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  • buickyouth
    XStremely XSive
    • Apr 2004
    • 202
    • Chicago, IL
    #1

    My $20 project bike

    I got a Early 80's suzuki GS550L for $20.
    It's complete it was just sitting for god knows how long. I was able to start the engine, but it wants to die as soon as I touch the throttle.
    Haven't gotten it to move yet.
    Anyone on here have any knowledge of these bikes? I'd like to talk to someone who does.
    I am a rhinoceros and my skin is three feet thick.
    //////////////WARSENAULT/////////////
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    • strom
      XS-XJ Guru
      • Jul 2002
      • 1577
      • Slovenia, EU
      #2
      OK, first off, change the oil NOW.
      Filter too....
      Check the tech tips: what to look for in a neglected XS....it's pretty much the same.
      Change the petrol, clean carbs, change plugs.
      Let it idle for a while. Let it warm up. If the problem remains it's most likely carb related, but I wouldn't rule out the electrics.

      LP
      If it doesn't have an engine, it's not a sport, it's only a game.
      (stole that one from I-dont-know-who)

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        • buickyouth
          XStremely XSive
          • Apr 2004
          • 202
          • Chicago, IL
          #3
          Yeah I had to start it by jumping the solenoid. THe starter button doesn't work and neither does the horn.
          I am a rhinoceros and my skin is three feet thick.
          //////////////WARSENAULT/////////////

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            • MartyA
              XS-XJ Guru
              • Jul 2002
              • 2148
              • NW PA
              #4
              Contacts are probably corroded. Easy fix there.
              Marty in NW PA
              Gone - 1978E - one of the first XS11 made
              Gone - 2007A FJR - the only year of Dark Red Metallic
              This IS my happy face.

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                • Wayne
                  XSive Maximus
                  • Jul 2002
                  • 824
                  • Shenandoah, Texas
                  #5
                  I had a 1980 Suzi GS1000. Many of the same probs. Sitting outside forever and it would turn over but not crank.
                  Changes all fluids sparkies and all. Then had same problem with starting but would not accept throtle. I had to clean, and clean, and clean, the carbs. It was a bitch but finally got it. So hang in there.
                  Also, if you havent already, make damn sure your tank isnt rusted and that your petcocks are working. I have alot of problems with that myself.

                  Good luck.
                  [b][size=4][font=times][color=#BD0062]Wayne[/color][/font][/size][/b]
                  [b][size=4][font=times][color=#095de5]TeXSive forever[/color][/font][/size][/b]
                  The best alarm clock is sunshine on chrome.

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                    • Materi
                      Truly XSive
                      • Jun 2004
                      • 159
                      • Upton, WY
                      #6
                      My nephew has that very same bike, got it with less than 3k miles on the odo. He has had it tore down to the bare bones and now rides it every day and it runs like a champ. If you have specifics, let me know and I'll ask him.
                      They Call Me the Breeze

                      '79 SF

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