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« Reply #1395 on: March 12, 2016, 09:38:50 PM »
Fixed the ignition problem on the wife's scooter today.

Doorknobs at the dealership couldn't replicate the misfire, so they tried changing the fuel, spark plug, fuel filter, etc and wasted a few hours futzing with it.

My repeated statements of "Every china scooter forum on the internet says the intermittent misfire is a problem with the CDI, why don't you just swap it out and see if it fixes the problem, I'll even pay for the part" went completely unheeded.

Took the bike back, swapped in a new CDI from Amazon and the problem is gone.

I'm getting really tired of being right all the time.

They wasted more $$$ in labour hours dicking around than the CDI cost.

Normally, I wouldn't bother going to a dealer for service but the stupid thing came with a warranty so I figured I might as well use it.

So, since I was ordering bits from Amazon, I also ordered some go fast bits for the scoot as well.

Once the ignition problem was fixed, the bigger carburetor went on, it holds 65 kmh on level ground now!
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« Reply #1396 on: March 12, 2016, 11:31:01 PM »
Since I went back to stock exhaust on the 81 1100 I put the V&H back on the 83 1100....I liked the sound of the black exhaust but I really didn't like the look.
Plus I have much better clearance with the V&H...did an oil and filter change while I was at it...





And some fun...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5BjnlTNM4M
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« Reply #1397 on: March 13, 2016, 09:45:11 AM »
Love those big Suzuki Scoots.  There is an '82 or 3 sitting in a friends garage here in Kamloops.  He bought it new and rode it for many years.  It's in very nice shape, but has been sitting for a lot of years, even before I moved here and found out about it back in '07.  Much as I have tried, cajoled, begged, threatened and cried, he refuses to sell it to me.  Says "one day I'll get it back on the road, maybe when I retire".  He's been retired for about 3 years now, and the bike is still under it's cover.  Bloody shame.
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'81 Suzuki GS-550 "T" (collector status)
2009 Suzuki Burgman 650 Mega Scooter




 
"SOME" PAST RIDES: In no particular order
51 Matchless 500 single      53 AJS 500 single
62 Triumph T-100SS          57 Triumph T-100R
66 Norton N-15 - 750 Scrambler
68 Honda CB 450               68 Honda CB-250
69 Honda CL 450               71 Suzuki 350
73 Suzuki GT-550 Triple      71(?) Honda SL-350
73 Honda XL-250               76 Honda CB-400F
77 Yamaha XS 500             80 Suzuki GS-550E
81 Suzuki GS-750E             81 Suzuki GS1100E           
81 Honda CB-900C
with Hondaline Tour Pak     '02 Honda CB-900F(Hornet 919)
'90 Honda ST-1100 (collector status)
'83 Suzuki GS-750 T  (collector status)        '82 Suzuki GS-550 Katana
'80 Suzuki GS-850 G          '80 Suzuki GS-1000G(collector status)
'06-Suzuki DL-650 V-Strom      
'82 Yamaha Seca 650
'07 Yamaha FJR-1300         82 Suzuki GS-850G-Collector status
'86 Suzuki GS-400ES          82 Suzuki GS-650GL-Collector status
'79 Honda CBX                  82 Suzuki GS-650-G-Collector status
'81 Honda CBX (x2)           82 Honda 450 Hawk
98 Triumph Trophy 900     06 Kawasaki Concours
'05 Suzuki Burgman 650(Super Scooter)
2018 Suzuki Burgman Executive 650 Scooter
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« Reply #1398 on: March 13, 2016, 09:59:14 AM »
Quote from: kilowop on March 13, 2016, 09:45:11 AM
Love those big Suzuki Scoots.  There is an '82 or 3 sitting in a friends garage here in Kamloops.  He bought it new and rode it for many years.  It's in very nice shape, but has been sitting for a lot of years, even before I moved here and found out about it back in '07.  Much as I have tried, cajoled, begged, threatened and cried, he refuses to sell it to me.  Says "one day I'll get it back on the road, maybe when I retire".  He's been retired for about 3 years now, and the bike is still under it's cover.  Bloody shame.

Well Ron you never know. Remember when I first looked at your old 81 the owner didn't want to sell it either but then he bought another bike and something had to go. Thanks to Cliff who gave me a heads up that he was thinking of selling. And of course to you who originally gave me the heads up about the bike.
There really seems to be a lot of networking that takes place in securing these old bikes. Smiley
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« Reply #1399 on: March 13, 2016, 10:28:44 AM »
 I feel like a marriage broker for bikes, as every year I find someone 'wanting' and someone else 'thinking of selling'.  Right now I have a guy at work who has a lovely little original GS-550"T" in mint condition.  It only has about 25K and is on the collector plate. (See photo) For the last several years he has mused about 'maybe selling it' since he didn't even ride it last year, and hardley at all since he bought it.  Hell, I've even 'thought' about selling my 1980 GS-1000G since I've had it all these years and am finding maintaining/insuring four machines a stretch for my semi-retired limited income.  Eventually I will have to cull the herd.  Networking is a very valuable resource, especially for the older machines.
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 2022 Suzuki V-Strom 650                                                         
'81 Suzuki GS-550 "T" (collector status)
2009 Suzuki Burgman 650 Mega Scooter




 
"SOME" PAST RIDES: In no particular order
51 Matchless 500 single      53 AJS 500 single
62 Triumph T-100SS          57 Triumph T-100R
66 Norton N-15 - 750 Scrambler
68 Honda CB 450               68 Honda CB-250
69 Honda CL 450               71 Suzuki 350
73 Suzuki GT-550 Triple      71(?) Honda SL-350
73 Honda XL-250               76 Honda CB-400F
77 Yamaha XS 500             80 Suzuki GS-550E
81 Suzuki GS-750E             81 Suzuki GS1100E           
81 Honda CB-900C
with Hondaline Tour Pak     '02 Honda CB-900F(Hornet 919)
'90 Honda ST-1100 (collector status)
'83 Suzuki GS-750 T  (collector status)        '82 Suzuki GS-550 Katana
'80 Suzuki GS-850 G          '80 Suzuki GS-1000G(collector status)
'06-Suzuki DL-650 V-Strom      
'82 Yamaha Seca 650
'07 Yamaha FJR-1300         82 Suzuki GS-850G-Collector status
'86 Suzuki GS-400ES          82 Suzuki GS-650GL-Collector status
'79 Honda CBX                  82 Suzuki GS-650-G-Collector status
'81 Honda CBX (x2)           82 Honda 450 Hawk
98 Triumph Trophy 900     06 Kawasaki Concours
'05 Suzuki Burgman 650(Super Scooter)
2018 Suzuki Burgman Executive 650 Scooter
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« Reply #1400 on: March 14, 2016, 08:40:38 AM »
And more. Had to use another tank because it sealed around the fuel tap better.

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« Reply #1401 on: March 14, 2016, 05:55:20 PM »
Quote from: 1000J on March 12, 2016, 08:13:21 PM
Final clean on the H1 today, fuel and oil, checked for leaks, two kicks and it fired right up Smiley those Higgspeed chambers are loud and awesome  Grin


Cant wait Chris!
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« Reply #1402 on: March 14, 2016, 05:58:03 PM »
Quote from: 1000J on March 12, 2016, 08:39:11 PM
too bad I can't keep it  Sad

Lol....wow, it must be really sweet!
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« Reply #1403 on: March 14, 2016, 06:22:36 PM »
Ordered new tires for the LeMans.
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« Reply #1404 on: March 14, 2016, 08:55:32 PM »
Replaced my machined aluminum Tarozzi rearsets with some nice rubber Tarozzi rearsets





I'm liking them way better.
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« Reply #1405 on: March 17, 2016, 09:15:59 PM »






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« Reply #1406 on: March 18, 2016, 07:25:31 AM »
Sweet Italian pipes to go with the big Italian carbs! I-talian start to finish....can't wait to hear it.
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« Reply #1407 on: March 18, 2016, 09:59:26 PM »
Swapped out bars on my 83 1100 today. I swapped the original bars a couple of years ago but was never happy with the bars...so I ordered some new bars that are more Euro I guess...I took measurements off my other bikes that I was happy with...

Oh yeah..and I took off the fairing...much better...imo..
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« Reply #1408 on: March 19, 2016, 06:28:09 PM »
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« Reply #1409 on: March 19, 2016, 07:45:46 PM »
Quote from: Twisted_Twin on March 19, 2016, 06:28:09 PM
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What do you mean by that?...lol
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