Here is a picture of my 1998 GS500E my first motorcycle!








i'm also wondering what the ideal idle of this bike should be for some reason mines dipping just a tad bit under 1000rpms

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WELCOME! 

Adjust your idle w/ the GIANT screw in the center of the carbs to 1200/1500 I keep it about 1300

awesome just fixed the idling

now what about that llitte lever for the fuel reserve where do i put that at?

Quote from: Tang on April 02, 2008, 05:49:56 PM
awesome just fixed the idling

now what about that llitte lever for the fuel reserve where do i put that at?

PRI to start and run to ride.Res to make it to a gas station if you run out of gas.

Take the Motorcycle Safety Course 

http://www.msf-usa.org/

Already took the beginniers course back in november.

i'm thinking about taking the intermidiate course but i'm not sure.

Quote from: ben2go on April 02, 2008, 05:57:32 PM

Quote from: Tang on April 02, 2008, 05:49:56 PM
awesome just fixed the idling

now what about that llitte lever for the fuel reserve where do i put that at?

PRI to start and run to ride.Res to make it to a gas station if you run out of gas.

Just to clarify, if you are riding your GS regularly (at least once a week), you can set it on RUN and leave it all the time.  Use PRI when starting if the carb float bowls are likely to be empty or low -- for example, if it has been 2-3 weeks since your last ride, or if you ran it out of gas and have just filled the tank.

PRI = completely open flow to carbs under all conditions
RUN = vacuum-operated petcock (flow when engine is running)
RES = vacuum-operated, but draws from a lower outlet in the tank to get the last bit of gas out to get you to a station after you have run out on the RUN setting

In addition, there is a well-known and well-documented problem with the petcock.  Search fuel starvation on this forum and you'll find lots of info.

Awesome gonna get on that fuel starvation stuff right away!

Quote from: Tang on April 02, 2008, 08:18:17 PM
Awesome gonna get on that fuel starvation stuff right away!

http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=19363.0