20 Most Recent 1983 Suzuki Gs 550 L - Page 3 Questions & Answers

look on ebay and post a want !!

contact a dealer parts dept. and tell them what you need and they will / should be able to tell u what bike it is from the vin information u may have to give them.

Does it look identical? try it? Better yet, call Suzuki and ask them.

Before you purchase this part ( hoping you didn't ) , you know that this bike is 26 /27 yrs old and unless it's worth 4 times the money you payed for it - I suggest you look into a new bike, every year that goes by parts are reduced by the Company - you might find a replacement ( with a manual ?).
Unless this bike is one of a kind, you have to THINK WHAT CAN GO AFTER THIS OR HOW MUCH MONEY DID I SPEND IN THE PAST 26 YRS - I'm sure you enjoyed your ride . For all N all you'd be better off with a new ride. Best of luck

There is no adjustment. Most likely the gear will have to be replaced, but you will know for sure after you open it up and look.

you should put in new fork seals before adding oil -leaking fork seals should be repaired as oil can get on the front brake pads--buy a clymer manual and you can change them yourself

it may not be the coil. i got a bike that didnt run right, it came with box of spare parts and about 5 extra sets of coils. when i was talking to some buddies about what my bike was doing they told me that it was the coil. then i was talking to another buddy that used to work on motorcycles professionally he told me to check the points. I checked and adjusted them and now it runs just fine. so what i am trying to say is check your points before buying new coils.

I know you want to know that, but there are two components to check: the alternator and the regulator. Connect a 12v light bulb to the alternator output wires, and if it lights when you crank it up, then the regulator is probably the problem. HOWEVER! Make sure that there aren't bad fuse holders or a bad wire connection. The brass fuse clips get brittle with age ("hydrogen embrittlement" is the term) and can look perfectly fine until you try to pop out the fuse and things just crumble.

check the spark plugs better replace them make sure they are to the specs of the engine of yr bike.
You may have to clean the carbs too!

Good luck.
Knight (Yamaha Seca XJ750 A 1981)

Suzukis aren't the only bikes with this problem. Certain Hondas are notorious for stator shorting. If you can get the temperature down you will be able to get MANY more miles out of the stator. I'm referring to the stator temperature. If you have any heavy load accessories (extra lights, boom box, etc.) you will need to get rid of them. If the battery is ancient it will really load up the alternator. Check out the rectifier. My last BMW had a small daylight running headlight that drew about a third of the night time headlight wattage. If all is well electrically, install an aftermarket oil cooler on the engine.

clutch pushrod should just pull out as it should be a 2 piece clutch pushrod model, earlier models were 1 piece and you had to remove clutch cover and pressure plate to remove. hopefully the seal is ok.

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After replacing all rubber and brass parts, set up the float height with the new needle valve.

need to adjust the cabke at both ends, as the pin to actuate seems like it is too far in, opperting the clucch, use the manual.

In cold weather is fine, but it seems a carburetor problem

In is lean out is rich, but these are low speed adjustment and will not cause your symptom.

is it the carbs with diaphrams on top ? check they seated correctly ! if slide type then renove filter and get a rag to block slightly the cyl thats off as you run engine and see if it starts to fire , if yes then see if it runs without rag acting as a choker ! if not then clean and rebalance the 4 carbs so they open at same time !

loosen large nut on axle tighten small nuts or blots evenly on both sides

get bike warm under carbs at front there is the idle screw about half inch in size try adjusting