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Hello, I have an 1982 GS1100G and I am looking forward to the wisdom that I can get from this site. Thanks for the add
 
Forget about uploading photos to this site. The bandwith limit makes the photos show up poorly. Instead, get an independant photo hosting site, like Flikr, or similar, and link the BB (bulletin board) code to your messages. That makes the photos show up in high resoution.

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Welcome to the mad house. I had one of those. Great bike :)
 
Welcome Robert, as for you looking for wisdom from this site... yeah, plenty around here.
 
Ok, I am not getting any spark. This happened to me 3 years ago and I replaced the voltage regulator and it took care of it. Do the voltage regulators on these bikes go bad often?
 
Robert said:
Ok, I am not getting any spark. This happened to me 3 years ago and I replaced the voltage regulator and it took care of it. Do the voltage regulators on these bikes go bad often?
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Yes, they do. The stock regulator/ rectifier frequently, if not always, goes bad. Go back a few posts and look at Nessism's signature for the link to the Top Ten Newbie Mistakes thread.
 
Burque73 said:
Yes, they do. The stock regulator/ rectifier frequently, if not always, goes bad. Go back a few posts and look at Nessism's signature for the link to the Top Ten Newbie Mistakes thread.
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Correct me if I am wrong, Roger, but as long as the battery has enough juice, he should get spark? Whether the regulator is working or not?

Do we have a battery voltage measurement?
 
It's not uncommon for the dodgy old voltage regulator to go high output and take out the ignitor.
Cure is a Dyna ignitor and an SH-775 regulator.
 
Robert said:
Hello, I have an 1982 GS1100G and I am looking forward to the wisdom that I can get from this site. Thanks for the add
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Welcome to the GSR.

1100G. You will want to learn about the drive hub (called joint asmbly on microfische) in the rear wheel.

1970s - 1980s GS You will want to have a volt-ohm meter.


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Robert said:
Ok, I am not getting any spark. This happened to me 3 years ago and I replaced the voltage regulator and it took care of it. Do the voltage regulators on these bikes go bad often?
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Yes, and the stator.

Yes, if voltage is low at the coils or ignitor the system doesnt produce sparks.

Welcome to the GSR.
 
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You wouldn't have a link for a good source of those would you?
I thought that the igniter might be bad and bought a used one on fleabay but it made no difference and I returned it.
 
Baatfam said:
Correct me if I am wrong, Roger, but as long as the battery has enough juice, he should get spark? Whether the regulator is working or not?

Do we have a battery voltage measurement?
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Bob, I'm sure you've forgotten more about these bikes than I'll ever know. ;)

I can comment on the regulators frequently crapping out from personal experience on three of my GS's over the years and the countless others I've read about. Whether those were dirty grounds or faulty design, I'll never know at this point. With my 850 wired the way I have it, yes, with a good battery I should have spark even if the reg/rec pooped out.
 
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