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She just won't start

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I'm am trying to fix my '81 GS850 to sell it. Last year she ran just fine until the electrical gremlin that showed up near the end of the year. I ask about that one Here

I started it up a few weeks back and it was still running ok. Yesterday a potential buyer came to have a look at it. He said he would be along in a couple hours. I used that time to start it up and make sure its running... And I used that WHOLE time. She just wouldn't go. At one point I pulled all the plugs to blow them off with compressed air. Put them back in and she ran... sorta. With the choke on and the throttle twisted maybe 20% i got her to run for a minute. This is just when the buyer pulled up in front of my house. And I couldn't get her to go again. The situation was a complete embarrassment. He said he was still interested but needs to see it running first. Just my luck. This too was on Canada day which I thought would be a good omen because I sold my Yamaha Maxim 650 on Canada day 2008:D.

Should it just be a matter of pulling the carbs apart and doing a cleaning or is there something else I should try first?

Its such a pain in the ass to be putting work into a bike I don't plan on keeping.
 
When is the last time it ran well?
Is the battery fully charged and healthy?

A partial battery is a source of multiple grief sources.
Starter drags, coils do not get full voltage etc.
 
Just sell it as is for $100 or so...
So much easier than doing proper maintenance.
 
tkent02 said:
Just sell it as is for $100 or so...
So much easier than doing proper maintenance.
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You can always put off maintenance;an upfront CL lister in Maine is asking $50 for 82 650 E that went swimming 25 years ago- who knows if it's dried off yet!
 
Hi,

Just about everything you need to get your bike running well is in the "mega-welcome" in your other thread. Properly cleaned carbs, valve adjustment, working charging system, sealed air intake system, just for starters.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
BassCliff said:
Hi,

Just about everything you need to get your bike running well is in the "mega-welcome" in your other thread. Properly cleaned carbs, valve adjustment, working charging system, sealed air intake system, just for starters.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
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It just for starters? But this bike won't start!
 
Hi,

JEEPRUSTY said:
It just for starters? But this bike won't start!
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That's because it needs properly cleaned carbs, a valve adjustment, a working charging system, sealed air intake system,etc. ;)


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
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