1984 GSX550ES Restoration

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  • rcLord510
    Forum Newbie
    • Aug 2025
    • 12
    • Waukesha Wisconsin

    #1

    1984 GSX550ES Restoration

    This is my build thread for my 1984 Suzuki GSX550ES. I paid $550 for it, and it shows, the tank was rusted beyond fixing, missing blinkers, bad brakes, questionable… everything. But it was cheap, and it’s my first full street motorcycle.

    i started by getting it home and taking all the fairings off to see what all it needed, definitely a battery, turn signals, fuel tank, petcock and sender unit(can’t find those, but I did find a tank for it) and at least the carbs gone through

    As I do work on it, I’ll post pictures on here as I go, and hopefully get some much needed help from you guys on here as I’m sure I’ll need it

    also forgive me if this is the wrong part of the form to post this, this is my first actual thread on here… anyways
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    1984 Suzuki GSX550ES
    No clue what I’m doing:cool:
  • Cipher
    Forum Sage
    • Mar 2016
    • 3129
    • Toronto Ontario

    #2
    It looks really good. Odd the the tank rotting but the rest looks so good.
    1983 GS 550 LD
    2009 BMW K1300s

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    • oldGSfan
      Forum Sage
      Past Site Supporter
      • Jul 2018
      • 1331
      • Southern California

      #3
      Hmm, Milwaukee Brewers colors, body and wheels.
      Tom

      '82 GS1100E Mr. Turbo
      '79 GS100E
      Other non Suzuki bikes

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      • rcLord510
        Forum Newbie
        • Aug 2025
        • 12
        • Waukesha Wisconsin

        #4
        Originally posted by oldGSfan
        Hmm, Milwaukee Brewers colors, body and wheels.
        Good catch, didn’t notice that!
        1984 Suzuki GSX550ES
        No clue what I’m doing:cool:

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        • rcLord510
          Forum Newbie
          • Aug 2025
          • 12
          • Waukesha Wisconsin

          #5
          Originally posted by Cipher
          It looks really good. Odd the the tank rotting but the rest looks so good.
          Yeah, got a new one coming tomorrow but it wasn’t cheap
          1984 Suzuki GSX550ES
          No clue what I’m doing:cool:

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          • Grimly
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            • Sep 2012
            • 5784
            • Ireland

            #6
            Originally posted by rcLord510

            also forgive me if this is the wrong part of the form to post this, this is my first actual thread on here… anyways
            Wrong place, put it under Projects...
            Are you doing a restoration project of some kind on a GS? Let everyone see what you are doing by posting the details here.
            Dave
            '79 GS850GN '80 GS850GT
            Only a dog knows why a motorcyclist sticks his head out of a car window

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