https://xs11.club/ Discussions about other motorcycle makes or models. en Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:31:12 GMT vBulletin 60 https://xs11.club/images/misc/rss.png https://xs11.club/ https://xs11.club/forum/idle-talk-forum/other-bike-discussion/891224-suzuki-in-the-garage Fri, 14 Aug 2026 03:39:46 GMT Picked up a bike from my BIL on the way home from Santa Cruz, CA. He bought it ten years ago when he decided to start... It's a 1980 GS850G shaft drive with a Vetter fairing. Still on the trailer, but I'll try and work on it so I can flip it to help pay for the '78 I'm working on. 18K miles on the odometer, and not too bad other than the top of the tank is down to metal and surface rust.
I'll post pics once I do a little more to figure out what it will need to run.]]> Other Bike Discussion DiverRay https://xs11.club/forum/idle-talk-forum/other-bike-discussion/891224-suzuki-in-the-garage https://xs11.club/forum/idle-talk-forum/other-bike-discussion/891182-1983-nighthawk-cb550sc-in-the-nest Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:17:37 GMT
Owner is a nice guy and friend. So, brought home an orphan 1983 Nighthawk 550 that had sat for the last 20 years. Finally got it road worthy in terms of mechanicals. Still needs to have new turn signals put on it and tires.

Hydraulic valve adjusters so it won't have a tight valve like the Seca 750 ended up with, lol.

Single front brake caliper needed rebuilding, clutch slave cylinder and carbs needed unracking and cleaning as well. Everything went back together like it should and it runs great. However, appearance-wise it looks like it just came out of a dumpster.

The issue that has reared its head now that I've been riding it around a little in the neighborhood, the charging system is not charging the battery. It cranked weak last night when I was going to take it for a ride so charged the battery overnight. Battery checks out fine. 12.7 volts sitting, 12.7 volts with the engine running and raising the rpm. No bueno.

Time to bug out the charging system, my thought is check the connections first, the bike sat 20 years, then rectifier, stators are typically not issues, even after sitting a long time. So the journey continues on a different bike now.

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I'M A TRAITOR! My latest acquisition is NOT a Yamaha



Unfortunately, Yamaha never made a 6-Cylinder.

When I was a teenager, I took the liberty of sitting on a new CBX in the showroom of my local Honda dealer. I was IN LOVE!!! Unfortunately, my seated position on that bike was extremely short-lived. The showroom manager very quickly dislodged me from the bike! Obviously, a young skinny 16-17 year old was not capable of purchasing such a machine. The manager knew it and so did I. I swore that SOMEDAY I would own one of these beautiful machines. Forty years later..... I FINALLY OWN ONE!


Safely tucked away with his "YAMAHA COUSINS"

Sorry, had to do it.... Couldn't pass it up for the price and I've dreamed of one of these for more than 40 years.





Kurt




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