Topic: Suzuki GS forum?

[dkruitz]

I just helped my just-starting-over brother-in-law get some wheels we can fix up for basic transportation for him.  It's an '82 Suzuki GS450GA which is a shaft-driven semi-automatic.  Kinda cool and looks a bit like my '71 CB500 (another UJM).
Are there any good Suzuki GS forums you can recommend, or should we just try posting questions here?
I think, all it needs now is a carb redo and tank cleaning - it was barn fresh and good and dirty, but otherwise decent for $300.

[tomkimberly]

www.thegsresources.com

All the help you need will be found there. They are a great group of guys.

Tom

[dkruitz]

He spent all day yesterday cleaning it up getting the dirt and dust off of it, and doing up the chrome.  Wheels look nice against those black tires now!     Bike shows 11,500 miles on the odometer.
We rolled it back into the garage charged it and got 140-150 PSI on the cylinders (is that in range?), and the plug sparks jumped a solid 1/4" gap to the heads so spark seems good.  Battery is bad as it only holds for about 10 seconds of cranking.
We'll tackle the carbs and tank this week/weekend.

[dkruitz]

I've done the initial go around with the cleaning of the carbs and the tank.  The tank is still off, I want to do more work to it.

I get more backfires it seems like than time running - could it be a valve clearance issue, or timing?  I can't get it to run more than about 5 seconds before it dies.  But the backfire sure get the attention kids playing basketball in the street! :-)

[Bob550four]

Also, theres Gstwin.com  which is a useful resource for the paralell twins there.  its mostly based around the 500E/F models, but you might find some useful info.