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What repair series would you like to see?

we need to set up a beginners trouble shooting guide. how not to get into a mess trouble shooting.

start with simple stuff like a 4ft cheater bar should not be used to tighten oil filter bolts. now how do you remove that broken stud.

how to repair the bike wireing the right way first time.
 
Question 1:
99% of what you want to see is already covered in manuals; Suzuki original, Haynes, Clymer etc.
Why invent the wheel again ?? Wouldn't it be of more value to concentrate on fixes not found elsewhere ??

Question 2:
There are lots of sites covering most conceivable mods, why not collect links to those sites?
This would save everyone a lot of time searching the net for info.
 
I'll try to take pictures, and notes on my winter projects this year. Including

Starter Clutch repair
Valve Seal Replacement
Degreeing Cams
Timing
Head Gasket replacement (oring block)

I think that's it, at least for now.
 
bwringer said:
It's still in the very early stages construction, but feel free to take a look:

http://bwringer.com/gs/

There are no pictures yet (we're taking pics tomorrow) and the only write-up I've completed is the intake o-rings article. But you can get an idea of how things will work.

I still need to experiment a bit with a "printable" style sheet and a few other technical odds and ends, but most of it should be complete tomorrow evening.
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Granda! This looks sweet! I can't contribute but it looks like I sure will benefit. This idea could save many of us hours hours of searching and reading "if all the needed info" can be found in one place. Very good idea.
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biker66 said:
Question 1:
99% of what you want to see is already covered in manuals; Suzuki original, Haynes, Clymer etc.
Why invent the wheel again ?? Wouldn't it be of more value to concentrate on fixes not found elsewhere ??

Question 2:
There are lots of sites covering most conceivable mods, why not collect links to those sites?
This would save everyone a lot of time searching the net for info.
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Excellent points!

#1: My thinking is to cover the tips and tricks for completing common tasks -- all the stuff you need to know that is not included or isn't as clear as it should be in the manuals.

For example, I'll include a lot of stuff I've learned about selecting and finding the correct valve shims in the valve adjust section, but I won't spend a lot of space rehashing the basic info found in the shop manuals.

I also want to make things much clearer for GS owners who may not be experienced mechanics, or who may lack the confidence to tackle a valve adjust or clutch change on their own. If they have a better idea of what they can expect, coming from a fellow GS owner, then I'm hoping they'll keep their bikes alive longer.

#2 Great idea!
There is an excellent links section here on thegsresources.com , and I'm sure more can be added. I'll also be happy to add as many links as we can find to the pages I'm building. Send in your links!



I also want to make the point that the pages I'm building are not meant to take away or compete at all with the information found on this site. They're simply meant as an added source of information and another way for us to share much-needed information. I'll happily host them as long as needed (I'll have the domain bwringer.com for many, many years to come), but I'd be honored if they became a canonical part of this site, like the Stator Papers or the Carb Rebuild Series.

I wanted to offer to build and host the pages so that it's easy for anyone to contribute text and images. You don't have to know how to build web pages in order to contribute valuable info -- just contact me for instructions ( gs@bwringer.com ).

And what the heck -- this gives me and all the other northern hemisphere GS riders something productive to do during the long, cold, dark winter to come.
 
any chance we could have a seperate heading on the 'index' to cover this series of articles ? would be easier to access. i keep forgetting which section it is in. thanks, h.g. :D
 
Jethro --

Nice!

I grabbed the text and images, and I'll add it to the collection sometime tomorrow.

I'm going to be reshaping and re-covering my seat sometime this winter. Any words of advice for those of us jumping in at the deep end with gluing and reshaping foam? Maybe I should just talk to an upholstery shop once I get the foam built up and shaped...

Thanks!

http://bwringer.com/gs/
 
I'm going to be reshaping and re-covering my seat sometime this winter. Any words of advice for those of us jumping in at the deep end with gluing and reshaping foam? Maybe I should just talk to an upholstery shop once I get the foam built up and shaped...
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Are you going to make your own cover from scratch? I really don't think any of it would be that hard if you can sew. When I did my first cover with the bar-b-que caover fabric, I simply folded the fabric over at the corners. If I had taken the time to sew in the shape, it would have come out great. Reshaping foam has to be pretty easy, use a bread knife. What really would be nice would be a hot knife- we use 'em at work to do stucco work with foam mouldings, cornices and such.

If you are making your own seat shape from scratch, you have got to document that for us.
 
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