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    I found that out the hard way one cool fall day. Now no matter what I use, I don't get it on the tread, only on the sidewalls. I just scrub the entire wheel/tire good with a stiff brush and soapy water. Then do the sidewalls with that fancy stuff.
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    84 VR w/50,000+ miles (Daily Driver) 81 Suzuki GS550L w/11,000+ miles. (First bike for my better half)
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    I thought there was a 16 year old that posted not to long ago.
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    I did that on my 84 VR this summer. My passenger needed new undies. It came down awful hard too. Even with the progressive springs.
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    This is a very common mistake. When people hear crackling or crappy sounds coming from the speakers they installed not to long ago, they assume they blew them out. Then go get new ones and do it again. Most don't realize that if the system can't put out enough power to drive the speaker, it will sound awful. So simply try to match the stereo/amp power output to the speakers input as best you can. And of coarse, put + to + and - to -. Some people can tell when they are mixed up. Not me though! But I still try to put them in right.
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    Isn't life much nicer when people can debate on something and not get all childish?
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    Only YOU can give words the power to offend you. I think people should just grow up and quit being so nit-picky. I don't make a habit of saying such things that offend others, but sometimes you just have to in order to get your point across. Just do some research and learn what these words really mean and where they may have originated. Then maybe you can get over it. I've been offended by plenty of things I've seen posted here. But since I'm the minority, I just have to get over it. And guess what... life goes on. If ya try to make EVERYBODY happy, somebodies not gonna like it. Just my
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    Okay, after talking to my brother a few minutes ago. It turns out that the wires I found go to the original ignition module under the air cleaner. Not to the wiring harness like I had thought. Apparently it wouldn't run until he swiped the module from another bike. He said the plug was different so he snipped the plug off the original module and spliced it to the new module. He said it ran for while till it crapped out on him again. Now the question is... how many different years and models used this module? Thanks, Bill
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    I've done this on lots of vehicles. Works like a charm.
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    Monty: Thanks for those links. I joined the GS group this morning and copy/pasted my post there. I'll see what I get in reply when I get home from school later. I'll also take some pictures and I am interested in that rectifier you have there. Chaharly: I did try pulling in the clutch, but it didn't help. I'll check later if there's a switch connected to it somewhere that is stuck or something. I didn't check the starter relay yet either. When I spotted the wires cut, I quit looking for any other reason for it not turning over. Thanks guys, Bill
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    Me and my better half decided this summer that it was time for her to learn how to ride. I kept an eye out for something small and not in the best of shape in case she was to drop it. So... I just brought home an 81 Suzuki GS550L yesterday. It's actually in pretty good shape considering it has been sitting outside at my Dad's for the last few years. It belonged to my cousin who has been waiting for my brother to fix it. Neither ever had much success keeping it running. There were no keys to be found anywhere so I went to the locksmith with the ignition today to have a set of keys made using the code on the housing. I hooked a battery up to it, turned the key and everything lit up like it should. When I hit the start switch and nothing happened. When I pulled off the cover on the right side to try and track down why it wouldn't turn over, I noticed some wires that had been cut. As far as I can tell, someone swiped the rectifier. They didn't even bother unplugging it. They just snipped all the wires in one clean cut. For some reason, my brother comes to mind. First question, would cutting those wires make it not turn over when the start button is pressed? I've had other bikes and they would still at least turn over without a rectifier. Second question, what other years and models used the same rectifier? I'd be able to increase my odds of getting one if I knew. Third question, anybody here have an extra one laying around? Fourth and last question, would any of you know if there is a manual somewhere online that I can download? Thanks, Bill
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    I would think some more aggressive tires would be in order for off-roading. But then again, I'v only had either off-road or on-road bikes. I wouldn't know what the ultimate dual-sport tire would look like. Even so, if I had the $, I wouldn't mind one. I'd get it with those saddle bags that make it look like a truck. Sometimes, function over form, is prettier!
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    I've had a similar problem for almost two years now. In neutral, the green light indicates as such, but the display says it's in 4th. In any gear the display says it's in 4th except when in 5th. Then the display indicates correctly. So the display always says I'm in 4th except when I'm in 5th. I've checked the switch that is mentioned in previous posts two different way. Both show the switch is in good working order. All tests were done with the switch unplugged. First, since that switch grounds one wire when in one gear, I used an ohm meter to check each wire as I shifted through each gear to check for a closed circuit. Second, I used a test light. I clamped the light to the positive battery terminal and checked each wire as I shifted into each gear. When the circuit closes, the light comes on. After ruling out the switch as the culprit, I then tried grounding each wire going up to the display. When I ground out the neutral wire the green light comes on but the display says 4th. When I ground out the 5th gear wire, the display says it's in 5th. All other wires, the display says it's in 4th. When I get ambitious I'll start looking for shorts leading up to or into the display panel. But my guess it's in the display panel itself. Anybody have a display panel for an 84 they want to part with cheap? I just figured I would mention my issue so you might try using the same tests to try and track down your problem.
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    Thank you!
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    When I take the ferries across to Madeline Island from Bayfield, I've had no problems at all. No tie-downs needed. Great place to visit by the way. Even when all the campgrounds and hotels are full, it's still not terribly crowded. Lots of very scenic hiking trails both along the lake and in the woods. If ya wanna go with, we go about once a year for a few days. Next year we want to go later in the summer so the water is a bit warmer so I can go jumping off the cliffs into the clear blue water.
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    May I be "FRANK" with you?....
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    Hear are a few I've done.
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    Maybe that guys just has personal space issues.
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    I wasn't trying to do any wheelies at the time. My passenger needed some new panties too. I don't think she'll be wanting to ride with me again any time soon.
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    I'm in need of valve covers and a cam cap, side cover, etc., for the engine that fell off my trailer. Don't remember what else for sure. And I've been looking for the handle from a fuel petcock for my 84.
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    How long ago was that? They don't list anything of the sort on their site.
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    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Badges?... We don't need no... stinkin' badges!" is one of the most frequently quoted, misquoted, and parodied movie quotations in history. In 2005, it was chosen as #36 on the [ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Film_Institute]American Film Institute[/ame] list, AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes. The original quotation comes from the 1948 film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre with [ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphrey_Bogart]Humphrey Bogart[/ame]. In one of the scenes in the movie a Mexican bandit leader (Gold Hat played by [ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_Bedoya]Alfonso Bedoya[/ame]) is trying to convince Fred C Dobbs (played by Bogart) and company that they are the [ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federales]Federales[/ame]. Dobbs: 'If you're the police where are your [ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badge]badges[/ame]?'Gold Hat: 'Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinkin' badges!'[1] This in turn was adapted from [ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_Traven]B Traven[/ame]'s 1927 [ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Treasure_of_the_Sierra_Madre]novel[/ame] upon which the movie was based: "All right," Curtin shouted back. "If you are the police, where are your badges? Let's see them." "Badges, to god-damned hell with badges! We have no badges. In fact, we don't need badges. I don't have to show you any stinking badges, you god-damned cabrón and [ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_profanity]ching' tu madre[/ame]! Come out from that ****-hole of yours. I have to speak to you."
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    What ever happened to that show... The worlds dumbest criminals? Or whatever it was called. Now that was hellarious!
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    Is there a carb rebuild kit for the first gens? Or does someone at least have a list with part numbers of all the gaskets, etc. that we need? thanx, Bill
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    Some of those guys wearing those, I would swear that they would have to grease them to get them on. YUK! This is why I wouldn't wear one. That and I couldn't come out of the water. If your real careful, you can drill a hole and install a grease zerk on those older speedo's. Since I did that to mine a couple years ago, it hasn't made a peep.
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