GodSilla650
Been Around the Block
I just picked up a 1982 GS650 today, it has 19K on the clock. Someone already hacked some clip-ons on there and in the process messed up the throttle and choke cable as well as the front brake. When I was looking at it he got it to run for about 15 sec with a real high idle, we moved the choke cable and it died and he couldn't get it to restart. I am confidant that it will run well after I undo all the stuff he did wrong.
Any experienced advise is welcome! Right off the bat I will be replacing the fork seals, replacing the leaking oil pan gasket, rebuilding the carbs, throwing on some pod filters and a 4 to 1 exhaust, fixing all the handle bar mess and sorting out the front brake.
Is there anything else I should do while I am digging into it given the age and mileage?
I plan to just get it up and running and do some minor mods for this summer and then completely tear it down and do the cafe build over the winter.
This will be my first bike build, although I was a car mechanic for 7 years and have worked on a few bikes here and there.
Thanks for looking, these are the pictures from the ad.
Any experienced advise is welcome! Right off the bat I will be replacing the fork seals, replacing the leaking oil pan gasket, rebuilding the carbs, throwing on some pod filters and a 4 to 1 exhaust, fixing all the handle bar mess and sorting out the front brake.
Is there anything else I should do while I am digging into it given the age and mileage?
I plan to just get it up and running and do some minor mods for this summer and then completely tear it down and do the cafe build over the winter.
This will be my first bike build, although I was a car mechanic for 7 years and have worked on a few bikes here and there.
Thanks for looking, these are the pictures from the ad.