GT500 noob Qs
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If I remember correctly, the T/GT500 is a 180° twin.... So my understanding is the plugs fire seperately.... If they didn't, one plug would be firing while its piston was down and forcing in fresh mixture... If both plugs are firing together, I'd say something is wrong with your ignition.
T500 used points and fired each cylinder in its own time. On the Gt there was a change to electronic ignition with Wasted spark.
The crank is still 180 degrees but now it fires every 180 degrees and both plugs fire together with a single, double ended coil. When you set the timing on one side, it's set for the other side too.
The crank is still 180 degrees but now it fires every 180 degrees and both plugs fire together with a single, double ended coil. When you set the timing on one side, it's set for the other side too.
drøn
Active Member
H. A very late, but heartfelt thankyou for the informative and useful answers.
and here comes another easy question:
how does one adjust the ignition timing on said gt500?
i think it is a little too advanced. - it is a PITA to start for a small timer like me, but once it runs it runs great and past 6k rpm it runs extremely good.
and here comes another easy question:
how does one adjust the ignition timing on said gt500?
i think it is a little too advanced. - it is a PITA to start for a small timer like me, but once it runs it runs great and past 6k rpm it runs extremely good.
Titan performance
Titan cafe racer builders.
Hi Dron......I doubt you will need to adjust the timing on your Gt500, it has electronic ignition, unlike the T500, so it left the factory set correctly, and should never need touching again.
What symptoms make you think there is a timing issue?
What symptoms make you think there is a timing issue?
drøn
Active Member
it runs OK, but way better in the high rpms and it is extremey hard to start.
i don't know a lot, but someone told me that this could be the problem.
what else could it be? bad stator coil? clogged air filter?
i think there's plenty of spark - all wires are resoldered and it has a new ignition coil and cdi unit.
i don't know a lot, but someone told me that this could be the problem.
what else could it be? bad stator coil? clogged air filter?
i think there's plenty of spark - all wires are resoldered and it has a new ignition coil and cdi unit.
VonYinzer
Over 10,000 Posts
Nope. Youre just not kicking hard enough. Hahaha
Honestly, theres a bit of a "feel" ya have to have for starting a bike w the kicker. My last 350 was that way. I was about the only person who could kick it over. If youre not used to starting it that way, it can be tricky.
Now that Ive said that... It shouldnt be. If everything is as it should be, you should have no trouble kicking it over.
Do you have a manual? If not, get one. Set EVERYTHING to stock. Make sure your carbs are spotless. Check valve clearance. And so on...
Honestly, theres a bit of a "feel" ya have to have for starting a bike w the kicker. My last 350 was that way. I was about the only person who could kick it over. If youre not used to starting it that way, it can be tricky.
Now that Ive said that... It shouldnt be. If everything is as it should be, you should have no trouble kicking it over.
Do you have a manual? If not, get one. Set EVERYTHING to stock. Make sure your carbs are spotless. Check valve clearance. And so on...
smoketriples
New Member
No valve clearance to check on a zooki GT 
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Ditto's on the rest though. The 750 is a one kick starter, as they're meant to be.
.Ditto's on the rest though. The 750 is a one kick starter, as they're meant to be.
drøn
Active Member
it turns out it is a matter of tecnique - and leg muscles... i have been thinking about mounting a bicycle pedal on the kickstarter arm. do you think that would make it a little easier for me to start it?
it is still harder to start when hot and it has problems idling when hot too.
it is still harder to start when hot and it has problems idling when hot too.
drøn
Active Member
I got it started yesterday.
with big thanks to the guys at sundial moto sports. http://www.suzuki2strokes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4970&sid=e4ceda7f0894410ee64094c0c9652969&start=0
I still have a question that I thought I'd ask here.
I have wrapped the headers because they were prety ugly. It dried for about a week before i ran it. Now the left header's wrap is getting some discoloration and emitted a bit more smoke than the right.
Should this tell me something? Is the left cylinder getting a little more gas than the right? Or was one of them just more moist than the other?
with big thanks to the guys at sundial moto sports. http://www.suzuki2strokes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4970&sid=e4ceda7f0894410ee64094c0c9652969&start=0
I still have a question that I thought I'd ask here.
I have wrapped the headers because they were prety ugly. It dried for about a week before i ran it. Now the left header's wrap is getting some discoloration and emitted a bit more smoke than the right.
Should this tell me something? Is the left cylinder getting a little more gas than the right? Or was one of them just more moist than the other?
crazypj
Split personality, I fake being smart
You need to find someone who knows how to kickstart a vintage bike and ask nicely if they will teach you.
If the 'bigger' people are 'slap kicking it, it will damage the starter mechanism.
It should be possible to 'feel' for compression, , let it slowly go passed top dead center and 'launch' onto kickstart at around 9~10 o'clock position.
If you cycle (as implied by avatar) you shouldn't have any problems
I rode one for a few months, never had any problems starting and I was only about 9~10 stone at the time (135~140 lbs, ~68Kg)
My girlfriend had problems, but she was only about 5ft 5", 110lbs
It's all in the technique
Oh, and BTW,you can't fit electric start to one without a LOT of work
If the 'bigger' people are 'slap kicking it, it will damage the starter mechanism.
It should be possible to 'feel' for compression, , let it slowly go passed top dead center and 'launch' onto kickstart at around 9~10 o'clock position.
If you cycle (as implied by avatar) you shouldn't have any problems
I rode one for a few months, never had any problems starting and I was only about 9~10 stone at the time (135~140 lbs, ~68Kg)
My girlfriend had problems, but she was only about 5ft 5", 110lbs
It's all in the technique
Oh, and BTW,you can't fit electric start to one without a LOT of work
Redrum Racer
Active Member
Could be that one is holding more condensation. When you get it started and running, put your hand at the end of each muffler. Is the exhaust hot from both sides?drøn said:
