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This is the 380 when I started.

Note the bottom end to the right lower of the photo.

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Coming along nicely. Sure is fun to see them come back to life!

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Coming along nicely. Fancy rear shocks too. Sure is fun to see them come back to life!

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Diamondj wrote: A clean scan of an original factory T500 service manual with the GT500 supplement is here:

http://www.3cyl.com/~diamondj/

The file is "SuzukiT500.pdf"

That's a wonderful scan - thanks so much for taking the time to create that sweet document for us T-500 owners! I really appreciate it. Anyway, would you please answer me this question? Do the procedures listed therein apply to the T500-M that I own? I assume the only difference between my bike and what's listed in the scanned document, other than the model designation, is the specs (e.g., spark plugs, jets, float height, etc.)? Thanks for your help!

Steve Zodiak wrote: My little Honda 125 came from Denver and didn't run too well here in California (about 800'ASL). I cleaned the carb and found that the jets had been changed for the higher alltitude.

I do now realize that (even though I didn't particularly want to) I'm going to have to pull the carbs off the bike - nonetheless thanks for the positive reinforcement...

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I'm in the process of going through what Geez went through to get some JT sprockets. You have to have your dealer order them through Western Power Sports. I'm about 5 days into a 3 week wait.

That was because WP waits till they meet minimum order quantity. I called JT, and they told WP to just order them. Then JT drop shipped them to my dealer. Had 'em in around 10 days. Too bad when customer service = self-service. I ordered a set of JT sprockets a few weeks ago for a H1 I'm working on. The same dealer ordered from Tucker Rocky, and I had 'em in a week.

Stu

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Okay, so my age (or maybe lack of) is showing. I'm used to ordering tires in metric form--width (in mm) and the ratio height.

I'm not used to ordering them in inches...

So, here are the markings on the sidewalls of my tires:

Front: 3 * 60 H 19 (Where the asterisk is just a dot centered between the 3 and 60)

Rear: 4 * 25/85 H 18 (Same thing for the asterisk.)

I know the 19 and 18 are wheel diameters, respectively.

I'm thinking the front is 3.00 inches wide, with a 60% ratio? And the rear is 4.25 inches wide, with an 85% ratio?

Here are some tires I'm looking at:

http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Prod ... 23/c-10111

Again, thanks for your help guys! My "Stimulus Check" came today, so I'm gonna use it to buy the final pieces needed to get her road worthy. Hopefully I'll be smoking out the mosquitoes soon!

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All, and I mean ALL, the chrome on my GT380 is rusted. Some bad, some worse.

I have no intentions of restoring this bike to its original condition.

I also have no intention of dropping hundreds into replacing all the chrome.

I want to paint all the chrome bits, but have heard horror stories about not getting the paint to stick.

My plan is to use my power drill and a stripping attachment to sand off all the chrome and scuff the remainder quite well.

Apply acid etching primer.

Apply paint and clear coat as usual. I'm not sure of my final color/scheme/plan yet, but do know that I'll be doing it with a rattle can over a long time period.

Do any of you more experienced guys have some advice for me?

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as long as the surface is roughened up(keyed) paint will stick.

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In European sizes, the front should be a 90 / 90 19" (equivalent to a 3.00") and the rear a 110 / 90 18" (equivalent to a 3.5").

There's a useful conversion table here:

http://www.conti-tyres.co.uk/contibike/ ... .php#alpha


I'm running a 100/90 on the front and it's fine, a 3" tyre is very skinny ...

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i have a set of those c9**'s on the t500. they're branded chen shing hi max. the front 100/90/19 has inch eqivilent of 3.25/3.50 cast in the sidewall. the rear 120/90/18 has 4.50/4.75 cast in it.

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They are Ching Shins, not a bad tire but not the best. A 100-90x19 front and a 110-90x18 would be OK.

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Thanks again, guys!

Ordering now!