Hello everyone let me start by introducing myself I'm Jeremy
So recently I bought a 2000 gs500 it had sat for 10 years! But still is quite clean some minor rust here and there but nothing that's terrible so I took my headers off and cleaned the valve head lubed my pistons and cleaned those before hand and also cleaned the carbs, at the moment I gaff the piston header re assembled and am going to need to time everything before I finish the clean and try to start it , my question is if there is any detailed guide to do so I have my book but it has little info for this part of the process ( I don't have torque settings but found them via google) I just need to make sure my engine and timing chain is properly synced with everything and then I can seal the top end up and work on adjusting the carb idle and hopefully bring this thing back to life, any suggestions or advice is greatly appreciated
Edit also it has 4000 miles so im not worried of my shim spacers currently so I set the signal rotor generator to Rt on the left indicator Then installed the exhaust cam gear I' made sure my exhaust cam gear was parallel with the top of the cam housing and also counted back 18 links (from the #2 mark on exhaust cam )and aligned the #3 mark on the intake cam with the#2 mark on the exhaust I think it's done but want an experts opinion
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As long as you did this (it sounds like you did) you should be good. To clarify you should counting the actual rollers of the chain, there are two rollers per link so if you counted links you may be off.
Yes it's the rollers sorry , don't have a accurate vocabulary , can I ask where that page came from I'd like to get a copy of that book if possible
I don't recall where I got it. It's just a PDF of the service manual.
Should be unearthed by Google.
Hi Jeremy, welcome to the forum!
When I bought my GS, it didn't come with an owners manual so I went on eBay and bought one. Also, it's a good thing to buy a Clymer or Haynes manual as well. They are great and super helpful!
Congrats on the bike purchase and good luck :cheers:
Hmm I'll look on my laptop when I get home, but if you can take a photo of the first page or cover I'd really appreciate it
I have the Haynes one but it's not that detailed for my bike, rather than waste more money on a book I can't see before I buy I'd like to find the right one, so that's why I ask . Thanks for the advice
http://forum.gs500.pl/ftp/Studi/Suzuki_GS_500_E_F_1989-2009_Service_Manual.pdf (http://forum.gs500.pl/ftp/Studi/Suzuki_GS_500_E_F_1989-2009_Service_Manual.pdf)
Thanks so much watcher, you're the real MVP! :thumb: