I was looking for a winter project.........I found this!

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  • dorkburger
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    • Jan 2013
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    • Stupid Freehold Boro NJ

    #91
    Looking great... thanks for saving another one. Some of my best moto memories were on my 83 1100e. I hope to own another one at some point.
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    • trevor
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      • Oct 2011
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      • Victoria bc

      #92
      Looks great!!! Great bikes.....btw I added a "custom sticker" to my tail piece as well.

      No signature :(

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      • Rich82GS750TZ
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        • Jun 2018
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        #93
        Hey, I got one of those. Great work, Ron!

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        • steve murdoch
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          • May 2004
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          • St. Catharines, On.

          #94
          Nice work, Ron.
          Personal taste but a bit of patina on the engine covers matches the patina of the rest of the bike.
          2@ \'78 GS1000

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          • limeex2
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            • Dec 2012
            • 1498
            • Stillwater, Mn.

            #95
            Originally posted by Suzukian
            You can't find 18" wheels that aren't spoke? Spoke wheels really are not worth it if you can buy an 18" aluminum rim. IMHO
            Found a used proper sized rim on E-Bay off of an old Kawasaki Dirt bike. Now that the adventure bike people have figured out how to run spoked wheels with out a tube, I'll be changing them over to tubeless. Tubes are a couple of lbs. of unsprung weight, that if it matters to anyone is hard to do. When or if I ever get off my lazy arse and restart my rebuilds, I'll weigh them before I install them.
            Current Rides: 82 GS1100E, 00 Triumph 955 Speed Triple:twistedevil:, 03 Kawasaki ZRX1200, 01 Honda GL1800, '15 Kawasaki 1000 Versys
            Past Rides: 72 Honda SL-125, Kawasaki KE-175, 77 GS750 with total yosh stage 1 kit, 79 GS1000s, 80 GS1000S, 82 GS750e,82 GS1000S, 84 VF500f, 86 FZR600, 95 Triumph Sprint 900,96 Triumph Sprint, 97 Triumph Sprint, 01 Kawasaki ZRX1200, 07 Triumph Tiger 1050, 01 Yam YFZ250F
            Work in progress: 78 GS1000, unknown year GS1100ES

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            • Burque73
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              • Mar 2016
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              #96
              Originally posted by 1978GS750E
              Wait........Hold the phone........NOW, it's finished!...............

              ................Thanks, Roger!
              It's good to know something out of that box was useful.

              That's impressive work here, man. 90 days? It takes me that long to find a tool sometimes, haha.


              Roger

              '83 GS850G Daily rider
              '82 GS1100GK Work in (slow) progress

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              • 1978GS750E
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                • Apr 2016
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                • Lexington, KY

                #97
                Originally posted by Burque73

                It's good to know something out of that box was useful.

                That's impressive work here, man. 90 days? It takes me that long to find a tool sometimes, haha.

                Yeah Roger, and it was the easiest part to install!

                Thanks again!
                Ron
                '78 GS1000E, '79 GS850G, '82 GS1100E, 2022 Triumph Tiger 660 Sport

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                • Suzukian
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                  • Sep 2022
                  • 1032
                  • Connecticut

                  #98
                  You've saved a beautiful bike. Many happy miles!! I can't believe you could do that much work in 90 days, you've got your act together!

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                  • 1978GS750E
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                    • Apr 2016
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                    #99
                    Finally found a rear rack for this one! Had to strip and paint it before I would install it. What a PITA it was to install. You need 4 hands to get everything lined up on these!

                    Ron
                    '78 GS1000E, '79 GS850G, '82 GS1100E, 2022 Triumph Tiger 660 Sport

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                    • trevor
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                      • Oct 2011
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                      • Victoria bc

                      #100
                      Originally posted by 1978GS750E
                      Finally found a rear rack for this one! Had to strip and paint it before I would install it. What a PITA it was to install. You need 4 hands to get everything lined up on these!

                      Lol....yes they are a pita....
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                      • Suzukian
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                        • Sep 2022
                        • 1032
                        • Connecticut

                        #101
                        I'd love to find a rack like that for my GS750ES. I have a similar, that I had to fabricate tubes to get it to fit, even made a very small back rest (I was riding with y 8 year old son). Extremely useful. I have a couple of Tank Bags, and they can be mounted to these.

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