GS1100- "Project NimRod"- Shafty

It's chopped up! Waiting on bars. Next on the list is to relocate the battery and electric panel. I want that open space in front of rear tire. I'm running no gadges but am kicking around the idea to build a removable mount on the unused handle bar clamps to accept my Sprint Evo runnning a heads up display for GPS and GPS Mph. It's to modern for a cafe but it will stay with me when I get off the bike so no one will know. Seat mock up is next.

Got alot of parts for sale.

Parts available:
Stock tank ( clear coat flaking ) Trade for blockier cafe tank.
case guards
seat grab bar
Slipstreamer wind screen and hardware
cruise control
mirrors
front turn signal lenses
handlebars

Parts that might be available..don't know yet:
rear fender
brake light and mounting hardware
inner fender
gadges
controls
seat
center stand
side covers
emblems

If anyone is interested you can pm me offers. Ill update as I chop.

Let me know what parts you have left over. I got a 83 GS1100GL i'm trying to restore.

Appreciate your comments guys. It is a nice machine and it was hard to start chopping, but I like doing something not many people have done. I really don't have anything into the bike yet so its not to much of a heart ache. And your right about being one with your bike...I just like a bigger bike to haul my butt around haha. The final project isn't going to be a text book cafe racer..but maybe more of a hulk cafe cruiser. As the name of the project implies...it will be a hot Rod of Minimal weight.

So far today I have removed:
Windscreen
Front turn signals/reflecters
Mirrors
Cruise control
Seat Bar/wrack
Crank case crash bars (forget what you call them)

Next on the list:
Remove stock bars and add black CBR F4 clip ons
Remove old grips and add new black metal grips
Black out/refresh triple tree clamps, lower forks and wheel spokes
Remove speedo, tach cluster.
Start on new seat and removable cowl

Ill post some pics tommorrow of the bike.

That Is a hell of a nice bike

Seriously man that is a very nice looking machine. Even for an L. Also being that big and being a shafty, it's gonna make a very awkward cafe. Some people here have Cafe'd the big bikes before, but they were far from pristine as yours is when they started cutting.

If it was my bike, and I wanted a cafe, I'd sell it and buy a GS1000 in slightly worse condition and then also have some extra cash for cafe goodies.

But it's not my bike. It's yours. You can cut it up if you like.

1100cc isnt the best for a good cafe build but I wanted a bigger bike to handle my build. I believe that a larger bike can handle like a smaller/lighter bike if the driver has the weight to throw it around. This GS is pretty clean and mostly stock as seen in pics.

I'm not picking on ya... However that's a Nice Bike you're going to cut up... If you become "One" with the bike, there's no need to throw it around. It will do what you tell it to.

Well I have embarqued on my first cafe style build with, of all bikes, a 1983 GS1100L Shafty. Started today with a 10 hour day of driving for this beauty. She is very clean and well taken care of and I aquired her in a straight up trade.

Project Goals:

-Model after some of my favorite designs by Wrenchmonkees and other online beauties.

-Incorporate a convertable solo seat to dual seat to accomadate a passenger.

-Build a simi-comfortable bike that will deal with my 6'1" 250lbs stature

-Do it all with minimal moneys and alot of elbow grease (like they did in the good ol' days).

1100cc isnt the best for a good cafe build but I wanted a bigger bike to handle my build. I believe that a larger bike can handle like a smaller/lighter bike if the driver has the weight to throw it around. This GS is pretty clean and mostly stock as seen in pics.