Ok guys, so its NOT a GS, but I DO have a fully renovated GS1000G, this may be of some interest to others, after all, it IS Suzuki & 'modern' GSX1400 retro-muscle bike, circa 2003.
I came across this complete pile of crud with 65k on the clock, & simply HAD to have it, back home it was stripped totally, ( see how similar it is to a GS )
Every single thing, I shot-blasted, re-welded where necessary, resprayed in the garden with 2-pack acrylic (frame etc ) then clear over basecote for the colour.
The only thing I DIDN'T do was to have the broken studs spark-eroded from the crankcase & electronic odometer reset to zero!!
I starts & runs as if brand-new, & it now sits along side my other GSX1400 the GS thou.
Hardest part was getting the motor back in, its a heavy mutha & i'm 68 years young now & I don't seem able to do what I used to.
If this link works, its a blow by blow account, but for some reason, they're out of sequence, work it out for yourselves!!
Bracing myself for possible 'its not a GS' abuse
First one didn't work, try this:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lawrie...7644050670300/
3 of my other GS bikes are in the gallery, I posted them in 2003, still there!
I came across this complete pile of crud with 65k on the clock, & simply HAD to have it, back home it was stripped totally, ( see how similar it is to a GS )
Every single thing, I shot-blasted, re-welded where necessary, resprayed in the garden with 2-pack acrylic (frame etc ) then clear over basecote for the colour.
The only thing I DIDN'T do was to have the broken studs spark-eroded from the crankcase & electronic odometer reset to zero!!
I starts & runs as if brand-new, & it now sits along side my other GSX1400 the GS thou.
Hardest part was getting the motor back in, its a heavy mutha & i'm 68 years young now & I don't seem able to do what I used to.
If this link works, its a blow by blow account, but for some reason, they're out of sequence, work it out for yourselves!!
Bracing myself for possible 'its not a GS' abuse
First one didn't work, try this:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lawrie...7644050670300/
3 of my other GS bikes are in the gallery, I posted them in 2003, still there!
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