Plug and playable 1 carb solution for GS500F?

[MeeLee]

Those twin-carbs are giving me a lot of trouble!
I guess rust in the tank is clogging the jets...
I already put a fuel filter in the fuel line, so hopefully that's one problem less...

Isn't there some cheap solution like a splitter 'Y-pipe', which connects to both cylinders to a single carburetor available somewhere?

Single carbs are so much easier to maintain and set up....

Thanks

[yamahonkawazuki]

You canvdovthat but its an utter pain in the astronaut. Id saywhen you put bike up for winter, drain tank, thoroughly clean it, clean carbs etc. You wont have this problem. And its alot faster and cheaper than 1 carbing it

[gsJack]

My 97 GS went 80k miles and was replaced by my current 02 GS that has 101k miles on it, both of their oem twin carbs remained untouched.  Don't mess with your carbs and they won't mess with you.

[Suzuki Stevo]

My 97 GS went 80k miles and was replaced by my current 02 GS that has 101k miles on it, both of their oem twin carbs remained untouched.  Don't mess with your carbs and they won't mess with you.

One glance at the first page of General GS500 Discussion would say otherwise, with 101k miles you did what it takes to not have to mess with the carbs...you rode your bike 

One off season sitting with untreated fuel could make anybody one of the "My Carb..." posters in General GS500 Discussion.

[NYNJ8]

One glance at the first page of General GS500 Discussion would say otherwise

Lol I just bought my 06 and upon joining the forum and enter the discussion area I thought "holy shaZam! what did I just get myself into.". Nothing but "bike wont start" "stalls in 1st gear" "help"

[Atesz792]

Lol I just bought my 06 and upon joining the forum and enter the discussion area I thought "holy shaZam! what did I just get myself into.". Nothing but "bike wont start" "stalls in 1st gear" "help"

LOL that's just because the happy ones are just riding (and maybe reading the forum), and the ones in colder climates are bit*hing about the cold to friends
Don't worry, now that I seem to have found my choice of engine oil, maintenance is starting to get boring (touch wood).
Just do as gsJack does, don't mess with your bike. Ride it, love it, or replace it if it's weak, it ain't gonna be a GP racer anyway

[MeeLee]

I did get the bike from a guy who didn't ride it very much. But I plan on riding it a lot.
i think a fuel filter goes a long way. When i opened the carb, it has about 1mm of brown drab in it, i presume rust. Happened right after i used fuel and carb cleaner in the fuel.
i figure the pieces will not pass the filter until they are too small to even clog the jets.

[Suzuki Stevo]

I did get the bike from a guy who didn't ride it very much. But I plan on riding it a lot.
i think a fuel filter goes a long way. When i opened the carb, it has about 1mm of brown drab in it, i presume rust. Happened right after i used fuel and carb cleaner in the fuel.
i figure the pieces will not pass the filter until they are too small to even clog the jets.

Varnish can look anything from red, tan, brown or even black. A filter never hurts as long as it's a MC Filter, Automotive Filters do more harm than good, and you already have a screen/filter in your tank.

[sledge]

GEEEZZZ....never seen one that bad 

[NYNJ8]

Yeah, those photos display neglect on a criminal level

[The Buddha]

I did get the bike from a guy who didn't ride it very much. But I plan on riding it a lot.
i think a fuel filter goes a long way. When i opened the carb, it has about 1mm of brown drab in it, i presume rust. Happened right after i used fuel and carb cleaner in the fuel.
i figure the pieces will not pass the filter until they are too small to even clog the jets.

Varnish can look anything from red, tan, brown or even black. A filter never hurts as long as it's a MC Filter, Automotive Filters do more harm than good, and you already have a screen/filter in your tank.

Oh come on is it tuesday again Or as we call it round here, dirty carb tuesday.
LOL, but seen plenty that are that bad and worse.

Carbs may stay clean if used regularly. That ony covers the dirt part.
But TBH, I have seen my fair share of well used bikes that almost from day 1 had a hovering idle or had inordinately long warm up times, and its not even just the GS. I'd say if you walked into a dealership, and they had 3-4 bikes, and you test rode 1-2 of em and took the best feeling one, you likely got the bike that is least likely to need work till you park it a few months.
I know of a quite a few guys/gals that didn't test ride their bike from the dealer cos they were too scared. Its likely those bikes were the ones that hovered etc etc. Dealers know that basically less than 50% of riders test ride the bike before buying. So they send out their share of iffy ones. You get a little wear on the motor and carbs and you may just wear it into being a lot worse than it started out with ... or in some cases improved. Floats drift higher and covers up if the bike was a shade lean.
You also cant tell if a bike runs hot. If its idle doesn't hover and it warms up quick enough, Ok great, that means below 1/8th throttle its OK, you have no idea how it is above that, and under load and what not. Lean bikes make more power, they also run hotter. Would it matter ? Maybe, maybe not, may matter in AZ, but not in Maine. Or vice versa. Doesn't everything last forever in AZ ?

Cool.
Buddha.