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If you are reading this, have gone thru the forum Archives on the 96/99's, have a smattering of mechanical ability, and been to as many lame suzuki dealers/ mechamics as I have...then you know we have a problem.
In this area of Texas, apparently, the Carb'd Gixxers are considered antiques.
The Marque wrenches have a fair amount of mechanical knowledge and can pop FI
modelsof virtually any brand out of the shop bays fast enough to keep their bosses/owners happy and therefore keep their jobs -there's a lot more drama to being a wrench than you might imagine-. But when it comes to the carb'd versions (96' 750 gixxer & a 92 1100 GN in my case) because they are carb'd the rule of thumb is to try and sell you a new bike or a used FI model, not in my game plan.
These bikes can easily run for 20 years, will still pull the front end up, and can do over 140mph. Handling, while not state of the art, will let the 750 see a track day or so. The 1100 is for Commuting, Cruising big miles, or smoking the state roads at high speed with my son - let's face it this part of the world has mostly flat, no-curves, drudge scenery roads good for only one thing -haulin ass-.
Back to the forum.
There is some tasty stuff,
Cam chain tensioner swap -auto to manual-. Good cam alignment tip there.
Carb adjustment.
Wiring/electricals/lighting.
No starts.
Exhaust popping, after doing the paired carb vacuum mod (why would you do that?), or adding a Can, adding a K&N or other low restriction air cleaner.
Some thin threads on re-jetting to lean things out.
And limited bodywork/replacement panel/ andwheel stuff.
From my limited experience with the 750 Gixxers and a quick read thru the entire forum I'd say our issues aren't in the big number range.
No starts -allied to electrical issues
No starts -allied to fuel/carb issues
Poor performance -Yeah, sure! The previous owner did have a complete top end service done ( at least that's what the guy he bought it off of 4 years ago said).
Get it done! Peace of mind and a good performing geriatric gixxer is worth it.
Need to keep a book on at least the major services or you will be truly screwed.
Rough running/stalls/quitting on the road- simple electrical tighten those terminals- or bad plugs, or running way to rich
Rough running, stuttering, bogging at certain RPMS/road speeds - same as above plus need a hotter plug, lean the mix go back to stock pipes.
Handling issues do not seem to abound but will be the result of leaking forks, incorrect quantity of oil i one or both forks, worn out rear shock, bent/unbalance wheels and rarely worn swing arm bushings.
There are some odd ones but these, in general are the ass-biters.
If you read all the threads these are the most common and reoccuring issues.
We need to bring them to a tool box based on the newbie thread... basically look here FIRST!
Some guy's do follow ups . "Here's what the problem turned out to be, and how I fixed it', kind of follow ups.
If you are like me and plan to hang on to your elderly 750 gixxer you have to realize that after 50,000 miles we fall into a whole new series of glitches and parts failures. So identifying the problems and applying the fix is easier if the bike was up to speed on all the crap up above. And if you post you the glitch that will give the rest of us a heads up and possibly send help your way.
If you don't have a shop manual... Go to bugmans site there's a link to purchase the books.
BTW this applies to the 600 gixxer crowd as well.
This forum is the best one I've found but we need to do a little tweaking.
SAVE YOUR OLD PARTS pipes lights ect sell em to forum members, you can make some bucks and the buyer can save some.:cheers :cool
In this area of Texas, apparently, the Carb'd Gixxers are considered antiques.
The Marque wrenches have a fair amount of mechanical knowledge and can pop FI
modelsof virtually any brand out of the shop bays fast enough to keep their bosses/owners happy and therefore keep their jobs -there's a lot more drama to being a wrench than you might imagine-. But when it comes to the carb'd versions (96' 750 gixxer & a 92 1100 GN in my case) because they are carb'd the rule of thumb is to try and sell you a new bike or a used FI model, not in my game plan.
These bikes can easily run for 20 years, will still pull the front end up, and can do over 140mph. Handling, while not state of the art, will let the 750 see a track day or so. The 1100 is for Commuting, Cruising big miles, or smoking the state roads at high speed with my son - let's face it this part of the world has mostly flat, no-curves, drudge scenery roads good for only one thing -haulin ass-.
Back to the forum.
There is some tasty stuff,
Cam chain tensioner swap -auto to manual-. Good cam alignment tip there.
Carb adjustment.
Wiring/electricals/lighting.
No starts.
Exhaust popping, after doing the paired carb vacuum mod (why would you do that?), or adding a Can, adding a K&N or other low restriction air cleaner.
Some thin threads on re-jetting to lean things out.
And limited bodywork/replacement panel/ andwheel stuff.
From my limited experience with the 750 Gixxers and a quick read thru the entire forum I'd say our issues aren't in the big number range.
No starts -allied to electrical issues
No starts -allied to fuel/carb issues
Poor performance -Yeah, sure! The previous owner did have a complete top end service done ( at least that's what the guy he bought it off of 4 years ago said).
Get it done! Peace of mind and a good performing geriatric gixxer is worth it.
Need to keep a book on at least the major services or you will be truly screwed.
Rough running/stalls/quitting on the road- simple electrical tighten those terminals- or bad plugs, or running way to rich
Rough running, stuttering, bogging at certain RPMS/road speeds - same as above plus need a hotter plug, lean the mix go back to stock pipes.
Handling issues do not seem to abound but will be the result of leaking forks, incorrect quantity of oil i one or both forks, worn out rear shock, bent/unbalance wheels and rarely worn swing arm bushings.
There are some odd ones but these, in general are the ass-biters.
If you read all the threads these are the most common and reoccuring issues.
We need to bring them to a tool box based on the newbie thread... basically look here FIRST!
Some guy's do follow ups . "Here's what the problem turned out to be, and how I fixed it', kind of follow ups.
If you are like me and plan to hang on to your elderly 750 gixxer you have to realize that after 50,000 miles we fall into a whole new series of glitches and parts failures. So identifying the problems and applying the fix is easier if the bike was up to speed on all the crap up above. And if you post you the glitch that will give the rest of us a heads up and possibly send help your way.
If you don't have a shop manual... Go to bugmans site there's a link to purchase the books.
BTW this applies to the 600 gixxer crowd as well.
This forum is the best one I've found but we need to do a little tweaking.
SAVE YOUR OLD PARTS pipes lights ect sell em to forum members, you can make some bucks and the buyer can save some.:cheers :cool
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