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    Great looking bike and even better story. Congrats and I'm glad you put that beautiful bike back on the road.

    http://www.thegsresources.com/images...me/2013_09.jpg
    Last edited by trevor; 09-04-2013, 10:21 AM.
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    #2
    I am jealous!

    1979 GS1000

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      #3
      I've never seen one in that color scheme either. Great looking bike.

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        #4
        That's a super looking GS 750 you have there Ken! Love the way they go, stop and handle!
        There has to be at least 2 of the red ones out there as I had one as well that I sold off this spring. But I can live with that as I still have the one dressed in black.
        I've attached a pic of the Twins.

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          #5
          Love the bike, Ken. How lucky is that that the bike didn't hardly deteriorate during its hiatus?!

          Got any more pics to share?

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            #6
            Same words as Trevor - thank you for sharing!
            83 was the last year for 750's here in the states, and I sure don't remember that paint scheme on any 750 or 700 before - very sharp!
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              #7
              Very cool story.The post 83 Canadian 750's are have quite a few detail differences from the US 700's.

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                #8
                84 gs750ee

                Thanks for the kind comments. I was also surprised that it didn't seem to deteriorate. I did uncover it in 2002 to change the motor oil and brake fluid and put a few drops of oil in the empty gas tank to try to prevent corrosion. I had to buff out the pits on the wheel rims. I have since changed the old brake lines with new stainless steel ones and defeated the anti-dive feature; resulting in much better feel at the front brake lever.

                I suspected the '84 750 wasn't available in the states, since U.S. parts supplier websites stop at 1983.

                jetta90: While looking at the pic of your 2 beauties, I remember that the dealer I bought the bike from, swapped the mirrors from a new GS550 which had longer stems because I commented on poor rearward visibility. I wonder if the buyer of that 550 is still looking at his shoulders in his mirrors.
                Best regards, Ken

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Ken O View Post
                  Thanks for the kind comments. I was also surprised that it didn't seem to deteriorate. I did uncover it in 2002 to change the motor oil and brake fluid and put a few drops of oil in the empty gas tank to try to prevent corrosion. I had to buff out the pits on the wheel rims. I have since changed the old brake lines with new stainless steel ones and defeated the anti-dive feature; resulting in much better feel at the front brake lever.

                  I suspected the '84 750 wasn't available in the states, since U.S. parts supplier websites stop at 1983.

                  jetta90: While looking at the pic of your 2 beauties, I remember that the dealer I bought the bike from, swapped the mirrors from a new GS550 which had longer stems because I commented on poor rearward visibility. I wonder if the buyer of that 550 is still looking at his shoulders in his mirrors.
                  Best regards, Ken
                  Hey Ken, yea the mirrors on the red GS I had provided excellent views of your elbows/shoulders as I recall. lol I just had to move my arm a tiny bit and I could see what was behind me. The black GS on the other hand, has bar end mirrors installed and the rear view is much much better. I really just enjoy the character traits of these bikes. They are quick and feel very light when riding. The twisties are always a pleasure as the bike is quite flickable in the twisties, and they stop quite well. I really think people don't know how good of a motorcycle this is.

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                    #10
                    Nice to see some different models.

                    Nice to see some models under 1 liter make the bike of the month photo. More often than not they are 1000cc or larger. Very sharp example of this model. Maybe we'll see a full dresser or two in the coming months?
                    Last edited by Guest; 09-29-2013, 08:43 PM.

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by cdnoel View Post
                      Maybe we'll see a full dresser or two in the coming months?
                      I just did some looking. Apparently, the last dresser to earn the honor was in February, 2010.

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