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Allow me to introduce you to Lloyd: my GS1k Cafe'

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"Llyod" looks great! The cleaned up motor looks awesome, and is really set off by the clean black frame. I love big GS cafe's. Something about this enormous motor hanging out front with some clean body lines and minimal comforts just gets me. In a way sort of resembles TVR's design philosophy... :rolleyes:

What are your plans for paint? If it were mine I would do high gloss black or silver with some tasty pin stripes. But its not mine, so do what you will.

Keep up the good work. I'm glad the bike can be there when life gets you down. Pretty sure most of us know what that is like.
 
The sprocket cover is super sharp.
That is a rising sun motif yes?
 
I love this project, but not sure why to have spoke front and mag rears...?
otherwise it is sweet, keep up the works... :)
 
Great looking bike so far, looking forward to seeing the finished product.
 
Small Update:

Ive been swamped with work at the shop the last few weeks so I havent really gotten much done on my bike.

Heres what I have finished since last time:

Rear-set mounts
Bodywork on the seat
Bodywork on the tank
Lined the tank
Put the wire wheel on the rear.
Starting planning the paint scheme

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Still a little ways to go but work at the shop needs to slow down before I can dedicate any time to this. Ill probably stay in NC for the holidays instead of going back to NY so Ill have a few days to work on it then, but Im in the mockup stages of another build at the moment and customer bikes always come first. Good thing winter just started....
 
Good choice on the spoked wheels. Changes the look more than I imagined.
 
Wow! What an awesome looking build! Great ideas and excellently executed! Can't wait to see the finished product!
I wanted to go the spoke wheel route to cafe my bike, but I have an 850 with a shaft, makes it a little harder haha!
 
I wanted to go the spoke wheel route to cafe my bike, but I have an 850 with a shaft, makes it a little harder haha!
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Harder, yes, impossible, no
The more modern Suzuki shafts that run wire wheels, such as the Boulevard use the exact same rear splines as our bikes dontchaknow.
Yep, Suzuki retained the same splines right through, in fact a popluar mod it to get the new splines, as they are harder and wear longer.
So Knocking up a set of spacers and maybe lacing in a different size rim to suit you should see you good to go.:D
 
Wow Flyboy! Thanks for the awesome tip! You may have sent me down the dark and long path to follow in DrImodium's footsteps of excessive modifications haha! Most likely it'll just be a lovely dream tho haha!
 
wow I did not know that either.
so would these work?
My Old 2001 Suzuki Intruder Volusia
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Nice work. I really like the direction you are taking this.
More please!
 
Here is the exploded veiw of the Intruder wheel, looks the same to me, except it is on the other side, but it could be fitted on either side.
one would just have to check if the number of splines are the same, but I am sure they are.
Go Mifune, next time you do a rear tire, maybe you can do a count for us.

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Haven't done much to her lately, I just havent had the time. I had to clean out the garage at my apartment this afternoon so I cold fit another project in there. I pulled her out and blew the dust off. This is the first time she's been out in the open in 3 months. I can't wait to get some paint layed down and go for a ride.
 
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Is the rear of the tank mounted? If so, how'd you do it?
 
The rear of the tank is NOT mounted in those pictures. It will be mounted with a stud, brass plate, and probably a wing nut. We'll see.....
 
That looks like one untamed beast! :eek:

That has alpha dog written all over it.
 
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