Beach cruiser GS 650

[rkroby]

An interesting 1981 GS 650 customization.

https://www.bikeexif.com/1981-suzuki-gs650-custom

[rphillips]

Dang, I'll bet he put a lot of time & effort in it. It looks really neatly done, but what is it he did? Whatever it is, it sure is different.

[Nessism]

Beautifully finished POS. What good is a bike if it can't be ridden?

[1978GS750E]

Agreed. Would you want to ride it all day?

[Nessism]

Agreed. Would you want to ride it all day?

I wouldn't want to ride it at all.

[rphillips]

Yep, you're right, POS is a much better description than different.

[Big T]

It's a beach cruiser, meant for hunting tacos

Not for actual riding

[LAB3]

When you're young and crazy comfort isn't your first consideration, neither is safety for that matter! There's no doubt that I wouldn't want that bike these days but 30 years ago would be a different story. Given the resources I might even do one myself just for kicks.

This bike looks far more usable in the real world when you compare it to a lot of other custom machines out there. Let's keep in mind that the purists here are driving away some of the younger folks away due to their intolerance of anything that isn't by-the-book bone stock. If you don't believe me take a look at a site like DoTheTon or Chopcult and read some threads, comments about this site aren't hard to come across.

[Rich82GS750TZ]

It think it's pretty to look at, for sure. But no tail/brake light, no turn signals front or back, no plate (that I can see), no front fender sure give it a clean look but you can't drive it, not in my state anyway. The bars are lowered so much but the pegs/foot controls look to be in the stock location, that makes my back hurt just looking at it. Maybe with rear-sets it might be ride-able for short trips.

The negative space created between the rear fender and cantilevered seat pan is very cool, design wise. That and the organic looking exhaust pipe bends (almost look like centipedes) are really the only things I like about it.

[ddaniels]

Very cool looking. I wouldn't ride it but somebody would. Just not me. Did I mention i wouldn't ride it?

[dorkburger]

It looks very well crafted. I don't have a problem with heavily modified bikes, but I hope the lobbed off backend trend ends soon.
Of most interest to me on this build is the monoshock conversion, which isn't shown in detail.

[GS1150Pilot]

Beautifully finished POS. What good is a bike if it can't be ridden?

Perfectly said.

[Eli69]

My 4yo grandson would say dumdumdum. I would say this device serves no purpose.

[posplayr]

Beautifully finished POS. What good is a bike if it can't be ridden?

He took to heart the song ".....It never rains in Southern California". It would be nice to ride a few times before selling it to someone else that needs tacos.

Building a beach cruiser out of a motorcycle is like building a walking stock out of a pogo stick. Although he did a good job on fit and finish, it is a brain fart nevertheless.

Now this is a cool beach cruiser (for someone that actually lives near the beach). Might even be cool with a banana seat on it.

https://electricbikereview.com/civi-bikes/cheetah/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm8bV5z5nSU

[Nessism]

Let's keep in mind that the purists here are driving away some of the younger folks away due to their intolerance of anything that isn't by-the-book bone stock. If you don't believe me take a look at a site like DoTheTon or Chopcult and read some threads, comments about this site aren't hard to come across.

I'm glad the idiots stay away from here. Regarding GSR guys looking down on modded bikes, that's not true. Some of the nicest bikes here are restomods, but those are usable bikes, not some hacked up bike running an open exhaust and emgo pods.