New bike in the garage...need a little help with what model it is....

[rphillips]

Let's see Big Block, can we be sure if that's Maroon or Burgundy??

[trevor]

Hard to say. in the garage it looks the same as Trevor's, outside it looks lighter. I'm just going to have to ride it over to Trevor's on a Friday next spring to compare them!

Lol...that would be great!!! They look the same....thanks for posting it.

[Big T]

One identifying feature of a 79 vs 78 is the choke
78 has a lever on the carb
79 has a cable up thru the triple tree

[trevor]

One identifying feature of a 79 vs 78 is the choke
78 has a lever on the carb
79 has a cable up thru the triple tree

Thanks Todd, yep mine comes up through the triple tree

[rphillips]

OK, that means it's "Candy Lovelock Maroon"... I knew somebody would figure what color it was.

[trevor]

I spent some time detailing and getting it running....nice bike....but a friend talked me into selling it to him....it's going to a good home

[Sandy]

I spent some time detailing and getting it running....nice bike....but a friend talked me into selling it to him....it's going to a good home

Can I trade you something for that nice shiny points cover???

[Don R]

You need to remember it took a while for new model bikes to get here from Japan. They would need lead time to have the new models here and available to show by September. In 1975 Mr. Honda lost a lawsuit over giving left-over bikes new titles for the next year. Just to prove that he could, they began production of 1976 bikes in April of 75. That's why the 75 Honda's are more rare.

[trevor]

Well I sold the bike....my good friend Roger really wanted it....I delivered to him Thursday and he's already got the carbs off. A good home indeed...

[bobgroger]

Trev, I know a guy that might be able to help with your addiction problems....

[Rob S.]

Trev, I know a guy that might be able to help with your addiction problems....

What does this guy do? Enlarge garages?

[trevor]

Lol...you guys are hilarious

[Sandy]

Well I sold the bike....my good friend Roger really wanted it....I delivered to him Thursday and he's already got the carbs off. A good home indeed...

What? ........they weren't clean enough.

[trevor]

What? ........they weren't clean enough.

lol I can’t take the extra work

[850 Combat]

You know in their day, those bikes were a revelation. The first big Japanese Superbike with good handling. Better than any other large Japanese bike at the time. In 1978 the GS1000E was considered to be the first good handling Japanese liter bike. That is a very nice looking example, I must say.