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1980 GS850S Build


What a simple awesome beast of an engine



this is the spot for the kick starter shaft.. need to fabricate the tab that allows the gears to split when the kicker is on its way back up. Waiting for two locator pins and this bad boy is getting put back together.



kick starter shaft In place....

P.s. can someone provide me a link for the sh-777 r/r everyone and their cousin is talking about? I'm returning the electrosport. Btw PM sent to posplayer
 
Alright boys, i didnt forget about ya, its been a long hard winter. its my first real "build" i usually just spray bomb my bikes and ride em ratty. A lot of patience, and a lot of attention to details to make everything "right".i went through a million ideas and eventually settled on going OEM-ish because simply the fact my friend had a BRAND NEW in the box gas tank thats been sitting for YEARS and YEARS. This bike has it all without straying to far from the originality of it all. Its got modern brakes, gold emulators for forks, heat pressed seat cover from england, you name it the list goes on! Big thanks to all the guys on here and my buddy who helped build it i couldn't have done without you guys and not without this forum. This bike i can honestly say, had no corners cut, and with the attention to detail, this was seriously a lot of hard work every step of the way. It still needs some minor things sorting out (horn etc.) but shes pretty much all there. Not bad for literally a shoe-string budget opeartion

Kicker went in using 79 clutch cover, and kick start assembly, along with some slight fab.


Maybe we'll go this route?



Heck no! lets go the Cafe Route~ rahh rah




fast forward a year and this is when we realized were going oem build.







okay so fast forward like overhaulin' and the other tv shows, and here we have a Factory GS850. i got the idea to do the sidecovers when i seen a mint condition 79' red cbx with the semi-gloss side covers and the badge showing.















Let me know what you guys think? Tkent im sure your glad i didnt go the S model route lol.
 
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Nicely done, hows it running? personally I think it would look better with the side covers matching, The black rims and engine look great but when you look at it the side covers and the gold on the front calipers stand out and 'not belonging'. I wonder about a bit of a lower bar as well.
 
azr said:
Nicely done, hows it running? personally I think it would look better with the side covers matching, The black rims and engine look great but when you look at it the side covers and the gold on the front calipers stand out and 'not belonging'. I wonder about a bit of a lower bar as well.
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haha thanks, its running actually pretty good now just trying to get some things dialed in. i got the side cover idea from a mint red 79' cbx i seen had the same side covers that made the badges pop honestly i havent seen any really nice side covers in that color anywhere, and i dont have the skill or know how to match them colors, if you come across away or find, or have some marble indigo side covers let me know i'll pick em up. theres some gold tad bits (emblems, badges) so i didnt think it was so bad, my main thing was i just wanted some good modern brakes. Oh and i got rid of them short bars the first time i rode it. Check the last pictures, you can see i put them G's on. and my back thanked me for it too
 
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I second getting the side covers painted. It would make the whole combination come together.
 
jeeze you guys and them side covers lol! i actually like them. Anyone know a guy i can ship them to who will spray them exact color? that would be awesome, like i would seriously appreciate that cause i need some other stuff painted, like a wes cooley fairing i bought earlier i would like to at least try.
 
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I think it's that "almost stock" look that bugs people (myself included). But on the whole I don't think the black side covers would look too bad if they were as glossy as the tank. Spray some good quality clear to match the tank and I bet they'd look a lot better.

BTW, you have two chokes?
 
I would suggest that if you are leaving the panels matt black (I get the CBX idea) you need to make the badges stand out a bit more. Maybe it's a trick of the light but the '850' part needs a lift.

Nice job all round.

p.s. is that rear tyre a standard size? It looks huge in the profile shot.
 
Cyrano said:
I would suggest that if you are leaving the panels matt black (I get the CBX idea) you need to make the badges stand out a bit more. Maybe it's a trick of the light but the '850' part needs a lift.

Nice job all round.

p.s. is that rear tyre a standard size? It looks huge in the profile shot.
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Yeah thats a 130 im pretty sure thats stock. i used the stock holes for the badges i think your right though they look like they need to be raised. Anyone know a badass painter that can do oem colors? i have some things that need to be painted. THanks all
 
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