You might be able to force it, but you might just screw it into the FUBAR condition. Time to go look.

good compression,  thats what i said.  it turns backward though?  i cant figure that one out.  

I pull the cable on the compression release,  it doesn't move,  at all.  feel like i would break it   I sprayed wd on the cable and down in the sheath just incase corrosion or rust or frozen for some reason.

does anyone know where i can get a manual.  or have one i can buy.
Local suzuki dealer,  says don't put any money in it,  it's not a good model,  Its too old, you won't get anything out of it,   bla, bla, bla.    I think,  with that big cylinder,  this thing is gonna scream.  I just don't want to be my own demise.  would feel much better with a book or manual.   I see the fiche on ebay.   whats that all about?

Your local stealership is the LAST place to go for ANYTHING on these bikes. Other than the Biloxi MS dealership, every place I've ridden mine (WA, TN, MS, AL, FL, LA, AR,KY) despise the LS. They can't keep them on the floor, and when I bought mine new in 98 Mike told me that he was allowed 2 new ones per year. Of course the dealer wants you to buy something else.

Mine has been radar trapped (at a track) at 115 mph.

I removed the speedometer/odometer a couple years ago, so no idea what kind of total miles are on her, but the last valve adjustment was at least 16K miles ago.

Find yourself a compatible CDI box, hit up Bike Bandit for the relay to the decomp assembly, and get her back on the road.

These bikes don't need much babying. I change my oil occasionally, have had blown fork seals since 5 minutes after I took possession, never wash it, keep it outdoors year round, ride year round...

Worst trouble with mine is keeping other people off of it, something about those F'ng apehangers...

verslagen1,  that is a  bee  e  a  youtiful  thing!!!   boy do i feel better now.    parts didn't come yet, tomorrow maybe.  I'm gonna see what i can do in the mean time.    thanx much.

either put some seafoam in the tank or clean the carb and she'll be right

seafoam will take a tank or two.

if you want to hurry it along some, drain the carb, pump the seafoam directly into the carb.  walley world has a mixmaster syringe in the rv section.

and every month or so, put a ounce of seafoam in to keep the carb clean.

well then drain it, put it in your least liked neighbors car.  

and after you clean the carb it should run great.  and remember, if 1st you don't succeed, try try again.  I think the 1st time I had it in and out several times before it ran great.

that's the way it's supposed to work, lucky you.

derust it as best you can

do a search, a number of posts to tell you how.

Those are vents, don't connect to anything.
stock lines are long enough to stick up into the frame above the carb.
this way when you are upside down gas won't trickle up your nose.

had it up to 70, sounds like you got it fixed.

clutch slipping? do you have free play at the lever? should be about 1/8"