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Ok, where does THIS part go? 81 GS850

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davewallen

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I picked up a GS850 last week. On top of the battery compartment, the guys has a soft rubber "air vent" that seems to take air from the front top and direct it to the bottom rear.

Sort of like :

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(periods are there to preserve formatting) . It's about the size of the battery box itself. I can understand shielding the battery from any shorts with a rubber top, but I can't understand the air system...there's can't be much air coming in (under the seat) and there's really nothing where the air comes out to cool.

Is this a standard part, and is it where it should be? Or is this just something a previous owner stuck there to insulate the battery?

Thanks,

Dave
 
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im gonna go out

im gonna go out

on a limb here..
if its soft rubber and is about battery size..
does it have any(like) rubber pins on one side?
my bike is differnt than youres but im thinking its a peice that sits on a peice of metal in front of the frame kinda under the petrol tank..
but youre description is a bit vauge..mine has a small hole in it about 3/4 inch big.
just had a look it goes over the carb. but on the frame.
give us a bit better of a description..
 
piccy ?

piccy ?

what the gent. cant possibly carry his whole bike into his house to get a piccy..


ohh how about taking just the part in to get a piccy?


ohh yeah thats an idea!


just a bit of a laugh..
 
Only thing on top of my 81 GS850G battery is a plastic/rubber tray that holds the tool kit. Sets right behind the fuel tank. Front of tray is sculpted to fit frame and sides also sculpted to go around the frame rails. Have you checked online parts lookup to see if you can find it?
 
Sounds like a substitute for the battery hold down... the real air intake is the snorkel on the back of the airbox.

A battery hold down strap is maybe $1.50 from Suzuki...

A photo would help. See if you can work in a bikini babe, too.
 
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