Let's See Those L's!!! [GS***L Picture Thread]

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  • msimmers

    #226
    Shadowfocus603...Where did you get that backrest...Awesome ;-)

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    • ShadowFocus603

      #227
      Like I said in an earlier post just below the pics it was on the bike when we got it. I'm not personally a fan of it but it seems the community of L enthusiasts at large as well as my fiance (her bike) seem to disagree lol.

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      • francorivera3

        #228
        My 86 GS550L

        Here are a few pictures of my 550L bobber project.... I am a Air Force veteran and loved the old school military bobbers... After riding my bike stock for a year I decided to start hacking and welding. So far I just chopped the rear section off and installed a LaRosa hand made leather seat (looks really cool). got a 40's ford tail light and tag mount from TC Brothers choppers. A Shinko rear vintage road tire. Chopped the exhaust off and stepped the jets up a step to compensate for the lack of back pressure but left the air box because of those dumb a$$ dual oval mikuni's (looking for round slides and also looking for a 4-1 exhaust). I ride it everyday I get the chance and I love riding it more so then the sport bikes I use to ride cause I don't feel the over whelming need to kick it in the but and go as fast as I can on it... Still looking for some spokes from a 78 or older, thinking about raking the neck, would love to hard tail it but the hexagonal subframe is scarey and my welding skills are sub par at best. taking off the speedo and other non essentials right now. I do still need to pop a fender on the rear but it is hard to do when I have the mono shock and I already have had the tire rub my seat pan... hope you guys enjoy. please leave your thoughts.

        GS550L 2.jpg

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        • Guest

          #229
          Give 'em L.
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          • Higgibaby

            #230
            Here's my "L"adys...the black and silver 850 was fully restored by myself 100% stock with all stock parts, and the burgandy one is my show bike which I ride every now and then. It only currently has 500 miles on the clock, 100% again stock. Love those "L"s...











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            • JerryBB

              #231
              My 650L, I have had it 10 years and it is currently partly stripped for a cosmetic restoration.
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              • JerryBB

                #232
                And another pic of it when I lived in Amsterdam
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                • tom203
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                  • Aug 2010
                  • 8925
                  • Norway,Maine

                  #233
                  Originally posted by JerryBB
                  My 650L, I have had it 10 years and it is currently partly stripped for a cosmetic restoration.
                  "Cosmetic restoration " ? I hope mine doesn't hear about this!
                  interesting front fender - I went other direction and added a mud flap to mine to keep road debris/gunk off oil filter cover as I spend lots of time on dirt roads.
                  1981 gs650L

                  "We are all born ignorant, but you have to work hard to stay stupid" Ben Franklin

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                  • JerryBB

                    #234
                    Originally posted by tom203
                    "Cosmetic restoration " ? I hope mine doesn't hear about this!
                    interesting front fender - I went other direction and added a mud flap to mine to keep road debris/gunk off oil filter cover as I spend lots of time on dirt roads.
                    Mostly just a respray, a good clean including getting some of the rust off the pipes etc and a bit of a touch up where needed. The front mudguard/fender is off a 650GT (UK Model) and cut down. The stock mudguard had rotted away and they are very hard to find in the UK, the GT fender I had off a parts donor I bought on the cheap. In the main any of the parts that make it an L are hard to find in the UK or very pricey to pay shipping for from the US. I could do with a new seat base as it is rotten and is why in all the pics it has at least one bungee on it!

                    It was blue when I bought it, though not stock paint, with very high bars and original pipes but with a very rotten collector box and cans, the pipe on it now is a motad with a cut down can and home made baffles which sounds great.
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                    • milobramble

                      #235
                      1980...Got it from my dad. Ha s new smaller wind screen now.
                      GS850L.jpg

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                      • cobrachris90

                        #236
                        1982 GS650GL. I've done some customizing to get it to this point. 20150428_193922.jpg

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                        • mike1414

                          #237
                          Been customizing mine since it was purchased - front is soon to be dropped a bit more with slimmer black headlight ears, clip on handlebars, and a smaller fender







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                          • TheRangerSteve

                            #238
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                            • TheRangerSteve

                              #239
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                              • Allie
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                                • May 2010
                                • 7682
                                • New Jersey

                                #240
                                Originally posted by mike1414
                                Been customizing mine since it was purchased - front is soon to be dropped a bit more with slimmer black headlight ears, clip on handlebars, and a smaller fender






                                HEY I know that bike! That was my bike a skazillion years ago! Nice to see it still alive and kicking. I like the bars you put on it. I'd put some shorter bars on it but the guy I gave it to put the buckhorns back on it.
                                "Men will never be free until Mark learns to do The Twist."

                                -Denis D'shaker

                                79 GS750N

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