The Monthly Photograph For March 2003
- a
note from the owner -
1982 Suzuki - GS1100E
Owner: Claude Privee
solosuzuki@hotmail.com
- a note from the owner -
Mark
In the late 80s I was freelancing at Motocycliste/Cycle 1 magazines
and had ridden dozens of bikes of all shapes and sizes. The last
thing that I wanted was a Harley clone or a flavor of the month
racer Replica.
I
owned a couple of 750s and was looking for an old standard liter
bike that I could tune to my needs. I did manage to find an almost
immaculate '82 GS 1100 E, 250 km away.
I've owned this bike since 1989 and still love it. It's seen
19'',16'',17'' front ends, different forks, swingarms, wheels,
brakes, shocks, paint and one engine rebuild while I was working at
Motoclik!
Most of the engineering was done by my good friend Eddy Brunet who
owned the shop and now manages Diablo Performance Racing. I take
care of cosmetic stuff and of course riding it! It's my Motoplus
riding instructor bike. When I'm not instructing, I slap on the soft
luggage and it's my two-up sport tourer. You can call it my Naked /
Café / Fighter / Old-skool all around do everything bike!
Claude Privee
a.k.a. solo suzuki
