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dawnofadreamx97
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Hi guys,
I've been lurking here for a while but finally decided to become a member as my GS project has been going on for a few months now....
I picked up 2 bikes for $300 from a local estate sale with intentions of making 1 complete bike out of the two, the first one being a 1980 gs550e and the second a 1981 gs550t.
Out of the two bikes i decided the gs550e would be the keeper for me, it had great compression and was in overall better shape. The gs550t had a badly stripped out cylinder head that was beyond repair, although I did swap the wheels and front drilled brake rotor off the 550t because it had brand new tires , cleaner wheels and a better drilled brake rotor. I ended up selling the 550t to my mechanic after stripping everything off it that i would need, including the nice vance and hines 4 into 1 exhaust
As of now im having the tank , side panels , rear tail piece and front fender and logo's painted a satin matte black finish. They should be done very shortly, i also had the seat pan sand blasted and powder coated and put a new seat cover on.
here is what I had to put in the following into the 550e
new battery
new chain
rebuild and sync carbs and install dynojet kit
pod airfilter conversion
vance and hines 4 into 1 exhaust
new seat cover
spark plugs
fresh oil and oil filter
progressive fork front fork springs and fluid swap
new clutch cable
new brake lines and cables
full rebuild of front and rear brake calipers
new brake pads
dime city mini gauges (tach and speedo)
mini blinkers (may change to different style)
drag bars and bar end mirrors
The main goal for now is just trying to get the bike on the road and reliable/safe with some cool mods. It hasn't been on the road for probably 10+ years and sat in a garage. After she's on the road and solid i'd like to maybe convert to a bobber style setup which is the direction im going with whatever mods ive put on the bike so far.
Here are some shots of the bike.... Enjoy!!
I've been lurking here for a while but finally decided to become a member as my GS project has been going on for a few months now....
I picked up 2 bikes for $300 from a local estate sale with intentions of making 1 complete bike out of the two, the first one being a 1980 gs550e and the second a 1981 gs550t.
Out of the two bikes i decided the gs550e would be the keeper for me, it had great compression and was in overall better shape. The gs550t had a badly stripped out cylinder head that was beyond repair, although I did swap the wheels and front drilled brake rotor off the 550t because it had brand new tires , cleaner wheels and a better drilled brake rotor. I ended up selling the 550t to my mechanic after stripping everything off it that i would need, including the nice vance and hines 4 into 1 exhaust
As of now im having the tank , side panels , rear tail piece and front fender and logo's painted a satin matte black finish. They should be done very shortly, i also had the seat pan sand blasted and powder coated and put a new seat cover on.
here is what I had to put in the following into the 550e
new battery
new chain
rebuild and sync carbs and install dynojet kit
pod airfilter conversion
vance and hines 4 into 1 exhaust
new seat cover
spark plugs
fresh oil and oil filter
progressive fork front fork springs and fluid swap
new clutch cable
new brake lines and cables
full rebuild of front and rear brake calipers
new brake pads
dime city mini gauges (tach and speedo)
mini blinkers (may change to different style)
drag bars and bar end mirrors
The main goal for now is just trying to get the bike on the road and reliable/safe with some cool mods. It hasn't been on the road for probably 10+ years and sat in a garage. After she's on the road and solid i'd like to maybe convert to a bobber style setup which is the direction im going with whatever mods ive put on the bike so far.
Here are some shots of the bike.... Enjoy!!
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