My new to me Suzuki

[tufftom4]

I picked this up from a charity auction for 610$ and it came with 2 new covers and 6 qts of Bel Ray oil (I never heard of the oil until now). It is a 1986 Suzuki Cavalcade that has been parked since 2015 the PO had medical issues and passed away. I have a notebook of his that had all maintenence that was done and even everytime he put gas in it how many gallons and how much it cost. So far I put a battery in it and I am doing an inspection on it. The starter relay clicks but it doesn't turn over and the clutch system needs to be rebuilt. The air ride has a leak somewhere because the pump wont shut off so I unplugged it for now. I think with some sweat this will be a nice ride because the PO took great care of it until it was parked. It had an oil change and new Conti tires done 200 miles before it was parked but I am still changing all fluids. I will keep updated because I want to ride it to Vogel. I have the windshield they took it off for transport.

Edited November 27, 2020 by tufftom4

[etcswjoe]

Looks like you got a nice classic bike. 

[Patch]

I can help you with this project, if you need.

[MonsterBiker]

Nice!  My wife would kill for that passenger backrest.

[Squidley]

They were very solid bikes back in the day, you got a nice deal on that one.

 

[Marcarl]

Lookin good, I bet you will enjoy!!

[saddlebum]

@paysaw just got a good deal on one about mid summer and he loves it.

[Patch]

Those bikes came with an engraved plated with the original owners name. Usually they can be found loose lying on the forward bank valve cover,

2 must do on that bike is one compression they tend to develop stuck rings and the output shaft has a plug that fails. The plug failing is critical and important to confirm that it has been replaced. Should the plug fail the output will lockup.

Amazing highway bike, loads of inertia build, effortlessly passing under the worst conditions. Designed for comfort in hot or cold weather. Super heavy will rest on the crash bar like shes just low on the side stand, can make a fellow look foolish trying to get her upright lol.

A monster to strip I must say, watch for sharp guides at the vent controls. The air pump is a easy rebuild located left front cowl. The starter solenoid is an easy thing to to determine an replace. Typical right control switches for the time and a cleaning goes a long way. Mine has no stand switch, be careful not to kicker her over in gear. 

Those mirrors look like the upgraded units, but the pulls looks stock to me. They have extended ones that are much more comfortable and a much easier pull.

Mine ran well on the Bridge Stone whitewalls even in winter, big job tho.

Tend to burn rich, 32mm setup lots of torque but low tank range..

The seats are air too. 2 rear shocks.

Once you sort thru the bike just like the MKII plugs and stuff you will end up with a long distance reliable ride, in all weather conditions.

Dangerous to not check that plug tho!