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    Picked up this beautiful '78 gs550 with 2500 miles

    Hi all,

    Im from minnesota and ive been riding for two seasons now. My first bike was a absolutely clapped gs550l that i sold last winter. I was on the hunt for a new bike and I found a absolutely mint gs with 2500 miles listed at 1600 dollars. I quickly called the guy and drove a hour and a half to get it. I managed to get the bike for 1400. Bike ran great but the battery had died on the way home. I am currently in the middle of diagnosing stator and or rectifier/ regulator issues. But in the end I couldnt be happier with the bike. Happy to be apart of the forum. Thanks guys.
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    Here is a nice picture of her.

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      #3
      Wow! That looks pristine. Good score.

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        #4
        Welcome to the site, Snowman.
        Great looking bike.
        I prefer the look of the stock flat seat but that one looks .comfortable
        2@ \'78 GS1000

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          #5
          Nice bike. Congrats.

          The ground for the regulator is very poor on those bikes and goes through the battery box. Fair chance corrosion is causing the issue.

          Looks like an L model seat.

          Good luck
          Ed

          To measure is to know.

          Mikuni O-ring Kits For Sale...https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...ts#post1703182

          Top Newbie Mistakes thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=171846

          Carb rebuild tutorial...https://gsarchive.bwringer.com/mtsac...d_Tutorial.pdf

          KZ750E Rebuild Thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...0-Resurrection

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            #6
            Simply beautiful! Nice score and small sacrifice for such a good looking bike.


            Ed
            GS750TZ 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)
            Originally posted by GSXR7ED
            Forums are pretty much unrecognizable conversations; simply because it's a smorgasbord of feedback...from people we don't know. It's not too difficult to ignore the things that need to be bypassed.

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              #7
              Nice bike you have picked up there looks very nice.
              The big guy up there rides a Suzuki (this I know)
              1981 gs850gx

              1999 RF900
              past bikes. RF900
              TL1000s
              Hayabusa
              gsx 750f x2
              197cc Francis Barnett
              various British nails

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                #8
                Nice pickup there Snowman!
                Cheers, Andy

                Current bikes... 78 GS750E, 72 CB500K1
                Previously owned...
                01 VFR800Fi, 67 Honda Sports 90
                71 Yamaha 175 CT2, 73 Yamaha RD250 (great bike!), 79 Yamaha XT250T
                75 Kawasaki KX125 (little screamer!)
                BMW R65, BMW R80, BMW R100LT

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                  #9
                  Great looking bike. Looks a bit raked like an L.

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                    #10
                    Wow awesome looking bike!

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