PanzerWomble
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28 minutes ago, Zenerdiode said:
What’s TSP solution, please?
A quick google will give you the answer, and also where you can buy it .
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Sorry to hijack the thread a bit , but you asked about thh Wetdream mod for charging . This is it .
Ok turns out it was 94 not 92 ....I seem to recall the mag kept talking about, and threatening to do, this article for a while, and in the end I thought I'll work it out and write it myself. As big Suzis were all the thing with my mates around then , I earned quite a few beers on the back of sorting out their dodgy charging . To be straight I didn't invent the mod , just worked out what other people were doing . It wasn't particularly difficult, other than back then bike electrics were a bit of a black art to most of us .
Ah those pre internet days , hand drawn wiring diagrams , hand written text, and sent by post ......and in the ads, 1974 GT750LKettle ....£1450 ......1984 GS650T ...£450 . Who knew ?
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4 minutes ago, Captain Chaos said:
we're waiting
Feck me into the loft I go ....
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Be a bit........... Brrrrrrrr................ that time of year ......
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15 hours ago, TonyGee said:
ah the wetdream mod, qiute popular back then
My claim to fame circa 1992 ....I wrote the "how to" article regarding that mod for Classic Motorcycle Mechanics .
And yes can provide photos...... so it did happen
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CDI box at heart ? .....it's only a switch , pulse signal in , capacitor discharge out ? and I doubt in the early 80's 60hp ish engine , it's going to be very sophisticated . No 3D mapping . Plus can you "slot " the pick ups to adjust the timing or it is all pegged ?
Electrex , feck me that's a blast from the past and gobsmacked they are still going , I bought one of their reggy-rectumficators for my GS1000S back in 92(?) before I taught myself how to wire in Wetdream units and saved a bundle .
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11 minutes ago, TonyGee said:
thats one long fucking sentence !!!!!!
Jack Kerouac's cousin maybe ?
Big blown fuse suggests something gone phut . These are early CDI systems on GS650's I'm guessing . Can see then 2nd hand on Alibabababay for £90
Can't state fur sure but would guess similar vintage GS850 unit or even 1000 would be too far off, it's only a switch when all's said and done .
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1 hour ago, carl_87 said:
Yeah i'll take care not to let this project grow out of proportion. I'm going to focus on getting it to run properly and on the brakes, and after that i'll see what to do about the rest. Like you said it ran when it was put away so i'll see if i can get it back to that stage.
Good good !
I find myself , that if I run around on a bike for a few months before going in with the spanners :-
1 Quite often, stuff getting used, tends to loosen everything up, and things start working properly again , engine ....brakes....clutch etc.
2 I have a better idea of what will need modifying or fixing, and it gives me chance to evalaute / find / buy / afford the bits I'll need
3 ...and sometimes that list is far longer or expensive than I fancy plouging into it...........and so back onto eBalls it goes .....
BTW - If you need the 'Zuki Workshop Manual PM me and I'll send you a link to mine .
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Opinions ?
You clearly need some punctuation ....and maybe a better introduction as to who you are , what yer bike is ,etc, even some pictures help .
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On 10/7/2020 at 9:39 PM, Dezza said:
Wow: that makes a Munch Mammoth seem pretty.
Copyright !
That's the name of the Overweight Lesbian
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1 hour ago, carl_87 said:
Oh, ow. Looks like i'll have to hot-glue the airbox back together!
I come from the land of fuel injection, manifold absolute pressure sensors and idle air controls and did not for a second consider that running without an airbox could have side effects other than the air not being filtered..but after reading up on the subject for a few hours, i'm beginning to understand.
A week ago, i had no idea that vacuum controlled carburators even existed..it's certainly a learning experience!
I appreciate the help and the inputWithout wishing to be a Cnut , perhaps this is not a good first bike project for you ?
These older bikes need a certain skill set and techincal understanding, and trying to resurrect a 35 year old machine without them is only likely lead to failure.Eg If you don't understand CV carbs you'll have fun trying to rejet properly for pod filters etc etc .
It ran well before it was put away .....simple carb clean, brake strip and recommissioning should put it back on the road .
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Yup it'll run lean and get too hot , although in winter you may not notice a great deal on short runs but needs sorting as Tony suggests . The foam sock filters are around 10 EUR on eBalls FYI.
And lo ... the bike that was run up to temp had the compression come back up as the rings span around and sealed for the first time in 24 years, it's nothing short of a miracle .
Also if all you have taken off is the carbs how have you managed to get the air box out of the frame , normally it won't come out until the engine/ head is out .
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I'd be tempted just to run it . Don't throw money at it until you know its a goodun ,
Get the cylinders nice and hot on a good long run , and the rings will come around . Some diesel or ATF will help loosen them up as GIXER1460 said .
By your first post this is your first bike , get it running , sort the brakes and then do it up as you go along . If you strip it down ..chances are it will never go back together.
& if you want advice about barn finds watch Vice Grip Garage on Youtube !
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Re inlet rubbers - these are cheap
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This isn't one of those "Oldskool Suzuki Forum" trapped or binding cable issues is it ......sure I saw another around here recently .
Other than the hydraulic route , another might be too take a gander at various other clutch lever options , see if one with a better leverage , bigger pivot to cable distance etc could be found to fit .
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as my mate is fond of saying ..."what could possibly go wrong ????"
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Clutch pack of fibre plates
is £50 , set of springs £15 , probably could do with both after 30 years . I was surprised my clutcvh wasn't ruined after being sat for 10 years , slipped a little but after a run and an adjust settled down ok .
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1 hour ago, SATANSAM said:
XDDD sure U didn't...Anyway,Ill measure everything according to the manual, if everything is OK, I'll sand paper the plates... Whatcha think?
Ah.......... sanding the plates
if you get really keen you can re dot punch the metal plates. Stretching the springs out using a pair of mole grips and vice works well too .
All "racing" mods probably ......
I was laughing with the guy who does my MOTs - same vintage as me , about how you could get away with just swapping number plates between the same model of bike for MOT tests back before computers and everything else , or the restorative powers of brake fluid on expired certificates ....
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New plates and springs or ...if you wanna go oldcheapskate ...a washer under each spring bolt to tighten it all up .....and then sell it quick....& no ..........I never did that back in the 80's honest .
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On 6/22/2021 at 11:04 PM, PanzerWomble said:
.............And it'll probably still be running too rich......most likely on the pilot circuit ............although it might be a sticky throttle cable in the end I fear .
Ha -I called it back a month ago ....smug factor 5
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Sometimes it's just the really obvious shit that gets overlooked and dismissed early .
I suspect we have all been there at least once, and why it is handy to have a second set of eyes looking over it to spot the problem sometimes.
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Anyone know if Squires is still run by Bill ?
Not been there for many a year although used to live a few miles away when it was at Sherburn village still.
-84 GSX 750EF after 24 years in a barn
in Air Cooled
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FYI I'm 99% certain there is no Heinous or Clamydia Manuals available only the Workshop Suzi one .
Joys of having a short model lifespan .