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  1. oldGSfan

    1984 GSX550ES Restoration

    Hmm, Milwaukee Brewers colors, body and wheels.
  2. oldGSfan

    70's Cycle Worlds

    My older brother subscribed to Cycle, Cycle World, and Motorcyclist for about 15 years. We all (including another brother) read them cover to cover, including the ads. It was a scramble to get to the issues when they arrived. You'd think we'd defer to the one paying, but naaaah!
  3. oldGSfan

    70's Cycle Worlds

    Not me, but they publish their archives ,which is nice.
  4. oldGSfan

    Is there such a thing as a cheap Beemer?

    Saw a R100S today at the OC Vintage bike meet, what a beauty. And about the same time, my son sent me a pic of a 1950 R51/2 he saw at the OC Fair. It's modified a bit, with an upgraded front brake, a different tank, fender, and rear seat. Very nice.
  5. oldGSfan

    Is there such a thing as a cheap Beemer?

    My bad. I am in an area where rivet counters (as we call them on the Brit bike forum) abound. I remember now that I had another R75/5 that I had to get the cylinder head off, and man, was it stuck. I told my dad and he said get some cotton clothesline, stuff it down the spark plug hole and bump...
  6. oldGSfan

    Windscreen/fairing question

    That's a Kawasaki GPz fairing from 81/82. Find on eBay or Airtech https://gpcycleworks.com/pages/search-results-page?q=gpz
  7. oldGSfan

    GS425 Oil Consumption. Problem?

    Yes I'd be wary of the top end, valve guides, seals (if they have them). I have a Norton with no rubber valve seals, just cast iron (NOS replacement) guides, and the thing doesn't use a drop. I think having that done at a good shop, plus providing the pistons and rings (also NOS .040 over) to...
  8. oldGSfan

    Is there such a thing as a cheap Beemer?

    As for older ones, I've always considered them stodgy, old dude bikes. but being an old dude now, I can see their charm. I had a 1952 R51/2 with a Steib sidecar, and got an R75/5 for free once. They are so simple to work on. I rode the R75/5 after fixing it up a bit, meh, rode like a tractor...
  9. oldGSfan

    Painting Bike parts

    I If you have examples, you're good. It's tedious, yes, but even a monkey like me has been fine - at least with alignment. Using an '82 that was handy, I looked for a reference point for my '83's and used a large micrometer caliper to measure in a repeatable fashion, then put painter's tape...
  10. oldGSfan

    18 motorcycle crashes in one day at Sturgis Rally in South Dakota

    The old chestnut "I had to lay it down" invoked on the first description.
  11. oldGSfan

    Not really road ready but $400 for an '82 GS1100G that looks decent in SoCal

    Gone. Thankfully. I was about to Email haha
  12. oldGSfan

    What are the most beautiful GS models? Aesthetic questions

    At least one person agrees with me on that GS450S. In the summer of '81 my step-brother went down to Houma, Louisiana (about 45 minutes Southeast of Thibodeaux, Louisiana, to quote Jerry Reed's Amos Moses) to work on an oil rig. He convinced me to go, to make some college money. Most of our $...
  13. oldGSfan

    Crash Guard Top Mounting Bolt

    A thin flat washer and thread lock would probably do the job.
  14. oldGSfan

    Not really road ready but $400 for an '82 GS1100G that looks decent in SoCal

    https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/mpo/d/patton-suzuki-gs1100g/7870700522.html
  15. oldGSfan

    Nice Norton on BringATrailer (no GS content)

    Will be interesting to see where this goes. Better looking, IMO, and lighter, but much more difficult (frame and spacer-wise) than my '66 N15CS. The P11 has the Reynolds 531 frame from the Matchless G85 which is strong and light, has much nicer side covers, plus high pipes and higher pegs - the...
  16. oldGSfan

    Toyota Rav4 only come with hybrid engines in 2026

    I have a friend who only drives S-boxes. I mean, clapped out, $500 S-boxes. He got a Camry hybrid for beer money with over 200K on it, and that thing just wouldn't die, and believe me, his family has tried. I'm impressed. Toyota. I'd buy a RAV4 used, but I usually go that way, just because I do...
  17. oldGSfan

    Happy Gilmore 2

    I think he's a good guy, for sure. I didn't mean to be Debbie Downer, my dad once said 'if you don't have something nice to say, shut your trap' which I didn't obviously learn from! I have to correct myself because I did like his 'roast' at the Mark Twain prize show for Conan - so there may be...
  18. oldGSfan

    Happy Gilmore 2

    I have tried, and tried, and tried to find something funny about Sandler, but failed miserably. Prob too uptight. He just seems too obvious and cheesy, and epically unfunny to me. Sorry I'm a downer.
  19. oldGSfan

    Multiple (Carburetor?) Problems

    With Ed and Chuck chiming in, you're in the good hands. One thing I've done with overflowing float needles is to cut a cotton swab (Q-tip) in half, put it in a drill, dab the fuzzy end in Mother's or other polish (Autosol, Smichrome), and give the contact area a good buffing and cleaning, then...
  20. oldGSfan

    GS aftermarket parts that actually worked post here

    Seems this is a pod thread. I tried!
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