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I've been greatly enjoying this GS forum and it has inspired me to find a good old GS. I brought this home yesterday from a good friend who finally sold it to me.
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GS History: 1980 GS1000E, 1982 GS1100G, 1983 GS1100ES, 1986 GSXR750,
Current: 1983 GS1100ED, 2006 Suzuki 650 VStrom, 2009 Concours C14 ABS, -
That is a very desirable bike. Congrats!"Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
~Herman Melville
2016 1200 Superlow
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Very sweet. Congrats. You have some great roads to enjoy that on.David
1998 Suzuki Bandit
1978 GS750 gone but not forgotten
1978 GS1000 - gone
1981 GS850 - goneComment
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Great bike! Where in Richmond are you located? I get up there often.https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9zH8w8Civs8ejBJWjdvYi1LNTg&resourcekey=0-hlJp0Yc4K_VN9g7Jyy4KQg&authuser=fussbucket_1%40msn.com&usp=drive_fs
1983 GS750ED-Horsetraded for the Ironhead
1981 HD XLH
Drew's 850 L Restoration
Drew's 83 750E ProjectComment
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Oooooooooooh. Nice. One of my all time favorite GSs. I hope to own another someday.
Good luck with it.sigpic
When consulting the magic 8 ball for advice, one must first ask it "will your answers be accurate?"
Glen
-85 1150 es - Plus size supermodel.
-Rusty old scooter.
Other things I like to photograph.....instagram.com/gs_junkie
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Oh, Wow!
Beautiful GS!!! I have the forks off an 82' GS1100 and the fender looks the same. Back to your bike...
Post more pics...Especially the front end (hint, hint). I like backdrops too...Virginia is beautiful...As is the east coast. I'm just up the road in Delaware and looking forward to this riding season. Enjoy your new bike!
EdGS750TZ V&H/4-1, Progressive Shocks, Rebuilt MC/braided line, Tarozzi Stabilizer[Seq#2312]
GS750TZ Parts Bike [Seq#6036]
GSX-R750Y (Sold)
my opinion shouldn't be taken as gospel or in any way that would lead you to believe otherwise (30Sep2021)
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Very nice exampleComment
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Here's some more pics:
GS History: 1980 GS1000E, 1982 GS1100G, 1983 GS1100ES, 1986 GSXR750,
Current: 1983 GS1100ED, 2006 Suzuki 650 VStrom, 2009 Concours C14 ABS,Comment
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I'm on the West side of Richmond. NE corner of Powhatan County.
Yes, VA is gorgeous and with great back roads.GS History: 1980 GS1000E, 1982 GS1100G, 1983 GS1100ES, 1986 GSXR750,
Current: 1983 GS1100ED, 2006 Suzuki 650 VStrom, 2009 Concours C14 ABS,Comment
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That's a beauty! Especially when you know where it came from. I have some short stalked, oem Kat turn signals that would clean up that rear end a little...Current Rides: 82 GS1100E, 00 Triumph 955 Speed Triple:twistedevil:, 03 Kawasaki ZRX1200, 01 Honda GL1800, '15 Kawasaki 1000 Versys
Past Rides: 72 Honda SL-125, Kawasaki KE-175, 77 GS750 with total yosh stage 1 kit, 79 GS1000s, 80 GS1000S, 82 GS750e,82 GS1000S, 84 VF500f, 86 FZR600, 95 Triumph Sprint 900,96 Triumph Sprint, 97 Triumph Sprint, 01 Kawasaki ZRX1200, 07 Triumph Tiger 1050, 01 Yam YFZ250F
Work in progress: 78 GS1000, unknown year GS1100ES
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How good a friend is he ? as in what did you pay him for it ? What ever it was you got a really nice looking ED. Obviously very well cared for. Musta been hard for him to let it go. Hope it runs as good as it looks.Originally posted by hlh1 View Post82 1100 EZ (red)
"You co-opting words of KV only thickens the scent of your BS. A thief and a putter-on of airs most foul. " JEEPRUSTYComment
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He's super, and gave me all of his parts and accessories he had with it.
Funny thing, this has been a runner until he fired it up for me to take home. It has sprung a leak in the carb fuel rails, but he gave me a set of O-rings to fix this. I'll pull the carbs shortly and install the new O-rings.
It also has a fork tube that keeps leaking in spite of new oil seals. Not sure what I'm going to do about that yet.GS History: 1980 GS1000E, 1982 GS1100G, 1983 GS1100ES, 1986 GSXR750,
Current: 1983 GS1100ED, 2006 Suzuki 650 VStrom, 2009 Concours C14 ABS,Comment
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If a fork seal leaks after replacement, check for pits/chips. Usually though its time for fork bushings. Seal may be good, but excess wear allows free play at seal area allowing weepage.Current Rides: 82 GS1100E, 00 Triumph 955 Speed Triple:twistedevil:, 03 Kawasaki ZRX1200, 01 Honda GL1800, '15 Kawasaki 1000 Versys
Past Rides: 72 Honda SL-125, Kawasaki KE-175, 77 GS750 with total yosh stage 1 kit, 79 GS1000s, 80 GS1000S, 82 GS750e,82 GS1000S, 84 VF500f, 86 FZR600, 95 Triumph Sprint 900,96 Triumph Sprint, 97 Triumph Sprint, 01 Kawasaki ZRX1200, 07 Triumph Tiger 1050, 01 Yam YFZ250F
Work in progress: 78 GS1000, unknown year GS1100ES
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Hmmmm, bushings you say.....I ordered all replacement parts for my Fork Rebuild (On my "T").Originally posted by limeex2 View Post
EdGS750TZ V&H/4-1, Progressive Shocks, Rebuilt MC/braided line, Tarozzi Stabilizer[Seq#2312]
GS750TZ Parts Bike [Seq#6036]
GSX-R750Y (Sold)
my opinion shouldn't be taken as gospel or in any way that would lead you to believe otherwise (30Sep2021)
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I found out the hard way that even though Haynes and the factory manuals don't make a note of it, the seals are directional. I had one flipped. The resulting leak was a full ring of oil around the fork leg whenever it was compressed. It gave me a clue during install, but I didnt know enough to pick up on it.Last edited by dorkburger; 03-19-2017, 03:24 PM.sigpic
When consulting the magic 8 ball for advice, one must first ask it "will your answers be accurate?"
Glen
-85 1150 es - Plus size supermodel.
-Rusty old scooter.
Other things I like to photograph.....instagram.com/gs_junkie
https://www.instagram.com/glen_brenner/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/152267...7713345317771/Comment
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