1979 GS1000L repurpose

Looks like you've been having a blast! I want that garage. That is some serious modding to the frame you did there, everything come out straight? Looking forward to the finished product.

just odds and ends of the paint on mine and my buddies bikes i done at the same time.






tried to paint my calipers orange but the brake fluid wasn't having none of it so had to strip them back down as well to paint them with caliper paint.

what the clear made the single stage paint do
got my new blinkers in for the rear and tail light so i finished up the bracket for that and checked the fitting of the blinkers. I just need front blinkers now.

second paint job and my gas tank that i am going to paint black just not sure if i am going to put an orange stripe or three down the tank or not yet.

my welder had some operator error so it didn't lay down a bead like i wanted so i had to bondo up the ugly. but i ground it off and tried again getting a better weld. Here is my frame modification i did so the tank would fit without worries. Oh also the paint store sold me some single stage and i never painted with it it went down great looked good only used reducer in it and when i went to put clear on top it wrinkled like dress shirt that was wadded up in the bottom of a closet. I had to sand it all off strip it what ever it took to get it off so i could start again.

long way along now

well been a while since i updated this. didnt figure to many folks would be interested in the way i went so i just stopped. but i figured why not. i got plenty of pics or atleast i think so . so where I stopped i had cut most of the frame and redone the seat portion of the frame. Swapped sides with the shock holders and lowered the angle of the rear of the seat frame so it wasn't going to be straing across. Since then i have bought three tanks none of which fit the frame properly so i had to modify the frame for the tank. I have replaced all the bearings or will have them replaced when i put it back together. I have cut the springs off and replaced with PVC pipe for a stiffer ride. bought new blinkers, tail light, headlight, and today i got the frame and other odds and ends painted. Tomorrow i will finish up the paint and let it dry for a week before i reassemble it. I got new tires and changed my rims to tubeless rewired the electrical system to include all but two of the headlight relay mods, rearranged the way the battery sits in the bike and where the electrical components mount, I am going with a digital speedo, tach and fule guage register it also has idiot lights on it. So without further wait here is the pics from where i stopped to where i am now

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Make it your own,nothing wrong with that.Better than rusting outside next to some fence where a lot of these "classic bikes end up.

I can see that i went the wrong direction for this forum, it is either cafe racer or stock. thats alright i will enjoy my misfit all the same .

Been working in the GS this past weekend . Been a little while due to way to many irons in the fire to get anything substantial done to any of them. So I took a day to make progress on the zuki. I did a lot of the frame fabricating and only thing I lack is a couple tabs welded on and a shifter location mount point. Then it will be take it all apart clean everything up and put a coat of paint on it all

That's is where I started from and this is where I stopped for that day

I got my electronic panel ready to install and hook up to my redone wiring harness .

Luckily the lever I have from my old one hits it just fine. Just gotta drill out the mounting bolt holes to use the bolt that was on the lever. Gonna get it apart and measure all the parts see shock one looks the closest on microfiche and go from there

The lever wasn't with it any thought on how to identify the master to get a rebuild

Look through lots of parts fiches from different makes/models from '76-86.
Unless someone here recognizes it as one that they had before.
You may have to whittle a little to make a lever fit that hits the plunger.

Your right a honda unit now to determine the correct one, looks like in the 70 model for the cb500 . Now to determine the right one

The lever wasn't with it any thought on how to identify the master to get a rebuild

MC looks like a Honda unit. It should work fine as long as it doesn't leak.
Do you have the lever for it also?

Can anyone help with ID of front master cylinder needing a rebuild kit for it. The vin number is GS75X-707129.