Vernon a bit - actually when I got the bike shipped out (I bought it when I was 20, 10 years ago in VT and had it shipped on a haul bikes special) I had Rob at Westedge cycles in Anacortes give it a look and he replaced batteries, changed all fluids, added stabilizer, changed plugs, and told me it was good to go but to watch the brakes because they were seized. He seemed like a good guy.)

I have a good set of tools from my father in law who's a longtime Harley rider in New Hampshire, but still have a few more things to get per the recommendations on this thread. I'm going to get geared up this week and dive into carbs next weekend so I can get out in that end of February sunshine).

thanks for the help.
 
This is awesome and super helpful. Thanks again for all the help.
 
Gs425FridayHarbor said:
I had Rob at Westedge cycles in Anacortes give it a look ... and told me it was good to go but to watch the brakes because they were seized. He seemed like a good guy.
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He may seem like a good guy, but I would not trust ANYONE that told me a bike was "good to go", but had bad brakes.
 
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Gs425FridayHarbor said:
This is awesome and super helpful. Thanks again for all the help.
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Hi All,

i got the carbs out after fighting with the airbox for a bit and am ready to get into a rebuild this weekend. I have orings (thanks cycle orings!) but am wondering what grease I should buy to use on them from NAPA auto parts. I found an old thread with a defunct photo of what the longtime members here prefer to use, but couldn't pull it up. I take it I should go with some kind of silicone grease but any specific recommendations are much appreciated.

Also, what is the recommended dip time? The carbs look pretty clean but I haven't opened them up yet, so we will see.

Finally, I noticed that one of my two throttle cables (the rear one mounted towards the seat) only had one lock nut under the mount. The front throttle cable had two lock nuts (one above and below) the mount. Should there be two lock nuts on both?

Thanks as as always for all the help and this great website!

jamie
79 gs425 "the sentimental Suzuki"
 
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