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Message: <blockquote data-quote="James" data-source="post: 2121981" data-attributes="member: 209087"><p>Sorry, Firecracker...the early '80s GS line's most common fault is dead stators.  Some owners had to replace them more than once.  A puller is really the only special tool one needs.  And, yes, a Haynes or Clymer manual should live in the same garage as the bike.  I have both, as well as the factory manual, for my CB750F:  I've found it useful to have more than one reference, because often one will have an error concerning a spec. such as the torque to be applied to a critical part.  BTW, I don't wish to single out Suzuki regarding this fault:  I replaced the stator on my Honda 1981 CB750F about 5 years ago, and the one on a CB360T 'way back when.</p></blockquote><p></p>