Strictly my opinion, but,,,,,,,,,,,I always liked the looks of my 81 GS11E. None of the ones following had the same appeal. The best-looking GS of all (IMHO) was the first,: yes, it was the 76 GS750 that I always liked the best. Feel free to disagree, as long as you acknowledge that I'm right.
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Expecting the Spanish Inquisition
1981 GS850G: the Ratzuki
1981 GS1100E -
"Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
~Herman Melville
2016 1200 Superlow
1982 CB900fComment
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Ed
To measure is to know.
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I was wrong about tail sections on Suzuki, that 550 looks good, well what I can see of it. Something nice about a jaunty duck tail at the end, a la Kawasaki. Not the droopy ones on the bigger bikes.
Tom
'82 GS1100E Mr. Turbo
'79 GS100E
Other non Suzuki bikesComment
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Tom, we didn't agree at all at first. I saw your pick on that GS450S & wondered how anybody could ever even tolerate anything like that tail section on any bike. Some of the GS650's shared that same style and I always thought they would look way better if that thing just fell off. The first gen. GS tail sections (turned up at the end like Donald Duck's bill) had style and design. For me "everything" GS's used after that had "Zero" style, they just looked like a generic hood for the tail light.1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100Comment
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When consulting the magic 8 ball for advice, one must first ask it "will your answers be accurate?"
Glen
-85 1150 es - Plus size supermodel.
-Rusty old scooter.
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I ended up removing the fairing from my 1150, as I had really wanted an E. The colorways are very appealing in those models."Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
~Herman Melville
2016 1200 Superlow
1982 CB900fComment
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Me too, had a blue & white "E" model and a red & white ES, with fairing removed. Anybody need a red & white 1150 ES fairing, I'm sure it's still down in the basement someplace.1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100Comment
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Tom
'82 GS1100E Mr. Turbo
'79 GS100E
Other non Suzuki bikesComment
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The rose-tinted glasses and haze of 40-plus years may affect my affection for that GS450S. In the summer of '80, after having been a ski bum up in Mammoth Lakes CA, I went to work on sulfur and oil rigs down by Houma Louisiana - way down in 'Amos Moses' country, "about 45 miles southeast of Thibodaux Louisiana" as the song goes (god bless Jerry Reed). The aim was to save money for college - which promptly went to the roadhouse bartenders and up my nose, oh well. My stepbrother was there and bought a GS450S in black. He almost lost his life on it, being a knucklehead. It was much faster than I expected it to be, and I liked the looks - still do.Tom
'82 GS1100E Mr. Turbo
'79 GS100E
Other non Suzuki bikesComment
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Or just remove the lowers so more of the engine is visible.1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red
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1150E.jpg We only got the 84 E's up here. Unique but not pretty in my eyes. I should have paiinted this one later US colours.1986 1150EF
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As far as styling and great lines I enjoy looking at my 83 750e....but the 1100 has a nice "muscle" look to it that I quite like...and changing the rims to black on both of them has improved the look as well....imo
Of course for me it's hard not to like the Cooley....
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I just can't learn to like the new black wheel fad that has taken over. Even new upscale autos have very nice stylish cast wheels, then the paint them black &, to me, ruin them. The early GS cast wheels were grey, they looked a lot better if grey was painted black, but the silver rim and spokes had to remain silver. Like Suzuki started doing in later yrs.1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100Comment
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