Recent content by Gnigma

Get or borrow a copy of "Guzziology" and go through each section on your bike. Guzzis have been around so long, if there's a problem waiting to happen, it'll be in that book. Once their all in line, they are as reliable as a Toyota. I'm not a "purist" for any bike--- if there's a better way to...

Beautiful! Elegantly simple--- that's what a cafe ought to be.

The detent is just the little dent that holds the valve in position, either open or closed. If the rubber diaphragm is ok, you should be good--- sounds like it's good. Like I said, Suzuki replaced most of the originals under recall, so it's probably been done. The smaller connection is for the...

Suzuki had a recall on the original petcock. Be sure to get the new version--- the original would lose the detent (sounds like yours!) and leak.

Check that the choke lever thingie is in the slot correctly. You might have tightened the assembly with the "stop" inside the track, or sometimes the bead on the cable can turn crossways in the little hole on the choke lever.

You might be interested in this: (It's not really an Intruder; apparently Sachs made a frame similar to the VX800 for the Intruder engine.) http://www.caferacer.net/forum/general/22580-suzuki-intruder.html

There should be a tab on the wheel or the speedo gear that matches a notch in the other piece. sometimes the tab gets sheared off or a spacer gets put in wrong and keeps the wheel from turning the gear. I don't think there is a spacer on the speedo side. (I'm just guessing here--- it's been a...

Usually a radiator shop can do the pressure test for a few bucks. Basically, they seal it up, put it in a tank and pressurize it, then look for bubbles. A lot of people recommend Red Kote. I think they are all about the same--- like I said, prep is the key.

If it hasn't run in a while, you might want to take a peek at the fuel pump while you're into it. It's a manifold vacuum operated job mounted behind and under the battery box. I've heard of the diaphragm breaking on 'em, though it's not as common as problems with the original petcock. Was the...

Hey! I have a few parts lying around from my '76 Gold Wing, mostly old plug wires, etc. I'll have to look and see if anything is usable. One thing I know is usable is a new pair of stainless brake caliper pistons I got from a guy on the GWRRA forum years ago. Still in wrapper, obsolete parts...

Looks good! I rode a VX800 for about 6 years. Dead-on reliable, with more power than the Intruder. Handling is decent, though a bit slow to throw it back and forth in the mountains. Check your rear tank mounts. Leaks in the area around those rear mounts are usually caused by the rubber isolators...

Pretty beefy looking tail section. Is that aluminum? I've got two 920s, one I'm making into a Euro-clone roadster, the other is box stock so far. Viragos have gone from a forgotten line to a fairly desirable one to customize. (Actually, I guess the '84 and up models have always been customized...

Hey, a 'Wing is the best car on two wheels! I still miss my '76. For longer trips, they are Da Bomb!

Oh, yeah. Don't start tearing into it just yet. Identify problems one by one and fix them--- you'll save yourself a lot of grief...

Sounds like you're in the right place for advice, Paul. Folks here are more than willing to help. (Posting some photos will help, too.) I've resurrected several bikes myself, and am currently working on a couple of Viragos as well as a Kawi 440. I've done a couple of Hondas in the past. Since...