Chain change

[skinnypac]

While changing the chain on my 2004 GS500F I had to remove the rear wheel and the rear shocks. While either removing it or reinstalling it I must have disconnected a whose. I have been trying to figure out for hours now what the whose runs to. When I throttle up gas trickles out this whose and I haven't been able to figure out where its supposed to run. Any suggestions?

[quiktaco]

Probably either to the frame petcock or to the carbs if fuel's coming out of it

[beRto]

This wiki page shows all the fuel hose routings:
http://cgi.stanford.edu/~sanjayd/gs500/Main/HoseRouting

It could also be a drain hose. Are both ends disconnected right now? If not, where does the other end go?
If possible, a picture would make it very easy for us to help you with this.

[Fry]

While changing the chain on my 2004 GS500F I had to remove the rear wheel and the rear shocks. While either removing it or reinstalling it I must have disconnected a whose. I have been trying to figure out for hours now what the whose runs to. When I throttle up gas trickles out this whose and I haven't been able to figure out where its supposed to run. Any suggestions?

Can someone explain to me Why a rear shock was removed during a Chain swap?

Please tell me you had another reason to remove the shock?

[sledge]

If the chain was replaced with an endless one as per OEM, the swinger needs to be undone at its pivots and the shock linkage partialy dismantled.

[ohgood]

If the chain was replaced with an endless one as per OEM, the swinger needs to be undone at its pivots and the shock linkage partialy dismantled.

why ?

Never-mind. I misread it as:

If the chain was replaced without an endless one as per OEM, the swinger needs to be undone at its pivots and the shock linkage partialy dismantled.


- which is clearly 180 degrees different from what was stated.

Sorry for starting a peened vs master link debate. I'll take my lumps now.

[Fry]

I rarely if ever use the endless or Rivot Links, always a master clip removable set up, much easier.

[sledge]

If the chain was replaced with an endless one as per OEM, the swinger needs to be undone at its pivots and the shock linkage partialy dismantled.

why ?

Chain passes between the frame and swinger, have a close look on yours.

[ben2go]

My chain runs over the top of the swing arm,around the wheel sprocket,under the swing arm back to the engine sprocket.The swing arm has a continuous chain trapped.Unless you have a way to cut the chain,the lower shock mount is unbolted,the links are unbolted at the swing arm,then the swing arm pivot bolt is removed.Then the chain will drop off the side of the swing arm.Reassemble and install a new chain with a master link.I just recently had to do this to my bike.Pain in the ass to remove a continuous chain.

[GI_JO_NATHAN]

Why not just cut the damn thing?

[sledge]

Why not just cut the damn thing?

You can, dead easy but some people just dont like jointed chains (myself included) and prefer to use an endless one despite the moderate amount of effort required to fit it. You tend to find that once people have had a masterlink or springclip fail on them (I have had 2 in about 27 years) and are forced to suffer the resulting cost and inconvenience involved in getting a stranded bike home they quickly learn to avoid them if at all possible. I cant understand the problem myself, people are happy to swap engines, re-shim valves, rebuild carbs, replace front ends, swap wheels etc yet seem to think that an hour spent pulling the swingarm and linkage off and fitting an endless chain is a difficult and major issue that should be avoided at all costs.

[beRto]

Why not just cut the damn thing?

NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

now you've started a debate about the hazards of a Master link

[sledge]

Makes a change from tyres, oil and sparkplugsl!

[skinnypac]

The whose ran to the split in the carbirator. I've been using an aftermarket manual and it isn't very specific on where that whose should be running to? I looks like it may have come off the gas tank, can anyone confrim that or let me know where it should be instead?

[beRto]

Makes a change from tyres, oil and sparkplugsl!

[beRto]

The whose ran to the split in the carbirator. I've been using an aftermarket manual and it isn't very specific on where that whose should be running to? I looks like it may have come off the gas tank, can anyone confrim that or let me know where it should be instead?

Are you talking about #44 on this picture?
http://cgi.stanford.edu/~sanjayd/gs500/Main/1989-2000

[skinnypac]

I have a 2004 but yes it's basically that part that you see in the picture as number 47

[ben2go]

47 is where the line from the frame mounted petcock connects.If it's disconnected the bike will not run. 44 is the vent for the carb float bowls.

[skinnypac]

http://cgi.stanford.edu/~sanjayd/gs500/Main/2003-current

this is the chart for the bike I have, it's a whose running from part number 70. It's like the two carbs are connected by a common point then there is a whose running off of it in the middle in a T shape. That whose that's running from the two carbs is what was disconnected and had a little bit of gas leaking out.

[ben2go]

That's outta my realm of knowledge.None of my bikes have that emissions crap on them.