Customizing '78 GS1000E
Starting with a non-running GS1000. Guy I bought it from didn't know why it didn't run, just didn't. I got it cheap enough that if the engine is seized I should be able to part it out and not lose a dime. Here is what I started with.
If you are a GS purist you should look the other way...
The plan is to strip it down completely, drop in the 2004 GSX-R1000 forks I have on the front, hard tail the rear, chop the exhaust right under the original foot pegs, and add individual air pods. Unsure about where I'm going with the handle bars though - 12" mini-apes or drag bars. Would love to do forward controls, but I think the points and alternator covers are going to stick out too far to really work out well. As far as the engine goes...I'm thinking of shooting for 500bhp, turbo, and nitrous. YEAH RIGHT! Not even close. Pretty much just tearing down the engine to clean it out and return it to 'as new.' Pretty sure cutting off 75-100 lbs and adding 10-15bhp will be plenty of performance enhancement.
If you are a GS purist you should look the other way...
The plan is to strip it down completely, drop in the 2004 GSX-R1000 forks I have on the front, hard tail the rear, chop the exhaust right under the original foot pegs, and add individual air pods. Unsure about where I'm going with the handle bars though - 12" mini-apes or drag bars. Would love to do forward controls, but I think the points and alternator covers are going to stick out too far to really work out well. As far as the engine goes...I'm thinking of shooting for 500bhp, turbo, and nitrous. YEAH RIGHT! Not even close. Pretty much just tearing down the engine to clean it out and return it to 'as new.' Pretty sure cutting off 75-100 lbs and adding 10-15bhp will be plenty of performance enhancement.
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