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Hello everyone, I'd like to introduce myself and my bike. My name is Zak and I like to build stuff, especially custom building and doing things a little differently.
I'm new to the Suzuki world, and somehow I've fallen in love. I was gifted a 1983 850G that had been sitting in a barn for five years, and out in the weather before that. Last anyone knew, it had run on only three cylinders, and when I took possession, it had been partially disassembled (mostly handlebar controls, carbs, and a bunch of electrical stuff). The person who gave it to me said I could have it if I built a cafe racer out of it. I know that's a controversial move, but to each his own. I'd be happy to appease the vintage/stock crowd by selling or gifting any of the parts I don't need that have any life left in them.
Due to the nature of the build, I've gone completely custom on the wiring, not reusing the loom at all. Eventually, I'll even have my own custom circuit board, similar to a Motogadget m.unit in this baby, but I'm going to have it all wired, working, and running before I do that.
Oh, I was a sonar tech in the Navy, so I know my way around electronics, though I've had to dig deep into my memory to find the knowledge.
I'll do a full build post when I get it on the road, but for now, I'll tell you that I took it all the way down to the frame, rebuilt forks, brakes, etc., and all new lights, switches, etc. I'm nearly done with the custom tank paint and hand-fabbed rear cowl. There are a lot of things I'd do differently if I started over, but I'm happy with it so far. Here's a shot of how it's going, I'm neck deep in rewiring and will probably reach out to the forum for advice on things I am not understanding, but hopefully I'll also be able to share some knowledge. There are nights when I don't sleep, or wake up and just ponder and think about the project and what I can do to solve an issue or make it better. The paint scheme went through a lot of revisions, and I probably spent ten hours just thinking about what I wanted to do.
Anyway, I hope I'm not offending anyone with my custom build. At least it's a Suzuki, and I'm already thinking about my next project.
I'm new to the Suzuki world, and somehow I've fallen in love. I was gifted a 1983 850G that had been sitting in a barn for five years, and out in the weather before that. Last anyone knew, it had run on only three cylinders, and when I took possession, it had been partially disassembled (mostly handlebar controls, carbs, and a bunch of electrical stuff). The person who gave it to me said I could have it if I built a cafe racer out of it. I know that's a controversial move, but to each his own. I'd be happy to appease the vintage/stock crowd by selling or gifting any of the parts I don't need that have any life left in them.
Due to the nature of the build, I've gone completely custom on the wiring, not reusing the loom at all. Eventually, I'll even have my own custom circuit board, similar to a Motogadget m.unit in this baby, but I'm going to have it all wired, working, and running before I do that.
Oh, I was a sonar tech in the Navy, so I know my way around electronics, though I've had to dig deep into my memory to find the knowledge.
I'll do a full build post when I get it on the road, but for now, I'll tell you that I took it all the way down to the frame, rebuilt forks, brakes, etc., and all new lights, switches, etc. I'm nearly done with the custom tank paint and hand-fabbed rear cowl. There are a lot of things I'd do differently if I started over, but I'm happy with it so far. Here's a shot of how it's going, I'm neck deep in rewiring and will probably reach out to the forum for advice on things I am not understanding, but hopefully I'll also be able to share some knowledge. There are nights when I don't sleep, or wake up and just ponder and think about the project and what I can do to solve an issue or make it better. The paint scheme went through a lot of revisions, and I probably spent ten hours just thinking about what I wanted to do.
Anyway, I hope I'm not offending anyone with my custom build. At least it's a Suzuki, and I'm already thinking about my next project.
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