Keith's GS1000

[KeithsGs]

Here she is the way I found her. She had been the previous owner's track bike, but had not been ridden in about three years when I found her in 2012.

I put a home-made two-up seat, replaced the tank with one from a GS850 and added a head light and speedo. I also replaced those old corroded wheels and shortened the exhaust pipe. The Stator Papers and carb cleaning pages from GSR were invaluable. My wife and I had quite a few fun rides on her for the next three years. I even rode it from Seattle to Sturgis and back in 2015. The bike's been very reliable and a lot of fun. In fall of 2016, the tank started leaking. So I replaced it with a used tank from a 85 GS700E and because of the size and shape of the new tank, I decided to make a few changes to go along with the new lines. I just completed the changes this year. I've tried posting an after photo, but apparently because I'm a newbie I can only upload one photo per post. Here is a list of some of the upgrades:
Minor frame bracing
1988 Katana 1100 front forks with fork brace
1988 Katana wheels
Customized Hayabusa exhaust
Hayabusa rearsets
Re-jet kit for pods and new exhaust
530 conversion
ZX6C aluminum swing arm with new bearings.
New compact Gel battery
Clip-ons
Custom front fairing stay, fairing & head lights
Custom seat cowl (made from the GS850 tank)

 

[dorkburger]

Welcome Keith. Sound like an awesome ride....
Newbie has nothing to do with posting pics, the site only allows one attachment per post.
You would need to join a photo sharing account and link pictures.

Hoping to see the bike in its current form.

 

[KeithsGs]

Thanks for the tip. Here's the finished product. I still have a little welding to finish on the exhaust tale pipes.

Welcome Keith. Sound like an awesome ride....
Newbie has nothing to do with posting pics, the site only allows one attachment per post.
You would need to join a photo sharing account and link pictures.

Hoping to see the bike in its current form.

 

[storm 64]

Now that is something special! Beautiful motorcycle, I love the tail section. I can see hints of the 850 tank, but I wouldn't have noticed if you didn't say anything. Nice job

 

[dorkburger]

Way cool. Norm, Keith said he swapped the 850 tank for a third gen 750 / 700 unit.

 

[harley10]

Well Done Wow , very nice , Brian

 

[trevor]

Cool!

 

[LAB3]

Good looking bike, doesn't look like something that's been cobbled together.

 

[Guest]

Awesome job!

 

[Spyder]

Wow, that's a H3LL of a transformation there. Nice job ! ! !

 

[KeithsGs]

I narrowed the 850 tank trimmed a little off the bottom edge and added some pieces cut from a gs450 tank for the hump. Thanks for the kind words. It was a lot of work but I?m very happy with the results.

 

[KeithsGs]

Thank you! It took about two years of cobbling.

 

[limeex2]

The before and after pics are amazing! Sweet ride. :encouragement: Can you tell us a little about the ZX6 swing arm change?