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jorge0136
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Ladies and gentleman I have been shopping for a new motorbike project for some time. I finally found the trick. I have been riding on two wheeled machines for a few years but this will be by far the oldest, most beat up ride I have been brave enough to drag home.
I bought a 79' GS850 shaftie from a guy that was getting married, his lady decided it was time he stopped riding. His loss is my gain, along with the bike comes a unknown year GS650 parts bike! The guy bought the parts bike for $50. Per the PO, this bike has a new stator, regulator/rectifier, forks were just gone through and resealed, the carbs were rebuilt by a pro shop in June. I have yet to check the charging system myself, seems tons of resources here to follow up on that. The fellow that sold it to me seemed someone I could trust. I hope that doesn't come back to bite me.
The bike runs, starts up pretty easily cold but is a little wild until it has warmed up. Too much choke it'll rev, too little it dies, it seems to take an awful long time to warm up compared to bikes I have had in the past. Is a somewhat long warm up normal? After it is warm, I still have to rev up to 3000RPM or so in order for it not die on starting to move forward.
I am hoping the issues with running will be fixed after a valve adjustment, new plugs, check the airbox over.
After the engine is running right it will be time to address which tank I want to put on the bike, I have three. The stock 850, the 650's and a random one that is currently on the bike. I also am going to redo the seat, turn signals.
I too have been eyeing those sexy Benelli Mojave tanks, I love the lines. However the capacity certainly isn't nearly big enough for a bike of this size. Anyone have suggestions for similar lines in a much larger capacity? (Stock is 5.8 gallons.)
Thanks for reading!
I bought a 79' GS850 shaftie from a guy that was getting married, his lady decided it was time he stopped riding. His loss is my gain, along with the bike comes a unknown year GS650 parts bike! The guy bought the parts bike for $50. Per the PO, this bike has a new stator, regulator/rectifier, forks were just gone through and resealed, the carbs were rebuilt by a pro shop in June. I have yet to check the charging system myself, seems tons of resources here to follow up on that. The fellow that sold it to me seemed someone I could trust. I hope that doesn't come back to bite me.
The bike runs, starts up pretty easily cold but is a little wild until it has warmed up. Too much choke it'll rev, too little it dies, it seems to take an awful long time to warm up compared to bikes I have had in the past. Is a somewhat long warm up normal? After it is warm, I still have to rev up to 3000RPM or so in order for it not die on starting to move forward.
I am hoping the issues with running will be fixed after a valve adjustment, new plugs, check the airbox over.
After the engine is running right it will be time to address which tank I want to put on the bike, I have three. The stock 850, the 650's and a random one that is currently on the bike. I also am going to redo the seat, turn signals.
I too have been eyeing those sexy Benelli Mojave tanks, I love the lines. However the capacity certainly isn't nearly big enough for a bike of this size. Anyone have suggestions for similar lines in a much larger capacity? (Stock is 5.8 gallons.)
Thanks for reading!