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My Baby... Pre / Post Surgery

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Druro

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I figured I'd let you in on the story of my GS.

Well, I bought my 1983 GS 1100ESD a couple winters ago, as an everyday/touring bike with some mild mods. Here is the pic of the bike when I bought it.

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Mods to Start:
Progressive Front/Rear Suspension
Braided Lines
Vintage Yoshi Pipe (love it)

After a little time looking at it, i realized the white/blue/black thing wasn't good, and i couldn't stand the fairing (buzzy as hell). So, a shopping trip later, we have a nice 8" headlight and stubby turn signals.

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Just after this was completed, I had a lady turn left at an intersection as I was going through (her fault, i got fully paid by the insurance... but she got off free due to a technicality )

So... the bike looked like this:

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Well, after some tears and such, we get to building, and finally we get this. I fired her up this afternoon and DAMN she sounds good.

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Mods:
1993 GSXR 1100 Forks with Racetech Springs
1993 rear wheel assembly with 93 brake
Dynojet Stage 3 kit with K&N Pods
6-piston Hayabusa Calipers
Wave Rotors
Bandit 400 Gauges.

So, I'm inches from a test ride, just waiting to cut down the chain and get the finished spacers for the front wheel. I do think I need to work on the carbs to get them running right, but she'll be good to go real shortly.
 
Nice man, looking good. That Gixxer running gear will transform the handling and braking of the bike. :D
 
I hope she rides as good as she looks. :-D

Where did you get the headlight ears from? They look awesome.
 
Hey what are those headlight brackets? Are those stock for something else?
 
Casino Joe said:
I hope she rides as good as she looks. :-D

Where did you get the headlight ears from? They look awesome.
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Dunno how she rides yet... need to adjust the chain length.

The headlight ears are custom made by me using some 20 gauge aluminum plate, custom cut and shaped using a hand grinder, dremel and a file. I basically split a plate in half, mounted them together and then shaped them together to make sure that they were identical. I'll take some closeups later. All that I did regarding finish was brush them with a wire wheel.
 
Druro, How did you mount your handle bars to the top tree? Also what front and rear gears are you going with and where are getting it from? I assume you will need a offset front sprocket and need to convert to a 530 chain!
 
hey nice mods man she will handle like a beautey an with a respray hell she be gourgeos sorry to hear about your misfourtune but to take a positive out of the incident this bike may have not undertaken the form to which it is now. nice one dude stay happy an keep bikin man.
 
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