1984 GSX550ES project

invalid@example.com (rcLord510), rcLord510
Mon, 08 Sep 2025 00:33:42 +0000
Projects/Rebuilds

This is my build thread for my 1984 Suzuki GSX550ES. I paid $550 for it, and it shows, the tank was rusted beyond fixing, missing blinkers, bad brakes, questionable… everything. But it was cheap, and it’s my first full street motorcycle.

i started by getting it home and taking all the fairings off to see what all it needed, definitely a battery, turn signals, fuel tank, petcock and sender unit(can’t find those, but I did find a tank for it) and at least the carbs gone through

I did put a...