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  • crankshaft
    • Feb 2026
    #1

    Original owner GS1000

    Hi Everyone, I'm the original owner of a 1979 GS1000E. Traded a "Water Buffalo" for it. And before that I had a GT550. So I have been a Suzuki owner for four decades. Lurking for a while and decided to join. Great information on here. I live in Colorado and ride Lookout Mountain, just west of Denver, very often. Here's my lightly modified Suzuki:
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    • dorkburger
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      • Jan 2013
      • 10770
      • Stupid Freehold Boro NJ
      #2
      Original owner.......very cool. Welcome!
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        • Rob S.
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          • Dec 2013
          • 9393
          • New York City
          #3
          Originally posted by crankshaft
          Hi Everyone, I'm the original owner of a 1979 GS1000E. Traded a "Water Buffalo" for it. And before that I had a GT550. So I have been a Suzuki owner for four decades. Lurking for a while and decided to join. Great information on here. I live in Colorado and ride Lookout Mountain, just west of Denver, very often. Here's my lightly modified Suzuki:
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          Welcome. Nice bike, great scenery.

          You're the first and only owner of the 1000e? You traded the 'Water Buffalo" to the Suzi dealer for it? Yikes! You must be almost as old as me!

          Welcome aboard.
          1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

          2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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            • willie
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              Past Site Supporter
              • Mar 2006
              • 1836
              • Kingsport, TN
              #4
              Welcome aboard. Personally, I've been through a bunch of GS's but always held on to my Buffalo.
              How many miles on your E?
              Common sense has become so uncommon that I consider it a super power.


              Present Stable includes:
              '74 GT750 Resto-mod I've owned since '79
              '83 GS1100E (The best E I've ever enjoyed, Joe Nardy's former bike)
              '82 GS1100G Resto project

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                • Guest
                  #5
                  Very cool, there's a few original owners around here that's for sure. Great looking picture, looking forward to more. Welcome to the site, officially now.

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                    • crankshaft
                      #6
                      Originally posted by willie
                      Welcome aboard. Personally, I've been through a bunch of GS's but always held on to my Buffalo.
                      How many miles on your E?
                      I miss the smell of two-stroke smoke in the morning. And the kick starter. I don't miss adjusting three sets of points. I've only got 86K on the GS.

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                        • chuck hahn
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                          • May 2009
                          • 25918
                          • Norman, Oklahoma
                          #7
                          Nice bike. Pit Replicas has an exact copy of the seat cover. They make them from samples folks send them. For many years here more and more E model bikes needed seats so I sent them an old cover i had to be replicated. When you go to the website just be sure to get the STEPPED cover. The 1000C uses the same pattern but its a flat seat..thus no raised back section.
                          MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
                          1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

                          NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


                          I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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                            • chuck hahn
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                              Past Site Supporter
                              • May 2009
                              • 25918
                              • Norman, Oklahoma
                              #8
                              NOTE that this description says its the flat seat cover. I looked ( and may have overlooked it ) but the stepped seat is the one TC made from my example supplied. ( Dont know why he would list a 78 1000E in a flat seat cover description seeing that it is a step seat ).

                              So, if you order one, I would email TC and tell him you want the 78 1000E STEPPED cover before actually making the purchase. That way youre both on the same page. I have some comparison pics some place and will see if I can find them and post up.

                              Pardon our interruption...
                              http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUZUKI-GS1000-E-S-ET-G-1978-1979-1980-SEAT-COVER-STCRS-/180763853353?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2a165d8229
                              Last edited by chuck hahn; 01-31-2015, 08:48 AM.
                              MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
                              1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

                              NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


                              I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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                                • chuck hahn
                                  Forum LongTimer
                                  Past Site Supporter
                                  • May 2009
                                  • 25918
                                  • Norman, Oklahoma
                                  #9
                                  Here are the pics. First is the bottom views of the old and the Pit Replica cover.



                                  Top views..



                                  Original that was sent for replication..

                                  MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
                                  1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

                                  NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


                                  I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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                                    • Guest
                                      #10
                                      Welcome to the forum. I like seeing "original owners" of motorcycles. Lots of history and stories go along with it....

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                                        • Redman
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                                          • Mar 2004
                                          • 13723
                                          • Michigan, west Michigan
                                          #11
                                          Welcome to GSR.
                                          http://webpages.charter.net/ddvrnr/GS850_1100_Emblems.jpg
                                          Had 850G for 14 years. Now have GK since 2005.
                                          GK at IndyMotoGP Suzuki Display... ... GK on GSResources Page ... ... Euro Trash Ego Machine .. ..3 mo'cykls.... update 2 mocykl


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