GS sitting for a while ***buddha need card help

afplayboy18 · February 23, 2009, 05:06:00 AM

im gonna hear some oh my goodness i know....but here goes...

i came over here to Iraq in September 2006 to work as a contractor. i put my bike up at a friends house so he could look after it. i ended up moving all my stuff to Tennessee from Virginia and my bike was set at a friends house. the bad thing is that its never been started and i believe has been sitting on both wheels but im not for sure as i havent even been there since they put it there.

i planned on my mom or one of her friends would ride it for me since they know how or at the very least start it...but sadly that wasnt the case...

its been sitting with gas, oil, and all other fluids in it for atleast 2 years...possibly on both wheels, not sure if its been on the center stand or not but i'll find out.

my question is....what are the big things i need to look for as i want to get it out and get it running during the week i'll be there next month?? is it possible to get it done in a couple days or at the most 5 days??
would i need to take it to a mechanic for anything or should most stuff such as oil change, draining the gas tank, lubing the chain, cleaning the carbs be something i could do with the manual?
im not very mechanical inclined, im a computer guy but my mom and some of her friends are.

what kind of project am i looking at to get this bike running while im home???

thanks guys

joshr08 · February 23, 2009, 05:12:55 AM

i would drain tank and clean carbs before atempting to even roll it over. otherwise you will just plug up the carbs even more by trying to suck varnish from the tank or fuel bowls. and yes it should all me in a service manual.
**EDIT** just found this page for you
http://cgi.stanford.edu/~sanjayd/gs500/Restoration/Starting

you may not need to do all of it just check the stuff listed.

afplayboy18 · February 23, 2009, 06:33:20 AM

i found out its been in a garage on the kickstand the whole time...shouldnt have to worry about too much but i'll still go over that check list while im home and get stuff done.

my mom says she can give it an oil change and change the gas for me and will try the carbs when the manual comes in. is it is very hard to do the carbs or will the manual be enough??

joshr08 · February 23, 2009, 06:42:28 AM

i havent done mine yet but from what i hear they are pretty straight forward. But if you wanna mod your title put buddha need card help buddhas the man on carbs.

JHoffy8 · February 23, 2009, 06:50:33 AM

I love YOU is awesome.

joshr08 · February 23, 2009, 06:56:33 AM

who me????lol

afplayboy18 · February 23, 2009, 08:50:12 AM

thanks for the advice josh,

another question...is there kind of a one stop shop for GS500 parts such as chain, brake lines, air and oil filters...that sort of stuff??

Susuki_Jah · February 23, 2009, 08:52:47 AM

Quote from: afplayboy18 on February 23, 2009, 08:50:12 AM
thanks for the advice josh,

another question...is there kind of a one stop shop for GS500 parts such as chain, brake lines, air and oil filters...that sort of stuff??

www.bikebandit.com good service, pretty quick and good prices.

JHoffy8 · February 23, 2009, 09:14:48 AM

I didn't write that! Buddah are you messing with my posts???

xncnc · February 23, 2009, 10:26:18 AM

You probably didnt log out in a public place.. I expect we will be seeing you come out of the closet soon.

JHoffy8 · February 23, 2009, 10:55:44 AM

Nope at home...

The Buddha · February 23, 2009, 12:17:54 PM

Yea fresh gas, and clean carbs and yes buddha can clean and jet it. $45 and return ship. Where in TN, buddha was there in early feb.
Cool.
Buddha.

afplayboy18 · February 23, 2009, 12:29:38 PM

knoxville, tennessee area

would rather someone be there local to show me how to do instead of ship it off....yea it'll get done but i still wont know how to do it

The Buddha · February 23, 2009, 01:49:52 PM

220 miles. Charlotte NC. I do a picture series to show you if you cant be here.
BTW I have a busted right hand, so I am currently a cripple. Have to wait and heal up.
Cool.
Buddha.

joshr08 · February 23, 2009, 01:53:40 PM

i order my all my stuff from chaparral-racing.com and denniskirk.com

oracleofmist · February 23, 2009, 04:47:33 PM

I found the carbs to be really straight forward. Mine was sitting for over a year. Gas, Oil all the good stuff. I drained out all the gas and oil. Picked up some chem dip from a local shop for all my metal pieces of the carb and soaked them overnight. I put cheapo oil in the bike and ran it for 100 miles to break in the new rings (not required) and replaced tons of gaskets. Runs pretty good now, just took out the cheapo oil and put the good stuff back in.

My biggest concern was gas sitting and I even went through 2 cans of carb clean and an air compressor to the carbs just to make sure I got everything out of there.

Paulcet · February 23, 2009, 04:48:06 PM

Quote from: JHoffy8 on February 23, 2009, 06:50:33 AM
I love YOU is awesome.

I believe you wrote "Your maternal parent", which has become some kind of an insult around here.

JHoffy8 · February 23, 2009, 05:18:47 PM

Ah yes that was it... didn't realize that was a no no around here. She does know how to do an oil change and clean some carbs tho....

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