1979 550 Cafe Racer Build

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  • Guest

    #1

    1979 550 Cafe Racer Build

    Hello fellow enthusiasts...

    I've been working on my 1979 550 for the past couple months and here she is at the moment.
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  • Guest

    #2
    This angle...

    From the front.
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    • Grimly
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      • Sep 2012
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      • Ireland

      #3
      That's coming along quite nicely. Keep it up.
      Dave
      '79 GS850GN '80 GS850GT
      Only a dog knows why a motorcyclist sticks his head out of a car window

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      • Guest

        #4
        Thanks mate 👍

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        • steve murdoch
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          • St. Catharines, On.

          #5
          Are you doing the fiberglass seat yourself?
          If so, that is a lot of work.

          Aluminum or steel tank?
          For a cafe, i like the shape.
          2@ \'78 GS1000

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          • Redman
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            • Mar 2004
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            • Michigan, west Michigan

            #6
            Bikes​
            Had 650G & 850G. GK since 2005. BOTM 850G 6/2024 , GK 9/2015​

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            • Redman
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              #7
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              Had 650G & 850G. GK since 2005. BOTM 850G 6/2024 , GK 9/2015​

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              • Guest

                #8
                It's an aluminium tank mate, yes definitely doing the seat myself as nothing else would come close. It's actually not all that much work but worth the effort.

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                • Guest

                  #9
                  Brake disc polishing.

                  Spent a few hours getting these beauties polished.
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                  • Guest

                    #10
                    Polished and ready to go back on the bike.
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                    • Guest

                      #11
                      Shaping the front fender.
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                      • Guest

                        #12
                        A tad smaller than the original.
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                        • Guest

                          #13
                          Got all this together yesterday now to wire it all up.
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                          • Guest

                            #14
                            Everything is now back on the bike except the electrics. Today I'll be wiring it all up using the Motogadget M unit blue.
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                            Last edited by Guest; 08-29-2021, 04:16 AM.

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                            • Grimly
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                              #15
                              Yep, really taking shape now.
                              Dave
                              '79 GS850GN '80 GS850GT
                              Only a dog knows why a motorcyclist sticks his head out of a car window

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