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Rubber parts

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I have the chance to purchase a 1978 GS750 with 14000 miles. The bike has been stored with gas and all other fluid in it. I'm worried about the rubber seals, boots and o-rings, especially in the carbs and front seals. After reviewing a few sites, I not sure these parts are still availible. Are these parts out there and if so, can you tell me where to get them.
Thanks, pfrules
 
I got mine ('80 GS1100E) from BikeBandit.com. I'm sure they are available somewhere.
 
You'll have no problem getting fork seals, intake manifold boots, gaskets, o-rings and such. Almost all of the disposable parts are available in some form or another (tires, brake pads, all the items I mentioned above).
 
I've looked at BikeBandit and Ican't tell if all the carbs parts are there. Do you know of any dther good sites for '78 parts. Thanks
 
http://cycleorings.com/VMkit.html

Just get the o-rings above and the float bowl gaskets for the carbs here -- rebuild kits are crap and should only be used as a last resort.
http://www.crc2onlinecatalog.com/

IOW, clean and re-use all the stock jets, floats, and such if at all possible. You can still order OEM floats if needed, and there's a guy on eBay in New Zealand that sells decent aftermarket needles and seats for not much money.

The intake boots and o-rings can be ordered via any number of web sites or any Suzuki dealer. More info re: intake boots and o-rings:
http://www.bwringer.com/gs/intakeorings.html
Part numbers apply only to 80-83GS850; yours look the same but are different sizes.
Also:
http://cycleorings.com/intake.html
 
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