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Suzuki GS400L 1980 - cafe racer project
Last year I decided I wanted to build a cafe racer. I ended up buying a Suzuki GS400L from 1980 to start out from. In december 2016, I began taking the bike apart. I have split everything - the engine head has been taken apart and I have honed the cylinders and so on. The project is not done yet. It has been on its way for the last 6 months, but I'm getting close. Hopefully it will be done within the next 2-3 weeks. I'm almost done doing all the wiring and the then I have to mount the new pipes, power filters and ajust the carbs accordingly. I'll post some pictures so you can see the bike I started out with and how i kooks now. I have to say that this is my first attempt of rebuilding a bike and I have done everything myself (welding, painting, enginework etc) but it has only been possible because of this forum and youtube ;-)
Last edited by Guest; 05-08-2017, 05:49 PM.Tags: None
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Hey Mugge. I started to cringe reading your post and looking at that first pic of what you started with. It looked to be a decent little L. What you've done so far looks really good, nice job!
Looks like you're having fun too.Roger
Current rides
1983 GS 850G
2003 FJR 1300A
Gone but not forgotten 1985 Rebel 250, 1991 XT225, 2004 KLR650, 1981 GS850G, 1982 GS1100GL, 2002 DL1000, 2005 KLR650, 2003 KLX400
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Mugge
Thanks, Roger. Yeah, I'm actually having a lot of fun - for the most time ;-)
I wanted to start out from a decent looking bike to begin with. I was afraid I would loose interest had it been a bike I had found in a barn that could not start etc - that the project would have too many obstacles on it's way - it's good to know your own limitations. However, with the knowledge I have gained on the way, today I would not be afraid to start out with a scrap bike found in a barn.
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