Just saw this and now I know.....
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MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550
NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.
I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it. -
So the L does not stand for Ladies?1982 GS1100G-
1990 GSX750/1127
1987 Honda CBR600F Hurricane
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Apparently not.MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550
NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.
I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.Comment
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Kawaski called it "LTD".
Honda called it "Custom".
Yamaha called it "Special".
What it mean is it looked cool on show room floor. Not necessarily helped in riding down the road any distance.Bikes​
Had 650G & 850G. GK since 2005. BOTM 850G 6/2024 , GK 9/2015​Comment
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I thought it was for the "Laverne" model! That "L" looks a lot like the "L" on her sweater from the Laverne & Shirley tv show!Ron
78 GS1000E, 82 GS1100E, 83 GS1100ES,
22 Triumph Tiger Sport 660Comment
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Those “L” handlebars are hideous!
As for the designation...Low Slingers?
Advertising can be a head-scratcher.
Ed
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my opinion shouldn't be taken as gospel or in any way that would lead you to believe otherwise (30Sep2021)
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"L" may have meant low seat, Could have called them "H" models for the HIGH handlebars & HIGH front end.1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100Comment
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My brother has a GS1100(L) and he's still my brother... We always joked about that... When I was 12yo, my older brothers friend had a 76 900 LTD. Yes, he was the coolest guy in the neighborhood... I had a wonderful childhood being submerged around all the 70's Japanese motorcycles. The 70's-80's are definitely the Golden Years of Japanese Motorcycles... 🙂My Motorcycles:
22 Kawasaki Z900 RS (Candy Tone Blue)
22 BMW K1600GT (Probably been to a town near you)
82 1100e Drag Bike (needs race engine)
81 1100e Street Bike (with race engine)
79 1000e (all original)
82 850g (all original)
80 KZ 650F (needs restored)Comment
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The term Low Slingers is a new one for me too.2@ \'78 GS1000Comment
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I remember when Suzuki came out with the Low Slinger moniker, and wondering what they had been drinking (or smoking). I still don't know.Expecting the Spanish Inquisition
1981 GS850G: the Ratzuki
1981 GS1100EComment
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I remember reading a road test in one of the bike mags when the first L models came out. 1979? A couple of staffers dressed out in what they considered chopper wear and cruised the Sunset strip. Somebody there called them "Laverne". I've seen a few showroom condition L models for sale in my general area. They seem to outnumber the standard models about 10 to 1 around here.1981 Suzuki GS650GComment
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Last bike I would never own?
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Less cares given. Yea yea, they aren't as pretty but they rip just the same. Font does look like that Laverne L..Comment
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Just as pun, around our local shop, those bikes were called "Cruising for Burger Bikes" or "Disco Cruisers"1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100Comment
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