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1985 GS550L Mod questions and suggestions

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I have the 1985 GS550L pictured below and I was wondering if it is possible to put a larger front wheel on the front and remove the rear seat/fender and replace it with something that has a little more cruiser/bobber look. Any suggestions and recommendations would be appreciated. If you have any photos of examples please share. I have seen a lot with the dual rear shocks but nothing with a mono rear shock.
 
It seems common to replace our shock with an upgraded mono-shock. I guess you have to pull the center stand to do it though, and i'm not sure I wanna do that yet.

I'm also interested in new wheel options without making changes to the geometry, particularly if lighter wire wheels are available in bolt-on sizes for this model.

You can get that fender pretty cheap on ebay and mod it, cut off the backrest, fill, and paint it. You would have to get a custom seat done though. Im not sure if an older L model fender without the backrest would bolt up for us.

At first I wanted to do similar, but now, well there are thousands of modded bikes that will look better and ride faster than ours ever will. IMO, might as well keep it as stock (looking) as possible while making performance as close to modern as possible. The hidden performance mods (shocks, tires, electric, pods, lighter wheels) will keep it riding nice.

But if you do the seat, lets us know and post pics plz. I've been considering blacking it out, throwing on lower bars, and doing the seat too. First I gotta get it running bulletproof tho. :D
 
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