I have an '85 GS550l that is far from stock that I bought on marketplace a couple of years ago. The gas tank and fenders were very poorly rattle canned black and the exhaust is a 4 into 1. I was wondering if anyone has done something like this with this style of frame as it doesn't really have the straight line from gas tank to the seat like some of the older models do. I imagine it is going to take a good amount of frame modification if I decide to start this project. Thoughts?
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1985 GS550l scrambler/cafe questions
- Thread starter Conno1998
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Yeah, I don't think your going to get too much in the way of direction here. It's really up to what you want.
MAYBE if you put up pics of your bike against pics of example your shooting for in the scrambler/cafe spectrum. Even then, there's better places to learn about things like hidden battery /electronics trays, flat seats, pod filters, and knobby tires.
You-Tube guy Urban Monk did a very good whole series on cafe-ing a '78 GS550. You might check that out. I don't particularly like cafes, but i watched every one of his videos in that series
Where he started 7 years ago:
Where he finished 4 years ago:
MAYBE if you put up pics of your bike against pics of example your shooting for in the scrambler/cafe spectrum. Even then, there's better places to learn about things like hidden battery /electronics trays, flat seats, pod filters, and knobby tires.
You-Tube guy Urban Monk did a very good whole series on cafe-ing a '78 GS550. You might check that out. I don't particularly like cafes, but i watched every one of his videos in that series
Where he started 7 years ago:
Where he finished 4 years ago:
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Rijko
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It's not an L, but i kinda like what this guy did with a GS550E ... a tail piece on the bike would make it look better i think.
https://www.returnofthecaferacers.com/suzuki-cafe-racer/suzuki-gs550-cafe-racer-d1/
https://www.returnofthecaferacers.com/suzuki-cafe-racer/suzuki-gs550-cafe-racer-d1/
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