Hey all, I've been around and have owned bikes for over 60 years. Everything from Briggs mini bikes to Harley Softails. I tend to lean towards Japanese bikes, just because.
Just finished a nut and bolt resto on a 1975 Honda XL350 K1 and a 1978 Kawasaki KZ1000 and sold both to a guy that gave me the "I Don't Want to Sell Them Price" and I was bored and lonely the next day.
I picked up a 1980 Suzuki GS550e last week from the original owner that had 8,004 miles on the clock. Apparently, it was kept in his living room for about 42 years or so. Other than the pod air filters it is bone stock, but not for long.When I asked why he put the cheap pod air filters on it he said that he took the air box off to do a carb clean and couldn't put the stock box back on.
I've already ordered EBC clutch friction plates, Delkevic 4 into 1 exhaust and K&N pod air filters (DID NOT WORK) and an assortment of jets from Jets R Us, none of it was cheap but a 44-year-old survivor deserves every penny. This machine will be kept in my living room when not being on the road. These are the mods that I would have done back in 1980 if I bought the GS550 new.
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Just finished a nut and bolt resto on a 1975 Honda XL350 K1 and a 1978 Kawasaki KZ1000 and sold both to a guy that gave me the "I Don't Want to Sell Them Price" and I was bored and lonely the next day.
I picked up a 1980 Suzuki GS550e last week from the original owner that had 8,004 miles on the clock. Apparently, it was kept in his living room for about 42 years or so. Other than the pod air filters it is bone stock, but not for long.When I asked why he put the cheap pod air filters on it he said that he took the air box off to do a carb clean and couldn't put the stock box back on.
I've already ordered EBC clutch friction plates, Delkevic 4 into 1 exhaust and K&N pod air filters (DID NOT WORK) and an assortment of jets from Jets R Us, none of it was cheap but a 44-year-old survivor deserves every penny. This machine will be kept in my living room when not being on the road. These are the mods that I would have done back in 1980 if I bought the GS550 new.
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