I owned 8 GS 750G GS 850G and that GS 1000G they are absolutely one of my top favorite bikes. The weakest problem with them was the oval O ring that sealed the oil gallery at the bottom of the barrels They tended to collapse inwards which caused a substantial oil leak between the barrels and the crank case. I modded mine to prevent this issue from happening and to this day a friend of mine who bought one of my GS1000G's is still riding it as his daily driver . Mechanically he says he just changes the oil regularly and checks the shims periodically. It has way over 150k kms on it and still going strong. That needle roller crank is bulletproof.
I have one exactly like it except mine is chain drive. Mine is for sale, Southern Illinois area. Just ran it last year!
Love the sound of the bike
Nice to know some history of the bike.
hey man i live in Benningon VT i have a 1978 gs1000 im building , i also have a other bikes, lets go for a ride some time!
I owned 8 GS 750G GS 850G and that GS 1000G they are absolutely one of my top favorite bikes. The weakest problem with them was the oval O ring that sealed the oil gallery at the bottom of the barrels They tended to collapse inwards which caused a substantial oil leak between the barrels and the crank case. I modded mine to prevent this issue from happening and to this day a friend of mine who bought one of my GS1000G's is still riding it as his daily driver . Mechanically he says he just changes the oil regularly and checks the shims periodically. It has way over 150k kms on it and still going strong. That needle roller crank is bulletproof.
Change the oil and check the valves, that's the Suzuki way. Is that a shim over bucket setup?
@@AmenMoto Yeah that's correct, the shim sits on top of the bucket that covers the top of the valve and spring.
Hello.nice bike. I have a 1980.how did that delcavic pipe fit? Did you have to modify it to fit around the rear brake? Thanks
Hi James! Since this is an older video I think you will get a good answer directly from Justin at jedzmoto.com
Good luck man!