Suzuki GS 500 hard tailing

[Guest]

I plan to modify the frame (triple backbone) instead of reservoir, or at least planning to do so. Original tank holds 2.4 gallons.
I have not yet dealt with the petcock location in the tank, but slowly I will come and do this part.
Yesterday job: mounting rear swingarm (to find an ideal position of rear wheel) and front fork.

[Guest]

[Skateguy50]

Looking good, got a nice setup for getting the shape how you want and see the clearance as you go

[Guest]

new pics, I`m happy happy as a child, the motorcycle is finally on wheels!
p.s.: pozdrav zdravku, tomici i mariu!

[Henryinva]

Looks good! Glad I'm not the only one sticking a front fender on the rear! Wish I had another one for the bike I'm building now.

Nice job and Im looking forward to more pics!

[Guest]

Can anyone give me approximate dimensions for a solo seat for my bobber because I never worked on it and I do not want to make a mistake with it.
I appreciated it and thanks allready.

[Theo]

I'm about to make my own seat pan as well and I just used these templates to make it. Make sure when you print them, the printer doesn't shrink it to fit the page.

http://thefont.info/seat.html

[jonny-rock]

where did you get your forward controls from?

[Henryinva]

Can anyone give me approximate dimensions for a solo seat for my bobber because I never worked on it and I do not want to make a mistake with it.
I appreciated it and thanks allready.

Depends on the seat. I have one thats 13 by 13, another thats 9 wide by thirteen long.

Dont know if that will help you out or not, but there you go.

[Guest]

Thanks Theo and Henry, these are very useful information! I will try to make a cardboard model of the seat (easier than cutting iron ).

jonny-rock,
Forward controls are made on lathe.

[Guest]

Today I was with an older man (a vital grandfather 76 years old) who made a spring seat for my future seat.
Later I run to a friend who helps me around the bobber motorcycle and who actually made the entire job with a hard tail chassis (he is very skilled with welding). By the way I made a couple of pictures.

[Hammered]

I cut the triple backbone outta my 750 and used a 1 3/4" heavy walled DOM replacement. With gussets and the like, itll hold up fine. Good luck with your build.

[AF_Bill]

WOW!!! That looks good! You and Henry are both building some nice Gs's. Can't wait to see the finished product. With that Sportster tank a lot of people are gonna do a double take thinkin its a Harley w/ a Suzuki motor.

[Guest]

Thanks, but it would be unfair of me to say that I (am) doing something of this alone, friends and local artisans helps in many ways and my task is just to put everything together. I am looking at the work of Henry and I can say that he is to me in many ways a pattern.
Work around my bobber will have to wait for some time because must assembly one streetfighter.

[Guest]

work has finally moved on! today we discussed about position of the handlebar and seat.